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HelicoptersEADS NA begins VFD of AAS-72X+ combat helicopters for US Army
Herndon, Usa - Demo flights will showcase its high/hot performance for Army’s Armed Aerial Scout mission
EADS North America has begun its Voluntary Flight Demonstration (VFD) for the Army’s Armed Aerial Scout helicopter program, flying two aircraft at a high-altitude test site for a series of demonstrations t... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers the first EC-145 helicopter to the Bolivian Air Force
Marignane, France - In 2011, the Air Force ordered two models to further modernize its fleet
Eurocopter delivered the first of two EC-145s to the Bolivian Air Force last August, during an official ceremony attended by the Bolivian President Evo Morales Aima and the High Command of the Bolivian... more
HelicoptersHelicopters: Sikorsky to shut down Big Flats plant by the end of 2012
Big Flats, USA - 575 workers involved in the closedown
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has announced the closedown of its facility in Big Flats, New York, by the end of 2012: in the plant, where Black Hawk helicopters are currently manufactured, work 575 persons. Stratford-based... more
HelicoptersAersud and Eurocopter present new EC-130T2 helicopter
Verona, Italy - The event will be held next October 4, 2012 in Trento
The event for the launch of the latest member of the Ecureuil family, the EC-130T2 helicopter, will take place next October 4, 2012 at the Helicopters Italia headquarters in Trento, official center of... more
HelicoptersEurocopter helicopters for the Russian Ministry of Defense?
Moscow, Russia - Moscow is evaluating the purchase of five AS-355s
According to some rumours which have appeared on Russian press, based upon a photograph published on the newspaper "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" which shows Russian commandos jumping down from an AS-355 during... more
HelicoptersNew Australian Helicopter Industry Association ready for takeoff
Brisbane, Australia - The first meeting is scheduled on November 3
The first annual general meeting of the new Australian helicopter industry body is just a few weeks ahead: the scheduled date is November 3, and the place is Brisbane. The Australian Helicopter Industry... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland and Northrop Grumman ally to compete for new US Air Force helicopter
Falls Church, USA - The project will be based on the existing AW-101
Northrop Grumman and AgustaWestland, which is a subsidiary of Finmeccanica Group, announced on Tuesday 18 September 2012 their alliance to compete for the new US Air Force combat-and-rescue helicopter,... more
HelicoptersEurocopter to supply four EC-725 helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force
Marignane, France - For SAR
A contract was signed today between Eurocopter and the Royal Thai Air Force for the supply of four EC725 helicopters, configured for search and rescue missions. Signing the new agreement today were... more
HelicoptersKing Juan Carlos I takes to the air in the Spanish NH-90 helicopter
Madrid, Spain - He took off on September 17 from the Cuatro Vientos Air Base
His Majesty Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, took off this morning, on September 17, from the Cuatro Vientos Air Base in Madrid for a flight in the Spanish variant of the cutting-edge NH-90 helicopter, which... more
HelicoptersBell Helicopter continues momentum in Europe
Fort Worth, Usa - Deliveries in Switzerland, Romania, Czech Republic, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland and Germany
Bell Helicopter continues to increase its sales and customer support activities in Europe delivering seven aircraft and signing nine contracts within the last three months, as well as launching 407GX and... more
Helicopters"ILA 2012" (2): Med-trans Corporation purchases 10 Eurocopter EC-135 helicopters
Berlin, Germany - The agreement includes an option for a further six aircraft
On Thursday 13 September 2012, during the international event "ILA 2012", which is in progress in Berlin, Eurocopter announced the deal with Med-trans Corporation for the supply of 10 helicopters EC-135,... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: major milestone achieved as Eurocopter hands over its first Puma Mk2 helicopter
Oxford, England - To the UK Ministry of Defence
The upgrade of UK Ministry of Defence Puma aircraft took a further major step forward yesterday when Eurocopter handed over its first Puma Mk2 aircraft to MOD. This upgrade will significantly enhance the... more
HelicoptersEurocopter releases a spectacular video to show the firing capability of its EC-725 helicopter
Marignane, France - The firm of the EADS group is among the "ILA 2012" exhibitors
Eurocopter, one of the most important helicopter manufacturing and support companies in the world, which is part of the EADS group, has released a spectacular video to show the firing capability of its... more
HelicoptersFirst Bell 407GX helicopters delivered for tourism
Fort Worth, Usa - To Helicopter Flight Services Inc. based in New York
Bell Helicopter announced today the delivery of two 407GX aircraft to Helicopter Flight Services (HFS), Inc., a New York based company offering tours, charters, aerial photography, lift work and custom... more
HelicoptersHawker Pacific delivers another Bell 429 helicopter to Australian VIP
Sydney, Australia - This is the sixth 429 VIP delivered in the region
Hawker Pacific has declared it delivered a Bell 429 helicopter equipped for VIP missions. The helicopter was purchased by a private owner from Queensland, Australia. The helicopter will be used for... more
HelicoptersORNGE helicopters receive FAA approval to fly in US airspace
Toronto, Canada - So far the authorization was limited to the airplanes
ORNGE, Ontario's air ambulance service, has received the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its air ambulance helicopters in the airspace of United States, to and from any city... more
HelicoptersOH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter shot down in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Two soldiers killed
An OH-58 Kiowa Warrior close support/reconnaissance helicopter of the coalition was shot down in Afghanistan on Wednesday. The accident caused two victims. The helicopter crashed in an area south of Kabul,... more
HelicoptersEnglish helicopter operations continue in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Sea Kings, Lynxs and Apaches face MRO operations
The missions carried out by the English helicopter force in Afghanistan continue. A new Helmand-based MRO team is currently operating the ground support of the English rotary-winged fleet, which is composed... more
HelicoptersMil Mi-171E helicopters: China wants 55
Beijing, China - The Sichuan earthquake highlighted the lack of a vertical lift transport system
The negotiation between China and Rosoboronexport, the Russian state-ruled exporter for military equipments, has been reportedly concluded. The contract manages for a batch of 55 Mil Mi-171E tactical transport... more
HelicoptersEurocopter and Tianjin Free Trade Zone establish a partnership for a helicopter completion center in China
Tianjin, China - During a signing ceremony today
In a signing ceremony today witnessed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, Eurocopter and Tianjin Free Trade Zone inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore... more
HelicoptersBell delivers first 429 EMS helicopter in Europe
Fort Worth, Usa - To Air Zermatt, in Switzerland
Bell Helicopter announced the delivery of the first 429 configured for emergency medical services (EMS) in Europe to Air Zermatt in Switzerland. Air Zermatt, in need of a rugged and reliable aircraft for... more
HelicoptersMil Mi-38 helicopter wins new world altitude record
Moscow, Russia - It will replace the aging fleet of Mil Mi-17
The Russian Mil Mi-38 helicopter has set a new altitude record in its class . The aircraft is still a pre-production model, and its entering into service is expected in 2015. This helicopter is conceived... more
HelicoptersCalstar orders eight EC-135 helicopters
Grand Prairie, Usa - To standardize its fleet
American Eurocopter announced that California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR), with headquarters at McClellan, CA, has agreed to purchase up to eight EC-135 helicopters. CALSTAR operates nine full-time... more
HelicoptersIndia launches tender for 56 utility helicopters
Delhi, India - News about NH-90 and Seahawk soon
The Indian Navy has launched a new competitive tender for its new fleet of 56 naval light multipurpose helicopters to replace its aging force of indigenous HAL Chetaks. As reported by many press agencies,... more
HelicoptersIndia chooses the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter
Delhi, India - Delhi prefers western-made technology
Boeing, the well-known US civil/military aerospace industry, has won a great 1,5 billion contract in India for 22 helicopter gunships. Boeing's competitor for this tender was Russia with its Mil Mi-28,... more
HelicoptersBlack Hawk helicopter shot down in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Seven soldiers and four civilians killed
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on Thursday August 16, 2012. A Taliban spokesman said they had downed the helicopter using a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), an unguided Russian-made weapon... more
HelicoptersFirst Indian-made Sikorsky S-92 helicopter took off
Delhi, India - The company has sold the aircraft to Brazil
The first Indian-made Sikorsky S-92 heavy helicopter is currently flying in Brazil. Tata, the Indian heavy industry giant, have supplied 15 airframes to the US Company, which is fitting them with cockpits,... more
HelicoptersBell 429 helicopter receives Airworthiness Certificate in China
Fort Worth, Usa - The industry announced it today
Bell Helicopter announced today that it has received its airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the Bell 429. The certification follows the first complete... more
HelicoptersBell 429 helicopter receives increased weight approval in Thailand
Fort Worth, Usa - It is the thirteenth country
Bell Helicopter announced today that the Department of Civil Aviation in Thailand is the thirteenth country to approve the increased maximum gross weight for the Bell 429 based on Transport Canada's certification.... more
HelicoptersBell 214ST helicopter crashes in a cotton field
Ellis Country, USA - It was operating tests for the new Relentless
The B-214ST is the largest variant of the popular twin-engine helicopter family produced by Bell. It was developed in the late 1970s as a military helicopter for Iran, but only 96 were ever built. Compared... more
HelicoptersFirst Bell 407GX helicopter delivered to Africa
Fort Worth, Usa - The aircraft will be operated by a private customer in a corporate capacity
Bell Helicopter announced that National Airways Corporation, a Bell Helicopter independent representative, delivered the first Bell 407GX to be operated in Africa. The 407GX will be operated by a private... more
HelicoptersNorway threatens to cancel NH-90 helicopter deal
Oslo, Norway - "There are several helicopters on the market that are combat-proved"
Oslo has threatened to cancel its order for NH Industries NH-90 helicopters if delays continue. NH Industries is a consortium composed of AgustaWestland (32%), Eurocopter (62,5%) and Stork Fokker Aerospace... more
HelicoptersRussian Air Force to purchase 400 Mil Mi-8 helicopters
Moscow, Russia - "It does not exist a country on Earth without at least one of these aircraft on its territory"
The Russian Air Force will take delivery of 400 Mil Mi-8 helicopters (the Russian variant of the popular Mi-17). The order regards, obviously, the latest variant of the helicopter with all the recent upgrades... more
HelicoptersFinmeccanica. Performance by business segment: helicopters
Rome, Italy - New orders: €1,780 million
Helicopters. AgustaWestland New orders: €1,780 million, up 42,7% over the corresponding period of the previous year (€1,247 million). Helicopters (new and upgrades) account for 77.9%, while product sup... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers two NH-90 helicopters to France’s DGA armament procurement agency
Marignane, France - For deployment by the French Army and Navy
The French DGA armament procurement agency has taken delivery of its second NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and seventh NH-90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH), marking an important step forward... more
HelicoptersNH-90 helicopter successfully lands aboard amphibious ship
Wellington, New Zealand - Two of the type delivered
An NH Industries NH-90 helicopter has successfully landed aboard the amphibious assault ship HMNZS Canterbury. This is the first time this helicopter operates this king of missions in New Zealand. The... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers two NH-90 helicopters today to France’s DGA
Marignane, France - For their deployment by the French Army and Navy
The French armament procurement agency (DGA) has taken delivery of its second NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and its seventh NH-90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH), marking an important step forward... more
HelicoptersSikorsky is looking to the Mil Mi-17 helicopter for more powerful engines
Washington, Usa - Could it be a solution to avoid Rosoboronexport?
"Sikorsky has a well-known helicopter, the S-61. It is a bit smaller than the Mil Mi-17, and is powered by a 1,400hp General Electric engine. But the S-61 is not capable of flying well in hot and high... more
HelicoptersSikorsky: Thailand orders more Black Hawk tactical transport helicopters
Washington, USA - This deal follows another contract signed on 12 July 2012
The UH-60 helicopter family produced by Sikorsky, the popular Black Hawks, is one of the most exported US defence products. It has been produced in many variants, adapted for different deployments and... more
HelicoptersBoeing awards more contracts to Canadian firms for CH-147 helicopter In Service Support Program
Ottawa, Canada - The industry has selected L-3 Communications MAS and General Dynamics
The Boeing Company has selected L-3 Communications MAS of Mirabel and General Dynamics Canada of Ottawa for two In-Service Support Program contracts for Canadian Forces CH-147F Chinook helicopters. Boeing... more
HelicoptersEurocopter’s revolutionary X3 helicopter arrives in Washington
Washington, Usa - For final leg of aircraft’s US tour
Eurocopter continues its US tour of the X3 high-speed hybrid helicopter today in Manassas, Va. where the aircraft performed a flight demonstration for dignitaries, local elected officials, company employees... more
HelicoptersDRF Luftrettung: 19,667 air rescue missions with helicopters and aircraft
Filderstadt, Germany - Semi-annual mission statistics
Motorbike accidents, stroke or seriously injured children: the air rescue organization DRF Luftrettung is on duty every day with its helicopters and ambulance aircraft. In the first half of the year 2012... more
HelicoptersMercy One to receive second Bell 429 EMS helicopter
Fort Worth, Usa - From Air Methods
Bell Helicopter announced that 429 launch customer Mercy One of Des Moines, Iowa will receive a second Bell 429 helicopter from Air Methods. Mercy One currently operates an air medical critical care configured... more
HelicoptersSikorsky Helitech sign Black Hawk helicopter maintenance contract with Australian Defence Force
Shelton, Usa - Valued at more than $120 million
Sikorsky Aircraft Australia Limited announced yesterday the signing of a four-year agreement with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for ongoing logistics and engineering support for the Commonwealth of... more
HelicoptersSikorsky delivers 500th ‘M’ model Black Hawk helicopter
Stratford, Usa - Divided as follows: 400 UH-60M utility configuration and 100 HH-60M MEDEVAC aircraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and the US Army yesterday celebrated the delivery of the 500th H-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter. The deliveries to date comprise 400 UH-60M... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: EC-225 helicopter remains the preferred choice for fire-fighting missions in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - It concludes a new contract with the Tokyo Fire Department
Following the purchase of an EC-225 helicopter last December after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Tokyo Fire Department (TFD) signed a contract for another EC-225 this month, to add on to its Eurocopter... more
HelicoptersORNGE helicopters: Louis Bartolotta (AgustaWestland) releases a declaration to "Toronto Star"
Philadelphia, USA - "Misinformation about our company has reached a level we can no longer ignore"
The long and complex affair regarding the alleged kickback scheme which involves ORNGE (the Ontario air ambulance service agency that receives about $150 million a year from the province) and Italian Finmeccanica... more
HelicoptersEurocopter delivers four EC-225 helicopters to Blueway Group
Marignane, France - For operations in the North Sea
Eurocopter will complete in 2012 the supply of a total of four new EC-225s to Blueway Group, the reference Northern European helicopter operator. Two of these helicopters are already in service for crew... more
HelicoptersRussian Helicopters & AW sign agreement to develop a new 2.5 tonne helicopter
London, UK - At the "Farnborough International Airshow"
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland (a Finmeccanica company) announce that they have signed a Heads of Agreement at the "Farnborough International Airshow" today to jointly develop an all-new 2.5 tonne... more
HelicoptersMajor milestone achieved on Eurocopter’s Puma Mk2 helicopter upgrade program
Farnborough, Uk - For the UK Ministry of Defence
The upgrade of UK Ministry of Defence Puma helicopter took a major step forward last week with Eurocopter completing its first internal qualification of the Puma Mk2 aircraft. This upgrade will significantly... more