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All News

February 08, 2005

HeliExpo '05: Seacor Orders 20 AB139s

Purchase Intended to Support Gulf Of Mexico Ops

HeliExpo 2005 is turning out to be a "big money" show. Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company made a justifiably big deal out of an agreement with SEACOR Holdings Inc. SEACOR placed an order for 20 AB139 medium-twin helicopters. The ceremony took place at Bell/Agusta's booth and is reportedly the largest order received for the AB139 to date.

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HeliExpo '05: When Not To Have A Heli-Expo

Sometimes The Best Efforts At Scheduling Go Awry

By ANN Senior Correspondent Kevin "Hognose" O'Brien How does a trade show wind up kicking off on Super Bowl Sunday -- and how does a schedule like that work out? Scheduling a major event is always a matter of compromises. The event sponsor needs to consider the likely schedules of attendees, and the desires of exhibitors. Then there is a whole other factor -- availability, and suitability, of exhibit halls. Some are too small, some too large, some booked. The city counts -- you don't want to schedule a convention in Buffalo in the Winter Then there's the exhibit hall.

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HeliExpo '05: Norway’s Norsk Helicopter Receives Its First S-92

These are exciting times in Norway. The first of the Norsk helicopter's new Sikorsky S-92A helicopters has arrived at Sola head office. A total of two new Sikorsky S-92A helicopters will be used for fixed helicopter services between Flesland and Statoil’s installations in the Tampen area.

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HeliExpo '05: Honeywell Building New Turboshaft Engine For Bell 407

As previously noted on ANN, Honeywell has been selected to provide its new HTS900 turboshaft engine for future integration for Bell's Model 407 helicopter. The HTS900 incorporates and features new compressor technology for improved performance, producing more than 925 Shaft horsepower at Takeoff Power rating at sea level on a standard day. 

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HeliExpo '05: Elastomeric Dampers Approved For Enstrom 480B

Enstrom Helicopter Corp. has received certification for the newly designed elastomeric dampers for the 480 turbine rotor head. FAA certification for the dampers was announced in January.

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HeliExpo '05: Air Evac Lifeteam Picks Skytrac Iridium Satellite Systems

To Be Used For Flight-Following And Satcom Needs

SkyTrac Systems (STS) has announced an agreement with Air Evac Lifeteam to equip its medevac helicopter fleet with the Iridium-based SkyTrac flight-following satcom system.

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HeliExpo '05: Safety Symposium Seeks Presenters

Call For Papers For First International Helicopter Safety Symposium

"Safety comes from the knowledge of our craft," say the organizers of the International Helicopter Safety Symposium 2005 (IHSS),which will take place September 26-29 at the Omni Mont-Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

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NATA Issues Special Notice To Members

NATA Special Notice Issued Monday...

During the 2005 Annual Convention and in accordance with Article VI, Section 3 of the NATA Bylaws, at 1100 on Wednesday, March 9, 2005, in meeting room 107 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, NATA will hold an election of officers. The election is open to all NATA Regular Member Company Representatives.

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HeliExpo '05: AirCell Satcom Receives Helicopter Vibration Approval

Becomes First Iridium-based Satcom Certified To RTCA’s Helicopter Vibration Standard

AirCell's satcom system, the ST 3100, has been certified to meet the highest level of vibration standard for helicopters – meeting the requirements of Category U in Section 8 of the RTCA/DO-160E environmental test standards. Vibration certification in Category U gives AirCell customers the highest confidence that the ST 3100 will perform flawlessly in the rotorcraft environment. AirCell is the first airborne telecom provider to offer an Iridium satcom system certified at this level.

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