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Airbus Helicopter Deliveries Are Up in a Down Market
Airbus Helicopters improved its delivery numbers and increased its mix of military business in 2016. For the year, Airbus Helicopters delivered 418 rotorcraft, a 5 percent increase compared to the 395...
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Electric Mobility: Coming to a Crowded City Near You?
Some forward-looking designers are fielding new electric aerial vehicles that promise to solve the problem of efficient transportation in highly congested urban areas. Two of the more significant...
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Dallas Heli-Expo Venue Has a Unique Twist
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including Heli-Expo’s convention center. While past locations in Louisville, Orlando, Las Vegas and Anaheim each had their own perks, Dallas stands out because of the...
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Priority 1 Air Rescue Teaches the World's SAR Crews
By early 2017, more than six classes completed Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR, Booth 2417) search and rescue (SAR) training under a multiyear contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), said...
View ArticleR44 NVG Panel Lighting Offered by Aero Dynamix
Aero Dynamix (Booth 9961) now offers a new Robinson R44 instrument panel lighting system that is compatible with night vision goggles (NVG). Under the FAA supplemental type certificate (STC), ADI...
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Helitowcart Handles Helicopters on the Ground
Helitowcart wants Robinson R44 and R66 ground handling to be easier, more convenient and smoother with newly developed designs for tow handles and wheel-tire combinations. This includes a tow handle...
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Slow Market Doesn't Dent Sikorsky's Investment In Progress
The slow, but somewhat steady, recovery in oil prices may have fueled some expectations of a recovering helicopter utilization for offshore support operations. But Dana Fiatarone, Sikorsky’s vice...
View ArticleBristow Reports Quarterly Loss and Improving Prospects
In February, oil and gas producer (OGP) operator Bristow Group (Booth 7151) released its latest results for the quarter ending December 31, with a loss of $21.9 million on revenues of $324.35 million...
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Kaman Readies for Renewed K-Max Deliveries
Kaman Aerosystems is planning to begin delivery this spring of the first of its newly produced K-Max K-1200 heavy external-lift helicopters. The first K-Max will be shipped in April, with the second in...
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Airbus, Precise Flight Expand Bird-strike Prevention
Airbus Helicopters and Precise Flight (Booth 4317) have been granted an amended supplemental type certificate (STC) for the latter company’s Pulselite bird-strike prevention system, which is installed...
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Leonardo Adds Certifications and Helicopter Capabilities
Get ready for a wild ride. Visitors to the Leonardo Helicopters booth (3017) here at Heli-Expo will be able to experience the thrill of being snatched from the churning seas and winched aboard a...
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Airbus Continues Product Support Improvements
The product support team at Airbus Helicopters has seen the future, and it is all-digital. “We’re making a big shift to a more electronic business model,” said Darren Huski, e-commerce trainer at the...
View ArticleHoneywell Aspire 200 Satcom STC Due for AS350
Honeywell Aerospace is finishing up its supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of its Aspire 200 Inmarsat Swiftbroadband-based satcom system on the Airbus AS350 as it highlights the...
View ArticleJSSI Experiences Dramatic Helicopter Growth
Hourly maintenance provider Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) decided to increase its focus on the helicopter market in recent years, and is experiencing exponential growth in the segment. It has seen...
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Gill Issued PMA for Bell 407 Sealed Lead-acid Battery
The FAA has issued parts manufacturer approval (PMA) to Teledyne Technologies division Gill Batteries for its 7407-28 sealed lead-acid battery for all models of the Bell 407. Bell has also selected the...
View ArticleAvinco Reports a Good Results in Difficult Market
Monaco-based Avinco Helicopters (Booth 10931), a specialist in helicopter sales, acquisitions, trading and remarketing, reported that it logged 27 helicopter transactions in 2016, along with a large,...
View ArticleHeliTrak's R22 Collective Pull Down Ready to Ship
HeliTrak is now selling its collective pull down system for the Robinson R22, having received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) last October and FAA parts manufacturer approval (PMA) on...
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Safran Moving Ahead with Larger Engine Program
Safran Helicopter Engines CEO Bruno Even called 2016 “a challenging year,” with flat deliveries and customers flying significantly fewer hours, putting a big dent in support revenues. But there were...
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Bell Opens Valencia Training Academy in Spain
Bell Helicopter’s worldwide customer service and support offering took a major step forward on February 14 when it opened its first training center outside the U.S., colocated with Textron’s Citation...
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CMC Introduces CMA-6024 GNSS for Helicopters
Esterline CMC Electronics (Booth 3207) is showing visitors its new helicopter cockpit demonstrator and introducing the CMA-6024 GNSS landing system. While not a new product from CMC Electronics, the...
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