Content Archive: February 2008

Sixth annual job fair draws a crowd

The sixth annual HAI job fair yesterday at Heli-Expo drew more than 800 applicants who want to learn about opportunities to apply for positions with 34 aer

Russian Firm Signs for Two More Bell 407s

CBOSS, a Russian information technology company, signed a deal to buy two Bell 407s, which will complement the firm’s previous order for 14 Bell helicopter

A Warm Russian Hug for Eurocopter

Russian aviation firm UTair signed a firm order yesterday for 15 Eurocopter EC 175s, with options for another 15.

Van Horn trumpeting composite blades

Van Horn Aviation (VHA) is showing a prototype of its new composite tail-rotor blade for Bell 206-series helicopters at its Heli-Expo’08 booth (No.

N.Y. to L.A. in 15 hours aboard A109S Grand

Northern Virginia businessman and helicopter owner-pilot Scott Kasprowicz, along with copilot Steve Sheik, broke the international New York-to-Los Angeles

Bell 429 qualifies for border dash to Texas

Sure, you can fly, but you can’t travel.

Criminal probe into Silver State collapse likely

As more students come forward to say they believe they were swindled by the country’s biggest civil helicopter flight school, attorney general offices in s

CHC sells for $3.7 billion

CHC Helicopter Corp., the world’s largest provider of helicopter services to the offshore oil and gas industry, is to be sold for $3.7 billion in what comp
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FLIR Intros Low-Cost EVS Sensor

Wilson, Ore.-based FLIR Systems bills its EVS3 as a “compact thermal imager built for the general aviation industry.” A company representative said t

AgustaWestland sales top $163M

AgustaWestland kicked off what is expected to be a bonanza of sales activity this week by announcing contracts for new helicopters worth an estimated $163