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Rotorcraft

USAIG Touts Cost-Saving Training Program

The insurer offers clients safety enhancement services, including some exclusively for rotorcraft operators.
Rotorcraft

Wysong Announces EMS Kit STC, Airbus AS350 Completion

New emergency medical services equipment is now available for the Bell 407 family.
Rotorcraft

LCI Starts 2015 With Strong Leasing Activity

Helicopter leasing group is seeing growth in the emergency medical sector
Rotorcraft

Aerox Demonstrates New Medevac Oxygen Systems

Remote High-flow Regulator for medevac operations and Personal Emergency Oxygen System are among products on display at Heli-Expo.
Rotorcraft

Robinson R66 Gets Genesys Autopilot, Garmin Glass

Cockpit of R66 upgraded, with Garmin G500H and Genesys HeliSAS autopilot.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Boosts Safety on Bristow SAR Fleet

Safety enhancements for S-92 and AW189 include night-vision goggle-compatible displays.
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.
Rotorcraft

Bell Promotes Orndoff to Oversee North American Sales

Ron Orndoff is now Bell Helicopter’s regional sales manager for all of North America.
Rotorcraft

Bell 412EPI Wins Cat A Takeoff Approval

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

FlightSafety Boosting Fleet of Helicopter Simulators

The training group is adding simulators in Dallas, Denver and Singapore.
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.
ATC

Airservices Australia Leads Aircraft Tracking Trial Using ADS-C

Airservices Australia, Inmarsat, Qantas and Virgin Australia are testing an aircraft tracking system using ADS-C at regular invervals.
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Rotorcraft

Metro Aviation Gets New Operations Control Center

The new center coordinates operations for more than 130 aircraft across 18 states.
Rotorcraft

Aspen Avionics Exceeds 500 Evolution Display Installations

The Evolution Flight Display System gives the benefits of a glass cockpit to various helicopters delivered with analog instruments.
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

Tiger Tugs Expands Range to MD 500 Series

The new scissor lift eases ground handling for the aircraft
Rotorcraft

Conklin & DeDecker Data Can Make Financial Sense

The industry data provider is demonstrating its full slate of aircraft evaluation tools.
Aircraft

VLM Delays Superjet Deliveries

Opts to wait for EASA certification of long-range version
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Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: March 2015

Upcoming mandates: within six months, within 12 months and beyond 12 months.
Airports

African Open Sky Expands Support Network

Djibouti and Burundi are the trip support group’s newest offices in a network spanning more than 50 African countries.
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Rotorcraft

BLR Expanding Markets For Dual Tailboom Strakes/FastFin

The modification and upgrade company is adding more helicopter models to its list of candidates for performance-improving updates.
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Security

FAA delays Hawaii Weather Cam Decision To 2018

Weather cams help safety in Alaska, so why the delay with installations in Hawaii and elsewhere?
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Rotorcraft

RMCI targets new HUMS for light helicopters

Supplemental type certificates for the new RMCI HUMS are expected this year for Airbus and Bell single-engine helicopters.
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Rotorcraft

Air Methods Puts Money Into Safety

The air-medical and heli-tour operator flies more than 400 helicopters at 186 bases in the U.S.
Rotorcraft

McConkey Receives Excellence In Safety Award

McConkey is considered an unsung hero of the helicopter industry for his pioneering work on GPS approaches.
Rotorcraft

Bartolotta is recipient of HAI Lifetime Achievement Award

Award winner has dedicated his life to the helicopter industry, beginning as an Army pilot in 1969.
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Accidents

ATSB Details Undershoot Accident in South Australia

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

IATA To Host Cabin Operations Safety Conference

The event provides airline executives an opportunity to network.
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.