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This EC145 Not Just a Helicopter, It’s a Mercedes-Benz

Eurocopter yesterday at EBACE unveiled the EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style, a version of the light twin helicopter that features aesthetic and practical changes

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Icing protection approved for AW139

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EC145 not just a helo, it’s a Mercedes-Benz

Eurocopter yesterday unveiled the EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style, a version of the light twin helicopter that features aesthetic and practical innovations, both

Phoenix Heliparts serves market for MD500 support

A self-described “brotherhood” of three small but interrelated companies has moved in to shore up maintenance, modification, support, overhaul and parts av

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Glass cockpit coming for MD500 series

MD Helicopters is expected to begin offering a glass cockpit for new MD500 series beginning next month.

Market percolating for civil NVGs

The anticipated escalation in civil aviation <link news/single-news-page/article/night-vision-goggle-training-offered-by-two-exhibiting-firms-24042/ _blank

Chinese helo makers build alliances with Western OEMs

China is expected to modify its low-altitude airspace restrictions over the next few years, a move that could trigger demand for more than 1,000 new

Robinson: R66 dealers must be Part 145 OK’d

Robinson Helicopter is expected to announce factory-authorized dealers for the new turbine R66 this month.

Eurocopter tests prove value of Galileo satnav

Eurocopter recently announced the success of the flights it conducted in November with an EC145 light twin to test <link news/single-news-page/article/helo

India establishes corridors for VFR helicopter operations

India has introduced dedicated visual flight route (VFR) corridors for helicopters at the Delhi and Mumbai airports to enhance capacity and efficiency of r

Manhattan Heliport Shift Draws Complaints

Residents of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, N.Y., are flooding officials with noise complaints in the days since helicopter tour flights relocated to the So

Eurocopter Establishes Airworthiness Business

Eurocopter is offering continuing airworthiness management under the EASA’s Part M rules.

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Agencies Make Plans for Mount Rainier Air Tours

The FAA and the National Park Service are developing an Air Tour Management Plan for Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park pursuant to the National Park

AW Opens Training Center at Newquay Cornwall Airport

AgustaWestland on March 31 officially opened its “operational flying training center” (OFTC) at Newquay Cornwall Airport in South West England.

Eurocopter, Pawan Hans Partner on MRO and Training

Eurocopter and Pawan Hans Helicopters, an India-based operator, have signed two memoranda of understanding to create one training and one maintenance, repa

Training and Workforce

Lockheed, Sikorsky team on Marine One

Lockheed Martin is partnering with Sikorsky to promote the latter’s H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the new VXX presidential transport mission.

FAA levies civil penalty on ERA Helicopters

The FAA has proposed that ERA Helicopters pay a civil penalty of $260,000 for operating a helicopter on Part 135 flights without complying with required po

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Honeywell Heeds NTSB Advice on Helicopter EGPWS

In response to an NTSB recommendation, Honeywell is revising the software of its Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) for helicopters

Market forecasters predict rosy future for business jets

Just as harsh economic circumstances diluted last fall’s U.S.

Helo research targets engine, airframe mods

Financial results for 2009 showed that AgustaWestland (Booth No.

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