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News from 2009

Dec 22, 2009 — First four Lynx Mk.9A delivered

Dec 22, 2009 — Bulgaria Border Police order an AW139

Dec 22, 2009 — Swiss Air Force receives 20th EC635

Dec 22, 2009 — Two EC145 to Helicopteros Marinos for Offshore Missions

Dec 18, 2009 — Boeing Delivers 1st Mk3 Chinook to UK Royal Air Force

Dec 17, 2009 — MV-22 Osprey Arrives at MCAS Miramar

Dec 17, 2009 — EC175 First Flight

Dec 16, 2009 — Bristow takes delivery of 2 AW139s

Dec 8, 2009 — Turkey Request CH-47F Chinook Helicopters

Dec 8, 2009 — French Navy orders two EC225 for SAR missions

Dec 2, 2009 — First EC135 T2i Training Helicopter to JMSDF

Dec 1, 2009 — First UH-60M delivered to Bahrain

Nov 24, 2009 — The Qatar Armed Forces Take Delivery Of Their First AW139

Nov 16, 2009 — FAS is Worldwide launch customer for the S-76D

Nov 13, 2009 — UH-1Y from HMLA-367 first combat deployment

Nov 13, 2009 — The AW149 Performs Its First Flight

Nov 12, 2009 — AW159 First Flight

Oct 23, 2009 — Korea Coast Guard Takes Delivery Of Two AW139

Oct 23, 2009 — Boeing Proposals to India for Apache and Chinook

Oct 21, 2009 — PZL-Swidnik Deliver 1000th Airframe To AgustaWestland

Oct 9, 2009 — Guard retires UH-1 Huey after 50 years of service

Oct 8, 2009 — HMM-161 Transforms into VMM-161

Oct 6, 2009 — Eurocopter sign cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan

Sep 30, 2009 — Eurocopter Canada celebrates 25 years

Sep 29, 2009 — Eurocopter sign contract for RAF Puma Life Extension Programme

Sep 28, 2009 — First All Nippon AW139 operational

Sep 28, 2009 — ATAK Team Announce T129 Maiden Flight

Sep 23, 2009 — Helisim Inaugurates its First NH90 Simulator

Sep 22, 2009 — Bristow signs an agreement for 3 AW139s

Sep 21, 2009 — Specialist Aviation Goes Offshore

Sep 18, 2009 — MAS signs up Lincs & Notts for new MD Explorer

Sep 16, 2009 — First Upgraded British Army Lynx Flies With New Engines

Sep 10, 2009 — First Poland Health Ministry EC135 Delivered

Sep 8, 2009 — Royal Thai Police signs contract for 3 EC155

Sep 1, 2009 — Final Assembly for S-70i begins at Mielec

Aug 19, 2009 — Army delivers state-of-art helicopter to patrol border

Aug 10, 2009 — Canada buys 15 CH-47Fs

Aug 6, 2009 — Prototype Assembly Looms As First Production Parts Arrive for CH-53K

Aug 4, 2009 — Italian Navy Takes Delivery Of Its 21st AW101 Helicopter

Jul 30, 2009 — Trinidad and Tobago Orders Four AW139 Helicopters

Jul 10, 2009 — American Eurocopter Celebrates 40 Years

Jul 8, 2009 — Bel Air first AW139 enters service

Jul 7, 2009 — Modified Boeing Chinook Mk3 Completes 1st Test Flight

Jul 4, 2009 — Navy newest helicopter hangar opens at NAS Jacksonville

Jun 30, 2009 — Edmonton Police Service Second EC120

Jun 26, 2009 — HMM-265 celebrates 45 years with Phrogs

Jun 18, 2009 — Eurocopter to Retrofit 26 CH-53GS/GE for CSAR

Jun 18, 2009 — first EC155 B1 to NSFC in Vietnam

Jun 17, 2009 — 100th EC155 and 900th Dauphin family delivery

Jun 16, 2009 — Bel Air Received First AW139

Jun 16, 2009 — HM Coast Guard S-92 achieves 1,000 Flight hours

Jun 15, 2009 — Latest Variant of the AW101 Makes Paris Debut

Jun 15, 2009 — Bell Selects First Service Center Provider in Russia

Jun 15, 2009 — Bell 429 to be certified by the end of this month

Jun 15, 2009 — First UH-60M delivered to FBI

Jun 12, 2009 — Tata to Manufacture S-92 Helicopter Cabins in India

Jun 1, 2009 — VH-71 Terminated

May 21, 2009 — Petroleum Air Services Orders Two AW139 Helicopters

May 16, 2009 — 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade arrive in southern Afghanistan

May 15, 2009 — VH-71 Stop Work Order Issued

May 13, 2009 — EC145 Stylence Unveiled at EBACE 2009

May 13, 2009 — ARMAEREO Awards ICH-47F Chinook Helicopter Contract

May 5, 2009 — MQ-8B completes 2nd test period on USS McInerney (FFG-8)

May 4, 2009 — Sikorsky Unveils X2 Technology Light Tactical Helicopter (LTH) Concept

Apr 29, 2009 — Bell 407 for Iraqi Air Force via FMS

Apr 24, 2009 — Future Lynx Is Now The AW159

Apr 23, 2009 — Australia Requests CH-47F Chinook

Apr 21, 2009 — Placer County Sheriff Department Selects AS350B3

Apr 20, 2009 — UH-72 Lakota as Airborne Platform

Apr 13, 2009 — CH-47F Chinook Fielded by US Army 82nd Airborne Division

Mar 16, 2009 — Female Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot in NC Army National Guard

Mar 5, 2009 — AgustaWestland Unveils the Da Vinci Project Helicopter

Feb 26, 2009 — First CH-47F Chinook Multiyear I Delivered

Feb 24, 2009 — Eolo Plus Takes Delivery Of A Second AW119 Ke

Feb 23, 2009 — Sikorsky honors Los Angeles County for Firehawk service

Feb 23, 2009 — US Navy MQ-8B Third Year of Low Rate Initial Production

Jan 13, 2009 — Key milestone achieved for CH-53K GE38 engine

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