SH09 flies after major retrofit
The SH09 third prototype (P3) recently took off, at Mollis, Switzerland, following a major modification. This was part of the planned product development roadmap, towards the final Type Certificate configuration, as presented by Kopter during the 2020 HAI exhibition....
NHV AWARDED OFFSHORE CONTRACT BY NEPTUNE ENERGY
NHV Group announced a new long-term contract with Neptune Energy in support of its offshore Seagull Field development. Under the initial eighteen months agreement, the H175 flights will depart from NHV’s base in Aberdeen to transport passengers to the drilling rig....
Rostec Equips Ansat with Wi-Fi and Satellite Internet
Kazan Helicopters of Russian Helicopter has received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) to equip Ansat helicopter with the Mku30 satellite communication system. This option will provide helicopter passengers with high-speed Internet access...
New Medical Ansats Will Be Equipped With Incubators For Saving Newborns
Russian Helicopters will equip the updated Ansat medical helicopters with complexes for transporting newborns. The device has passed the necessary certification and received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency. A new medical module, which is used in Ansat...
HAI cancels Heli-expo 2021
In a press release HAI president and CEO, James A. Viola, announced that it had made "the difficult decision to cancel HAI HELI-EXPO 2021, scheduled for late March in New Orleans. Since the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020, the HAI staff and our show partners...
All Nippon Helicopter’s H160 completes first flight
All Nippon Helicopter’s (ANH) H160 has performed its first flight test, a 95-minute flight at the Marseille Provence Airport. This successful maiden flight paves the way for the aircraft’s entry into service in Japan. ANH deploys a helicopter fleet comprising six...
Bell Certifies New Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Device
Bell Textron announced the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Installation of QuantiFLY, a new aircraft communication unit (ACU) powered by Truth Data, offering a true low-cost, lightweight, and fully automatic flight data monitoring (FDM) solution currently...
Bell and the City of Fort Worth Celebrate Bell 505 Delivery and 70-Year Legacy
Bell Textron announced the delivery of a Bell 505 to the Fort Worth Police Department. Bell executives and city officials celebrated this delivery at the police department’s hangar at Meacham Airport to mark a 70-year relationship between Bell and Fort Worth. The...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE COMMISSIONS INDRA AGAIN TO UPGRADE THE CHINOOK CH-47F SIMULATORS
Indra will be upgrading the Chinook CH-47F helicopter simulation system, consisting of an FMS (Full Mission Simulator), the FTD (Flight Training Device) and the CBTs (Computer Based Trainer) at the Helicopter Simulation Center (CESIHEL) of the Armed Forces Flight...
First flights for the new Naval Frigate and Tactical Transport Helicopters for Qatar Armed Forces
NHIndustries announced the first flights for the new Naval Frigate and Tactical Transport Helicopters for Qatar Armed Forces. The flights were completed on December 15th and 18th at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera plant and Airbus Helicopters Marignane (Marseille) plant...
