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Heli-Expo 2011: Universal Avionics EFI-890R Flat-panel Display Suite Meets Helicopter Vibration Specs

Universal Avionics’ new EFI-890R flat-panel display suite was recently tested and successfully qualified for several helicopter-specific vibration profiles

Heli-Expo 2011: Russia’s UTair Buys 15 EC175s

Russian helicopter operator UTair signed an agreement to purchase 15 Eurocopter EC175 medium utility rotorcraft at Heli-Expo yesterday, three years after

Heli-Expo 2011: Sandel Helitaws To Add Wire Alerting

Sandel Avionics is demonstrating the wire-strike prevention feature it is adding to its HeliTaws terrain-avoidance system.

Heli-Expo 2011: Milestone Aviation Buys Five Sikorsky S-76C++ Helicopters To Offer for Lease

Sikorsky Aircraft and Milestone Aviation Group of Dublin, Ireland, announced jointly yesterday Milestone’s order for five Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopters, for

StandardAero Marks 100th With Donation to Copters for a Cause

StandardAero marked the launch of its 100th anniversary year here with the donation of $1,750 to Denver-based non-profit Copters for a Cause.

Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Helicopter Bags 13 Orders on First Day of Show

Bell Helicopter gave expectations a boost on the opening day of Heli-Expo 2011 by bagging 13 orders from five customers, followed by an additional 10 order

Heli-Expo 2011: Helicopter Technology Offers Composite Rotor Blades for MD Helicopters

Helicopter Technology Company (HTC) has announced development of new composite main- and tailrotor blades for the MD369, 500 and 600 helicopter series. “W

Heli-Expo 2011: Flying the Bell 407GX

As we zip over I-4 at 500 feet agl, Bell Helicopter test pilot Randall Parent discusses the helicopter terrain alerting and warning system (HTaws) and heli

Heli-Expo 2011: China Helicopter Exposition Gaining Momentum

The China Helicopter Exposition is gaining momentum for its inaugural event, September 15 to 18 this year in the coastal city of Tianjin. Event organizer B

Sikorsky Coy on Eclipse Production Plans

Sikorsky president Jeff Pino, himself the owner of an Eclipse 500, continues to decline to reveal how much Sikorsky paid when it invested in Eclipse Aerosp

Heli-Expo 2011: Top Leadership Changes at Dart Helicopter Services

The leadership team at Dart Helicopter Services has changed.

Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Signs with Van Horn for Tail Rotor Blades

Bell Helicopter and Van Horn Aviation (Booth No.

Heli-Expo 2011: Unmanned K-Max Deploying to Afghanistan this Summer

Two Kaman K-Max Aerial Trucks configured for unmanned operation are being prepared for delivery this summer to meet the urgent resupply requirements of U.S

Heli-Expo 2011: Striving for Zero Blemishes, Bristow Hones Its Image

Anyone who has flown aboard a helicopter in support of oil and gas exploration knows that this form of flying ranks among the more exhilarating ways of tra
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Boeing Starts Change Incorporation Work on 787

The 23rd 787 Dreamliner, flown from Everett, Wash., to San Antonio, Tex., last Friday, began undergoing so-called change incorporation work today at Boeing

Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Says It Can Afford New Civil Programs

Despite relatively flat year-over-year commercial sales, Bell Helicopter CEO John Garrison said the company could easily fund a new, clean-sheet-of-paper c

Heli-Expo 2011: Rolls-Royce Forecasts $140 Billion in New Helicopters from Now to 2020

Engine maker Rolls-Royce released its annual turbine helicopter sales forecast at Heli-Expo 2011.

AgustaWestland Debuts AW139M

AgustaWestland announced at Heli-Expo 2011 the debut of the AW139M, a customized, military version of its successful multi-role AW139.

LAPD pursues radio upgrades

The Los Angeles Police Department is continuing an intensive avionics upgrade campaign for its air operation with selection of an airborne radio package fr

Aviation Specialties Installs 500th NVG Mod

Aviation Specialties Unlimited (Booth No.

Heli-Expo 2011: Donaldson Delivers 5,000th Inlet Barrier

Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson (Booth No.

Columbia Helicopters Wins CARB Certification

Columbia Helicopters (Booth No.