Worker Suspended Under The Aircraft By A Long Line Fatally Injured When The Helicopter Went Down
The preliminary report issued by the NTSB in an accident involving a Hughes 369 helicopter in Childress, TX last November indicates that the aircraft experienced a "loss of engine power" while a worker was suspended below the aircraft working on a power line. The worker was fatally injured when the aircraft fell. The pilot sustained only minor injuries.
Already Conducting Experiments With Aircraft It Hopes To Deploy Over Orlando
The Orange County Sheriff in central Florida is testing two UAVs that it hopes to have flying over the Metro Orlando area by this summer, but the FAA has not yet given a green light for their deployment.
Will Provide Heavy-Lift Services To Company Based In Peru
Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has signed a contract with oil and gas company Pacific Rubiales Energy to provide heavy lift helicopter services in central Peru. Operations commenced on January 2nd of this year, and will last for a minimum of 12 months. The contract has a value of between $11 and $14 million, depending on total flight hours completed.
To Meet Increasing Demand, Nextant Has Expanded Its Capacity With A New 125,000 Square Foot Remanufacturing Facility In Cleveland
Nextant Aerospace has hired senior aviation executive Sean McGeough as president to help build on its strong growth. McGeough will concentrate on developing strategies that will allow Nextant to achieve even greater global market penetration and sustained growth for the Nextant 400XT.
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