Content Archive: June 2011
Rotorcraft
AS350 Plucks Alaska Climber at nearly 20,000 feet
A Eurocopter AS350 B3 performed one of the highest-altitude rescues on record in May when it rescued an injured climber off Alaska’s Mount McKinley just be
Charter & Fractional
Meeting outlines ACSF audit standard goals
Fourteen charter operators and four auditing companies met early last month to discuss whether there should be a single audit standard for the charter and
Aircraft
Paris 2011: BAE Systems Tests ‘Brownout’ Landing Aid in U.S. Army Helicopter
One of the biggest dangers facing helicopter crews around the world, and in current operational theaters in particular, is “brownout.” Rotor downwash can
Paris 2011: MBDA Has India in Its Sights for Fire-and-forget Missile
MBDA Deutschland conducted three firing trials of its PARS 3 LR fire-and-forget precision missile in late April as part of its campaign to sell the weapo
Paris 2011: Controp Launches New Payloads
Israeli sensor specialist Controp Precision Technologies (Hall 3 C17) is displaying a range of its advanced electro-optic/infrared/laser payloads, includin
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Elop To Play MUSIC in Italy
As the culmination of a jointly funded cooperation program between Italian electronics house Elettronica and the Elop business of Elbit Systems, the Isra
Aircraft
Paris 2011: UTair To Buy 40 Boeing 737s
Boeing and Russia’s UTair announced an “agreement” yesterday calling for the purchase of 33 new 737-800s and seven 737-900ERs.
Paris 2011: EADS North America Boss Looks on Bright Side of Tanker Contract Loss
CEO of EADS North America Sean O’Keefe believes that there is a bright side for his company in losing the massive U.S.
