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Hi-Def Comes To Helicopter Cabins

Flight Display Systems of Alpharetta, Ga.

Eurocopter Holding Keycopter Training Sessions

American Eurocopter is holding special training sessions for customers interested in learning more about the Keycopter program, a global, e-commerce and ma

New Market Views Shown by Jetnet

Jetnet is featuring its new market “Views,” at-a-glance summaries of market and aircraft information for its subscribers, at Booth No.

CAE unveils simulator made for light/med helos

CAE of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, is showing the first example of its newest simulator line, the CAE 3000 series designed specifically for light and medium hel

Q-Sight gets mil customer, still being eyed for civil use

The new Q-Sight head-up display (HUD) from BAE Systems (Booth No.

Helitech returns after inaugural success

Helitech will once again be staged at Airport Cascais, Estoril, Portugal, on October 5 to 7 after the success of its inaugural event in Portugal in 2008.

Borescopes-R-Us Unveils 4-mm Videoscope

Hard-to-access places on helicopter engines and airframes are easier to inspect with the proper borescope, and Borescopes-R-Us is exhibiting its new 4-mm p

UK Helicopter Museum Launches Virtual Tour

The UK’s Helicopter Museum in Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset is using the latest technology to provide a 360-degree virtual tour of the popular tourist attr

Frasca Full-motion Sims Dual Certified

Frasca International announced that Bristow Academy of Aberdeen, Scotland, has received dual qualification for its Frasca Sikorsky S-92 full-flight simulat

Avionics Highlight United Bell 407 Completions

A Bell 407, highly customized for air medical operations, is the centerpiece of United Rotorcraft Solutions’ Heli-Expo Booth (No.

Helicopter Safety Group Briefing Today

The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) is holding a briefing from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Safety advocates promote Int’l Helicopter Safety Team

The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) was formed in 2005 with the goal of reducing worldwide helicopter accidents by 80 percent by 2016.

Air Methods CEO: market improving

Air Methods CEO Aaron Todd said the company posted a “good, strong profitable year” in 2009 thanks to a partial rebound in flight hours and lower operating

HAI 2010 News Clips

Southeast Aerospace Buys Global AerospaceSoutheast Aerospace has acquired Global Aerospace Consulting, which specializes in systems design, in
Regulations and Government

FAA seeks comment on pilot certification rules

Following the NTSB’s February 2 report on the Colgan Air accident,

Bombardier deliveries and orders down

Blaming “the global economic crisis that began in 2008,” Bombardier Aerospace released numbers for its fiscal year 2009/10 (ending January 31) showing a su

Textron financials show Cessna, Bell hitting bottom

In its fourth-quarter and year-end report for 2008, Textron– parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter–forecast the economy would “continue to…

Industry sees signs of slow recovery

There have been signs lately that the business aviation industry is experiencing a recovery.

One On One: An interview with Matt Zuccaro

Matt Zuccaro received his initial helicopter flight training as a U.S.

Industry Perspective: Sikorsky

Shane Eddy is the new kid on the block at Sikorsky, but he’s no neophyte to helicopters, having spent more than 25 years in the industry, with the last 14

SAIB warns operators of dangers of snow, ice

The FAA recently issued a revised Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin–SAIB SW-08-03R1–to warn helicopter operators of the “hazards of snow and ice,”

HAI first responders aid Haiti relief efforts

The Helicopter Association International’s first responder program, designed to take full advantage of the benefits and capabilities of helicopters and oth

HAI 2010 News Clips

Component Control Software Saves TimeRotorcraft Leasing, a provider of helicopter services to the oil and gas industry, credits busi
ATC

FAA Seeks Big Bucks Infusion for NextGen

In one of the strongest signals yet that the Obama Administration has gotten the industry message that the decades-old ATC system is sorely in need of repl
Maintenance and Modifications

Modifications New Focus for Field Aviation

Field Aviation has signed a contract with Avitrade Belgium to design, produce and install executive interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s.
Airports

Mid-Atlantic Bizav Braced for More Snow

Just four days after being buried by record snowfall in the Washington, D.C.
Security

Napolitano Shoves LASP To Back Burner

Making good on testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee in December, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered the