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HelicoptersGendarmerie training on Eurocopter EC-135 helicopters
Paris, France - Operational starting from June
The French Gendarmerie has begun training on its new EC-135 fleet. The first EC-135T2 was delivered in April to the Gendarmerie (GFAG) unit at Villacoublay, just outside Paris. Since then, the second and... more
HelicoptersPetroleum Air Services orders two AW-139 helicopters
Cascina Costa, Italy - Plus two optional aircraft
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that Petroleum Air Services (PAS) of Egypt has signed a contract for two AW-139 medium twin engine helicopters plus two optional aircraft. These helicopters... more
HelicoptersMi-38 cargo helicopter's production delayed
Moscow, Russia - Pratt & Whitney, constructor of the engines, stepped out the project
The production of the Russian cargo helicopter Mil Mi-38 was blocked, delayed at least until 2014, after Pratt & Whitney Canada, the industry that should have built the engines, stepped out the project.... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland test pilot selected for ESA astronaut training
Farnborough, UK - He is part of a group of eight members
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, congratulates Tim Peake, AgustaWestland senior test pilot, on his selection by the European Space Agency as the first British astronaut to join the European Astronaut... more
HelicoptersU.S. Navy: impasse for the CH-53K Super Stallion helicopter program
Washington, USA - It has run into cost and schedule problems
The U.S. Navy said recently that its new heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-53K Super Stallion, has run into cost and schedule problems. The service is not providing detailed dates or budget yet. "I’m h... more
HelicoptersGuarguaglini, Finmeccanica: "On the U.S. presidential helicopter we continue to think and to fight"
New York, USA - "The US armed forces security can be guaranteed by our DRS Technologies"
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Finmeccanica CEO, was interviewed by "Reuters" yesterday during the Investor Day North America in New York. Italian defence company Finmeccanica continues to see the U.S. market... more
HelicoptersBoeing delivers Apache Longbow crew trainer to US troops in Germany
St. Louis, USA - Equipped with two newly technologies: NGFM and CSF
Boeing announced today that it delivered an advanced Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) to the U.S. Army in Illesheim, Germany, in April and declared the helicopter simulator "Ready for training". The LCT... more
HelicoptersNATO Task Force disrupted pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden
HMCS Winnipeg, Gulf of Aden - Canadian frigate employed with a helicopter
"The Canadian frigate, HMCS Winnipeg and her organic helicopter likely deterred a pirate attack against the Maltese cargo ship MV Sea Pride on 17th May. She is part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland opens new regional business headquarters in Portugal
Cascina Costa, Italy - In support of its increasing business activities in the Country
"In support of its increasing business activities in Portugal, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company announced the opening of its new regional business headquarters in Lisbon, following the establishment... more
HelicoptersKazan finishes assembly of second Mi-38 helicopter
Moscow, Russia - New engines Klimov ??7-117? will be used
The Kazan helicopter plant has completed assembly of the second pre-production Euromil Mi-38. But the aircraft will not feature the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127/TS engines used in previous aircraft... more
HelicoptersThe Pentagon stopped the VH-71 program
Washington , USA - Due to the excessive growth of costs
The Pentagon officially announced Obama administration's decision to stop the discussed program for the new presidential VH-71 helicopters built by AgustaWestland (Finmeccanica group) and Lockheed Martin.... more
Helicopters"Heli-Russia 2009", go-ahead to the 2nd edition of the helicopter exhibition on May 21st
Moscow, Russia - The event to take place in Moscow until May 23rd
The new edition of the "Heli-Russia 2009" helicopter exhibition will take place in Moscow from May 21st to 23rd, and despite the current financial crisis will see a greater number of exhibitors than 2008,... more
Helicopters"The New York Times" scolds US President Obama on VH-71 presidential helicopter
Washington, USA - To cancel the order is a false saving of 3.2 billion dollars
"The New York Times" teases the US President Barack Obama on VH-71 Kestrel presidential helicopters, a 6.8 billion dollar project between Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestlant (a Finmeccanica company) that... more
HelicoptersSri Lanka to purchase Russian military transport helicopters
Colombo, Sri Lanka - No details has been unveiled
Sri Lanka has ordered a number of military transport helicopters and other weaponry from Russia, the country's defense secretary said in an exclusive interview with "RIA Novosti". "I have managed to... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland launches helicopter tactics training programme
Brussels, Belgium - It's supported by instructors with experience of deployed multi-national operations
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced at the "ITEC 2009" exhibition the launch of a Helicopter Tactics Training Programme for military helicopter crews to help them prepare for deployed multi-national... more
HelicoptersEsperia Aviation Services SpA orders one "Grand" helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - It will be used for passenger transport operating from base at Rome's-Urbe airport
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces that Esperia Aviation Services S.p.A. of Italy has signed a contract for one Grand light twin helicopter. This six cabin seat-configured aircraft will... more
HelicoptersAW: Armaereo awards ICH-47F Chinook helicopter contract
Cascina Costa, Italy - Sixteen models plus four options
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces that it has been awarded a contract for sixteen ICH-47F Chinook helicopters plus four options for the Italian Army by the General Directorate of Air Armaments... more
HelicoptersBritish Petroleum will restart using Bond Super Pumas
Aberdeen , UK - One month and a half after the accident in which 16 people were killed
Bond Offshore Helicopters Eurocopter AS-332/L2 Super Puma helicopters will finally go back into service to carry workers to and from British Petroleum's (BP) offshore oil platforms, starting from next... more
HelicoptersUSFS spends $18,000 a day to maintain an Erickson Air-Crane S-64 helicopter
Rhinelander, USA - But the Forest Service replies: "It is strategical"
The US Forest Service (USFS) spends $18,000 a day, plus further $6,800 per hour on the case of operational mission, to maintain an Erickson Air-Crane S-64/E helicopter at Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport,... more
HelicoptersDutch Apaches helicopters fly 5,000 hours in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - In Afghanistan since 2006
The Apaches of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have passed the milestone 5,000 operational flying hours in Afghanistan. Five AH-64D Apaches from 301 Squadron, normally based at Gilze-Rijen have... more
HelicoptersEurocopter presents the first EC-145 "Stylence"
Geneva, Switzerland - At the exhibition "Ebace 2009"
Eurocopter reaffirms its commitment to business aviation at this year’s "Ebace" (the exhibition in Geneva, from 12 to 14 May) with the introduction of the EC-145 "Stylence". This is the first time that t... more
HelicoptersUSA, under examination a deal for the upgrade of Pakistan’s Bell AH-1F Cobra helicopters
Washington, USA - The statement by the US joint chiefs of staff Admiral Mike Mullen
The United States is committed to supporting the upgrade of Pakistan’s Bell AH-1F Cobra helicopters but the deal is being slowed down by complications associated with the Pentagons’ foreign military sal... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland brings operators and industry together
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The aim is getting closer to its customers
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, held an oil & gas industry seminar in Rio de Janeiro, as part of its strategy aimed at getting closer to its customers. The focus of the event, attended by over... more
HelicoptersIndia adds 16 helicopters to civil register in Q1 CY2009
New Delhi, India - Nearly double compared with 2008
India added 16 new helicopters to its civil register in the first quarter of calendar year 2009, nearly double the amount added during the same period in CY2008 according to new data released by the Indian... more
HelicoptersEurocopter to supply Héli-Union with the first Dauphin N3 simulator
Marignane, France - It will have a dual qualification
Eurocopter has signed a contract with Heli-Union (a French civil helicopter operator) to supply the first ever simulator for the Dauphin AS-365 N3. Developed and built in partnership with Thales, the simulator... more
Helicopters"Merci Alouette": the Groupement Hélicoptères Sécurité Civile Grenoble celebrates the last day of helicopter's activity
Grenoble, France - After 47 years of service
A great "Porte Ouverte" to JPO in Grenoble-Le Versoud to greet, in an official manner, the end of the flight activity for Alouette III, the French rescue helicopter, by the Groupement Hélicoptères Sécurité Civ... more
HelicoptersExercise in Frosinone, Italy, for Dutch Air Force Apache helicopters
Frosinone, Italy - To train for mountain area missions in Afghanistan
Royal Netherlands Air Force chose Frosinone, headquarters of the Italian Air Force 72st Wing, to train its Apache AH-64D helicopters' pilots for the upcoming missions in the mountain areas of Afghanistan. Frosinone... more
HelicoptersEnstrom operator receives Part 135
Menominee, Usa - Goshen Air Center is one of industry’s premier US dealers in the region
"Enstrom Helicopter Corporation recently announced that Aircraft Charter Services, a subsidiary company of Goshen Air Center, has added an Enstrom 480B to their charter certificate. Goshen Air Center,... more
HelicoptersEADS North America selects Lockheed Martin as Mission Equipment Package integrator
Nashville, Usa - For a new armed scout helicopter
EADS North America announced it has assembled a world-class industry team comprised of Lockheed Martin and American Eurocopter that will offer a new armed scout helicopter solution to the U.S. Army — t... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland suggests a compromise to the US government on the VH-71 project
Washington, USA - Producing more Increment-1 the cost can be brought back to the original values
A few days after the delivery of the last VH-71 Increment-1 helicopter (see AVIONEWS), AgustaWestland (Finmeccanica group) opens to a possible compromise with the American government, following the strong... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers to Falcon Aviation Services the first EC-135 "Hermès"
Abu Dhabi, UAE - It is designed for VIP and business travellers
The first Eurocopter EC-135 has been delivered to Falcon Aviation Services, provider of high level aviation services in the UAE and Gulf regions, in Abu Dhabi. Eurocopter and Hermès created this state-of-the-art... more
HelicoptersThe French Defense Ministry orders five EC-725 helicopters
Marignane, France - As part of the government’s economic recovery plan
This new acquisition is part of the plan to revitalize the economy, which the French government introduced in December 2008. The five helicopters are scheduled for delivery between late 2010 and early... more
HelicoptersAW: final VH-71 for completion by Lockheed Martin
Cascina Costa, Italy - Satisfaction expressed by industry's CEO, Giuseppe Orsi
"The ninth and final VH-71 to be built under 'Increment 1' of the US Presidential Helicopter Replacement Programme departed AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility yesterday on its way to the United States f... more
HelicoptersSuper Pumas back to service in the North Sea
Aberdeen, UK - Safety checks completed as required by EASA
After on last April 11 EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) issued an airworthiness directive for "Super Puma" AS-332-L2 and EC-225-LP helicopters, following AAIB (Air Accidents Investigation Branch)... more
HelicoptersAVIONEWS in Albania with 4040th Helicopter Regiment
Tyrana, Albania - It has AB-206, AB-205, but also BO-105E and an A-109C
The Forcat Ajore Shqipetare (Albanian Air Force) 4040th Helicopter Regiment is the only operational division of this force joined NATO on April 4th, 2009. Farka-based, the Albanian Air Force has four... more
HelicoptersUSA: seven CH-47F Chinook to Australia
Washington, USA - A deal worth 560 million dollars
On April 13 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of seven Chinook helicopters and other related equipment,... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland unveils the TUHP-149 helicopter
Istanbul, Turkey - To meet the Turkish utility helicopter programme
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, unveiled a full scale mock-up of the TUHP-149 helicopter at "IDEF 2009" in Istanbul today. The TUHP-149 is the AgustaWestland candidate for the Turkish Utility Helicopter... more
HelicoptersFuture Lynx helicopter becomes AW-159 Lynx Wildcat
Yeovil, UK - The programme will deliver 62 aircraft for Royal Army and Royal Navy
AgustaWestland announced that the future Lynx aircraft is now to be known formally as the AW-159 Lynx Wildcat. The Lynx Wildcat programme will deliver a fleet of 62 new light helicopters for the Army and... more
HelicoptersRussia Army in North Caucasus receives new attack helicopters
Moscow, Russia - Delivered first six Mi-28Ns Night Hunter
The first six Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopters have been delivered to Russia's North Caucasus military district, a military source said on Tuesday. "The first six Mi-28N helicopters have been... more
HelicoptersAmerican Eurocopter to take delivery a new AS-350 helicopter to Placer County Sheriff’s Department
Grand Prairie, USA - For law enforcement and search and rescue missions
The Placer County Sheriff’s Department’s new helicopter lifts off from American Eurocopter’s headquarters in Grand Prairie, Texas. The copter is now headed from American Eurocopter’s Grand Prairie... more
HelicoptersSikorsky Global Helicopters delivers S-300C helicopter to LD Aviation
Prague, Czech Republic - For training and pipeline and power-line monitoring
Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, recently delivered an S-300C helicopter to LD Aviation Prague s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. LD Aviation Prague is a sales distributor for Sikorsky Global... more
HelicoptersDelta D-2, the first diesel-powered helicopter starts ground tests
Brisbane, Australia - Flight tests in short time
Australian helicopter designer, Graeme Smith has stolen a lead in the race to build a diesel-powered helicopter. His creation, the Delta D2, will begin ground tests this week, and could achieve its first... more
HelicoptersTraining completed in Rimini for helicopter pilots
Rimini, Italy - Coming from the flight school of Frosinone 72nd Wing
The training period for helicopter pilots coming from the flight school of Frosinone 72nd Wing ended yesterday in Rimini. It was characterized by an intense flight program performed with the help of next-generation... more
HelicoptersHelicopter joins search for missing Russian tourist in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt - The announcement by the Russian Embassy in Cairo
An Egyptian combat helicopter has joined the search for a missing Russian tourist in Egypt, the Russian Embassy in Cairo said on Sunday. Boris Maksimov went missing more than three days ago after... more
HelicoptersAW-139 enters service with Sky Shuttle Helicopters
Cascina Costa, Italy - More than 430 helicopters like this have been ordered by over 100 clients
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the first two AW-139 medium twin helicopters owned by Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited of Hong Kong have entered operational service. The 12 seat-configured... more
HelicoptersDRS receives a contract to support US Army Kiowa Warrior helicopters
Parsippany, USA - A deal worth 110 million dollars
DRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica company, announced yesterday that it has received nine delivery orders valued at over 110 million dollars for spare components, repairs, and program services for Mast-Mounted... more
HelicoptersIncreasing exigencies: Rega (2) faces them by "Da Vinci" heli-ambulance
Kloten, Switzerland - Annual 2009 meeting with media
The missions' number both in Switzerland and abroad has reached new records; never before, REGA has flown a lot to rescue people in emergency situations. The increase of activity in 2008 has been, mainly,... more
HelicoptersThe new AgustaWestland "Da Vinci" unveiled in Locarno, Switzerland
Locarno, Switzerland - The helicopter will take place of aging A-109K2s in service since 1992
The AgustaWestland "Da Vinci" helicopter was unveiled for the first time on the 16th of April at "Rega 6" base in Locarno-Magadino, Switzerland. The aircraft is specifically designed for high-altitude... more
HelicoptersUnited Rotorcraft Solutions delivers second Bell 407 to HALO-Flight
Corpus Christi, USA - For transporting the critically ill and injured
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) delivered another customized Bell 407 to HALO-Flight of Corpus Christi, Texas, on April 10th, 2009. This is the second that URS had contracted with this company. HALO-Flight... more
HelicoptersRega flies record number of missions in 2008
Berne, Switzerland - AW-109 "Project Da Vinci" helicopters will be taken delivered within 2010
Rega flew more than 14,000 missions in 2008, a five per cent rise on 2007. The Swiss Air Rescue organisation which flies a fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft is flying on average 39 daily missions.... more