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| 09.26.2008 |
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Life Flight Puts New Helo to Work
Wyoming Medical Center's Life Flight Program covers the entire state of Wyoming and, if a higher level of care is needed, the program will fly a patient into Colorado. Life Flight celebrated its 25 anniversary this summer and the Bell...
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| 09.23.2008 |
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Bristow’s New Facility
The company recently unveiled its plans for a new European headquarters and training academy in Aberdeen. The facility will be located at Kirkhill Commercial...
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| 09.22.2008 |
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Russia's Latest Helicopter Venture
Heliexpress opened for business late last week and according to Moscow Times.com, the helicopters are being used with some frequency...
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| 09.15.2008 |
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EU Promises Tougher Airliner Checks
Safety checks will be stepped up on European Union registered jetliners in the wake of the August Spanair MD-82 crash at Madrid's Barajas airport that killed 154 people, says the EU's transport commissioner. In a speech before the EU Parliament, Antonio...
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| 09.15.2008 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 02, 2008 Fretin, France McDonnell Douglas MD-902OO-NHL A/c operated by Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen experienced a separation of the right hand sliding door while in flight. No injuries The flight...
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| 09.08.2008 |
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Accidents and Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 02, 2008 Mount Clemens, MI Eurocopter AS-350-B3 N204TU A/c operated U.S. Customs and Border Protection as public use flight substantially damaged during hard landing at Selfridge ANG Base. No injuries...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Expands AS350 Fleet
PUBLIC SERVICE The U.S. Homeland Security Dept is calling for more Eurocopter AS350s for its Customs and Border Protection service. The vendor, American Eurocopter, expects the indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery contract to cover up to 50 more AS350B3s...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Bond Offshore Adds EC225s for New Contracts
COMMERCIAL Bond Offshore Helicopters is introducing three new-technology Eurocopter EC225s to its fleet in a continuing investment program, which also includes staff and facilities, in support of new contracts worth almost £240 million ($447 million)...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Era Gets FTD Ticket
COMMERCIAL Era Helicopters’ new training center in Lake Charles, La. has obtained Level 6 qualification from the FAA for its EC135 CPDS P2+ flight simulator training device. Built by Frasca International, the EC135 device offers an...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Everyday Heros
PERSONAL Gui Cipriani, a commercial operator with Rotors of the Rockies in Broomfield, Colo., and Jake Harmon, a certified flight instructor and private instrument pilot, didn’t hesitate when they saw an amateur-built, single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Texas Dept of Public Safety Takes 10th Astar
ALEA 2008 Chief Pilot Jack Reichert of the Texas Dept of Public Safety accepted the keys to the police agency’s 10th Eurocopter AS350 police helicopter at the annual ALEA Conference in Houston in July. The white, black and gold B2 variant was presented...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: South African Firm Plans Puma Modernization
SERVICES Thunder City plans to launch a new modernization program for the Eurocopter SA330 Puma at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008 show, scheduled for Sept. 17-21 at Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town, South Africa. The Cape Town-based...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Fleet Management: Making TBOs Things of the Past
Compelled by current and anticipated customer demands for lower operating costs, Turbomeca is working on eliminating the need for TBOs for its engines. Turbomeca is developing a system to provide near real-time tracking of engine performance and configuration...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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New Aircraft: Lakotas Join U.S. National Guard Fleet
Units in Mississippi and Louisiana, and the training center in Pennsylvania, are flying the new utility helicopter. The first Light Utility Helicopters fielded to National Guard units in Mississippi and Louisiana are ready to respond when called upon by state...
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| 08.18.2008 |
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Brazilian, U.S. Firms to Service Helos
Brazilian-based Sierra Aeronáutica and U.S.-based Texas Aviation Services (TAS), formed a partnership to support Brazilian helicopter clients, unveiling it at LABACE in Brazil. The companies are trying to catch up with the...
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| 08.12.2008 |
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Bond Offshore Adds EC225s to Fleet
Bond Offshore Helicopters is adding three Eurocopter EC225s to its fleet as part of a continuing investment in support of new contracts worth almost £240 million. The contracts include two new clients, ConocoPhillips (U.K.) and Maersk...
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| 08.08.2008 |
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Helicopter Used to Search for Woman
An elderly woman went missing from her Lancashire home yesterday and police and mountain rescue teams...
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| 08.06.2008 |
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Private Pilot Helps Crash Victims
A grandfather and grandson were injured yesterday when their amateur-built, single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft crashed in a field soon after takeoff from Erie Airpark in Erie, Colo. Gui Cipriani, a certified pilot was training Jake Harmon when the pair saw...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Eurocopter to Add Training Options
TRAINING Eurocopter is expanding training services for North Sea oil and gas operators, with plans to open a training center in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2010. The facility is to feature an EC225 flight training device (FTD), the first based in the United...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Bristow Converts Options For S-92s, EC225s
COMMERCIAL | OFFSHORE In a sign that demand for offshore support services remains robust, Bristow Group has exercised options to acquire more helicopters from Eurocopter and Sikorsky Aircraft. The offshore-support operator exercised options to purchase two...
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