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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Aircranes En Route to Fight Australian Fires
Australia is preparing for another bushfire season by taking delivery of five Erickson Aircrane Helitankers within the next several weeks. Erickson Helitankers have been integral to Australian bushfire fighting for 11 consecutive years and are under contract for three... [read more]
November 10, 2008
Helicopters Fight Crop-Damaging Frost
For the past few nights, an estimated 500 rotorcraft were dispatched across New Zealand in an effort to protect vineyards and orchards against severe frost...
October 7, 2008
A Milestone for Sikorsky's S-92
Norsk Helikopter, a Norwegian offshore transporter and search and rescue operator, reached 30,000 fleet hours with its S-92s. The company...
October 1, 2008
EMS Down Under: Australia Taking Care of Its People
EMS helicopters Down Under serve a sparse population of citizens and visitors who hunger for adventures that often leave them in dangerous predicaments. May 17 is a significant date in Australian aviation. On that date 80 years ago, the first flight of what...
October 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Kaman Brings Seasprite to Black Sea Show
MILITARY Kaman Helicopters planned to display an SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite for the first time to the Black Sea Defense & Aerospace Exposition Sept. 24-26 in Bucharest, Romania. Company officials and suppliers will set to brief potential customers about the...
September 1, 2008
Program Updates
Attack- Iraq will spend as much as $2.4 billion to buy helicopters, related munitions and associated equipment and services. Bell Helicopter or Boeing would be the principal contractors. Iraq requested the possible sale of 24 Bell armed Model 407s or 24...
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 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
ADF Votes No on EMS Helo
The Australian Defence Force has decided not to purchase a dedicated medical evacuation helicopter that was to be used in...
August 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Australian Army Aviation Corps Marks 40 Years
MILITARY July 1 marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Australian Army Aviation Corps. Veterans and current members of the corps are to commemorate the occasion at the 40th Formal Birthday Dinner Aug. 5. Though the corps was created in 1968...
August 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Board Faults Pilot, Op Tempo for Crash
MILITARY An Australian Army Black Hawk crashed during an attempted shipboard landing in part because its squadron’s pilots were pushing the limits of their skills and their aircraft to support special-forces operations, according an official inquiry...
August 1, 2008
Program Insider: Program Updates
Attack — The Indonesian Armed Forces expected last month to receive six Kazan Helicopters Mi-35 Hinds. Fifteen Indonesian pilots and technical specialists reportedly have been training in Russia since March. Attack — Kamov plans to begin...
August 1, 2008
Helicopter Training: From the Field
Australia Seeks to Stem Pilot, Mechanic Shortages The Australian government has set up a new aviation-training regime to clarify national standards and encourage more people to pursue careers flying and fixing aircraft. The new setup aims to provide trainees...
July 10, 2008
U.N. Agency Seeks More Helo Vendors
The World Food Program needs more qualified helicopter-support vendors around the globe, the head of that U.N. agency's aviation unit told Rotor & Wing. Pierre Carrasse said the agency at any one time has 60 aircraft in the field, most of which...
July 2, 2008
Industry Leaders to Meet on Crash Response
Industry leaders plan to meet in Montreal July 8 to discuss the ramifications of this week's midair collision of air ambulances in Arizona and other accidents. One area of concern is to how to inject into television and newspaper coverage the message that the...
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