Content Archive: February 2008
Lockheed, Agusta demo Merlin air-to-air fueling
The Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland HH-71 team have successfully conducted aerial refueling tests involving a Royal Air Force AW101 Merlin Mk3 helicopte
Seven-year gestation for engine failure
A Eurocopter AS 350D that lost engine power during a sightseeing flight in January 2006 and suffered “substantial” damage during the landing had lost oil p
Panalpina handles helo shipments for the long haul
Panalpina is showing a video at its Heli-Expo booth (No.
All the world is a stage
And with helicopters as the players, that stage can be just about anywhere big enough to plant a pair of skids and keep the rotors out of trouble.
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
Honeywell’s Observer III tracker coming to the U.S.
After acquiring Skyforce, a small UK-based avionics company, in 1998, AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) focused on the European market for the helicopter missio
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
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
Bell explains reasons behind decision to drop four models
At a press conference yesterday here at Heli-Expo, Bell Helicopter executive vice president of customer solutions Mike Blake further explained the Fort Wor
