Industry News

Design the Becker Avionics T-Shirt for the AMTC and win $1000 for your air medical program!Becker Avionics is looking for your help with the design of their new T-Shirt, and if your design wins, your program will be awarded a cash prize of $1000 and t-shirts f...

Members of the media are invited to attend the Grand Opening of Vector Aerospace Corporation’s (Vector) newest engine service centre; Vector Aerospace Engine Services Atlantic-Calgary. This new addition to the Vector family offers a variety of specialized serv...

Jouy-en-Josas, France, September 2, 2010 – The joint development by Eurocopter and Kannad of a new-generation emergency distress beacon for helicopters was recognized today with an award presented during a conference of industry managers, entrepreneurs, agenci...

1 September 2010 – In response to an invitation from the International Helicopter Safety Symposium, the Global Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Steering Group is pleased to announce that they will present an HFDM workshop at IHSS 2010, scheduled to coincide w...

EuroSafetys iSafety App is ESI’s latest effort in their goal to improve airframe knowledge and safety in the helicopter community.  The iSafety App is designed to provide a method to review caution panel emergency procedures from various aircraft. Th...

Hillsboro Aviation, a leading provider of helicopter avionics services, is pleased to announce the availability of custom on-site installations for owners and operators of Bell helicopters. Hillsboro Aviation can save customers travel time, fuel expense and as...

Columbia Helicopters of Portland, Oregon, has successfully completed one of Nebraska’s most complex and extensive power line reconstruction missions in recent years.  This followed a massive storm which raced across Buffalo and Dawson counties, Nebraska, ...

Jean-Marc Domergue appointed as Vice President Customer Support for Turbomeca USA, Inc.World leading helicopter engine manufacturer, Turbomeca, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Vice President of Customer Support for its U.S. operations. Jean-Mar...

BOULDER, Colo. (September 1, 2010) – Air Comm Corp. next delivered its 1,000th BLACK HAWK helicopter cabin heating system to Sikorsky Aircraft in August. Weighing in at just 16.5 pounds, the BLACK HAWK heating systems are warming the cabins of helicopters...

Menominee MI, August 24, 2010 – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has completed the first day of flying for the first 480B helicopter destined for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Pilot Training Program.“The first day could not have gone better”, sa...

Frasca International, Urbana, IL is proud to announce that Bristow Academy, Aberdeen, Scotland has received dual qualification for their Frasca Built EC225 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The EC225 FFS is the second certified helicopter device under JAA with both...

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received Transport Canada approval of their Cable Cutters Kits for the Bell model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 214B, 214B-1, 412  and 412EP helicopters. ...

Vertical Magazine is sponsoring attendance for one person at an upcoming seminar on emergency response planning.Global Aerospace and the Ohio Regional Business Aviation Association will present the full-day Advanced Aviation Emergency Response forum, scheduled...

LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, New York (August 30, 2010) – FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that Andy Johnson has been promoted to Manager of the company’s Learning Center in Orlando, Florida. “Andy has made a significant contribution to FlightSafe...

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that PHI, Inc. has signed a contract for ten AW139 medium twin helicopters. These aircraft will be used to perform offshore transport missions.Emilio Dalmasso, Senior Vice President Commercial Busi...

DECATUR, TX, AUGUST 29, 2010:  United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) has been awarded the helicopter upgrades bid for the Dallas Police Department’s Bell 206B3’s.The upgrades include BMS digital video microwave systems for both aircraft, upgrade of existing L...

PORTLAND, OREGON, USA August 25 2010: The Federal Aviation Administration has granted an STC for Simplex Manufacturing’s new power line insulator cleaning system for the Bell 407. The STC, number SR020S6SE, issued on August 23 2010 is the newest Simplex p...

Edmonton Police Service have announced that EC-120 seria 1035, flown by the Edmonton Police Service since July 2001, reached 10,000 hours of flight time on 14 August, 2010.  Ironically during this same historic flight, Air1 was instrumental in the capture...

Milwaukee, Wis.- Derco Aerospace Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services Company, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Universal Synaptics Corporation to distribute its line of Intermittent Fault Detection (IFD) products that identify i...

Kelowna BC, Canada August 26, 2010 SkyTrac is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Long Term Agreement with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company,   for the sale and service of SkyTrac products for all AgustaWestland aircraft type...