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| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
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AMERICAN EUROCOPTER DELIVERS EC120 TO CORPORATE HELICOPTERS
By FlyingNews @ 7:27 PM :: 25 Views ::
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American Eurocopter today announced the delivery of an EC120 to Corporate Helicopters, a helicopter service provider based in San Diego, California. Corporate Helicopters performs a diverse set of missions including VIP/corporate transport, aerial film and photography, EMS, firefighting, television news/ENG, and tourism. This EC120 will serve the VIP/Corporate transport industry.
“The EC120 was chosen because it is more technologically advanced and offers more advantages than its competitors on the market,” explained Ivor Shier, President of Corporate Helicopters. “Customers today are more sophisticated. They want their helicopters to have style and to provide comfort, performance, excellent visibility and low noise signatures. The EC120 offers all of this and more.”
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| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
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The Qatar Armed Forces Sign Contract For 18 AW139 Helicopters
By FlyingNews @ 7:15 PM :: 17 Views ::
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AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Qatar Armed Forces has signed a contract for 18 AW139 medium twin helicopters. These aircraft will be operated by the Qatar Emiri Air Force supporting various government agencies to perform several roles including utility, troop transport, search and rescue, border patrol, special forces operations, law enforcement and homeland security. The contract value is in excess of €260 million and includes crews training and initial spares package. This contract marks the continued success of the AW139 in the Middle East market with over 100 units now sold in the region. This order increases the sales total to more than 370 helicopters ordered by over 100 customers in nearly 40 countries. Additionally, this order further expands the success of the military-configured AW139 in the market having already been ordered by the Irish Air Corps and the UAE Armed Forces. An Irish Air Corps’ AW139 helicopter was recently showcased in the AgustaWestland static display at Farnborough International Air Show 2008.
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| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 |
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Boeing Teams With Canadian Firm to Build Heavy-Lift Rotorcraft
By FlyingNews @ 2:37 PM :: 28 Views ::
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The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and SkyHook International Inc. today announced a teaming agreement to develop the JHL-40 (Jess Heavy Lifter), a new commercial heavy-lift rotorcraft designed to address the limitations and expense of transporting equipment and materials in remote regions. Boeing has received the first increment of a multiyear contract from SkyHook to develop the new aircraft.
"SkyHook secured the patent for this neutrally buoyant aircraft and approached Boeing with the opportunity to develop and build the system," said Pat Donnelly, director of Advanced Rotorcraft Systems for Boeing. "We conducted a feasibility study and decided this opportunity is a perfect fit for Advanced Systems' technical capabilities."
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| Monday, June 30, 2008 |
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Poland’s Ministry of Health orders 23 Eurocopter EC135s for Nationwide Emergency Medical Services
By FlyingNews @ 1:16 PM :: 28 Views ::
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The Polish Ministry of Health has signed a contract for 23 Eurocopter EC135 helicopters to serve its nationwide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) network. The aircraft will be delivered between 2009 and 2010. The state-of-the-art EC135s, which will replace an ageing fleet of Mi-2s, will enable Poland’s air rescue system to become fully compliant with European JAR OPS-3 standards and to offer to its population the world’s most widely used EMS helicopter of the new generation. An EC135 flight simulator is also part of the contract.
The selection of the EC135 follows an international tender, according to public procurement law, issued by the Polish Ministry of Health. After a highly professional evaluation process, Eurocopter’s offer was identified as the most advantageous and in line with the specifications for the nation’s EMS operations. The fleet of 23 helicopters will serve bases all over Poland and will be operated by the Ministry’s Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (LPR) organization.
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| Monday, June 16, 2008 |
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Japan National Police Agency Orders Five More AW109 Powers
By FlyingNews @ 12:10 PM :: 29 Views ::
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AgustaWestland and Kanematsu Corporation are pleased to announce they have been awarded a contract by the Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) to supply a further five AW109 Power Law Enforcement Helicopters as part of an on-going program to modernise the Police helicopter fleet. The 2008 order represents selection of the AW109 Power for the fourth consecutive year and demonstrates the Police’s satisfaction with the aircraft, the cost effectiveness of the aircraft and their confidence in Kanematsu’s product support infrastructure in Japan. This order will bring the total number of AW109 helicopters in service with the JNPA to twenty-one and continues AgustaWestland’s growing share of the Japanese light twin engine market. AgustaWestland expects this growth to continue over the coming years.
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| Thursday, June 12, 2008 |
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Sikorsky Aircraft Fully Equips First U.S. Army Unit With UH-60M BLACK HAWK Helicopters
By FlyingNews @ 3:28 PM :: 39 Views ::
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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today delivered the 30th UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter to the U.S. Army for the 4-101 Assault Battalion, making it the First Unit Equipped (FUE) with the aircraft. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
The new aircraft provide the Army with many enhancements critical to supporting its missions. These enhancements include a new fully digitized cockpit with four multi-function displays, a four-axis fully coupled flight director, digital map, dual embedded global positioning/inertial navigation system, and an integrated vehicle health management system (IVHMS). The model also features wide chord composite blades and an increased shaft horsepower performance engine.
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| Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
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Vector commemorates World’s 1st Sikorsky S61 equipped with “glass cockpit”
By FlyingNews @ 1:23 PM :: 39 Views ::
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Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector) and Sagem Avionics, Inc. (SAGEM) will present Mr. Frank Carson, president and founder of Carson Helicopters Incorporated with a plaque commemorating a technological first in the aerospace industry; the world’s only Sikorsky S61 helicopter equipped with an Integrated Cockpit Display System (ICDS) or “glass cockpit” from SAGEM Avionics.
Frank Carson is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the helicopter industry, and he has been at the forefront of developing helicopter advances that enhance safety and reliability, such as the development of S61 composite main rotor blades, and his latest and perhaps most challenging venture, partnering with Vector and SAGEM to develop the world’s first S61 to be fully-integrated with a SAGEM glass cockpit installation.
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| Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
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EADS North America Begins UH-72A Light Utility Helicopter Deliveries to the U.S. Army National Guard
By FlyingNews @ 10:44 AM :: 37 Views ::
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EADS North America’s first two UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters for the U.S. Army National Guard were formally presented to the 1-114 Security & Support Battalion, which performs homeland security, counter-drug and other operations from its base at Mississippi’s Tupelo Regional Airport.
Army National Guard units will be the primary operators of UH-72As, ultimately receiving 200 of the total 345 Lakotas planned for acquisition through 2017.
“Today’s UH-72A presentation to the Mississippi Army National Guard marks an important milestone for EADS North America as we meet – and exceed – our company’s commitments to those in uniform who protect America and ensure its national security,” said David R. Oliver, Jr., EADS North America’s Executive Vice President, at this morning’s Tupelo, Mississippi handover ceremony.
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| Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
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PZL-Swidnik Deliver 200th AW139 Airframe
By FlyingNews @ 10:22 AM :: 31 Views ::
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In a ceremony held at PZL-Swidnik's facility in Poland last week the 200th AW139 airframe to be manufactured by PZL-Swidnik was accepted by AgustaWestland. Bruno Spagnolini, Managing Director – Operations said in a statement "We are delighted with PZL-Swidnik’s major contribution to the AW139 programme and that PZL-Swidnik and its employees are benefiting from the sales success the AW139 is having worldwide. Our long running successful and expanding cooperation will continue to grow as the sales of our helicopters continue to increase around the world.”
Since PZL-Swidnik and AgustaWestland started cooperation in 1996 PZL-Swidnik has manufactured nearly 800 airframes for AgustaWestland. PZL-Swidnik currently manufactures and assembles AW119 Ke, AW109 Power, AW109 LUH, Grand and AW139 airframes, sustaining nearly 1000 skilled staff at its Swidnik plant near Lublin. At current production rates of 15 airframes per month it is expected that PZL-Swidnik will deliver the 1000th airframe to AgustaWestland in the second half of 2009. The AW139 airframes constructed by PZL-Swidnik supply the two AW139 final assembly lines located at AgustaWestland's facilities in Vergiate, Italy and Philadelphia, USA.
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| Friday, June 06, 2008 |
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Finnish Border Guard Orders Three AW119 Ke Helicopters
By FlyingNews @ 11:53 AM :: 32 Views ::
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AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Finnish Border Guard has chosen the AW119 Ke as its new helicopter to sustain its fleet modernization and enhancement programme. A total of three AW119 Ke single turbine powered helicopters have been ordered with an option for one additional aircraft. These helicopters will be used to perform various tasks including border patrol, special operations and firefighting. These new helicopters will be delivered in 2010 and will operate from Helsinki and Rovaniemi (Polar Circle) bases, flying in the harshest environmental and weather conditions and covering the entire Russian border. Vice Adm. Jaakko Smolander, Chief of Border Guard and Italian Ambassador Elisabetta Kelescian attended the signing ceremony held in Helsinki today.
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