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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Feedback: November 2009
Specialized NVG Ratings This paragraph is from a Rotor & Wing article, “NVGs Made Simple,” that ran in the September 2009 issue, on page 38: NVG Repair – There are several certified FAA Part 145 service centers that can repair, maintain and perform 180-day airworthiness inspections on... [read more]
November 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: FAA Grants Production Certificate to Columbia
In front of a Model 107-II are (left to right) Chris Hankland, Columbia’s director of quality, FAA Inspector Aaron Kathman and Tim Vranna, manager of FAA’s Seattle Manufacturing and Inspection District Office with Columbia director of materials...
November 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Kazakhstan Helicopter Joint Venture Created
Sky Service Eurocopter EC135 operating in Kazakhstan. COMMERCIAL/OFFSHORE EADS and Eurocopter have partnered with Samruk-Kazyna to launch a public-private joint venture that will focus on...
November 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: People
Sikorsky Aircraft has promoted Carey Bond to president of its Global Helicopters subsidiary. He was formerly vice president and chief marketing officer. Bond will keep the CMO title and report to Sikorsky President Jeffrey Pino. Philippe Beny is the new vice...
November 1, 2009
Hot Products for the Month of November
FASTTrack Gets First Customer Calgary, Canada-based Absolute Fire Solutions has delivered its first FASTTrack system to Helicorp of Melbourne, Australia. The FASTTrack technology measures, records and transmits bucket and tank data, including the amount of...
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Bell Awarded for Product Support
Textron subsidiary Bell Helicopter has taken first place in the Aviation International News (AIN) yearly product support survey, which was released in August...
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Vector Engine Sites Merge
Vector Aerospace Corp. is merging its Helicopter Services facility in Lewisville, Texas with its Engine Services-Atlantic engine repair station in Southlake, Texas. The Lewisville...
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
October 19 – 20: 2nd International Forum on Rotorcraft Multidisciplinary Technology , Seoul, Korea. Contact AHS Intl, phone 1-703-684-6877 or visit www.vtol.org October 20 – 22: National Business Aviation...
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Brazil’s ANAC Certifies Geneva ENG Mods
The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in Brazil has issued approval for Kent, Wash.-based Geneva Aviation to install electronic news gathering (ENG) equipment in helicopters registered that...
October 1, 2009
Hot Products For the Month of October
Vivisun Series of Switches Expands Fort Worth, Texas-based Aerospace Optics has added the Logic Series to its Vivisun product line. The company says the electromechanical switch is the first of its kind based...
October 1, 2009
Putting the "Super" in the Kaman Super Seasprite
The Kaman Super Seasprite is all about performance and operational capability, according to editor-at-large, Ernie Stephens, who recently had the opportunity to test drive this unique helicopter. The Kaman...
October 1, 2009
Offshore Notebook
How cool would it be to walk up to the Sikorsky factory and hand them a multi-million dollar check for 10 S-76s? I have wondered if buying a helicopter is as big a chore as buying a car. Then I wondered about...
September 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: American Eurocopter Opens Customer Service, Fleet Operations Center
COMMERCIAL Grand Prairie, Texas-based American Eurocopter has officially launched its U.S. customer service and fleet operations center (CSFC). The facility, located at the company’s Grand Prairie site, will...
September 1, 2009
Hot Products For the month of September
Headsets Designed for Helicopter Use Germany’s beyerdynamic has unveiled two new headsets developed for use in helicopters — the HS 600 digital adaptive noise reduction (DANR) Rotor and HS 200 Rotor, which...
September 1, 2009
Show Preview: 'Keep Calm & Carry On'
The world still needs rotorcraft and Europe’s Helitech will reflect a resilient market. More than 45 companies will make their debut at Helitech 2009 as it returns to England this month. The majority are...
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