FEBRUARY 2010
2-19-10 Sikorsky eyes helicopter deal with Indian Navy
2-19-10 Garmin® announces new helicopter product
2-17-10 World Record #128-Five Barrel rolls in a helicopter
2-16-10 AgustaWestland, Tata Sons in pact to make helicopters
2-15-10 Future of Chinese naval helicopter
2-12-10 Buzzard Slams into helicopter as it flies over Dolphins Stadium in Miami
2-3-10 Eurocopter Hopes To Deliver 30 Helicopters In Southeast Asia
JANUARY 2010
1-20-10 Sikorsky in US helicopter deals totalling $1.52 bln
1-18-10 First S-70i(TM) Helicopter Nearing Completion at Sikorsky Facility in Poland
1-15-10 Helicopter operators are volunteering their services in the wake of the Haitian earthquake
1-12-10 Sikorsky names Shane Eddy VP
1-12-10 HAI announces recipient of the 2010 Pilot of the Year Award
1-11-10 HAI Announces Recipient of the 2010 Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award
1-4-10 Alabama Army Guard to receive new lightweight helicopter for homeland security missions
DECEMBER 2009
12-23-09 GE gets contract for Navy helicopter engines
12-23-09 Feds OK helicopters in Frank Church
12-23-09 Cook Children's Medical Center gets new helicopter
12-23-09 Korea Coast Guard Orders Another AW139 Helicopter
12-22-09 Sikorsky nets $8.4M for Naval helicopter work
12-21-09 Eurocopter celebrates the maiden flight of its new EC175 helicopter
12-16-09 Helicopter flies under powerline
12-16-09 Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers First Two S-434(TM) Helicopters
12-15-09 Fly with Island Helicopters in Kauai, Hawaii
12-14-09 Omniflight enters into agreement with FlightSafety
12-14-09 Anti-crash test dropping a helicopter with airbags
NOVEMBER 2009
11-17-09 NTSB Safety Recommendation A-09-130
11-17-09 After fatal crash, Hudson airspace split into zones
11-16-09 3 Dead in Nevada Medical Helicopter Crash
11-16-09 UK Troops Receive First Merlin Helicopter In Afghanistan
11-16-09 First H-72A Training Helicopter to the US Navy
11-11-09 Eurocopter's latest and most advanced products presented at the Dubai Airshow
11-3-09 Crack found in Sikorsky S-92 helicopter
11-2-09 ALEA SE Region Director Change/ ALEA SE Region Safety Seminar
OCTOBER 2009
10-29-09 Emergency Airworthiness Directive-Main gearbox - Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
10-28-09 NTSB: Several factors contributed to fatal Md. medevac crash
10-28-09 Silver State Helicopters student debt case settled
10-27-09 Helicopter Manufacturer Plans $26 Million Heat & Power Plant Addition in CT
10-20-09 Bell Helicopter sued in $3.6M dispute
10-16-09 X2 Helicopter Gurus Pay Homage to Engineering Inspirations
10-14-09 Honeywell Helicopter Safety System is First to Receive FAA Design and Production Approval
10-8-09 LaBarge Awarded $1.8 Million Contract from Sikorsky for Black Hawk Helicopter Program
10-7-09 Raytheon gets $13 million Army contract for helicopter pilot display system
10-6-09 EADS and Eurocopter sign helicopter cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan
10-6-09 Helicopters drop aid to Indonesia quake survivors
SEPTEMBER 2009
9-23-09 NTSB Issues Helicopter EMS Safety Recommendations
9-23-09 Boeing backers eye adding trade to tanker contest
9-16-09 Japan National Police Agency Orders One More AW139 Helicopter
9-14-09 Bell Helicopter awards contract to Connecticut company
9-14-09 Helicopter pilot survives 400-ft. fall
9-10-09 SKY HELICOPTERS, INC., NAMED ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES
9-10-09 Roseville man gets prison for shining laser
9-10-09 Bell Helicopter parent's CEO bullish on company's future
9-9-09 Carolinas HealthCare to invest $16.5M in helicopter fleet
9-9-09 Barbara Robinson of Robinson Helicopter Company Dies
9-8-09 UK Oil Indus Aims To Boost Helicopter Safety With Better Radar
9-4-09 Kaman Corporation Receives US Marine Corps Contract to Demonstrate Unmanned Cargo
9-2-09 Sikorsky boosts prize in human-powered helicopter contest
9-2-09 NTSB to Urge Operational Changes for Emergency Medical Helicopters
AUGUST 2009
8-31-09 Sikorsky Delivers Enhancements For US Army Light Utility Helicopter Program
8-28-09 Sikorsky Boosts Prize in Human-Powered Helicopter Contest To $250,000
8-27-09 Russian Helicopters Showcases 1st Russian Light Turbine Helicopter
8-27-09 Sikorsky Aircraft Begins Testing of Active Rotor System to Improve Helicopter Performance
8-26-09 Preliminary report issued on MedStar helicopter crash near North Captiva Island
8-26-09 Bell-Boeing Gets $7.3M Defense Contract
8-26-09 Safety equipment added to PHI Air Medical helicopter
8-21-09 Army delivers state-of-art helicopter to patrol border
8-20-09 Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin: Jet Fuel containing FAME
8-19-09 Vector Aerospace awarded helicopter support contract by Brazilian air force
8-17-09 NATCA Strongly Disputes NTSB Inference of Controller ...
8-13-09 Honeywell sells $185M of helicopter equipment
8-12-09 Liberty Helicopters, company behind doomed tour, resumes flights
8-12-09 Honeywell sells $185M of helicopter equipment
8-10-09 Bristow Group names Elizabeth Brumley as new CFO
JULY 2009
7-29-08 John Garrison named CEO of Bell Helicopter
7-28-09 Triumph Group Selected to Provide Bell Helicopter 429 Transmission
7-28-09 Lockheed Martin gets $142M contract
7-28-09 Textron appoints CFO, Bell helicopter chief
7-20-09 New force helicopter takes to sky
7-20-09 Obama creates history with first all-female helicopter flight
7-17-09 First female presidential helo pilot finishes tour
7-13-09 American Eurocopter celebrating 40-year 'fun ride'
7-10-09 Bell Helicopter, union remain at odds after talks
7-9-09 M7 to offer new support in helicopter engines
7-6-09 Bell 429 helicopter certified in Canada
7-6-09 New concerns for striking Bell Helicopter workers
7-2-09 Bell 429 Achieves Certification
7-2-09 Bell Helicopter Counter-Sues Eurocopter
JUNE 2009
6-30-09 Bell Helicopter reaches agreement with local union in Texas
6-29-09 A few problems with the hydraulics
6-29-09 Bell Helicopter office workers OK three-year contract
6-29-09 Bell Helicopter, UAW Local 317 reach agreement
6-26-09Study, FAA disagree over minimum chopper altitude
6-25-09 Caller mistakes crop-duster for crashing helicopter
6-25-09 China Helicopter JV To Roll Out A109e Choppers
6-25-09 Sikorsky Global Helicopters Celebrates 25 Years of S-300C™ Helicopter Deliveries
6-22-09 Big Island buying new helicopter
6-22-09 Pilot buries helicopter crash survivor in sand
6-19-09 New Collegiate Helicopter Program Chooses Sikorsky Global Helicopters Aircraft for Training
6-18-09 American Eurocopter delivers fifth helicopter
6-18-09 The Life of a Cherry Drying Pilot
6-18-09 EADS May Have String of U.S. Purchases Up to $500 Million Each
6-16-09 Union members anticipated Bell Helicopter strike for at least a year
6-16-09 S-92 Helicopter Operated by U.K. Search and Rescue Achieves 1,000 Flight Hour Milestone
6-15-09 Workers reject new contract with Bell Helicopter
6-15-09 Union at Bell Helicopter rejects contract, votes to strike
6-15-09 Bell expects certification from Canada, U.S. soon on civilian helicopter
6-11-09 TSA LISTS AIRPORTS AFFECTED BY NEW SECURITY DIRECTIVE
6-9-09 Helicopter added to Maxwell's Air Park
6-8-09 Teen earns helicopter pilot's license
6-8-09 Helicopter training seminar aims to prevent tragedy
6-2-09 Sikorsky dedicates Texas facility
6-1-09 Governor Perdue Signs Aviation Authority Legislation, creates open position
6-1-09 Problems Plague U.S. Purchase of Russian Helicopters for Iraqi Air Force
MAY 2009
5-27-09 Bristow buys stake in Brazilian helicopter company
5-26-09 India invites bids for $2 bln in helicopter deals
5-26-09 Bell Helicopter sells 24 Model 407 helicopters destined for Iraqi air force
5-22-09 Bank Approves $500 Million Facility to Textron
5-21-09 Bell Helicopter Holds Wichita Job Fair
5-21-09 Helicopter Operators, CO2 Aircraft Emissions Could Cost You!
5-18-09 AgustaWestland Opens New Regional Business Headquarters In Portugal
5-18-09 EU ministers launch new helicopter project
5-14-09 K-Max Unmanned Helicopter
5-14-09 UPDATE 1-Boeing to make 16 helicopters for Italian Army
5-13-09 Boeing, AgustaWestland reach $1.2B helicopter deal
5-13-09 Hinchey Gives Update on Latest Efforts to Save Presidential helicopter
5/4/09: Sikorsky Unveils X2 TECHNOLOGY(TM) Light Tactical Helicopter Concept
5/4/09: Garmin® Receives FAA’s First AML-STC for GPS/WAAS Avionics on Helicopters
5/4/09: Eurocopter, Lockheed Martin will team to pursue Army scout helicopter
APRIL 2009
4/30/09: Aero Dynamix and Longhorn Helicopters Sign Exclusive Training Agreement
4/30/09: Textron in $60 mln helicopter deal for Iraq
4/30/09: Alan Bristow: Founder of Bristow Helicopters 1923 - 2009
4/26/09: Aeronautical school gets like-new helicopter
4/22/09: FAA to require collision avoidance systems in medical helicopters
4/21/09: Sikorsky delivers 300C helicopter
4/20/09: Helicopter leaves from Brown Field to set world record
4/19/09: Medical helicopter study spilts industry
4/19/09: Helicopters to return to service
4/17/09: GE Wins Multi-Year Extension for T700 Engine Family
4/14/09: Air Tours' safety in Hawaii; 26 year nation best
4/13/09: Sikorsky eyeing speed record
4/10/09: Textron shares soar after Middle East takeover report
4/10/09: Maryland's Trooper 2 honored for rescue4/9/09: FB Heliservices takes delivery of first AW139
4/8/09: Navy orders more H-1 aircraft from Bell Helicopter
4/7/09: LaBarge gets $5.1 millon contract from Bell Helicopter for V-22
4/5/09: "Huey" helicopters make last flight for Navy
4/4/09: Bell Helicopter urges inspection of thousands in fleet
4/3/09: Sikorsky Global Helicopters receives "Total Quality Award"
4/3/09: Unmanned helicopter donated to Cal Pol engineering students
4/2/09: FAA rolls out airman educational opportunities for helicopter pilots
4/2/09: DART announces EASA approval for AS350 Cable Cutter Kit
4/1/09: Research aimed at reducing ice build up on helicopters
4/1/09: Bell Helicopter announces first online course for CSFs