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Airbus H175 Gets Weight, Icing Upgrades
Airbus Helicopters (Booth No. 7648) recently received EASA certification for several upgrades for the H175 super-medium twin, including a no-cost maximum takeoff weightincrease of 661 pounds, to 17,196...
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Precision Flight Controls Expects Simulator Approval This Year
Precision Flight Controls (PFC)of Rancho Cordova, California, has brought an in-development advanced aviation training device (AATD) for the Bell 206B/407GX to Heli-Expo 2017 in Dallas. The company is...
View ArticleATP and MD Helicopters Roll Out New MD Web Portal
Industry information tools and services provider Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has launched the next evolution of MD Helicopters online portal, which is designed to enhance customer experience...
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Heli-Expo Gets Glimpse of Bulgarian Mi-24
After the Cold War ended you could buy some interesting things on the open market. One of them is on the show floor here at Heli-Expo. It's a flying example of a 1981 Russian Mi-24D “Hind” helicopter...
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Sikorsky Reaping Benefits of Lockheed Integration
As it passed the first anniversary since its acquisition by Lockheed Martin, integration “has gone better than I expected,” said Sikorsky president Dan Schultz, speaking at the company’s Heli-Expo...
View ArticleMilestone Leases Rotorcraft to Thai Aviation and HeliKorea
Milestone Aviation Group (Booth 7520) has leased seven Sikorsky rotorcraft—five Sikorsky S-76Ds and two Sikorsky S-92s—to Thai Aviation Services (TAS). The helicopter leasing and finance company is...
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LifePort Delivers Floor Armor and Medical Interior
LifePort (Booth 229) has delivered four shipsets of floor armor for the cockpit and cabin to Columbia Helicopters for the operator’s 107-II twin-rotor helicopter, which is the equivalent of the Boeing...
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Cicaré Makes Heli-Expo Debut
The products of Argentine helicopter maker Cicaré are on display at Heli-Expo for the first time this year, including its innovative SVH-4 training device and single-seat Model 7B kit helicopter. The...
View ArticleBreeze Eastern Shines On
Cargo hook and hoist specialist Breeze Eastern is using the spotlight of Heli-Expo to show off its new illuminated bumper, which is designed for quick and easy installation on any of its hook...
View ArticleAirbus Wins Customers with Stronger Case for Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters will introduce a new VIP customer at Heli-Expo onMarch 8 as evidence of its growing success in convincing newcomers to the benefits of rotorcraft transportation. “We signed contracts...
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Round-the-world Helicopter Pioneer Travels to Heli-Expo
Ron Bower, one of the friendliest and most well-known living helicopter pilots in the world today (among the likes of former Red Bull aerobatic pilot Chuck Aaron and Princes William and Harry and their...
View ArticleITT Enidine Highlights Energy Absorption Products
ITT (11052) and its Enidine brand are showing its portfolio of energy absorption and vibration products at Heli-Expo 2017 in Dallas. The company is highlighting the following: pylon insolation systems;...
View ArticlePAG Boosts AW139 Spares Inventory
Industry parts supplier Precision Aviation Group (Booth 4910) has recently added more than $4 million worth of spares, bringing its total inventory to approximately $40 million and more than 100,000...
View ArticlePrecision Taps FreeFlight Rangr for ADS-B on MD Helicopters
Precision Heli-Support (Booth 10934) has chosen the FreeFlight Systems (Booth 2217) Rangr seriesADS-B transceiver as its platform for developing an FAA-compliant ADS-B solution for the MD Helicopters...
View ArticleWaypoint Teams With Eagle To Manage Rotorcraft Assets
Waypoint Leasing this week launched a partnership with helicopter maintenance and support group Eagle to provide asset management services. The new Global Asset Managements Services offering will help...
View ArticlePall Selects AeroProducts as Dry Filter Dealer
Pall Aerospace (Booth 4920) has selected South Carolina-based aviation parts supplier AeroProducts as the distributor for its line of PUREair engine inlet dry barrier filters. The dry filters...
View ArticleJenoptik Introduces New Hoist
Jenoptik (Booth 6323) is unveiling its prototype SkyHoist 800 at Heli-Expo. The new hoist has the capacity to hoist 772 pounds and has a cable length of 394 feet with a maximum hoisting speed of 6.5...
View ArticleMD Helicopters Picks Genesys IDUs for MD530G
Genesys Aerosystems (Booth 8606) was selected to provide its new-generation integrated display units (IDUs) as standard equipment for the MD Helicopters MD530G scout helicopter. Genesys said its IDUs...
View ArticlePalu Introduces ADS-B-based Helicopter Landing System
Italy's Palu (Booth 6518) is partnering with FreeFlight Systems to bring the Advanced NextGen Landing System (Angels) to the U.S. Angels is a ground-based approach system that uses ADS-B technology to...
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New Frasca R44 FTD Gives Schools a Leg Up
Central Oregon Community College and Leading Edge Aviation have acquired a Frasca International (Booth 4917) level 5 flight training device (FTD) for the Robinson R44 helicopter, making their Part 141...
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