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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
HelicoptersBOEING APACHE LONGBOW TO DEMONSTRATE AEROBATICS IN AUSTRALIA
GEELONG, AUSTRALIA, The multi-role AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopter will be in the spotlight this week at Australian International Airshow 2001, Feb. 13-18, performing a series of loops and... more
HelicoptersMD HELICOPTERS GIVE HTC RESPONSIBILITY FOR ROTOR BLADE PRODUCTION
MESA, ARIZONA, In the rationalization plan, MD Helicopters selected Helicopter Technology Company (HTC) for realization of rotor blades for its helicopters, MD-500E, MD-530F, MD-520N and MD-600N, the latest... more
HelicoptersMD EXPLORER ''GOES TO WAR''
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A series of weapons have been tested on a MD Explorer by MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) to qualify it for use in helicopters flown by military corps. Under test a General... more
HelicoptersUAV HELICOPTER FROM SCHWEIZER AND KAWADA JOINT VENTURE
NEW YORK USA, A joint venture agreement between Japanese Kawada Industries and Schweizer Helicopter led to realization of a VTUAV, Vertical Take off Unmanned Air Vehicle, turbine powered, directly derived... more
HelicoptersTHE COP 206 IN DEVELOPMENT AT TEXAS AVIATION
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, At Heli-Expo 2001 at Anaheim, California, Texas Aviation Services announced that is developing a refurbished version of the old Bell 206, produced in thousands for U.S.... more
HelicoptersENSTROM OFFERS NEW PRICES AND PERFORMANCES ON 480B
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Is not a season sale for the Enstrom 480B, but the decision to sell it at 480,000 USD, against a price tag of 580,000 could convince many operators to buy this small single-engine... more
HelicoptersSCHWEIZER 300 AND 300 CB RECEIVE UKRAINIAN CERTIFICATION
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, The first Western helicopters to be granted of a certification by Ucraina are the Schweizer model 300 and 300 CB, waiting to receive also certifications from other Eastern... more
HelicoptersUNVEILED TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ‘’SECRET’’ EC-130
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Finally Eurocopter released the technical specification of its new EC-130B4, showed for fist time at Heli-Expo 2001. The new Eurocopter realization comes ready to fly:... more
HelicoptersHAWKER PACIFIC SELECTS THE AB139 HELICOPTER
USA, Bell/Agusta AB139 clinched today a new order for 4 AB139 helicopters from Hawker Pacific. The helicopters were selected for corporate, utility and off-shore operations in the Arabian Gulf more
HelicoptersROBINSON: LOOKING FOR MORE POWER
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, According to Robinson president, Frank Robinson "we have almost completed the search for a more powerful engine". Robinson said that the adoption of a turboshaft on his heicopters... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER UNVEILS ITS ''SECRET'' EC-130
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, In a "mistery" halo, breaked by a photographer which shoots an image of it before be covered, the Eurocopter EC-130 has been unveiled at 53th edition of Heli-Expo... more
HelicoptersROBINSON: SOLD 3.150 R22 AND 1000 R44
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A projection for the next years has been presented by Robinson management at Heli-Expo 2001. According with company's figures, have been sold over 3,150 R-22, the most... more
HelicoptersFOUR AB-139 ORDERED BY HAWKER
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, In the first day of Heli-Expo 2001, BAAC announced the order by Hawker Pacific for 4 of the newest AB-139 medium twin helicopters, which will be used in the Gulf for... more
Helicopters500TH EXEC 162F DELIVERED
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, The 500th Exec 162F helicopter in kit has been delivered by Rotorway. The Exec 162F is a piston-powered, two-seat helicopter delivered in kit which could be assembled... more
HelicoptersSCHWEIZER 300 AND 330SP MODIFIED IN 330 WITH A KIT
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A kit which allow the conversion of a Schweizer 300 and 330SP in a new "330" has been presented at Heli-Expo 2001. Certified by FAA, these kits have been adopted by San... more