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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Rotorsim to Provide First NH90 Sim
The consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland has signed contracts with the Netherlands defense ministry to provide comprehensive NH90 helicopter training systems and services. The total value of the contracts is about €50 million (C$80 million), the companies said. As part of the Joint... [read more]
July 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Summit Reviews Multi-Agency SAR Ops Lessons
TRAINING Rotor & Wing’s 2008 Search and Rescue Summit, slated for Sept. 18 in Reston, Va., will capture lessons of multi-agency SAR operations.. The one-day event will include a morning session on the lessons of such operations...
June 12, 2008
FB Heliservices Wins AW Training Contract
FB Heliservices has won a contract from AgustaWestland to provide training services for pilots outside the United Kingdom. The contract in support of AW...
June 11, 2008
U.K., CAE Expand Joint Training
The U.K. Defence Ministry and CAE are building the capability for multiple crews and helicopters to train jointly. They plan to link the Royal Air Force's Medium Support Helicopter...
June 1, 2008
Royal New Zealand Air Force To Replace Bell 47s With A109s
MILITARY | TRAINING The Royal New Zealand Air Force has picked AgustaWestland’s A109 to replace its fleet of Korean War-era Bell Helicopter Sioux trainers and light utility helicopters. The acquisition includes a simulator for training on the A109LUH...
June 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Contracts
San Francisco-based URS Corp will train helicopter pilots for the U.S. Army and the Air Force under a five-year contract that could be worth up to $240 million. URS won the contract through its EG&G division, which has been training helicopter pilots for...
June 1, 2008
From the Field: Frasca Delivers Bell 206 FTDs to Iraq
Frasca International has delivered two flight training devices (FTDs) for the Bell Helicopter Model 206B for the U.S. Air Force to use in training Iraqi air force pilots. These FTDs delivered to Kirkuk Air Base, about 145 nm (270 km) north of Baghdad, are...
May 27, 2008
EU Will Pool Helos for International Ops
European Union countries have agreed to pool their helicopter capabilities to support international operations. EU defense ministers meeting May 26 charged the European Defence Agency with coordinating the initiative...
May 1, 2008
Canadian Flight School Targets India Pilot Shortage
TRAINING While the aviation market in India is booming, many flight schools and pilot training academies are setting their sights on the Far East. The Canadian flight school Winnipeg Aviation is looking to establish a school in Maharashtra, India. St...
April 17, 2008
Report: U.S. Readies Chinooks for Canada
The U.S. military is readying older Boeing Chinooks for the transfer to Canada to provide helicopter support for its deployment of troops to Afghanistan later this year, according to The Ottawa Citizen. Citing private conversations...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Schweizer Unveils S-434, Names New President
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Attendees at Heli-Expo in Houston gathered at the Sikorsky Aircraft display area for the unveiling of the first new helicopter design since the company’s 2004 acquisition of Schweizer Aircraft. The helicopter – or more...
March 1, 2008
Middle East Markets: Inroads in the Middle East
The balance of the Middle East helicopter market is gradually shifting, as Russian manufacturers and Sikorsky Aircraft make significant gains in the military arena while AgustaWestland and Eurocopter get most of their new business on the fast-expanding civil...
March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Schweizer Taking 434 Orders
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT IS OFFERING delivery positions for its newest helicopter model, the 434, and briefing Heli-Expo attendees on its plans for certification of the four-bladed, turbine-powered aircraft. In addition, the Sikorsky Aircraft (Booth 2040)...
March 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: France Farms Out Military Training Fleet
TRAINING France has signed a 22-year contract with private companies to provide flight training hours to military pilots at its army’s helicopter flight school at Dax. The deal marks the first of what are called first public-private partnerships with...
February 5, 2008
OH-58D Flight Simulator is "Flying"
The U.S. Army's Flight School XXI now has its first OH-58D flight simulator. The lead contractor on Flight School XXI...
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