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Gill Issued PMA for Bell 407 Sealed Lead-acid Battery

The Redlands, Calif., battery manufacturer's sealed lead-acid battery has been selected as standard equipment for the Bell 407 GXP.
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Airbus Continues Product Support Improvements

Airbus Helicopters customers are benefitting from the company's switch to an electronic business model.
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Rotorcraft

CMC Introduces CMA-6024 GNSS for Helicopters

CMC is offering demonstrations of its new helicopter cockpit demonstrator at Heli-Expo 2017.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Opens Valencia Training Academy in Spain

Bell Helicopter has opened its first training center outside the U.S. and will start by offering Bell 429 type ratings in a TRU simulator.
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Aircraft

GA-ASI Goes Head-to-head with IAI for Australian UAS Contract

The Reaper and the Heron TP are competing to meet the Project AIR 7003 requirement.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Receives H125 Order from Reach Medical Services

The order followed a Rocky Mountain fly-off in Colorado last summer.
Rotorcraft

Next-generation Thommen Stratotimer Ready to Fly

According to Thommen, its digital clocks can easily replace old devices without major changes to the cockpit instrument panel.
Avionics

X-Naut's Tablet Coolers Now Available in Australia

The products are designed to enable use of iPads in extreme conditions.
Rotorcraft

Shaw Aerox Highlights Medical Oxygen Systems

The company is displaying a range of productions, including system installation hardware, cylinder and regulator assemblies and trans-filling hardware.
Rotorcraft

Meridian Selling or Leasing Two Bell Helicopters at Heli-Expo

The 2004 and 2006 206L4 Long Rangers on display are both for sale or lease.
Regulations and Government

Legal Experts Fear Major Brexit Disruption for Aviation

Even expert lawyers can't make sense of the complex ramifications of the UK's impending departure from the European Union.
Rotorcraft

Helitowcart Handles Helicopters on the Ground

The Canadian company introduced new tow handles and wheel-tire combinations for Robinson R44 and R66 helicopters.
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Priority 1 Air Rescue Teaches the World's SAR Crews

Search-and-rescue and medevac personnel can brush up on procedures in real and simulated environments with P1AR.
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R44 NVG Panel Lighting Offered by Aero Dynamix

The recent STC makes NVG instrument panel lighting available for the Robinson R44.
Rotorcraft

Slow Market Doesn't Dent Sikorsky's Investment In Progress

Sikorsky has continued to spend on technology to improve the value proposition of rotorcraft and on better supporting its customers.
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Kaman Readies for Renewed K-Max Deliveries

First shipments of the updated Kaman K-Max helicopter are expected in the second quarter.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Reports Quarterly Loss and Improving Prospects

Bristow Group is seeing growing interest in contracts for its helicopter fleet, especially in Europe.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Celebrates 50 Years in Rotary Wing Aviation

StandardAero is targeting opportunities to grow its business despite a soft helicopter market.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus, Precise Flight Expand Bird-strike Prevention

The Pulselite system has received an amended STC so that it now can be installed on 67 Airbus helicopter types and variants.
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Leonardo Adds Certifications and Helicopter Capabilities

The Italian company is inviting Heli-Expo attendees to experience a virtual reality search-and-rescue operation.
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Safety

Virginia HEMS Program Reaches Out to Drone Operators

Communicating with local drone operators is helping Carilion Clinic's Lifeguard helicopter EMS program reduce the number of drone encounters.
Rotorcraft

Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard Receives HAI Humanitarian Award

The organization is being recognized for providing local services for natural disasters, medical emergencies and security threats.
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Air Methods is Open to Further Growth and Acquisitions

Helicopter air ambulance operator Air Methods is focusing on improving safety along with other HEMS issues.
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Able Bolsters Completions, Upgrade Capabilities

Able Aerospace's services offer lower cost of ownership for EMS operators.
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Redbird Makes Heli-Expo Debut With New Helicopter Simulator

Known for its fixed-wing training devices, the Texas manufacturer is now branching out into the rotorcraft market.
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Airbus Helicopter Deliveries Are Up in a Down Market

The company's helicopter deliveries grew 5 percent last year compared to 2015, in a challenging marketplace.
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Airbus North America Grows Market Share

Orders include some from 20 new customers, five of which are new helicopter owners or operators.
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Electric Mobility: Coming to a Crowded City Near You?

Research is accelerating on electric passenger-carrying aerial vehicles, possibly leading to new ways to travel in urban environments.
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Dallas Heli-Expo Venue Has a Unique Twist

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center features a Heliport/Vertiport that is dedicated to demos and tours during Heli-Expo.
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Aircraft

ATR Readies for U.S. Resurgence with Miami Training Center

The facility, located at the Airbus training premises, houses a CAE-built FAA and EASA level-D ATR 42/62-600 simulator and classrooms.