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News from 2008

Dec 22, 2008 — Canadian CH-146 Griffons arrive in Afghanistan

Dec 18, 2008 — The Ministry Of Defence Of Cyprus Signs Contract For Three AW139s

Dec 2, 2008 — CV-22s Deploy to Africa for First Time

Nov 18, 2008 — Boeing CH-47F Chinook Helicopter Fielded by US Army 1st Cavalry Division

Nov 4, 2008 — Sikorsky Announces Contract to Upgrade Colombia Black Hawks

Oct 30, 2008 — Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency signs for 3 aw139

Oct 28, 2008 — Six UH-3H Sea King for the Argentine Navy

Oct 27, 2008 — Sikorsky and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Support

Oct 17, 2008 — ARH program halted

Oct 7, 2008 — Ornge Orders Ten AW139 Helicopters

Oct 7, 2008 — Chevron Orders Two AW139 Helicopters

Oct 6, 2008 — Norsk Helikopter achieves 30,000 fleet hours with S-92

Oct 3, 2008 — TH-1H reaches first student training flight milestone

Sep 23, 2008 — Pilots fly Lakota to Sioux powwow

Sep 15, 2008 — Sikorsky to provide Aerial Refueling Capability for 13 USAF H-60

Aug 29, 2008 — UH-60M Upgrade achieves first flight

Aug 27, 2008 — Sikorsky X2 Technology Demonstrator Achieves First Flight

Aug 26, 2008 — Boeing Awarded US Army Contract for 191 CH-47F Chinook Helicopters

Aug 15, 2008 — Marines declare UH-1Y operational

Aug 7, 2008 — Afghanistan Air: six MI17s, six Chinooks and UAVs lease

Jul 16, 2008 — Boeing and AgustaWestland Announce CH-47F Agreement

Jul 15, 2008 — IHC Sign for Two S-92 Helicopters

Jul 15, 2008 — Sikorsky Announces S-92 VIP Helicopter Sale to Azerbaijan

Jul 15, 2008 — MQ-8B completes demonstration aboard 7th Fleet destroyer

Jun 9, 2008 — National Guard Gets First Lakota Helicopters

May 29, 2008 — Tokyo Metropolitan Police Orders Its Second AW139 Helicopter

May 28, 2008 — Helicopters New Zealand Orders Three AW139s Plus Two Options

May 20, 2008 — EC135 Hermes for Falcon Aviation Services

May 12, 2008 — Bell Announces 412EP Gains JAR-OPS 3 Compliance

May 9, 2008 — New Zealand Orders Five AW109 LUH Helicopters

May 8, 2008 — HMH-462 delivers raids to Al Anbar

Apr 24, 2008 — Air Force Releases New Amendment to CSAR-X RFP

Apr 7, 2008 — Rilpa Enterprises Distributor of Onboard Systems

Apr 7, 2008 — CH-47F Chinook Fielded by US Army 4th Infantry Division

Mar 31, 2008 — Japan Coast Guard Received First Three AW139

Feb 27, 2008 — US Army Contracts 11 New CH-47F Chinook

Feb 25, 2008 — EASA approves AS350SD2 with LTS101-700D-2

Feb 25, 2008 — HH-71 CSAR-X Aerial Refueling Flights

Feb 24, 2008 — Copterline Takes Delivery Of Its First AW139 Helicopter

Feb 24, 2008 — VIH Aviation Group sign for 4 S-92 to be used by Cougar

Feb 24, 2008 — Air Methods Adds More Bell 407s to Fleet

Feb 24, 2008 — Sikorsky Aircraft X2 Technology Demonstrator

Jan 11, 2008 — China Maritime Safety Administration orders 2 AW109

Jan 10, 2008 — VH-71 Begins U.S. Flight Testing

Jan 9, 2008 — Boeing Delivers 36 Chinook Helicopters in 2007

Jan 8, 2008 — Italian Army Takes Delivery of its First NH90

Jan 7, 2008 — Boeing Submits HH-47 CSAR Proposal to USAF

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