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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Indian Gov’t to Boost Helo EMS
Included in the steps is the government’s encouragement of insurance firms to cover air evacuation in their policies; and requests to have state governments to have helicopter fleets in case of... [read more]
August 15, 2008
N.Y. Air Staff Granted a Continuance
The Colonie, N.Y. Town Board voted unanimously to continue, through the end of the year, allowing local paramedics and emergency staff to provide services using...
August 14, 2008
NOTAR Failure Grounds Explorers
Specialist Aviation Services recalled all 18 of its MD Helicopters MD-902s from police and emergency medical service lessees while it investigated the control system failure. On Aug. 8, an SAS Explorer on lease to Great North Air Ambulance of Durham, England...
August 13, 2008
U.K. Kicks Off Rotor Research Project
The Rotor Embedded Actuator Control Technology, or React, project is a three-year effort to develop active surfaces in helicopter rotor blades and active...
August 6, 2008
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...
August 5, 2008
EMS Helo Loses Engine Power
A Bell 222 flying a patient from western Minnesota to the Twin Cities lost power in one of its two engines and made an emergency landing about 35 mi short of its destination. Fargo-based MeritCare helicopter began its flight in Fergus...
August 4, 2008
Md. State Police Receive $ Upgrades
The $33.6 million will help to upgrade or replace some of aviation command’s fleet. Nine of the 12 Dauphins are nearing the end of two decades and are used to fly aerial law...
August 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: EMS Midair Stuns U.S. Industry Leaders
NEWS U.S. industry leaders, accident investigators and regulators are debating whether additional steps should be taken to improve air ambulance safety in the wake of a midair collision that killed five crewmembers and two patients. The June 29 collision of...
August 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Safety Inspection Teams "Sweep" Northern Australia
COMMERCIAL Australian regulators in late June launched a first-ever, month-long review of the safety of helicopter and other operations in the northern part of that country. Two teams of Civil Aviation Safety Authority inspectors, investigators and safety...
August 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Air Methods Weighs Stock Buyback
COMMERCIAL | EMS With strong revenue projections and a depressed stock price, Air Methods may soon be looking to buy back some of its stock. CEO Aaron Todd told a June investors and financial analysts’ meeting in New York that the...
August 1, 2008
Life Lessons for Completions and Refurbs
Well thought-out requirements and good planning are essential to getting an end product that is a pleasing, perfect helicopter, whether the aircraft is new or used. Primer Definitions: Completions and Refurbishments or Refurbs: While not defined in...
August 1, 2008
Helicopter Training: From the Factories
Interest Rises in India In Helicopter Work As commercial airlines cut workforces and fleet sizes to counter rising fuel costs and falling traffic, aspiring pilots in India may be turning their attention to rotary-wing flight decks. The Rotary Wing Academy...
August 1, 2008
Latin America Notebook
Southern Helicopter Land Southern Cone is the unofficial and curious designation for the southernmost region of Latin America. It includes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, sometimes Paraguay and finally Brazil. Given its size (both territorial and...
July 30, 2008
Survey Sees Need for More EMS CRM Training
More than seven in 10 survey respondents say the air medical industry should engage in more crew resource management training, according to a training and management services vendor. ThinkThroughTools conducted the 10-question survey earlier this...
July 28, 2008
Helicopter Heroism
This Friday, August 1, is the deadline to submit your nominations for the Rotor & Wing Helicopter Heroism Awards. Winners...
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