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Dallas Airmotive expanding Rolls Model 250 MRO work

Responding to increased demand for Rolls-Royce Model 250 turbine engine overhaul and repair, Dallas Airmotive has expanded its services and added a pair of

Erickson Air-Crane selling S-64 to Italians

Erickson Air-Crane will hand over a “new” S-64 Helitanker to Italy’s Corpo Forestale dello Stato (state forestry corps, or CFS) this morning at Booth No.

Spotlight On: Training

While small piston helicopters continue to dominate the initial training scene with their relatively simple designs and low cost of operation, pilots seeki

CJ Systems, Fidelity join in EC 135 sim center

CJ Systems Aviation Group and Fidelity Flight Simulation have released details on the new simulator flight training center that they will open in Pittsburg

Heli-Expo is field trip for ERAU students

More than 20 students from the Helicopter Flight program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Ariz.

Dealer finds it’s best to sell direct

Since diversifying into a sales dealership last year, HelicopterBuyer (Booth No.

Martin-Baker dons mufti for civil helo crowd

Crashworthy crew and passenger seats for military aircraft, including ejection seats, are UK-based Martin-Baker’s bread and butter.

Industry Perspective: Eurocopter

American Eurocopter opened its new production facility near Columbus, Miss., in October.

Keystone uses ‘Silencer’ to reduce airframe clatter

Keystone Helicopter is introducing its new Silencer airframe at Heli-Expo, along with expanded Rolls-Royce 250 and Honeywell LTS 101 engine services.

New projects afoot for revamped Soloy

Soloy is back.Though never totally gone, the Olympia, Wash.

Survival Systems can help keep your head above water

Survival Systems USA, a company that provides simulated ditching and underwater escape training to military and commercial pilots, crew and passengers, is

Safety report questions pilot skill

Poor execution of autorotation landings, onto rough or too-soft terrain and into objects, accounted for a disproportionate number of injuries and deaths in

Tsunami’s devastation salved by helicopter relief effort

If ever there was a time for rotorcraft to prove their worth, it was during these past five weeks assisting in the relief effort for victims of the Southea

R44s Go Multirole for Lebanese Army

Lebanese military officials took delivery of two Robinson R44 Raven II helicopters at the company’s manufacturing facility in Torrance, Calif., last month.

FAA Approves Naasco for Hartman A-1077 Work

Shirley, N.Y.-based Naasco Northeast Corp.

Isolair Unveiling 4600 Eliminator To Battle Fires

Troutdale, Ore.-based Isolair (Booth No.

Air Methods’ product group unveils EMS enhancement

The products division of Air Methods Corp.

AFS filter is STC’d by EASA

Aerospace Filtration Systems (AFS), the St.

Fidelity sells Bell 222 sim to Air Alpha

Danish operator Air Alpha A/S announced that it has finalized details on the purchase of a Motus Bell 222 flight simulation device from Fidelity Flight Sim

Max-Viz improves outlook for helo pilots

Max-Viz is at Heli-Expo Booth No.

Getting to HAI, flying was the easy part (mostly)

Unlike previous HAI Conventions, the fly-in of display aircraft for Heli-Expo’05 was anything but routine as pilots of incoming helos had to contend with n

Analysis: Marine One choice went against the oddsmakers

The long-anticipated decision as to which helicopter would next carry the U.S.

IFR-capable Bell 429 makes debut today

The Bell 429, a new light twin helicopter derived from the Bell 427i, will be dramatically unveiled at an 11:30 a.m.

Eurocopter sales soar on strength of EMS

The air-medical market just keeps on reaping benefits for the world’s No.

Honeywell vows return as major civil helo player

The new HTS900 turboshaft developed for the Bell 407X has not only thrust Honeywell into the spotlight here at Heli-Expo, it also has given the Phoenix-bas