Fri, Mar 06, 2015
Community Is America's Farthest North Municipal Government
North Slope Borough (NSB), Alaska, has signed for its first-ever S-92 helicopter. Sikorsky announced the deal at the 2015 Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
This Year's Convention Will Be Covered LIVE By Aero-News, Airborne and Aero-TV!
If you are in a business that is built around high technology, such as the aircraft avionics industry, planning ahead can be critical. This is why ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stopped by the headquarters of the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) to talk with AEA president, Paula Derks, about the planning for their AEA International Convention and Trade Show to be held in Dallas, TX from April 8 through the 11th this year.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
Final Four Of 30 Aircraft Accepted By Japanese Ground Self Defense Force
The final four Enstrom 480B turbine training helicopters have been accepted by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. The aircraft were delivered by Aero Facility Co Ltd, Enstrom’s authorized sales representative in Japan.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
Will Join Two MD 500E Aircraft In The County's Anti-Mosquito Fleet
The Volusia County Mosquito Control, Volusia County, FL has entered into an agreement with MD Helicopters for the manufacture and deliver a new MD 520N helicopter. The new MD 520N will join the Mosquito Control Unit’s two MD 500E helicopters to expand the department’s ability to inspect and treat the region’s wet and dry lands not serviceable by trucks or other ground methods.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
Will Establish AW139 Support And Training Services In Japan
AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace have signed a three-year Basic Ordering Agreement for the purchase of spare parts, ground support equipment, tools, technical assistance, training and additional services, dedicated to the AW139s operated by commercial customers and government agencies in Japan.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
After 56 Years, New Information Surfaces About 'The Day The Music Died'
The accident was memorialized in Don McLean's "American Pie" as "The Day The Music Died". On February 3, 1959 Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens were fatally injured in an accident on their way to a concert in Clear Lake, Iowa. Pilot Roger Peterson, 21, was also fatally injured.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
Certified To TSO-C87 And Meets DO-178B Level B Standards
FreeFlight Systems is extending the Radar Altimeter product line to add a Level B capable system to meet the stringent design safety requirements for Part 29 rotorcraft.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
Orders Eleven Additional AgustaWestland Helicopters
AgustaWestland has entered into an agreement with Life Flight Network, the United States’ largest not-for-profit air ambulance provider, for up to ten additional aircraft. The agreement includes four firm orders and two options for AW119Kx EMS-configured helicopters and preliminary agreements for up to five AW109 Trekkers.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
Health And Flight Data System For Light And Medium Helicopters
The U.S. affiliate of Airbus Helicopters, is collaborating with Ultra Electronics-Flightline Systems, of Victor, N.Y. to evaluate the first comprehensive and integrated Health Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) and Flight Data Monitoring (HFDM) system to evaluate the potential to make these systems standard equipment on Part 27 and light Part 29 helicopters of the Airbus Helicopter family.
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Fri, Mar 06, 2015
Sale Is A Key Milestone For Bell Helicopter’s New Office In Italy
The first Bell 407GX to be sold to an Italian Company will be delivered to Elicompany. The aircraft, configured for corporate and VIP transport and charter, will be the first Bell 407GX to operate in Italy, and was the first sale conducted by Bell Helicopter’s new office in Milan, Italy.
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