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AgustaWestland appointed former Bell CEO John Murphey to run Agusta-WestlandBell (AWB), the joint-venture company formed to manage the US-101 helicopter pr

Germany’s Federal Border Police (FBP) EC 135s and EC 155s will be equipped with the EADS Defence Electronics Hellas obstacle-warning laser radar.

German air rescue operator DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht) is to fly cross-border aeromedical missions into Denmark.

The FAA has granted type certification to two new variants of GE’s CT7-8 turboshaft.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is generally seen as the next big market for the helicopter industry–OEMs, operators, training schools and maintenance

The Malaysian government’s decision to ground a fleet of helicopters belonging to state-owned operator Hornbill Skyways has disrupted life in Sarawak

The UK government is investigating GKN’s $1.79 billion (£1 billion) sale of its 50-percent stake in helicopter company AgustaWestland on grounds of nationa

A British company is finding success selling its portable helicopter landing pads in the Middle East.

Sagem Avionics of Grand Prairie, Texas, has developed a glass cockpit for the Erickson S-64 Aircrane, a type currently much in demand as an aerial firefigh

The UK’s Kent Air Ambulance Trust is celebrating what it describes as “an amazing turnaround” in its fortunes.

Robinson Helicopters sales increased to nearly 80 percent of all commercial piston and turbine rotorcraft produced in North America during the first half o

The police helicopter in Edmonton, Alberta, spends 75 percent of its time on the ground, according to a criminologist, and the city council should decide w

MD Helicopters has to slash its work force by a quarter.

Instrument-rated helicopter pilots are an expensive resource, particularly in the UK.

The FAA’s decision to relegate the GPS Cat 1 local-area augmentation system (LAAS) to a mere R&D program (AIN, March 2004, page 1)

Sikorsky announced that company chairman Dean Borgman will retire in July.

Sikorsky’s S-92 has successfully completed the artificial icing requirement of the FAA’s icing-certification program, thus preparing the aircraft for its f

CJ Systems Aviation Group is expanding its Baptist Hospital LifeFlight aeromedical program in Pensacola, Fla., with a second base at Mobile, Ala.

Robinson Helicopter CEO Frank Robinson has convinced the El Salvador National Police force that they should downshift to piston-powered helicopters.

Last year was something of a landmark in helicopter firefighting activity.

Boundary Layer Research has won FAA approval for a hover-performance increase of up to 250 pounds for Bell 204Bs, 205A-1s and UH-1Hs fitted with its tailbo

The first production Eurocopter EC 225 medium twin made its maiden flight in late June.

Fledgling helicopter commuter airline America Rising has pushed back to 2006 the launch of its New York to Washington, D.C.

A mystery buyer has bought nearly half the shares in one of the world’s biggest helicopter operators, Russia’s UTair Aviation.

CHC Helicopter is scaling back its offices in St.

The prodigal sons of the North Sea oil-support community, brothers Stephen and Peter Bond, have returned to the fray more than eight weeks early.

Reducing vibration and noise is key to the goal of gaining public acceptance of the rotorcraft as a routine mode of transport.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is inviting European operators to comment on its proposed operations and licensing regulations.

A 16-month, $16 million (including options) contract to service new Statoil Snøehvit production platforms in the Barents Sea has been awarded to Norsk Heli

Sikorsky plans to make Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS) standard equipment on all future production S-76s and S-92s.