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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Hudson Airspace Changes Proposed by FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to establish new regulations, including an "exclusionary zone" to separate helicopters and seaplanes from aircraft flying over the... [read more]
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Macau’s Sky Shuttle Sets High Standards
Scheduled commercial helicopter services have been tried in many markets around the world, but few have succeeded. One major exception is found in Hong Kong, the former British Crown colony that...
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Barbara Robinson Passes Away
IN MEMORIAM Robinson Helicopter Company’s Barbara Robinson, former vice president and wife of founder Frank Robinson, died on August 13 following a 12-year battle with...
September 1, 2009
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Clarification The caption for the image on pages 26 and 27 of the August 2009 issue stated that it was an unmanned K-MAX aerial truck. Several people wrote in to point out that, in fact, there was a person on...
September 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Maryland I-70 Helicopter Victims Mulled Driving
COMMERCIAL The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the I-70 helicopter crash in Maryland that resulted in the deaths of the pilot and three passengers. The Robinson...
September 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: American Eurocopter Achieves ODA
COMMERCIAL FAA has granted organization designation authorization (ODA) to American Eurocopter, Grand Prairie, Texas. The approval enables the helicopter manufacturer to act on behalf of the U.S. regulatory...
September 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: RR300 to Power Eagle 300T
COMMERCIAL Rolls-Royce has secured an agreement to provide its RR300B1 engine for RotorWay International’s new Eagle 300T helicopter. The development of the RR300-B1, the second new model in the engine...
September 1, 2009
See and Avoid. Is it Enough?
See and Avoid. Is it Enough? On a bright and sunny day over the skies of the Hudson River adjacent to the Manhattan Skyline in New York City, two aircraft collided and fell into the river on August 8, killing...
August 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: The Last "New" B0105
COMMERCIAL | OBSERVATION After sitting in the Eurocopter Canada plant for the past four years, the twin-engine predecessor to the EC135 has a new owner — Dam Helicopters of British Columbia, which purchased...
August 1, 2009
Paris Air Show Report
This year’s show gave rotorcraft a rare opportunity to shine in its own right. One welcome by-product of the global recession is that this year’s Paris Air Show was largely free of the boring succession of...
June 26, 2009
The Last "New" B0105
After having sat in the Eurocopter Canada plant for the past four years, the twin-engine predecessor to the...
June 12, 2009
Bell Canada Rehires Workers
The company has rehired 400 of 500 workers laid off in February. The workers were let go from...
June 8, 2009
Helicopter Service to Begin in Bhaderwah
A new helicopter service designed to ferry people into the Bhaderwah Valley of India has begun operations, according to the Jammu and Kashmir...
June 1, 2009
An Auspicious Occcasion: Paris Celebrates 100 Years of Air Shows
This year’s 100th show could prove to be a not-to-be-missed event. On June 15, the 2009 "Salon de L’Aéronautique et de L’Espace" will open, becoming the 48th Paris Air Show and celebrating its 100 anniversary since starting...
June 1, 2009
Operators’ Report: Robinson R44
Operators overwhelmingly send the Robinson R44, the four-seat descendant of the R22, to the head of the light piston helicopter class. It’s been called everything from a "kiddie copter" to the best all-around helicopter ever designed. See it...
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