Heli-One, a leading global provider of helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services has completed the two year/750 hour inspection for the Korean Coast Guard (KCG)'s Sikorsky S-92A. The KCG, a branch of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, oversees maritime safety and control off the coast of South Korea. The inspection was performed at the KCG base in Busan, South Korea,...
Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport Deputy Director General Sergey Goreslavsky said that the arctic and polar variant of the Mi-17 type helicopter could be popular in Chile, a country which is implementing a policy of exploring the Antarctic. Russia is seeking to offer its new Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter variants suited to operating in the Antarctic to Chile, Russ...
An Aircraft Repair Plant #405 JSC, Kazakhstan, has passed examination procedure by the Helicopters of Russia joint stock company and is currently recognized, as an authorized aircraft repair enterprise in Kazakhstan, according to the Defense Ministry’s Press Service. In the course of the Army 2016 international military-technical forum in Kubinka Moscow Oblast, Russia, lead...
Air Ambulance Northern Ireland is delighted to announce Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore as the aviation supplier of the charity's two aircraft. Babcock will also provide aviation training and the pilots of both helicopters. Babcock has decades of experience in providing helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) across the UK and currently operates from more than 20 UK bases, respon...
The Australia National Audit Office (ANAO) has issued a report that is highly critical of the army’s fleet of 22 Airbus Helicopters Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH). The 64-page report details a range of issues. It identifies 76 “capability deficiencies,” of which the Department of Defence (DoD) deems 60 to be “critical.” “The Tiger helicopter f...
While the helicopter accident rate continues to decline, tragic accidents this past year continue to push safety to the forefront for the global helicopter industry. Helitech International will host some of the industry’s leading figures to share their knowledge and assess the opportunity to further improve safety across all of the industry’s sectors – from aerobatic displa...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced that five corporate helicopters have recently been sold to three customers in South America. The sales include one AgustaWestland AW169 and two GrandNew helicopters to corporate customers in Argentina, and another two GrandNew helicopters to a corporate customer in Venezuela. All five aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2016. The newly-certified...
The Algerian Ministry of National Defence (MDN) confirmed on 30 August that it has received its first Mil Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters when it released coverage of Chief-of-Staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaïd Salah inspecting Ain Oussera Air Base, 135 km south of Algiers. Two Mi-28NEs were seen fitted with the optional N025E mast-mounted radars and pods for 87 mm S-8 rockets. Lt...
Marenco Swisshelicopter will be making its first appearance at Europe’s leading rotorcraft event, Helitech International. This year, the event will be held in Amsterdam, where members of the Marenco Swisshelicopter team will be welcoming guests and visitors on Booth 12B10 to answer all questions and inform about the latest developments of the SKYe SH09 helicopter. John Hyde, Event D...
Bell Helicopter announced its joint participation with sister company Textron Aviation at the 13th annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) held August 30 through September 1 at Aeroporto de Congonhas at São Paulo, Brazil. Leadership from Bell Helicopter and Textron Aviation will be available in chalet 5112 to discuss their state-of-the-art product lineu...
The Russian Helicopters holding is intensively working up a question to establish an authorized technical maintenance center in Iran with the Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC), according to the holding's Deputy Director General, Alexander Shcherbinin. "The Russian Helicopters company is discussing the potential supply of Ka-226T and Ansat light utility helicopter...
The new 7-ton class helicopter has now arrived in Mexico, where it has joined the fleet of Transportes Aéreos Pegaso, a company specialized in air transport services for the energy industry in the Gulf of Mexico. This makes Transportes Aéreos Pegaso the first company to operate this new helicopter on the American continent. A second H175 will be delivered in 2017. The new aircra...
