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All News

March 06, 2015

AgustaWestland Sets New Safety Benchmark For Helicopter Gearboxes

AW139 Will Be First Helicopter With A 60+ Minutes "Run Dry" Capability

AgustaWestland has successfully demonstrated to the Italian Airworthiness Authority – Ente Nazionale Aviation Civile (ENAC) a 60+ minutes loss of oil or “run dry” capability for the AW139 main gearbox (MGB). The AW139 will be the first helicopter ever to enter service with such a capability, which is 30 minutes more than any other currently certified competing helicopter.

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North Slope Borough Signs For S-92 Helicopter

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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Enstrom Announces Completion Of JSDF Deliveries

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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Volusia County Mosquito Control Orders New MD 520N Helicopter

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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AgustaWestland, Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Sign Basic Ordering Agreement

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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NTSB May Reopen Investigation Into 1959 Accident

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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FreeFlight Systems Launches New Part 29 Radar Altimeter

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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Life Flight Network To Expand Fleet

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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Airbus Helicopters To Demonstrate First Comprehensive HUMS

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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First Bell 407GX Sold To Italian Customer At Heli-Expo

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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PWC Engine Monitoring, Diagnostics Certified For AW139

System Monitors All Engine Performance Data

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) recently certified the Flight Data Acquisition Storage and Transmission (FAST) engine diagnostic solution for the AgustaWestland AW139. This system will provide operators with an end-to-end application for managing all helicopter engine performance data.

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Era Group Inc. Accepts First Baseline S-92 Helicopter

First Of Four Aircraft Ordered In January Last Year

Era Group recently accepted delivery of a baseline S-92 helicopter. The announcement was made at the 2015 Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show.

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Final Assembly Of Second S-97 Raider Underway

Aircraft Taking Shape At Company's Development Flight Center

Final assembly of the second S-97 Raider helicopter is underway at Sikorsky's Development Flight Center. Along with a team of industry suppliers, Sikorsky is developing two Raider prototypes to demonstrate the revolutionary new capabilities in improved maneuverability and flight speed.

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