Safran to study biofuels production in southwest France
Safran Helicopter Engines is joining Euralis, Teréga, ACD (Aquitaine Chimie Durable), Chemparc, Agri Sud Ouest Innovation, Xylofutur, CCI Pau Béarn, Pau and Pays de l'Adour University and the Aerospace Valley consortium to study the feasibility of producing aviation...
Caesar at the bedside of the Italians
By Fred Vergneres While Italy is paying a heavy price against the Covid-19, with more than 6,000 deaths to date, the country has set up a health alert with the Caesar HH-101s from the 9th Stormo of Grazzanise and the 15th Stormo of Cervia. ©Italian Air Force On March...
Factory acceptance of the Caverton Thales reality H simulator, first helicopter Full Flight level D simulator to be installed in Africa
On Thursday the 27th of February 2020, less than 1 year after the contract signature and before its departure to the Caverton Aviation Training Center in Nigeria, Caverton and Thales sign the Factory Acceptance of the AW139 Reality H Full-Flight level D Simulator in...
Southern Utah University Adds Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell, has announced a signed purchase agreement with Southern Utah University (SUU) for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to add to its existing fleet of helicopters for student training. Southern Utah University offers training in Rotor Wing Pilot or Fixed Wing Pilot...
Mi-171A2 reaches record speed at the Baikal Mile festival
Mi-171A2 helicopter by Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) established a Russian record: it reached a maximum speed at a limited distance of 1.6 kilometers. During the “Baikal Mile” festival the civilian...
Erickson debuts composite main rotor blades
Erickson Incorporated, the leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, today announced FAA approval of its next-generation composite main rotor blades. After many years of manufacturing metal blades, Erickson has invested in the future of the...
Boeing reveals its U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft design
Boeing is offering the U.S. Army an agile, fully integrated, purpose-built system for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype competition. Boeing FARA is designed to meet the Army’s current mission needs while evolving as technologies and missions...
Garmin GTN Xi series approved for helicopters
Garmin is pleased to announce the GTN 650Xi and GTN 750Xi have received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for select helicopter models. Designed as a direct slide-in upgrade to the previous generation GTN 650/750, the all-in-one GPS/NAV/COMM boasts a...
Leonardo: new Helicopter Support Centre in Brazil to enhance service capabilities in South America
Leonardo has announced that its regional helicopter customer service capabilities in Brazil are being expanded with the building of a new facility in Itapevi, 30 km from São Paulo. The groundbreaking centre was celebrated officially in presence of local and Italian...
Rostec ready to commence Ansat supplies to China
Russian Helicopters completed validation of the type certificate for Ansat light multipurpose helicopter in the People's Republic of China. The validation of the type certificate by Chinese aviation authorities allows the company to commence the supplies of Ansat...
