HAI Convention News 2006

All HAI Convention news

Bell wows the crowd at 417 unveiling

In what was probably the loudest, most athletic and most well-attended unveiling of a helicopter at a Heli-Expo, Bell Helicopter took the wraps off its new

Eurocopter’s bulging ledger hits $4 billion

It will come as no surprise to industry watchers that Eurocopter had another good year last year.

AgustaWestland bond strengthens

At the AgustaWestland breakfast yesterday, company president Giuseppe Orsi emphasized the continued integration of the two companies– Agusta and Westland–a

HAI leaders lay out strategy for industry

Dramatically reducing the helicopter accident rate, dealing with the looming pilot and technician shortage and building a geographical database of civil he

Robinson plans test of R44 autopilot

Robinson Helicopter president and CEO Frank Robinson said yesterday that he is planning within the next few weeks to flight test an R44 Raven equipped with

Bristow expands brand, fleet

Bristow Group celebrated its new brand identity with the unveiling of a redecorated S-76 at the Sikorsky Aircraft booth (No.

Air Methods, CJ Systems Splurge on EC 135s

Air Methods, one of the nation’s largest air medical transportation providers, yes-terday signed a memorandum of under-standing with American Eurocopter to

Chelton EFIS: TAWS and more

A very sore-throated EMS pilot named Mark Graveline, who flies a Bell 206 equipped with the Chelton Flight Systems FlightLogic EFIS for Air Methods of San

A bright light for your helo

An Australian company has developed a new searchlight that can illuminate a greater area from a longer distance, yet which is claimed to offer significant