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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Canada Waits for the Cyclone
Sikorsky is working on the 28 CH-148 Cyclones that the Canadian government contracted, but the manufacturer will be four years late now and isn't planning on delivery until... [read more]
December 30, 2008
Canada Waits for the Cyclone
Sikorsky is working on the 28 CH-148 Cyclones that the Canadian government contracted, but the manufacturer will be four years late now and isn't planning on delivery...
November 1, 2008
Program Insider: Program Updates
Attack — Saudi Arabia wants $598 million worth of Apaches and associated equipment. This includes 12 AH-64D Block II Apache Longbows, 30 7-700-GE-701D engines, 12 modernized targeting acquisition and designation systems/pilot night vision sensors, four...
October 21, 2008
Sikorsky and Canadian Gov't Will Change H-92 Contract
The Canadian Air Force, Sikorsky’s launch customer for the maritime variant of the S-92, dubbed the H-92, is...
September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Canada Wet Leases Mi-8s for Afghan Operations
MILITARY Allied forces have been urging worldwide governments to send more attack and transport helicopters for years. Soldiers are being injured or killed by roadside bombs and without medevac helicopters and their attack escorts, many of the soldiers, who...
September 1, 2008
Eurowatch
Helicopters Needed, Now! PARIS — Canadian soldiers have a history of being let down by their governments and being left to operate outdated, costly and maintenance-hungry weapons so that their politicians can make whatever point they are hoping to...
June 3, 2008
Nominate Your Helicopter Heroes
Nominations are open for Rotor & Wing’s Helicopter Heroism Award. For more than 40 years, the award has honored crews who tested the limits of their skill and courage and the performance of their...
April 1, 2008
Rotor & Wing: Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
April 6-9 — AAAA Annual Convention, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md. Contact: AAAA National Office, Phone: 203-268-2450; Fax: 203-268-5870; Web: www.quad-a.org. April 23-26 — Aircraft Electronics Assn 51st Annual...
April 1, 2008
Program Insider: International Chinook Sales Take Off
Boeing’s CH-47 program is off and running in 2008, with a range of international prospects on the horizon. "The pipeline’s pretty full," Boeing Program Manager Ken Eland told Rotor & Wing. "You can pretty much pick a country...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Investors to Buy Out CHC Helicopter in $3.7 Billion Deal
COMMERCIAL | OFFSHORE In a clear sign that offshore-support helicopter operations should generate steady flows of cash for the foreseeable future, private investors in February plan to buy out a major player in that market: CHC Helicopter Corp. Richmond...
March 24, 2008
Webinar Focuses on Rotorcraft Boom, Near-Term Prospects
Aviation Today will host a webinar examining ongoing opportunities presented by the current helicopter boom and the potential impact of global economic turmoil on the industry. The webinar...
March 12, 2008
Probe Faults Pilot Skills in Cormorant Crash
Its pilot’s inappropriate flying techniques caused the July 13, 2006 crash of a CH-149 Cormorant, Canadian Forces investigators have found. Contributing to the crash into the sea near Canso, Nova Scotia that killed three crewmembers, they said, were...
March 6, 2008
Becker Adds LoJack to SAR Direction Finder
Becker Avionics Systems plans to add LoJack’s proven stolen-vehicle tracking and recovery software to its search and rescue SAR-DF 517 radio-direction finder for law enforcement aviation units in...
March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Goodrich Streamlines Customer Interface
GOODRICH HAS REORGANIZED FOUR HELICOPTER-RElated business units into a single one to give operators a one-stop shop for outfitting their aircraft. The Charlotte, N.C.-based global supplier of aerospace, defense and homeland security systems and services...
March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Bell Brings New Game Plan
THE QUESTION ON MANY MINDS IS what will Bell Helicopter do this year? For the last several years, Heli-Expo has marked turning points for Bell, with most proving less than favorable. In 2004, for instance, it launched the IFR version of the Model 427, only to...
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