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HelicoptersEurocopter protests for a contract awarded
The Irish contract has been awarded to Sikorsky
The French/German helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter wants reasons from the Irish Minister for Defence as to why its tender to supply helicopters to the State was rejected, and why the contract was awarded... more
HelicoptersThe Mull of Kintyre crash, pilots not guilty
London, UK - New inquiry of the House of Lords
On June 2nd, 1994 a RAF Chinook helicopter left Aldergrove airbase bound to Fort George, near Inverness but crashed on the Mull of Kintyre with 25 anti-terrorism experts, belonging to SAS and MI5, aboard. The... more
HelicoptersBoeing expects major Apache sales
Seattle, Usa - New market targets for the american firm
Boeing is expecting major sales success for its AH-64 Apache helicopter, both in Asia both in Middle East. Among the new customers there will be firstly Kuwait, discussing about 16 helicopters, then Arab... more
HelicoptersBoeing and Sikosrky to carry on with Rah-66 Comanche project
Usa - Next generation of light attack helicopter despite all goes on
Despite all possible difficulties encountered in the past, Boeing-Sikorsky co-developed an co-produced Rah-66 will be built. "Dean (i.e. Borgman, president of Sikorsky Aircraft)and I talk almost daily... more
HelicoptersNine casualties in helicopter crash
Nazran, Tcechenia - Accident happened near Grozni
A russian helicopter type Mil MI-8 crashed immediately after take-off from Jankala air base, near Grozni. It is the fourth loss involving such type of helicopter, but the figure is comprising also the... more
HelicoptersSouth Korea close to Russian helicopters
Russia - Russian made Ka 226 and Ansat aircraft could soon fly to South Korea
According to aircraft industry rumours, South Korean government could be negotiating a future Ka-226 and Ansat helicopters purchase from Russia. Right now aircraft are still under certification and flight... more
HelicoptersSao Paulo jail guards shoot a Police helicopter
It was approaching without notice
A prison guard in Brazil Sao Paulo's prison shot at a police helicopter as it came too near jail without notice. The guards have been told to shoot at any helicopters that come too close after a jailbreak... more
HelicoptersHummingbird A160 makes its first test flight
It is an autonomous UAV helicopter
Victorville, California - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/ Frontier Systems In Hummingbird A160 vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle successfully conducted its first... more
HelicoptersIrish Sar looking for helicopters
Ohio, Usa - Three Sikorsky S-92 under negotiation
Irish Air Corps for Search and Rescue (Sar) could take off aboard three GE CT7-8 powered Sikorsky S-92 helicopters in the next months, as Irish government agreed to negotiate the purchase. The S-92 aircraft... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland will exhibit at HeliExpo 2002
Is one of the world's most important helicopter exhibition
AgustaWestland will be present at Heli-Expo 2002 through its USA subsidiary Agusta Aerospace Corporation. AgustaWestland has closed out its first operating year with excellent results. In only one year... more
HelicoptersGerman operator buys Dauphin
It is Heli Transair Gmbh
Heli Transair Gmbh based on Egelsbach airfield has increased its fleet, already operating in Europe since 14 years, acquiring an Eurocopter AS365N2 that will be used particularly for VIP transport. The... more
HelicoptersBell results, press conference at HAI
It will be held at Orlando on February 14th
Bell Chairman and CEO John Murphey said that in the next HAI Convention a status report on the company for the year ahead will be unveiled. Anyway will be highlighted the strong commitment to tiltrotors... more
HelicoptersDelhi's traffic police is going hi-tech
Helicopters and technology agains bad motor drivers
Delhi traffic police is finally flexing his muscles against run accidents and the rising level of road rage, while presently police had little choice . At the moment the capital had only one single system... more
HelicoptersGaza: new Israelian attacks against Palestinians
Helicopters shooted Jabalyya
Last night two Israelian helicopters bombed Jabalyya, a village in the northern region of Gaza Stripe. Israelian army shooted 4 missiles on what was suspected to be a bomb and mortar factory. (... more
HelicoptersNorth Sea oil workers claim for new helicopters
Super Pumas start to be excessively aged
OIL workers have called for the replacement of rig-based Super Pumas helicopters after a series of emergency alerts. These machines are the first point of escape from platforms in the North Sea, and... more
HelicoptersSAAB and NHI signed contract with Sweden
The contract regards TMS supply for NH90 helicopters
Saab and NH Industries have signed a contract, worth about SEK 2 billion, for the development and production of tactical mission system (TMS) for the new Swedish multi-helicopter, the NH90. When the... more
HelicoptersRobinson leader in the civil helicopter
In 2001 328 new helicopters produced
Once again the us Robinson Helicopter Company has been the most prolific of the industry. With 328 new aircraft the american company "defeated" Eurocopter, whose global output in 2001 raised from 241... more
HelicoptersEurocopter signs agreement with Telephonics for radar supply
They will become standard equipment on most Eurocopter helicopters
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Griffon Corporation, and Eurocopter, a worldwide supplier of fixed and rotary wing aircraft, announced today a joint agreement making Telephonics'... more
HelicoptersEurocopter awarded a 319 EURm contract by French government
This contract refers to military helicopter maintenance
The French-German helicopter industry Eurocopter announced to have received a 319 EURm contract by French government in order to assure maintenance to the over 600 military French helicopters. (Gi... more
HelicoptersUK MoD approves future Lynx funding
It is built by AgustaWestland
The Ministry of Defence has announced that it has given the go-ahead to the Assessment Phase for the UK’s Battlefield Light Utility Helicopter (BLUH) requirement. AgustaWestland’s Future Lynx has bee... more
HelicoptersUS helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
14 soldiers injured
A Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook twin engined helicopter crashed during a landing attempt near Khost, a town in the eastern part of the country. On board there were 24 army men of the famous 101 Airborne... more
HelicoptersHelicsa orders six Eurocopter EC-135
The helicopters will be equipped with Turbomeca engines
Turbomeca announces the selection of the Arrius 2B2 for the engining of six twin-engine EC 135 helicopters from Eurocopter ordered by the Spanish company Helicsa. The delivery of... more
HelicoptersHelicsa orders six Eurocopter EC-135
The helicopters will be equipped with Turbomeca engines
Turbomeca announces the selection of the Arrius 2B2 for the engining of six twin-engine EC 135 helicopters from Eurocopter ordered by the Spanish company Helicsa. The delivery of... more
HelicoptersINDONESIAN HOUSE TO ASK GOVT ABOUT CANCELLATION OF RUSSIAN HELICOPTER PURCHASE
GIAKARTA, INDONESIA, Indonesian House of Representatives will ask the government to clarify its reported action in unilaterally canceling a helicopter... more
HelicoptersIRISH AIR CORPS SELECTS THREE S-92 FOR SAR MISSION
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, The Republic of Ireland has agreed to begin negotiations for the purchase of three Sikorsky S-92 helicopters to fulfill the Irish Air Corps Search and Rescue (SAR) mission.... more
HelicoptersIRISH SAR HELICOPTERS, A CONTROVERSIAL CONTRACT
DUBLIN, Ireland would have decided to buy three Sikorsky S-92 helicopters for SAR duties, plus an option for further two machines for troop transport. The decision, still to be announced by the defence... more
HelicoptersGEORGIA IS TOO POOR TO FLY HELICOPTERS
TBILISI, Turkey and Usa have given eight Bell UH-1H helicopters to Georgia, but this state is unable to use them because of financial problems. It is the sensational statement of Gela Bezuashvili, deputy... more
HelicoptersAEROTECH BUYS ELEVENTH R44
TORRANCE, Aerotech International, which is operating a fleet of 10 fishing boats equipped with helicopter platform, has received its eleventh Robinson R44 Clipper helicopter. Such helicopters are... more
HelicoptersMACEDONIA ACQUIRES OTHER TWO HELICOPTERS
SKOPJE, Macedonia has purchased another couple of Mi-24K helicopters from Ukraina, according a press release quoting the local defence minister. Macedonia already owns 23 helicopters, all sold by Ukraina. The... more
HelicoptersSAPS RECEIVED TWO NEW HELICOPTERS
KIMBERLY, SOUTH AFRICA, The South African Police Service (SAPS) recently received two new single engine helicopters to the value of Real 20 million to assist in the fight against crime. SAPS not declared... more
HelicoptersGEORGIA TOO POOR TO USE DONATED HELICOPTERS
TBILISI, GEORGIA, According to defence ministry of Georgia, the ex-Soviet country has no funds to operate eight UH-1H (Iroquois) helicopters donated to it by the USA (6) and Turkey... more
HelicoptersSTAT MEDEVAC RECEIVES FIRST BELL 430 EMS HELICOPTER
PITTSBURGH, PHILADELPHIA, STAT MedEvac of Pittsburgh, PA has taken delivery of a specially equipped Bell 430 helicopter to compliment it’s large aircraft fleet. The 430 is equipped with medical equipment n... more
HelicoptersR-44 ROBINSON USED BY ST. MARTEEN POLICE
ST. MARTEEN, NETHERLAND ANTILLES, According to a St. Marteen Police spokesman, Department in the Netherland Antilles purchased a new R44 Police helicopter last year and have already completed over... more
HelicoptersITALIAN HELICOPTERS IN ALBANIA - RELIEF OPERATIONS
TIRANA, ALBANIA, Italian Army helicopters framed into KFOR and belonging to 21st Gruppo Orsa maggiore (Air Cavalry) intervened in support of Albanian people. Following a series of heavy snowfalls that... more
HelicoptersAGUSTAWESTLAND ANNOUNCES MAJOR UK ACTIVITIES CONSOLIDATION
ROMA, AgustaWestland, the parithetic joint venture between Italian Finmeccanica and British GKN announced it will reorganize the UK industrial activities. This will involve the dismission of 950 workers... more
HelicoptersCINA FORECASTS TO HAVE 10,000 HELICOPTERS UNTIL 2020
PEKING, CHINA, China government forecasts that country will acquire about 10,000 helicopters until 2020, while now there are only 80. For the 2013 is expected to have about 2000 helicopters, thus creating... more
HelicoptersTHALES SIGNS DEAL WITH EUROCOPTER
PARIS, Thales Avionics announced it has signed a 210 million euros deal with Eurocopter to provide electrical system and avionics for NH90 military transport helicopters. more
HelicoptersKUWAIT TO BUY HELICOPTERS FROM USA
KUWAIT, Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Jaber Al Hamad Al Sabah announced that the country has already taken preliminary steps to buy Apache helicopters and F/A-18 aircrafts from Boeing. The minister... more
HelicoptersCCTV TO PURCHASE HELICOPTER
CHINA, China Central Television ( CCTV) is to purchase a refitted domestically-made Zhi-11 helicopter which will be used in shooting spectacular scenes and emergency events, Xinhua news agency said. The... more
HelicoptersVENEZUELA COULD BUY RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS
MOSCOW, "We are closely evaluating the possibility of acquiring Russian helicopters", Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced. Russia and Venezuela have signed a bilateral military agreement earlier... more
HelicoptersDANISH CONTRACT SIGNED FOR 14 EH101 HELICOPTERS ACQUISITION
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, On December 7 2001, Major General Lars Fynbo, Head of the Royal Danish Air Force’s Materiel Command signed a formal contract with Giacomo Saponaro, Managing Director of EH Industries L... more
HelicoptersMD EXPLORER JOINS GROWING CORPORATE FLEET
MESA, ARIZONA, Best-known for its air medical and law enforcement helicopters, MD Helicopters, Inc., also has a growing presence in the corporate market. The Mesa, Arizona-based company recently sold... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY AIRCRAFT AWARDED A OVER 13 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $13,412,056 contract to exercise an option for services associated with the Special Progressive Aircraft Rework for the VH-3D and VH-60... more
HelicoptersFIRST MD EXPLORERS DELIVERED FOR OFFSHORE OIL WORK IN INDONESIA
MESA, ARIZONA, A prominent helicopter operator in Indonesia has taken delivery of two MD Explorers, the first ever purchased for offshore oil work. P.T. Airfast Indonesia accepted the aircraft during... more
HelicoptersBOEING, U.S. ARMY SIGN CONTRACT FOR 35 EGYPTIAN AH-64D APACHES
MESA, "Boeing has signed a foreign military sales (FMS) agreement with the U.S. government to upgrade 35 Egyptian AH-64A Apache helicopters into next-generation AH-64D Apaches. Egypt initially announced... more
HelicoptersNORWAY SIGNS CONTRACT FOR NH90 HELICOPTERS
OSLO, Norway has signed a contract with NH Industries for the purchase of 14 NH90 helicopters and for the option of additional 10 helicopters. All the norwegian NH90s are equipped with the Rolls-Royce... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA-WESTLAND AWARDED A EUR320 MILLION CONTRACT FROM PORTUGAL
ROME, Anglo-italian Group Agusta-Westland has been awarded a eur320 million contract for 12 EH101 helicopters. The EH-101 helicopters will be used for search and rescue missions and to the monitoring of... more
HelicoptersHUNTINGTON BEACH BUYS ITS THIRD MD-520N HELICOPTER
MESA, ARIZONA, An American pioneer in airborne law enforcement has purchased a third MD 520N, completing the transition to an all-NOTAR system fleet. The MD 520N, built by MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI),... more
HelicoptersPHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT BUYS TWO MORE MDHELICOPTERS MD-520N
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, Ten years after becoming the world’s first operator of NOTAR system-equipped MD 520N helicopters, the Air Support Unit of the Phoenix, Arizona, is expanding its fleet with two more M... more
HelicoptersPRATT&WHITNEY CANADA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT OF A UH-1 HUEY WITH A PT6C-67D ENGINE
USA, Pratt&Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) has successfully completed the first flight test of a UH-1 Huey helicopter equipped with a PT6C-67D engine. P&WC expects to obtain an Engine Type Certificate... more