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All News

January 30, 2020

Airbus Helicopters To Deliver 16 New H125S To Customs And Border Protection

Aircraft Are Part Of Fleet Upgrade Initiative For The More Than 100 Airbus Helicopters Delivered To CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) will enhance its patrol and surveillance capabilities with the addition of 16 new Airbus H125 helicopters.

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Empire Drone Company Receives FAA Approval To Spray Crops By Drone

One Of Only A Few Companies To Gain Part 137 Approval In The U.S.

Empire Drone Company has received a Part 137 certification from the FAA. This certification allows Empire Drone Company to spray crops by drone. They are now one of only a few companies which have this authorization in the United States.

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Firehawk Helicopter Described As ‘Best All-In-One’ Aerial Firefighter

Sikorsky Honors California Fire Chiefs Who’ve Selected S-70i Firehawk Helicopter

Sikorsky has recognized and thanked the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue and the State of California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for their commitment to aerial fire-fighting operations with the S-70i Firehawk helicopter.

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Bell And Wintershall Dea Set Sights For Innovative North Sea Operations

Bell 525 Introduces New Technology For Transport And SAR Requirements

Bell has announced a collaboration with Norwegian oil and gas operator, Wintershall Dea Norge AS, to bring enhanced helicopter operational safety to the North Sea.

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FAA Awards STC To Maxcraft Avionics

Authorizes Installation Of Garmin GTN750H Navigator In AS-365 Dauphin Helicopters

The FAA has awarded an STC to Canadian avionics shop Maxcraft Avionics Ltd authorizing the Garmin GTN725H or GTN750H Navigator to be installed in a series of Airbus Helicopter Dauphin models, including SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2 and AS-365N3. The system is fully approved to conduct LPV and LNAV/VNAV coupled approaches. This new FAA STC follows Maxcraft’s initial Canadian TCCA STC. 

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Queensland, Australia Lifestyle Clothing Brand, Now Available Via Wing

Drones Will Deliver Apparel Directly To Customer's Doors

Growing up in Logan’s Cornubia, 16-year-old Jason Daniel didn’t want to start a business when he became an adult — he wanted to start one right away.

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Astronautics Roadrunner EFI Brings Enhanced Capability To Santa Barbara Firehawk

Part Of An Upgraded Avionics Package And Instrument Panel On A UHH-60L Black Hawk Helicopter

Astronautics Corporation of America is providing its AFI4700 RoadRunner Electronic Flight Instruments (EFIs) to Arista Aviation as cost-effective, easy-to-install replacements on a Firehawk helicopter to be operated by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD).

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FAA Places TFR Around Kobe Bryant Accident Site

Prompted In Part By A Large Number Of Drones Flying Over The Area

The FAA issued a NOTAM late Sunday night that placed a TFR over the site where the helicopter carrying former NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven others on board went down, largely due to a large number of drones flying over the site.

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Textron Reports Fourth Quarter 2019 Results

Revenue Growth Of $285 Million, Up 7.6% From Prior Year

Textron has reported fourth quarter 2019 net income of $0.87 per share. Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure that is defined and reconciled to GAAP in an attachment to this release, was $1.11 per share for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $1.15 per share in the fourth quarter of 2018.

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Erickson Announces The S-64F+ Air Crane Helicopter

New Production Line Of The Legacy Aircraft

Erickson Incorporated has announced at Heli Expo, a new production line of the legacy Air Crane helicopter, introducing the S-64F+ to the market.

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StandardAero, Thales Announce Launch Customer For H125/AS350 Autopilot

WeatherTech Will Be The First To Install The Advanced Autopilot System

StandardAero and Thales have announced WeatherTech as the launch customer for their advanced 4-axis Compact Autopilot System for the Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350 platform. Derived from certified transport category solutions, the Lightweight Compact Autopilot brings advanced, state-of-the-art 4-axis capability, performance and enhanced levels of safety to the light helicopter market, while eliminating the need for a traditional dedicated flight control computer.

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New Advancements Unveiled For The Cabri G2

Includes New Cockpit Developments And An Advanced New Payload Mount

The French light helicopter manufacturer, Helicopteres Guimbal is introducing an advanced new payload mount and new cockpit developments. The latest delivered unit of their Cabri G2 is on display at Heli-Expo, shared with Precision Helicopters, their Oregon-based distributor for the United States.

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DroneUp Launches Airspace Planner With Native LAANC Integration

Will Increase Efficiency For Drone Pilot Management

DroneUp, LLC, an end-to-end drone pilot service provider for aerial data collection, is pleased to announce that it has been named an Unmanned Aircraft System Service Supplier (USS) to provide the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) initiative for the FAA. DroneUp’s LAANC capability will be available in-app through Airspace Planner providing its client base the next level of efficiency for complete drone pilot management.

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