Bell 429 skid gear does not infringe on Eurocopter patentnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 12 0A French Court recently ruled that the Bell 429 production skid gear does not infringe on Eurocopter French landing skid gear patent. Read more
Bell Helicopter commences new global headquartersnews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 12 0Bell Helicopters breaks ground on new global headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Read more
Sikorsky S-76D helicopter receives FAA type certificatenews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 12 0The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the type certificate for the Sikorsky S-76D helicopter. Read more
EC130 B4 makes debut on Reunion Islandnews Terry Spruce 11 Oct 12 0Eurocopter EC130 B4 debuts on Reunion Island, a World Heritage Site. Read more
ITC-Aerospace orders two AW169snews Terry Spruce 11 Oct 12 0ITC-Aerospace becomes first Japanese company to order the AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter. Read more
Eurocopter EC130 T2 on European tournews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 12 0Eurocopter is showcasing the new EC130 T2 helicopter with emphasis on its capacity for aerial work in a tour of several European countries. Read more
First corporate/VIP GrandNew enters service in Japannews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 12 0AgustaWestland announced that the first GrandNew helicopter used for corporate/VIP transport has entered service in Japan. Read more
Kaigai Corporation orders GrandNew helicopternews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 12 0AgustaWestland and Kaigai Aviotech agree to renew a distribution agreement for the sale of AW110Ke as well as AW109 Power and GrandNew helicopters. Read more
Mitsui Bussan orders two more AW139snews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 12 0A total of 42 AW139s have been by customers in Japan. Read more
Japan National Police orders more AW139snews Terry Spruce 9 Oct 12 0The Japan National Police Agency orders another two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. Read more
Eurocopter showcases EC135 at Japan Aerospacenews Terry Spruce 9 Oct 12 0EC135 to be displayed during Japan Aerospace 2012. Read more
Bond Aviation Group takes delivery of two S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 8 Oct 12 0Sikorsky delivers the first two S-92 helicopters of a 16 aircraft order to Bond Aviation. This is the largest order for the S-92 to date… Read more
Eurocopter Canada has delivered an AS350 B3e to Blackcomb Aviationnews Terry Spruce 6 Oct 12 0Blackcomb Aviation expands fleet with the purchase of a Eurocopter AS350 B3e helicopter. Read more
Maverick Aviation take delivery of its first EC130 T2news Terry Spruce 3 Oct 12 0American Eurocopter delivers first EC130 T2 helicopter to the Maverick Aviation Group, the largest operator of EC130s in the world. Read more
Bell displayed 429 helicopter at Moscow Jet Exponews Terry Spruce 1 Oct 12 0The Bell 429 was featured by the helicopter manufacturer at the Moscow Jet Expo 2012. Read more
FAA certifies R66 as police helicopternews Terry Spruce 26 Sep 12 0Company can now offer police version of the R66 and is developing a electronic news gathering version and float version for 2013. Read more
Midlands Air Ambulance orders new helicopternews Terry Spruce 24 Sep 12 0MAAC orders a Eurocopter EC135 T2e at the start of National Air Ambulance Week, this new aircraft will replace one of three helicopters leased from… Read more
Eurocopter upgrade AS350 helicopters for Botswana Policenews Terry Spruce 24 Sep 12 0Eurocopter have upgraded the Botswana Police AS350 B3 to be able to operate night missions. Read more
Undisclosed customer orders AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 21 Sep 12 0AgustaWestland announces an order from a southern African customer for a VIP AW139 helicopter at AAD 2012. Read more
Milestone 200 for American built AS350 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 21 Sep 12 0American Eurocopter celebrates the 200th American built Eurocopter AS350 helicopter. Read more
