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Accidents

Ghana Presidential Jet's Brakes Catch Fire on Aborted Takeoff

Crew kept the aircraft on the runway during the incident.
Safety

Helicopter Safety Program Released

The five- to six-minute presentations could cover nearly 20 topics by year-end.
Airports

California Rnav Procedures Contain Errors

Design problems in Rnav procedures affect Norm Mineta and Sacramento International.
Aircraft

Sud SA-318C Helicopter Lands at HAI HeliExpo 2015

Sud SA-318C Helicopter Lands at HAI HeliExpo 2015
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Aircraft

AgustaWestland AW609 Test Pilot Describes What its Like to Fly a Tiltrotor

AgustaWestland AW609 Test Pilot Describes What its Like to Fly a Tiltrotor
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Safety

NATA’s Safety 1st Demo Goes Live

Safety 1st Digital Response System prepares companies to respond in emergencies.
Aircraft

Bell Helicopters Announces Order of New 407GXP Model

Bell Helicopters Announces Order of New 407GXP Model
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ATC

Garmin Demos its Updated Pilot iOS App with Helicopter Route Charts

Garmin Demos its Updated Pilot iOS App with Helicopter Route Charts
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Rotorcraft

Enstrom Announces Launch Customers for TH180

The first flight of the TH180 prototype was made on February 6 and this aircraft is now on display at Heli-Expo 2015 in Orlando.
Rotorcraft

AAR Airlift Signs for Two AW-189 SAR Helicopters

The Falklands mission requires all-weather SAR, helicopter EMS, rescue hoist, night-vision imaging systems and passenger and cargo transfers.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky S-76D Demo Flight Proves Performance Boost

“This aircraft wants to get up and fly because of its power and the blades,” high-time Sikorsky pilot Ray Altieri commented.
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Rotorcraft

10 Years under Tilton, MD Helicopters Announces MD 902 Upgrade

The company supplies training and armed helicopters to Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador, Jordan, Costa Rica, Mexico and others.
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Rotorcraft

New Bell 407GXPs Will Get Upgraded Rolls-Royce Engines

The kit increases “hot and high” power by up to 8 percent, improves fuel efficiency by 2 percent and expands mission range and payload capability.
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.
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.

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.
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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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

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

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.
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.
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.