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HelicoptersAgustaWestland: CCTV orders a CA-109 Power helicopter
Cascina Costa, Italy - It will enter service in early 2008
AgustaWestland announced CCTV of China has signed a contract for a CA-109 Power helicopter for electronic news gathering and aerial filming operations in Beijing. The aircraft, which will be delivered... more
HelicoptersFirst flight for the EC-635 manufactured for Swiss Air Force
Donauwörth, Germany - Deliveries starting from March 2008
At the Donauwörth plant of Eurocopter, the EC-635 manufactured for the Swiss Air Force performed its first 35-minute long flight, tested by the pilot René Nater. 18 EC-635s will be in fact delivered t... more
HelicoptersUK Robinson R-44 fleet reaches 300
London, United Kingdom - Only two distributors cover UK and Ireland
The United Kingdom helicopter fleet has currently reached the landmark of 300 Robinson R-44s registered with the CAA. To put it in perspective, the UK R-44 fleet made the 100 mark in December 2000... more
HelicoptersLa marina militare australiana mette a terra gli elicotteri Sea King
Canberra, Australia - A causa della mancanza di una copiglia
La marina militare australiana ha messo a terra la sua flotta obsoleta di elicotteri Sea King per questioni di sicurezza. La flotta dei sei Sea King è stata sospesa dalle operazioni di volo dopo un'ispezione... more
HelicoptersHomecoming for Spanish Army’s First Eurocopter Tigers
Almagro, Spain - The military contingent was trained by Eurocopter staff in France
The Spanish Army’s first three Tiger helicopters have arrived at their final destination, the Coronel Sánchez Bilbao military base in Almagro, where they are to serve the Spanish Armed Forces. In pr... more
HelicoptersUSAF releases draft amendament for new CSAR-X helicopter proposals
Washington, USA - The contract by Fall 2007
Air Force officials here announced the release of a draft amendment to the combat search and rescue replacement helicopter request for proposal. Following discussions and meetings with the offerors,... more
HelicoptersEurocopter has delivered 14th EC-725 helicopter to the French Forces
Cazaux, France - A helicopter specifically designed for Combat Search and Rescue (C-SAR) missions
The French Air Force has received its sixth EC-725, which has joined the EH-1/67 Pyrenees Squadron based in Cazaux. This helicopter was the last in a series of fourteen helicopters ordered by the French... more
HelicoptersUK: SDC Trailers buy Agusta A-109E Power
Toombridge, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland company's production rises
Northern Ireland company SDC Trailers has bought an Agusta A-109E Power and registered it G-SDCT. Established in Toomebridge, Northern Ireland in 1978, SDC has grown into one of the leading trailer... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: first flight of NH-90 for Oman
Marignane, France - Ordered in 2004
Eurocopter continues its schedule of milestones in the NH-90 program and has successfully performed the maiden flight of the first NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) for the Sultanate of Oman at... more
HelicoptersEurocopter expanding in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Two EC-135s helicopters for the Brazilian internal revenue service
During the year, Helibras, a subsidiary of Eurocopter in Brazil, is ready to deliver about 30 helicopters to governmental bodies, emergency services and corporates. In addition to these important results,... more
HelicoptersThe United Kingdom Helicopter Museum will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Falklands island war
Weston-Super-Mare, United Kingdom - The 9 of May will be opened a special exhibition. There is already large number of groups booking
The nine of May will be 25 years from the war fought by the UK to defend the Falkland's island. The exhibition will report this controversial conflict of the recent history through the perspective of... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: FB Heliservices reaches 250,000 flight hours with AS-350 BB "Squirrel" fleet
Marignane, France - Defence Helicopter Flying School celebrates 10th anniversary
"FB Heliservices Limited, headquartered in Basingstoke in the United Kingdom, has just achieved 250,000 flight hours with its fleet of 38 AS-350BB ‘Squirrel’ helicopters, marking an impressive milestone in... more
HelicoptersThe Philippines incident: one kite is the convict
Manila, Philippines - The inquire for the wreck of the UH-1H of the Philippine Army is going to an end
A string of nylon disabled the helicopter's rotor wrecked on the 28 of April in Manila. It's still unofficial but inquirers have found evidences of the string that surprisingly able to stop the engine... more
HelicoptersWreckage of the helicopter disappeared during the night in the UK was found
Peterborough, United Kingdom - The Twin Squirrel was ferrying the Chelsea vice-president
The rescuers found near Wansford the wreckage of the Eurocopter AS-355 Twin Squirrel helicopter disappeared during the night round 01:45 AM Greenwich time. The Atlas Helicopter's vehicle left the John... more
HelicoptersAustralian Defense Department to purchase 46 helicopters
Brisbane, Australia - A deal worth USD 4.2 billion
More than USD 400 million will be pumped into Brisbane's economy through the Defence Department's plan to spend USD 4.2 billion on building 46 helicopters. Four of the MRH-90 machines will be built... more
HelicoptersTested the first Eurocopter NH-90 assembled in Finland
Helsjnkj, Finland - The fourth out of the 18 ordered by Swedish Defence Forces
Great success for the first test flights of the fourth out of the 18 Eurocopter NH-90 transport helycopters ordered by the Swedish Defence Forces, the first to be assembled by Patria, group operating in... more
HelicoptersTested the first Eurocopter NH-90 assembled in Finland
Helsjnkj, Finland - fourth out of the 18 ordered by Swedish Defence Forces
Great success for the first test flights of the fourth out of the 18 Eurocopter NH-90 transport helycopters ordered by the Swedish Defence Forces, the first to be assembled by Patria, group operating in... more
HelicoptersLockheed Martin awarded USD 59,4 million to provide electronic support measure systems to Canadian forces
Owego, USA - For the new CH-148 Cyclone Maritime Helicopter
Lockheed Martin has received a $59.4 million U.S. Navy Foreign Military Sales contract to provide Canadian Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)/Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems in support of 28 Canadian... more
HelicoptersA French man already escaped by Spanish prison run away from a Belgian jail while comes extradited in Spain
Lantin, Belgium - He escapes by helicopter: manhunt
The story is always the same: parties from the external, threatening the pilot of an helicopter compel him to land on the prison’s yard, where a detained was waiting for the aircraft. Since 20 years e... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland continues to grow in Japan
Cascina Costa, Italy - A contract for five AW-109 Power helicopters
“AgustaWestland has been awarded a further contract by the Japan National Police Agency to supply five AW-109 Power law enforcement helicopters as part of an on-going program to modernise the Police h... more
HelicoptersHelicopters in electric power producers’ service
Berlin, Germany - A system of It-Services and Solutions still not on sale
A new solution designed for the companies that supply electricity, was thought out by It-Service and Solutions, a German company linked to IBM. An innovative system still not on sale is born as reply to... more
HelicoptersIraq: flight collision between two British helicopters
Baghdad, Iraq - A tragic fatality
Yesterday, new attempts occurred in Iraq, causing apparently 34 deaths and 104 casualties. In addition to these new tragedies, a flight collision occurred between two Puma helicopters, at the beginning... more
HelicoptersNew helicopter operator in Sierra Leone with two Mi-8s
Moscow, Russia - An operation of UTair
Russian operator UTair has set up a new operation in Sierra Leone under the name of Inter City Air, using two Mi-8s on South African registrations - they have recently been overhauled there and have 1800... more
HelicoptersBell's 429 helicopter continuing paces of Flight Test Program
Mirabel, Canada - The performace has been "Very stable and predictable"
Bell Helicopter, a Textron (TXT) Inc. company, confirmed that its 429 model continues to perform well as it advances through its flight test paces. According to the flight test pilots, to date, the... more
HelicoptersBoeing expects Italy will buy 16-20 new CH-47F Chinook helicopters
Washington, USA - Probably in 2008-2009 time-frame
Boeing Corp. expects Italy will buy 16 to 20 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, through Boeing's joint production agreement with Italian conglomerate Finmecccanica SpA. The comments mark the first time Boeing... more
HelicoptersUK support helicopter force to gain six new EH-101 Merlins and eight CH-47D Chinooks
London, United Kingdom - A deal worth GBP 230 million
The Ministry of Defence has agreed to buy six new EH-101 Merlin helicopters, which will be available within a year and to convert eight existing CH-47D Chinook Mark 3 helicopters to make them available... more
HelicoptersSwedish military go out to tender for AgustaWestland A-109 simulator training
Stockholm, Sweden - Tenders close 12th April 2007
The Swedish Armed Forces have recently gone out to tender for the provision of "Helicopter flight simulator services", specifically the "Education of helicopter pilots for Swedish Armed Forces personnel,... more
HelicoptersTurkey announces the start of contract negotiations with AgustaWestland for the ATAK project
Ankara, Turkey - The deal worth EUR 1.2 billion
The Turkish Executive Committee has announced that it is to start contract negotiations with AgustaWestland, in partnership with Turkish Aviation Industry (TAI), for the Tactical Reconnaissance and Attack... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: maiden flight for the first MRH-90 destined to Australia
Marignane, France - The delivery is scheduled by the end of 2007
The first of Australia's 46 MRH-90 conducted its maiden flight today in Marignane, France. The aircraft flew for 1.5 hours and the Eurocopter test crew were delighted with its performance. The first... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: australian market success for the AW-139
Sydney, Australia - The helicopter of choice elsewhere
The AW-139 has achieved significant success in Australia, winning orders in the Search and Rescue (SAR) and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) markets. The Queensland Government and CHC, in New South Wales,... more
HelicoptersHelicopters New Zealand purchases second AgustaWestland AW-139 helicopter
Yeovil Somerset, New Zealand - To perform offshore oil transport and support tasks
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that Helicopters New Zealand (Helicopters NZ) has ordered a second AW-139. The company, located at Nelson Airport, has been operating helicopters for over 50 years... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland sales take-off in Australasia
Yeovil Somerset, UK - It has already sold more than 30 helicopters
Since the first AgustaWestland commercial helicopter, an A-119 Koala, was delivered to the prominent Australian transport pioneer Mr. Lindsay Fox of LinFox Group Holdings in September 2000, AgustaWestland... more
Helicopters"ICC Cricket World Cup 2007" monitored from height
from height, Jamaica - Two Bell 407 helicopters assisting security staff
During the ceremony of "ICC Cricket World Cup 2007", the Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Phillips has shown his approval for the precautionary measures adopted in order to prevent any disorder.... more
HelicoptersHeli Service Belgium purchases an Eurocopter AS-355 F2
Halle, Belgium - Transaction with Delta System Air
Heli Service Belgium has announced the purchase of an Eurocopter AS-355 F2, registered OO-HSK, that will be added to its fleet. The purchase took place in the Czech Republic, from Delta System Air, one... more
HelicoptersHTM: the new Eurocopter AS 350 B3 "Ecureuil" moves to Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria - Two helicopters now operating in Austria
HTM-Helicopter Travel Munich has moved the new Eurocopter AS 350 B3 "Ecureuil" (the French for "Squirrel") from the Munich base to the Salzburg one, adding a new helicopter to the one already operating... more
HelicoptersRecord sales for Eurocopter to "Heli Expo 2007" of Orlando
Orlando, USA - The majority of the new orders came from North American clients
During the International exhibition "Heli Expo 2007" that this year took place in Orlando, Florida, from 1st to 3rd March, Eurocopter made known that it registered record orders of 112 units, 88 firm with... more
HelicoptersAtlantic Aviation Group joins Enstrom’s Team
Orlando, Usa - Based out of Miami, Florida
"Enstrom Helicopter Corp. announced a new member of its worldwide dealership network Atlantic Aviation Group based out of Miami, Florida. Atlantic Aviation has grown into one of the most prominent aircraft... more
HelicoptersEnstrom Helicopter selects Chelton Flight Systems Efis
Washington, Usa - To supply it for Enstrom Helicopter Corporations’ model 480B program
"Enstrom Helicopter and Chelton Flight Systems, Inc. Chelton Flight Systems, part of the Cobham Avionics & Surveillance Division, has been chosen to supply the Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)... more
HelicoptersEurocopter America announces an order of 10 EC-130B/4 helicopters
Fort Worth , USA - The value of the contract is still not made known
American Eurocopter announced Thursday that Maverick Helicopters, which offers rotor wing tours of the Las Vegas Strip and the Grand Canyon, corporate transport, and charter wedding flights, is buying... more
HelicoptersJapan: arrest warrants for the illegal sale of helicopters
Tokyo, Japan - Impeachment for three Yamaha executives
A few days ago, three executives of Yamaha Motor Co., Kazuo Uchiyama, Takafumi Itagaki and Akihiko Suzuki, have been arrested in Japan for allegedly exporting helicopters to China without government authorization.... more
HelicoptersNATO Medal: awarded the Italian helicopter pilots of "Pantera" Task Force
Kabul, Afghanistan - AB-212 helicopters in support of Regional Command Capital
Last week, in Kabul international airport occurred the ceremony for the delivery of NATO Medal to the helicopter pilots of Italian Navy, of "Pantera" Task Force, that since three months have been doing... more
HelicoptersBoeing: Holland to receive the Chinooks
St. Louis, USA - The deliveries will occur between 2009 and 2010
The Boeing Company yesterday signed a direct commercial sales agreement with the Defence Materiel Organization of the Dutch Ministry of Defense for six new-build CH-47F (NL) Chinook helicopters. The agreement,... more
HelicoptersIran: crashes helicopter of Iran's Oil Ministry-owned
Tehran, Iran - Three victims
Three people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed in Iran's central province of Fars on Thursday. A provincial official said Iran's Oil Ministry owned the helicopter that crashed near the... more
HelicoptersAlso the Gran San Bernardo's Valley opens to helisky, but in experimental way
Aosta, Italy - Five helipad for take off and landing will be expected
It will last an only season, in experimental way, the opening to helisky at Saint-Rhemy-en-Bosses, in Gran San Bernardo Valley, to verify the environmental impact of the helicopter activity. On authorization... more
HelicoptersThe helicopter crashed in Iraq a week ago was shot down
Baghdad, Iraq - The Pentagon admits and swallows the blow
Pentagon, at a week distance of time, has admitted that it wasn't a crash but the enemy fire to bring down an American CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter last February 7 in Al Anbar, in Iraq. Initially it... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: King of Bafokeng takes delivery of an A-119 "Koala"
Cascina Costa, Italy - The helicopter will be used for the personal transport of His Majesty and other VIPs
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, announced the delivery of an A-119 Kola to the His Majesty Leruo Molotlegi, King of the Royal Bafokeng Nation in South Africa. The aircraft will be used for the... more
HelicoptersAn AgustaWestland A-109 helicopter for ETPS training school
London, United Kingdom - A lightweight, twin engine, multipurpose chopper with eight seats
The Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) at Boscombe Down in England, part of the QinetiQ Group, has added an AgustaWestland A-109 Power helicopter to its training fleet that includes: two Sea King, two Lynx... more
HelicoptersAn UAV to rescue the climbers on the world’s highest mountain
Auckland, New Zealand - Adventurer Peter Hillary and Mark Inglis, this last double amputee, lend their support for the Everest Rescue Trust
"The Everest Rescue Trust launched the ‘Rescue on Everest Challenge’ to design, build and operate a self-funding rescue helicopter service for the extreme altitude regions of Nepal. This humanitarian pro... more
HelicoptersEnstrom 480B on the job with LA IMPACT
Michigan, Usa - The helicopter "Guardian" will be operated for the task force by the Pasadena Police Air Operations Section
"During a ceremony at the Enstrom facility, Pasadena Air Operations OIC, Lieutenant Robert Mulhall accepted the 480B on behalf of Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force... more
HelicoptersHelicopter rescue on Everest
Wellington , New Zealand - The Alpinist Mark Inglis wants to start a suitable company, after the event of his colleague's death
Mark Inglis, New Zealander origin without inferior limbs, which in 2006 reached Everest's peak with two artificial legs, reports the lack of helicopter rescue in high and highest altitude on Everest, recently... more