Sixteen Of The Type Have Been Delivered In Europe To Date

The first AW189 super medium twin engine helicopter operated by Bel Air of Denmark has become the global fleet leading AW189, exceeding 600 flight hours in just six months of operation while demonstrating exceptional availability and mission effectiveness.

Aircraft To Perform Executive Transport Missions

A contract has been signed between Golden Eagle Aviation and AgustaWestland for an AW139 intermediate twin helicopter. The aircraft, which is to be delivered later this year, will perform executive/corporate passenger transport missions in key Pakistani urban areas of Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. The contract was finalized at EBACE in Geneva on May 21st.

Deadline For Consideration Is November 30

The Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) today begins accepting applications for the Michelle North Scholarship for Safety and up to eight Bill Sanderson Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Scholarships. HFI annually offers up to 19 scholarships to help support students studying to become part of tomorrow's vertical aviation industry. Potential applicants should visit HFI’s website to view the requirements and to access the necessary application forms.

Gravitational Field Constantly Shifting, Scientists Say

If you lived on one of Pluto’s moons, you might have a hard time determining when, or from which direction, the sun will rise each day. Comprehensive analysis of data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows that two of Pluto’s moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably.

Companies Forge New Alliance to Better Serve Customers

Nashville, TN-based aviation services company Carpenter Avionics has acquired the avionics business unit of Smyrna Air Center, an FAA approved Maintenance and Repair Organization and one of two Fixed Based Operators located at the same airport where Carpenter is based. The companies will partner as Carpenter Avionics becomes the avionics service provider for Smyrna Air Center.

Latest Aircraft Joins 2 MQ-9 Reapers In Deployed Operations

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has delivered a third Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA to the French Ministry of Defense. Delivered less than two months after contract award, the aircraft joins two other French Reapers in service, which together have accumulated over 4,000 flight hours since operations began in January 2014.

MOD Invests GBP80 M In New Helicopter Simulator Equipment

The U.K. Ministry of Defense is investing GBP80 million in new world-class equipment to help train the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots and rear crews of the future.

Airline Has Three More Widebody Airliners On Order From Boeing

Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new factory-direct Boeing 777-300ER - the 13th of 16 aircraft B777-300ER's ordered by Aeroflot.

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Lateral Axis The axis extending through the center of gravity of an aircraft, and parallel to a line connecting the tips of the wings. The lateral axis is sometimes called the "y" axis. Pitch is a motion around the lateral axis.

"Hubble has provided a new view of Pluto and its moons revealing a cosmic dance with a chaotic rhythm. When the New Horizons spacecraft flies through the Pluto system in July we’ll get a chance to see what these moons look like up close and personal.” Source: Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, following the discovery that comprehensive analysis of data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows that two of Pluto’s moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably.