Midwest Helicopter Charter Firms Form One Sweet Company
August 2, 2017, 12:36 PMSweet Helicopters provides private helicopter charters and aerial production services.
View ArticleHouse Bill Seeks To Increase Air Ambulance Funding
August 3, 2017, 12:11 PMA study released earlier this year found that Medicare covered just 59 percent of the typical cost of air medical transport.
View ArticleRussia and Iran Negotiate Major Rotorcraft Deals
August 7, 2017, 7:29 AMAt the recent MAKS show, talks advanced on the supply of a lightweight helicopter, and general assistance to the Islamic Republic.
View ArticleChicago Vertiport To Host Helicopter Show This Thursday
August 8, 2017, 10:47 AMThe show, which is free and open to the public, will include some 20 helicopters on static display.
View ArticleSwiss Rotor Solutions' Pilot View Kit Gets Mexican Nod
August 8, 2017, 2:53 PMThe combination of a bubble door and lower viewing aperture with transparent fuselage window can increase field of view by a factor of 10.
View ArticleRussia Unveils Coaxial Single
August 8, 2017, 4:33 PMThe VRT500 is intended to compete with the Bell 505 and Robinson R66.
View ArticleIllinois MRO Receives Contract for Brazillian Helo Mx
August 9, 2017, 12:38 PMAircraft Propeller Service has been designated by Airbus Helicopters OEM UTC Actuation Systems to provide level III servo actuator maintenance in Brazil.
View ArticleTextron Emphasizing Execution Across Product Lines
July 23, 2017, 9:42 AMLatin American market presence expanding for both fixed-wing, rotorcraft
View ArticleBell Sees Latin American Rebound
August 12, 2017, 10:28 AMSeeds planted years ago are starting to bear fruit.
View ArticleLeonardo Banks On New Model Appeal in South America
August 12, 2017, 4:44 PMOrders from military, parapublic and civil operators boost the company's confidence in the region.
View ArticleNew Tech Unveiled at ALEA
August 9, 2017, 10:40 AMIn addition to order announcements, the annual convention featured
View ArticleVirginia Police Aviation Commander Killed in Crash
August 14, 2017, 8:53 AMThe crew was providing surveillance and tactical support for law enforcement during the Charlotteville protests.
View ArticleWaypoint Inks Deal with Helicol, Its First in Colombia
August 15, 2017, 12:30 PMSince its inception in 2013, Waypoint has been active in supporting oil and gas, utility, firefighting and other industrial-focused helicopter operators.
View ArticleMore Medicare May Not Solve Air Ambulance Woes
August 14, 2017, 3:05 PMIncreasing rates could reduce the number of transports per helicopter, having the unintended consequence of further increasing prices.
View ArticleGualter Helicopters Aims To Sell 30 Rotorcraft Per Year
August 14, 2017, 4:56 PMGaulter sells two helis en route to LABACE and believes things are looking up, at last.
View ArticleBLR's H125 FastFin Gets Brazil Approval
August 16, 2017, 11:46 AMCertified last year by the FAA and recently approved by EASA, the kit is available through the aftermarket or as a factory installed STC.
View ArticleGulf Offshore Auction Could Lift Helo Operators
August 17, 2017, 11:13 AMMajor oil producers—including Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total, BP, Murphy, Anadarko, and Statoil—bid $121.1 million for drilling rights.
View ArticleGAMA: Rotorcraft Deliveries on Upswing in 1H 2017
August 21, 2017, 11:24 AMLeonardo led jump in quarterly deliveries, up 30 units.
View ArticleRussian Helicopters Mi-171A2 Gains Type Certificate
August 22, 2017, 1:01 PMThe rationale for developing the model was to improve its operating economics and make it more attractive to the export market.
View ArticleFirst of 100 Bell 407s Delivered to Shaanxi
August 28, 2017, 12:21 PMSealed in June, the 100-ship order is worth approximately $300 million and finalizes a framework agreement the company entered with Shaanxi in 2016.
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