Content Archive: March 2007

Rotorcraft

Pakistan takes Bell 412EP

In a deal valued at more than $230 million, Bell has started to deliver 26 Bell 412EP medium twins and associated equipment to Pakistan.
Accidents

Patient Killed in Helicopter Air Ambulance Crash

The patient was killed and the three crewmembers injured when their Air Evac Lifeteam Bell 206 crashed April 20 about 30 miles northeast of Evansville, Ind
Rotorcraft

Grizzly traps K-Max

Grizzly Mountain Aviation, of Prineville, Ore., has taken delivery of a second Kaman Aerospace K-Max, for use on logging, firefighting and power-line const
Rotorcraft

A grand day out

At Farnborough, AgustaWestland unveiled yet another, long-anticipated evolution of the A109–a stretched and higher-power model dubbed the A109S Grand.
ATC

Operators to ‘share the pain’ in gridlock plan

After meeting with industry representatives over several days in early March, the FAA launched a new ATC plan designed to head off gridlock by “shari
Rotorcraft

New resorts will bolster Middle East helo market

Helicopters fill the make-believe future skies in Disney World’s Tomorrowland, but in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates real rotorcraft are an integral par
Regulations and Government

Comment time extended again on air-tour proposal

Interested parties are getting more time to comment on the FAA’s controversial proposal to require all air-tour operators to be certified under Part 135 or
Rotorcraft

British pilot establishes new helicopter record

As the only approved IFR-capable MD 500E in the world, N5144Q is no ordinary MD 500E helicopter.
Training and Workforce

Chinese try quality trainers

Shanghai Sikorsky has delivered two Shen 3A helicopters (license-built Schweizer 300Cs) to Tianjin’s Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC).
Regulations and Government

Nineteen indicted in jet-a theft at Miami Int'l

An ongoing racketeering and corruption investigation by the Florida state attorney’s office has produced indictments of 19 suspects and seven companies for