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HelicoptersBRAZIALIAN ARMY RECEIVES EIGHT EUROCOPTER COUGAR
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Eight Eurocopter helicopters Cougar AS532UE has been delivered to Brazilian Army. The helicopters, which will be used in a logistic support battalion, are equipped with an hoist,... more
HelicoptersAEROCLUBE DO BRASIL TAKES DELIVERY OF SCHWEIZER 300C HELICOPTER
BRAZIL, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. is pleased to announce that Aeroclube do Brasil has taken delivery of a Schweizer 300C helicopter. The purchase of the new 300C is part of the Aeroclube do Brasil's capital... more
HelicoptersROLLS-ROYCE AND AVIC II TO DEVELOP A TWIN-ENGINED VERSION OF Z-11 HELICOPTER
PARIS, Rolls-Royce President, Helicopters, Stuart Mullan and China Aviation Industry Corporation II Vice President Shi Jianzhong yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Paris Airshow... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER RESCUES PEOPLE OF A VESSEL
USA, An helicopter rescued five people on a vessel that run aground two rocks close to a waterfall in the White River, near Indianapolis. The helicopter saved the five people lowering a sling to lift them... more
HelicoptersSTRONG AGUSTA WESTLAND PRESENCE AT LE BOURGET AIR SHOW
PARIS, FRANCE, Italian/British helicopter industry Agusta Westland will be at the Paris Air Show - Le Bourget, which will be held from June 16 to 24, with a large static display in front of the A 389... more
HelicoptersCHECHEN FORCES BRING RUSSIAN HELICOPTER DOWN
CHECHNYA, A russian military helicopter was yesterday shot down by chechen forces. The helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing near Nazran after coming under fire. Three people were on board,... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER ESCAPE(2): THE PILOT WAS A WOMAN
PARIS, FRANCE, French police questioned the pilot woman who has been kidnapped by three armed man and obliged to pilot her helicopter on the Fresnes prison in order to allow two prisoners to escape with... more
HelicoptersTHE TWO PRISONERS WHO HAVE TRIED TO ESCAPE WITH A HELICOPTER SURRENDERED
PARIS, FRANCE, The two prisoners who have tried to escape with a helicopter from French Fresnes prison surrendered freeing unhurt the two prison guard they have keep as hostages. Ben Buabdela Munir and... more
HelicoptersDEFENCE CHIEFS TO SHUT RAF HELICOPTER BASE
LONDRA, British Defence Ministry will shut Raf Odiham's Chinook base in a spending review. The decision will be announced in autumn in a razionalization plan. The three Chinook squadrons will be transferred... more
HelicoptersBAVARIAN POLICE TO RETROFIT EC135 HELICOPTERS WITH PRATT&WHITNEY CANADA PW206B2 ENGINES
CANADA, "Pratt&Whitney Canada Corp. is pleased to announce that the Bavarian Police have decided to outfit their nine PW206B-powered Eurocopter EC135 helicopters with PW206B2 engines, starting in September... more
HelicoptersRUSSIAN HELICOPTERS LAUNCH MISSILES IN CHECHNYA
GROZNY, CHECHNYA, In the last 24 hours, the Russian federal Mi-24 helicopters made three missile strikes on groups of militants and four strikes on illicit oil refineries in Chechnya. To protect federal... more
HelicoptersUS HELICOPTERS CAN'T TAKE OFF BECAUSE OF LACK OF SPARE PARTS
WASHINGTON, According to Pentagon nearly 60 percent of the Army National Guard's helicopters are grounded because they lack spare parts. Pentagon said the Army National Guard has a fleet of 1,885 helicopters.... more
HelicoptersTHAI TO BUY TWO NEW HELICOPTERS
BANGKOK, Thai Defence Minister Gen Chavalit Yongc said the army will purchase two new Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters, which will be used for night patrol operations and against drug trafficking. Thai... more
HelicoptersMALAYSIA TO BUY 11 HELICOPTERS FROM EUROCOPTER
MALAYSIA, Malaysian armed forces authorities said they will buy 11 Fennec helicopters from Eurocopter, in the next five years, to boost the Army Corps. Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak said the contract... more
HelicoptersSOON DELIVERED TO ARGENTINE BORDER PATROL POLICE THE THREE R44 ORDERED
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, Argentina's Border Patrol, the "Gendarmeria Nacional" will receive soon, in this month, the three Robinson R-44 helicopters ordered some times ago. The three R-44, two "Raven"... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY SIGNS A 220 USDM CONTRACT FOR UPGRADING BLACK HAWK UH-60S
USA, The US Army signed a contract for the mechanical and electronic upgrade of the Black Hawk UH-60s valued about 220 USDm. The program expects the substitution of the rotor blades, the introduction of... more
HelicoptersSIKORSSKY TO MODIFY EGYPTIAN HELICOPTERS
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut awarded a USD 7,020,098 modification contract for the modification of two Egyptian helicopters, of which type has been not released,... more
HelicoptersTHIRD R-22 FOR GUIDANCE HELICOPTER SCHOOL
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, Guidance Helicopters, Inc., expanded Prescott Based Flight School adding a third Robinson R22 Beta II helicopter to its existing fleet. Guidance Helicopters is the only north emisphere... more
HelicoptersTURKMENISTAN TO BUY TWO SUPER PUMA HELICOPTERS FROM EUROCOPTER
MOSCOW, Turkmen government announced it plans to purchase two Super Puma military helicopters from the The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co (EADS) unit Eurocopter. The deal worth $27 million,... more
HelicoptersLIBERIAN MINISTER KILLED DURING AN ATTACK TO HIS HELICOPTER, ALONG GUINEA AND LIBERIA BORDERS
MONROVIA, LIBERIA, Liberia's sports minister, Francois Massaquoi, was killed on Monday, while bringing humanitarian supplies to the northern town of Voinjama, near the border with Guinea, with his civilian... more
HelicoptersEIGHT NEW HELICOPTERS FOR MALAYSIAN NAVY
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Government has approved eight new French Fennec helicopters purchase from Eurocopter manufacturer firm to beef up Malaysian Royal Navy. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak declared... more
HelicoptersUS DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SIGNS CONTRAQCT WITH BELL HELICOPTER
MONTREAL, The U.S. Department of Defense has signed a $22,4 million deal with Bell Helicopter Textron Canada for 17 206B military training helicopter. Bell said the helicopters will be built at Bell Helicopter's... more
HelicoptersCHECHENIAN NATIONALISTGUERILLA ATTACKS RUSSIAN MILITARY HELICOPTER
GROZNY, CHECHNYA, Chechenian nationalist guerilla activity against Russian soldiers does not give signs of reduction. A terrorist act occurred between Argun and Gudermes, east from the Chechenian capital... more
HelicoptersISRAELI HELICOPTERS ATTACK PALESTINIAN TARGETS
GAZA, ISRAEL, Early today, Israeli helicopters attacked Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip, killing a medical officer and injuring other 18 Palestinians. In the last days there has been a notable violence... more
HelicoptersGREEN LIGHT FROM THE USA DEFENCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLACK HAWK UPGRADE
STRATFORD, USA, The American Defence Department approved the upgrading project of the Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters, that expects, during the next 20 years, the upgrade of about 1500 present and... more
HelicoptersRUSSIA DELIVERS MILITARY HELICOPTERS TO NIGERIA
MOSCOW, Nigeria has taken delivery yesterday of nine russian helicopters, six Mi-35s and three Mi-34s. Newspaper reports say that all the helicopters are brand new and the Russians will train the Nigerian... more
HelicoptersROTORWAY INTERNATIONAL HONORED FOR ITS ''AVIATION FIRSTS''
USA, The "Experimental Aviation Association" will acknowledge the RotorWay International several "Aviation Firsts" in the Air Venture show that will take place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 24-30 2001. Among... more
HelicoptersSCHWEIZER DELIVERIES TWO HELICOPTERS TO GEORGIA AVIATION & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
NEW YORK, Schweizer Aircraft announced the delivery of two 2001 Model 300CB Helicopters to Georgia Aviation & Technical College di Eastman, Georgia. The helicopters will be used for flight training in... more
HelicoptersCOAST GUARD AND AGUSTA PREPARE NEW INTERDICTION HELICOPTER
USA, "The United States Coast Guard announced that they are finalizing development of the Agusta A109E Power/MH-68A helicopter as their principal air asset for the Coast Guard’s Airborne Use of Force (... more
HelicoptersRUSSIA TO DELIVER MILITARY HELICOPTER TO INDIA
MOSCOW, Russia will deliver radar long-range detection Ka-31 helicopter to India's Navy by 2001. The announcement was given by a representative of Kamov aircraft firm. The Ka-31 is equipped with a modernised... more
HelicoptersAUSTRALIAN ARMY TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO NEW BOEING CH-47D CHINOOK HELICOPTERS
TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA, C Squadron of the Australian Army's 5th Aviation Regiment, based at Townsville, took delivery of two new Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters in an acceptance and transition ceremony... more
HelicoptersROYAL OMAN POLICE BUYS AGUSTA HELICOPTERS
MUSCAT, OMAN, Royal Oman Police (ROP) plans to buy a new fleet of AB-139 helicopters, produced by Bell-Agusta Aerospace Company; General Police Inspector al Maawali,in accordance with Sultan Qaboos,... more
HelicoptersROBINSON DELIVERS ITS 1000TH R-44 HELICOPTER
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, Robinson Helicopter Company of Torrance, California delivered its 1000th four-seat piston engine powered, R-44 helicopter to a Canadian customer. The R-44 made its first flight in... more
HelicoptersMEGGIT PLC WILL SUPPLY VIBRATION MONITORING COMPONENTS FOR S-92 HELICOPTERS
USA, Meggit PLC company will supply state of the art vibration signal conditioning to BFGoodrich and accelerometres to Sikorsky to be installed on S-92 helicopter. BFGoodrich and Sikorsky completed an... more
HelicoptersBOEING AND AH-64 (2): SUPPLY TO THE NETHERLANDS, GREAT BRITAIN AND USA
MESA, ARIZONA, Boeing Corp. who built AH-64 "Apache" combat helicopters, almost completed the delivery of 232 aircrafts to U.S. Army, after upgradation to suffix -D version. In the last September, Boeing... more
HelicoptersBOEING GOING TO UPGRADE EGYPTIAN MILITARY HELICOPTERS
MESA. USA, Boeing is going to upgrade 35 helicopters Apache AH-64A of the Egyptian Army, converting them into AH-64D. The industry will also supply spare parts and training. The total value of the program,... more
HelicoptersUKRAINA HANDS FOUR HELICOPTERS TO MACEDONIAN ARMY
UKRAINA, Ukraine's Defence ministry said today that four Soviet-designed Mi-8 helicopters have been given to macedonian army to help battling albanian rebels. The two countries have signed military cooperation... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER TO PRODUCE EC 135 HELICOPTERS IN ROMANIA
BUCHAREST, Eurocopter, in cooperation with Romanian aircraft manufacturer IAR, will produce EC 135 helicopters in Brasov, Romania. The new was reported by Eurocopter vice-president Siegfried Sobotta. Eurocopter... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA-WESTLAND THINK TO WITHDRAW FROM AIR87 BID
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, The new formed Italian-British company Agusta-Westland think to withdraw from Air87 australian bid, for supply to Australian army of an armed reconaissance helicopter. Agusta-Westland... more
HelicoptersTYUMENAVIATRANS SIGNED $ 16.5 MLN CONTRACTS
MOSCOW, United Nations extended participation of Russia's largest helicopter operator TyumenAviaTrans in peacekeeping operations in East Timor and Sierra-Leone for another three months: since the beginning... more
HelicoptersVOLVO AERO WILL OVERHAUL UK DEFENCE HELICOPTER ENGINE
STOCKHOLM, AFX reported that Volvo Aero has won an order for the overhaul of a number of helicopter engines from the UK Ministry of Defence: no financial details were disclosed. The helicopter engine... more
HelicoptersMAIDEN FLIGHT OF KA-31RUSSIAN HELICOPTER
MOSCOW, The maiden flight of a modernised Ka-31 early radar detection helicopter, designed for the Indian Air Force, will take place at Lyubertsy, near Moscow, at the end of March, a spokesman for the... more
HelicoptersGERMAN WANTS PRATT & WHITNEY
ANAHEIM, CA, Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. announced in a statement that Deutsche Rettungflugwacht E.V. (DRF), the German Air Rescue Service, has selected the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B engine to power... more
HelicoptersRUSSIA TO SUPPLY HELICOPTERS TO SOUTH KOREA
MOSCOW, Russia will supply civil Ka-32 helicopters to South Korea to partially repay its debts. The helicopters will be equipped with U.S. made fire fighting equipment. The contrant is to be signed in... more
HelicoptersASTEC HELICOPTER SERVICE FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH VOLVO AERO
NORWAY, L'Astec Helicopter Services, of Norway (CHC) and Volvo Aero, from Sweden, signed an agreement to form a joint venture torepair and overhaul helicopter engines, with particular care to the type... more
HelicoptersISRAEL ORDERS 9 AH-64D APACHE LONGBOW HELICOPTERS
SEATTLE, According to a famous press agency, Israel has arranged to buy nine AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters in a deal that could bring Boeing Co. nearly $500 million. The Israeli government signed a... more
HelicoptersMD HELICOPTER PRICES REMAINS STEADY
MESA, ARIZONA, As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the direct operating costs of its products, MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) today announced plans to hold prices on spare parts in 2001. Although pricing... more
HelicoptersSOUTH KOREA UNDECIDED ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTERS
SOUTH KOREA, According to the Ministry of National Defense Thursday, the Air Force is reviewing the purchase of British-Italian EH-101 helicopters and Russian MI-17 helicopters: it will make the final... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER CRASH IN BURMA
BURMA, A burmese military helicopter yesterday crashed into a body water, a like or a river. A few high ranking officials were killed. Among them the Army chief of staff, the Energy Minister, the Border... more
HelicoptersAN EC AS 350 B3 HELICOPTER FOR TRENT PROVINCE
TRENT, The helicopter, developed at Eurocopter plant of Marignane, will be soon delivered to Trent province. The european tender for the helicopter was called last year and won by Eurocopter of... more