The Latest Industry News
DART Aerospace Acquires Portland-Based Aerial Firefighting Mission Equipment Leader Simplex Aerospace
Montreal, Canada – October 2nd 2019 – DART Aerospace is pleased to announce that it has recently acquired aerial firefighting mission equipment leader Simplex Aerospace. Based in Portland, Oregon, Simplex…
Leonardo to Open Helicopter Support Center Near NAS Whiting Field if Selected for US Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System TH-73
Philadelphia, 25 September 2019 – Leonardo announced today that the Company will build a comprehensive customer support center adjacent to Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Northwest Florida’s Santa Rosa…
Christian Drouin Introduced as New Vice President of Heli-One
September 25, 2019 – Heli-One, a leading provider of helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, has announced that Christian Drouin will be promoted from his current role as Vice…
Robinson R66 Turbine Surpasses One Million Flight Hours
Torrance, CA – (24 September 2019) Robinson Helicopter Company announced the R66 Turbine fleet surpassed 1,000,000 flight hours. The R66 with the Rolls-Royce RR300 turbine engine achieved the million-hour mark…
Leonardo delivers its 1,000th AW139 helicopter
Rome, 20th September 2019 – Leonardo delivered today its 1,000th AW139 helicopter. The event represents a historic achievement: the AW139 is the most important helicopter programme in the last 15…
Mecaer Delivers Bell 505 MAGnificent
September 11, 2019, Philadelphia – Mecaer Aviation Group, Inc. (MAG) announced today a Bell 505 delivery in MAGnificent style. MAG completed the retrofit from a utility configured Bell 505 to…
Metro Aviation takes delivery of first Airbus EC145e helicopter made in U.S.
Grand Prairie, Texas, September 10, 2019 – Airbus Helicopters Inc. has delivered to Metro Aviation Inc. the first EC145e produced at its U.S. assembly plant in Columbus, Miss. This latest…
SLED to replace MD Helicopter Lost in Crash
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) will soon begin looking to source a replacement helicopter for the MD530F lost in an on airport crash as it departed for a…
Airbus Helicopters Inc. Celebrates 10 Years of Lakota at Naval Air Station Patuxent River
Aircraft was the First Airbus Product in the U.S. Navy’s Inventory Grand Prairie, TEXAS, Jul. 30, 2019 —Airbus hosted a ceremony with leaders of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot…
Flying Wild Alaska – Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska
Home to some of the most inhospitable terrain in the United States, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak responds to calls over an area that spans over one million square miles….
Straight and Level – Teaching for the exam
Learning to fly is so dynamic; From the technical side to the practical application of the skills learned, it can be quite an undertaking. A student comes with a vision…
Safran to continue supporting UK MOD Merlin and Apache helicopter engines
Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a three-year support contract extension with the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support agency, to provide an end-to-end availability service for the…
