Content Archive: February 2008

Aerolite Delivers Its First VIP EC 135 Cabin

Officials from Aerolite Max Bucher AG, with more than 50 employees in Switzerland and the U.S., are at Booth No.

Texas Aviation Services Reports Record Year

Recession? Economic downturn? Texas Aviation Services isn’t buying it. The Fort Worth, Texas-based helicopter and aircraft completions and MRO specia

AgustaWestland Hosts Pilots Conference

Visitors to the first AgustaWestland Italian Corporate Pilot Conference at the company’s Cascina Costa factory in January hailed the event as a huge succes

Industry Perspective: Turbomeca

Turbomeca Engines has become a major player on a highly competitive field in recent years after decades spent primarily as a powerplant supplier to Europea
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TopDeck avionics give S-76D a high-tech edge

In 2005 Sikorsky selected Thales’ TopDeck avionics suite to equip the S-76D.

Acquisitions, vendor deals fuel growth at Air Method

With its acquisition last year of Pittsburgh-based CJ Systems, Air Methods (Booth No.

Heli-Mart’s investment also benefits MDHI

Heli-Mart recently expanded its MD Helicopters support capabilities by purchasing an 80 percent stake in Phoenix Heliparts.

Igor I. Sikorsky Award: LACFD

This year’s Igor Sikorsky Humanitarian Award goes not to an individual, but to an organization that celebrated a special milestone last year.

Rotorcraft Technology: Cockpit Recorders

American Eurocopter and the Bristow Group’s Air Logistics unit have partnered separately with “augmented reality solutions” provider Appareo Systems (Booth

Safety Bucks tally nears $5M

United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) has donated more than $4.8 million to date in training costs to help Bell, American Eurocopter, MD Helicopte