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Accidents

Preliminary Report: Medevac helicopter suffers power loss

Eurocopter AS350, Tucson, Ariz., July 28, 2010–The NTSB is investigating what caused the Air Methods medevac helicopter to crash on a residential st
Accidents

Preliminary Report: South African police helo crashes short of runway

MBB/Kawasaki BK117B-1, Witibank, South Africa, July 23, 2010–The twin-turbine helicopter, operated by the South African Police Service, was respondi
Rotorcraft

NY Port Authority To Sell S-76s

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans to sell its two Sikorsky S-76s, on the grounds that it cannot justify their annual operating cos
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Gear failure damages turboprop twin

Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Denver, Colo., June 12, 2010–After landing at Denver International Airport, the turboprop twin was substantially damaged wh
Rotorcraft

X2 Will Qualify for Speed Record

The fact that Sikorsky’s experimental X2 is a compound helicopter will not exclude it from setting an official helicopter speed record, according to Marcel
Rotorcraft

Panama Getting AW139s

Six AgustaWestland AW139s will be delivered to Panama’s Aeronaval Service as part of a bilateral anti-crime agreement focused on international drug traffic
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cheyenne crashes on survey flight

Piper PA-31T, Coahuila, Mexico, July 7, 2010–While carrying several government officials on a flight to survey flooding from a recent hurricane, the
Rotorcraft

Bell Committed to 609 Tiltrotor

This year’s Farnborough airshow came and went without the long-anticipated announcement by either Bell or AgustaWestland as to what would become of their j
Rotorcraft

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.
Rotorcraft

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.
Rotorcraft

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.
Rotorcraft

Air Medical for Sale

The investment firms that own the Air Medical Group, which includes helicopter EMS provider Air Evac Lifeteam, have hung a “for sale” sign on the enterpris
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation departs runway after wet landing

Cessna Citation 525A, Storm Lake, Iowa, June 21, 2010–The Citation CJ2 was landing at Storm Lake Municipal Airport at the conclusion of a Part 91 fl
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky To Fly All-electric Helo

Sikorsky plans to fly an all-electric 300C training helicopter by year-end.
Rotorcraft

CHC Call for Papers

CHC Helicopter is inviting interested parties to submit papers for presentation at its 2011 Safety & Quality Summit addressing topics within the genera
Rotorcraft

HeliFlite Recapitalized

New Jersey Bell 430 and Sikorsky S-76B operator HeliFlite recently announced that investors made an equity infusion into the company in exchange for a 60-p
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helicopter makes water landing

Bell 206L3, Gulf of Mexico, June 10, 2010–The Petroleum Helicopters LongRanger suffered a tail-rotor failure during a Part 135 flight from its base
Accidents

Factual Report: MU-2 suffers power loss and hard landing

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Millington, Tenn., Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Pilot loses runway in low-visibility landing

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Sioux City, Iowa, Jan.
Training and Workforce

In-development Heli Trainer designed for low-cost training

Germany-based operator Heli Aviation is developing the Heli Trainer, a new kind of simulator for ab initio helicopter pilot training.
Accidents

Factual Report: Learjet 35 crashes in forest

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Prospect Heights, Ill., Jan.
Rotorcraft

Bell ceases production of its 40-year-old JetRanger

Later this year Bell Helicopter will deliver its last JetRanger, a 206B3.  According to a company spokeswoman, Bell decided “to stop production on the
Avionics

Inmarsat, Boeing team on Ka-band Internet service

Inmarsat announced plans to introduce by 2014 a Ka-band satellite broadband service that would be far faster, cost less per megabit and require smaller ant
Accidents

Final Report: LAX preflight inspection caused tire blowout

Dassault Falcon 20C, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
Avionics

Garmin ESP has a mind of its own

Garmin ESP has a mind of its own Some are calling it a kind of stick shaker for light airplanes.
Avionics

FAA issues Lithium battery draft policy

The FAA has published a draft policy (ANM-113-10-004) that could affect the certification of permanently installed rechargeable lithium batteries in Part 2
Avionics

Honeywell 6.1 FMS Software OK’d

Honeywell received FAA TSO approval last month to start deliveries of an FMS software upgrade that provides advanced GPS-enabled approaches and access to F
Avionics

Sandel Gains HeliTaws TSO

Sandel Avionics last month announced TSO approval for its HeliTaws helicopter terrain warning system.
Rotorcraft

Robinson Helicopter founder-president retires

Frank Robinson feigned insult when asked about his possible retirement at a 2009 press conference.
Aircraft

Gulfstream's Golden GIV Marks Silver Anniversary

Gulfstream Aerospace this week celebrated the 25th anniversary of the first flight of the Gulfs