Delivers 9th Twin Otter Series 400 Aircraft

Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, has now officially handed over the final Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft on order for Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, completing the multiaircraft purchase contract. The final aircraft will join the eight Viking Twin Otter Series 400 already delivered to GAL since 2013, being utilized by the UAE Government under a multi-year service contract.

Helicopter MRO And Logistics Services Introduction Almost Complete

AgustaWestland Aviation Services LLC (AWAS), an Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) and Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland joint venture, is expanding its range of support solutions serving the growing fleet of AgustaWestland helicopters in the Middle East.

Named Factory-Endorsed Service Center

Viking Air Limited, of Sidney, British Columbia, has added Wipaire’s Leesburg, Florida service center to its network of Viking Factory Endorsed Service Centers (FESC).  The Leesburg service center joins Wipaire’s headquarters facility in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, as a Viking FESC.

Installation At The HondaJet Training Center Underway

Honda Aircraft Company announced today that the first HondaJet flight simulator has been delivered and is currently being installed at the company’s world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The full motion, Level D simulator was developed in partnership with FlightSafety International and will be located at the HondaJet Training Center on the campus of Honda Aircraft.

Enhanced Flight Vision System Solution For Rotary-Wing Platforms

Elbit Systems will introduce a helicopter version of its ClearVision EFVS at Heli-Expo 2015 in Orlando, FL next week.

Order To Ground The Aircraft Lifted By CASA

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has lifted its order to ground some Robinson R44 helicopters in that country following a fatal accident in New Zealand.

Thee Al-Jazeera Journalists Arrested For Flying UAVs For A Story About The Unidentified UAVs

Paris police are investigating a series of UAV flights over the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks in the city that occurred earlier this week. The fights, which reportedly occurred Tuesday and Wednesday nights, have raised concerns about security in the city, though police say they are not threatening.

Reveal Of The X4 Medium-Sized Aircraft Planned For March 3

Airbus Helicopters plans to unveil its all-new X4 rotorcraft at Heli-Expo next week.

New Demonstrator Will Debut March 3 At HAI Heli-Expo

The flexible and modular Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system has been selected for 17 aircraft, including business jet, air transport, tilt-rotor and military flight decks. It’s even been flight tested as an unmanned aerial system ground station.

Customer Is A NASCAR Driver And Entrepreneur

The first Bell 429WLG (Wheeled Landing Gear) to be delivered in the U.S. is now in the hands of its new owner; professional NASCAR driver and founder and CEO of SunEnergy1, Kenny Habul.