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Miami-Dade Orders Four Leonardo AW139 Helicopters
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue orders four AW139s; delivery will begin in later next year .December 2, 2019, 7:35 AMMiami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) signed a contract for four Leonardo AW139 intermediate...
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Ryan Unveils Upgraded VR Helo Sim
Ryan Aerospace's new Helimod Mark III Plus helicopter simulator adds full control loading. December 2, 2019, 3:18 PMAustralia’s Ryan Aerospace launched its Helimod Mark III Plus helicopter simulator on...
View ArticleAir Methods Moves To Address Patient Cost Concerns
Helicopter EMS provider Air Methods is expanding its in-network health insurance agreements.December 3, 2019, 7:56 PMHelicopter EMS provider Air Methods is expanding its in-network health insurance...
View ArticleHelicopter Is This Year's White House Ornament
An Eisenhower-era Sikorsky is this year's White House Historical Association's official Christmas ornament. December 4, 2019, 10:25 PMThis year’s official White House Christmas ornament is a...
View ArticleDrone Hits Newscopter over L.A.
Los Angeles ENG A-Star lands safely after drone hits vertical stabilizer. December 5, 2019, 10:22 AMA news helicopter cruising at 87 knots and 1,100 feet hit a drone last night over Los Angeles. The...
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Russian Air and Space Force Receives First Mi-38T
Three of the military version of the Mi-38 have been built and will be used for military evaluation trials by the Russian defense ministry.December 6, 2019, 5:12 AMThe Russian defense ministry has...
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MD/Elbit Team for MD 530G; More MD 530Fs for Afghanistan
Adding the Elbit Integrated Weapons System turns the MD 530G Block II into a potent light attack platform with advanced targeting capabilities.December 9, 2019, 5:12 AMMD Helicopters (MDHI) has...
View ArticleBell 407 Down in Gulf of Mexico
The USCG located debris from a Bell 407 that went missing Saturday. December 9, 2019, 12:12 PMThe Coast Guard on Sunday night located debris believed associated with a Bell 407 that went missing over...
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Three New Firehawk Helicopters Delivered To California
United Rotorcraft and Sikorsky announced the delivery of three new S-70i Firehawks to separate California firefighting agencies. December 9, 2019, 11:45 PMAir Methods’ United Rotorcraft unit and...
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Kopter Freezes SH09 Design
Kopter Group has frozen the design of its SH09 turbine single helicopter. December 10, 2019, 9:46 AMKopter has frozen the design of its SH09 turbine single-engine helicopter and will begin assembly of...
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NTSB Chief: Doors-off Helo Flight Was 'Death Trap'
NTSB faults passenger harnesses, emergency floats in fatal NYC helo crash. December 10, 2019, 4:53 PMIn language that was uncharacteristically blunt and direct, this morning National Transportation...
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First Modified MV-22 Osprey Delivered
Bell and Boeing are upgrading older Marine Corps Ospreys to increase commonality across the fleet.December 11, 2019, 5:54 AMBoeing and Bell Textron have redelivered the first MV-22B Osprey to be...
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Special Forces Training Center Opens in Croatia
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia have opened a center to train helicopter crews tasked with supporting special forces.December 12, 2019, 4:36 AMA joint project to train special forces support...
View ArticleThales, StandardAero Team on Light Helo Autopilot
StandardAero and Thales signed an agreement to jointly develop and certify an advanced autopilot system for several light helicopters, including the AS350.December 12, 2019, 11:40 AMStandardAero and...
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EASA Approves Safran Aneto on Leonardo AW189
EASA has granted type certificate approval for installation of the Safran Aneto 1K engine in the Leonardo AW189 super-medium twin helicopter. December 12, 2019, 12:59 PMSafran Helicopter Engines has...
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Bell Delivers First of 12 Jet Ranger X Helos to Horizon
The UAE's Horizon International Flight Academy took delivery of the first of 12 Bell 505s this week. December 12, 2019, 1:54 PMBell delivered the first of a dozen Model 505 light single helicopters to...
View ArticleStudy: 430,000 Urban Air Taxis By 2040
A new Frost & Sullivan study predicts urban air taxis will begin operations in 2022 and grow to a worldwide fleet of 430,000 by 2040. December 13, 2019, 10:32 AMThere will be more than 430,000...
View ArticleCongress Could Trigger Closure of 80% of U.S. Air Med Bases
"Patient protection" legislation could decimate U.S. air medical industry. December 16, 2019, 9:34 AMKey provisions of separate health care bills in the House and Senate designed to protect patients...
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Enstrom Marks 60 Years
Since incorporation in 1959, Enstrom Helicopter has delivered more than 1,300 helicopters to customers in 50 countries. December 18, 2019, 8:02 AMEnstrom Helicopter is marking 60 years in business on...
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U.S. Air Force Welcomes the Grey Wolf
Boeing and Leonardo are supplying the MH-139A under a rapid acquisition program to replace aging Bell UH-1N Twin Hueys.December 20, 2019, 5:03 AMThe U.S. Air Force has received its first example of the...
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