Content Archive: February 2008

Children’s Hospital gets Bell 206

Birmingham, Ala.-based Children’s Hospital took delivery last month of a 1995 Bell 206L4, the first helicopter in the state dedicated and equipped exclusiv

Interview: Matt Zuccaro

HAI kicks off its first Heli-Expo in Houston on a packed show floor and with nearly every rotorcraft-related economic indicator pointed straight up.

URS delivers custom Bell 407 to Halo-Flight

Decatur, Texas-based United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) has delivered the first of two Bell 407s customized for aeromedical operations to Halo-Flight of Cor

Rotorcraft Technology: Fly-by-wire flight controls

Fly-by-wire flight controls are on the verge of making their debut in civil helicopters, decades after their introduction on fighters, airliners and, more

Program Update: Honeywell Engines

Honeywell Engines has adop-ted a pioneering role in the U.S.

Eurocopter celebrates 10,000th blade repair

American Eurocopter’s rotor blade repair shop recently completed work on its 10,000th blade, this one belonging to an Air Methods helicopter that flew in t

Industry Perspective: Sikorsky

Sikorsky’s growth in the last four years has been astronomical.

New Rotorcraft

There are good times ahead for helicopter manufacturers, if the latest market forecasts are anything to go by.

Orsi confident of meeting tiltrotor delivery schedule

Despite delays that have slowed progress on the Bell/Agusta BA609, AgustaWestland CEO Guiseppe Orsi insisted the program remains on track for certification