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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Offers New Three-year Warranty

The new warranty will provide coverage for three years or 2,000 hours, including labor for the first year.
Rotorcraft

Inaer Takes Delivery of Mecaer HEMS Kits for EC145 T2

The HEMS system for the EC145 T2 provides maximum flexibility and assures multiple cabin layouts.
Aircraft

Airbus Helicopters Unveils the New H160 Helicopter at HeliExpo

Airbus Helicopters Unveils the New H160 Helicopter at HeliExpo
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Aircraft

Airbus Helicopters Unveils All-Composite H160 Medium Twin at HeliExpo

Airbus Helicopters Unveils All-Composite H160 Medium Twin at HeliExpo
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Rotorcraft

HeliExpo 2015 Set to Break Records and Boost Business

Over the last few shows, the business level has averaged more than two billion dollars, according to HAI president Matt Zuccaro.
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Rotorcraft

X-Copter Comes To Heli-Expo with Six of Its ‘Simulators’

X-Copter recently signed an agreement with PilotEdge, which provides professional air traffic control for flight simulators.
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Rotorcraft

Safe Flight Shows Icing and Powerline Detectors

The icing conditions detector provides an instantaneous warning when icing conditions are present, before ice accretion can affect aircraft performance.

Spectro Jet-Care Joins HeliOffshore Safety Group

Spectro Jet-Care has been providing fluid and debris analysis services to the offshore helicopter market for almost 40 years.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Ops Procedures Offered, but Only to a Select Few

The guidelines outlines general operating procedures for a UAS. However, the manual is available only to qualified Global Aerospace customers.
Accidents

Accidents: March 2015

Preliminary and final reports
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters CEO Talks about Market Conditions Ahead of H160 Unveiling

Airbus Helicopters CEO Talks about Market Conditions Ahead of H160 Unveiling
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Ops Procedures Offered, but Only to a Select Few

The guidelines outlines general operating procedures for a UAS. However, the manual is available only to qualified Global Aerospace customers.
Rotorcraft

New Lord Elastomeric Bearings Good News for Bell 407 Owners

Lord Corporation believes that the extension of its warranty will offer value to customers.
Rotorcraft

Esterline CMC To Provide Navigation for New Airbus Helicopters X4

The Canadian company will supply its CMA-9000 flight management system and Interflight CMA-5024 global positioning system for the X4.
Rotorcraft

Bell 412EPI Wins Cat A Takeoff Approval

Bell 412EPI twin’s backup Cat A takeoff adds capability to the twin-engine helicopter.
Rotorcraft

S-76D Gains EASA Nod and Gets iFly Sikorsky App

The app allows the user to configure an aircraft, evaluate weight and balance and do common performance calculations.
Safety

Loss of Control Remains a Trap for Pilots

Loss of control in flight isn't the most common accident cause, but it accounts for a significant number of fatalities.
Safety

Transportation Trades Group Speaks Out on Drone Safety

Union group wants to see guarantees of system safety.
Safety

IATA To Host Cabin Operations Safety Conference

The event provides airline executives an opportunity to network.
Accidents

ATSB Details Undershoot Accident in South Australia

The pilot made one go-around but elected not to make a second.
Safety

FAA Publishes Cold-temperature Corrections

Starting this week, a snowflake icon on approach plates will indicate the requirement for a cold-temperature altitude correction.

TBM 900 Manufacturer Rebrands as Daher, Dropping Socata

The company also recapped its successful year, following the launch of the new TBM 900 turboprop single last year.
Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle Offers New Aviation Safety Courses

Courses are applicable to a certificate of management in aviation safety.
Accidents

Propeller Overhaul Preceded Beech 1900 Crash

Aircraft was in left turn before accident.
Accidents

Aussie TSB Reopens Westwind Crash Investigation

The original final accident report has been removed from the public domain.
Aircraft

Textron Cessna Citation X Elite Business Jet

Textron Cessna Citation X Elite Business Jet
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Airports

Handling the Aftermath of a Plane Crash

Handling the Aftermath of a Plane Crash
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Rotorcraft

Meet AIN's Editors at Heli-Expo 2015

The team will be available at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 5 at Booth No. 2474 in the Orange County Convention Center.
Safety

FAA Updates Advisory Circular for RNP Procedures

AC outlines numerous changes to the flight validation procedures and requirements.
Accidents

NTSB Publishes Preliminary Report on Texas Cessna 441 Crash

Pilot became distracted during the instrument approach by something that has not yet been identified.