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While a 20-pound weight saving may not seem like much, every pilot knows even a small reduction in aircraft weight can make a difference in performance.

Accord Technology (Booth No.

Honeywell is at HeliExpo’09 with its Eurocopter AStar, which it uses to develop, test and demonstrate the company’s wide range of avionics for helicopters.

While the aviation industry is facing tough economic times, Ranger Rotorcraft Group continues a program of expansion headlined by launch of a new engineeri

If the Dart Helicopter Services booth (No.

At the conclusion of four days of National Transportation Safety Board public hearings on the safety of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operat

Carson Helicopter Services, Sagem Avionics and Vector Aerospace will jointly celebrate a supplemental type certificate issued to Carson for a five-display

Van Horn Associates (Booth No, 2012) said it completed flight testing of a new composite carbon fiber spar and skin tail rotor blade for the Bell 206B earl

Precise Flight of Bend, Ore., has received a supplemental type certificate for an L-3 Communications Iris infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) and its own

At its annual scholarship banquet here on Friday evening, Whirly-Girls International presented scholarships worth a total value of more than $25,000 to six

 Honeywell’s annual market forecast for civil turbine-powered helicopters released Saturday is still predicting flat to slightly higher deliveries bet

Eurocopter (Booth No.

SkyTrac Systems of Kelowna, British Columbia, is at Heli-Expo Booth No.

South Korea-based Samsung Techwin has placed an order for two AgustaWestland AW139 medium twin helicopters.

As part of a global strategy to deploy new simulator facilities on three continents by 2011, Eurocopter is displaying for the first time anywhere an avioni

Credit is tight, but money is available.

Offshore oil transport specialist PHI has unveiled what it says is the first dedicated, 24-hour offshore emergency medical services helicopter. The

With multiple signings announced at Heli-Expo, Pratt & Whitney Canada is ensuring a stronger aftermarket share in the engine maintenance and service segmen

As of this month, USAIG (U.S.

The Twirly Birds, an international organization of pioneer helicopter pilots, will be hosting its annual meeting tonight at the Marriott Hotel Orange Count

Freedom Aero Service, a new repair station founded by former Weco Aerospace Systems employees, received FAA certification on January 29.

A helicopter avionics system popular with UK and other European helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operators is now available to pilots and operat

Appareo Systems of Fargo, N.D., and Eurocopter plan to unveil today a flight-data monitoring system scheduled to be certified for the AS 350 B2/B3 by the e

Three Eurocopter AS 322 Super Pumas, which Bristow Helicopters (Booth No.

Bristol, Tenn.-based Edwards & Associates (Booth No.

The second Robinson R66 made its first flight on February 18 and a third is under construction at the company’s headquarters in nearby Torrance, Calif.

Nivisys Industries received the first FAA TSO-C164 approval for its NVAG-6 night-vision aviator goggle.

Air Methods purchased Omniflight’s Rescue Air operations in Atlanta and North Georgia and plans to consolidate the current operating bases of Air

An innovative coating system that is extending the life of U.S.

Aviation information provider JetNet (Booth No.