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News from 2011

Dec 30, 2011 — Pilots train on new AH-64D Apache helicopter

Dec 27, 2011 — UH-1Y and AH-1Z simulators ready for training

Dec 23, 2011 — First Rescue for The Childrens Air Ambulance

Dec 23, 2011 — Unmanned helicopter makes first delivery for Marines in Afghanistan

Dec 22, 2011 — Army to deploy vertical take-off UAS

Dec 22, 2011 — Eurocopter delivers two EC225s to Heli-Union for offshore operations

Dec 22, 2011 — Tokyo Fire Department will received a second EC225

Dec 22, 2011 — AW189 Completes Its Maiden Flight

Dec 21, 2011 — MAD restores retro-painted AH-1 for Centennial of Naval Aviation

Dec 21, 2011 — S-92 for the Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Operations

Dec 21, 2011 — Seven EC225 LP to China CITIC Offshore Helicopter Co

Dec 20, 2011 — EC135 Hermes to Capital Air Services

Dec 20, 2011 — First two of nine Ecureuil AS350B2 for Ecuadorian Army delivered

Dec 19, 2011 — Hangar party at Yeovilton to celebrate 40 years of the Lynx

Dec 19, 2011 — Northrop Grumman to Support LN-251 INS on the CH-53K

Dec 19, 2011 — New NH90 deliveries to Italians Army and Navy

Dec 18, 2011 — Fully Integrated Thales Cockpit for Sikorsky S-76D

Dec 16, 2011 — V-22 team gets award for engine improvements

Dec 16, 2011 — Brazilian-made full-flight helicopter simulator SHEFE presented

Dec 16, 2011 — NH90 Caiman Marine completes first SAR mission, 19 rescued

Dec 16, 2011 — First 429 with Multi-Mission Configuration

Dec 15, 2011 — AH Mk.9As Set To Complete Delivery in December 2011

Dec 15, 2011 — EC135 to the Romanian Ministry of Health

Dec 15, 2011 — Sea Kings and 817 Squadron make their Final Flight

Dec 14, 2011 — HSM-70 Spartans home from deployment

Dec 14, 2011 — MH-60S simulator ready for training

Dec 14, 2011 — Australian Aerospace Delivers 15th MRH90

Dec 13, 2011 — Royal Australian Navy welcomes HMAS Choules

Dec 13, 2011 — FAA Approves Type Design for PW210S Engine in Sikorsky S-76D

Dec 13, 2011 — DanCopter First AW139 Helicopter

Dec 13, 2011 — Two new orders of Eurocopter EC225 confirmed at LIMA 2011

Dec 12, 2011 — Afghan Armed Forces gets 6 new MD530F Helicopters

Dec 12, 2011 — Circor wins $25M contract for H-60 landing gear

Dec 12, 2011 — Enstrom Continues to Deliver Royal Thai Army Aircraft

Dec 12, 2011 — Bel Air Signs Contract for Two AW189 Helicopters

Dec 10, 2011 — Kentucky National Guard shows aviation facility, flight operations with Ecuadorian Army Air Group

Dec 9, 2011 — Pentagon, Army developing future, next-generation helicopter fleet

Dec 9, 2011 — French Navy NH90s entered operational service

Dec 8, 2011 — 32 UH-1N Excess Defense Articles requested by Hungary

Dec 8, 2011 — Brunei signs deal for 12 S-70i

Dec 7, 2011 — M-TADS/PNVS Modernized Laser Rangefinder for US Army

Dec 7, 2011 — Weststar signs contract for 10 AgustaWestland Helicopters

Dec 7, 2011 — AgustaWestland Training Academy to Open in Malaysia

Dec 7, 2011 — Camcopter S-100 UAS at LIMA Exhibition, Malaysia

Dec 6, 2011 — New Zealand receives its first NH90 helicopters

Dec 6, 2011 — Australian Aerospace delivers 14th MRH90

Dec 6, 2011 — Sikorsky, AIROD and ADC support upgraded S-61

Dec 6, 2011 — First RMAF EC.725 unveiled at LIMA 2011 exhibition

Dec 6, 2011 — SFS Aviation Orders an AW139 Helicopter

Dec 6, 2011 — MHS celebrates one Million flight hours on their Turbomeca fleet

Dec 5, 2011 — The Children Air Ambulance to fly in 2012

Dec 5, 2011 — S-92 "Legacy of Heroes" Demo on Display in Malaysia

Dec 5, 2011 — Ornge Responds to Toronto Star article

Dec 5, 2011 — 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron

Dec 5, 2011 — 442 squadron crew wins the 2011 Cormorant Trophy

Dec 2, 2011 — Black Hawk training at SAAB

Dec 2, 2011 — DCMA ensures Chinooks are ready for the fight

Dec 2, 2011 — Eurocopter Chile S.A. celebrates 10 years

Dec 2, 2011 — Norway Takes Delivery of Its First NH90

Dec 1, 2011 — Last CH-46E flight before re-designation

Dec 1, 2011 — Five Bell 412 orders from Indonesia

Dec 1, 2011 — INAER opens a new HEMS base in Chile

Dec 1, 2011 — Bell 412 delivered to Sri Lanka Air Force

Dec 1, 2011 — Canadian Forces Mission Ends In Kandahar Province

Dec 1, 2011 — BAE Systems and AVX Join to Compete for MRMUAS program

Dec 1, 2011 — Australian Aerospace Delivers Final Tiger to Defence

Nov 30, 2011 — Jacksonville hangar going solar

Nov 30, 2011 — CPI Group Orders an AW119Ke Helicopter

Nov 29, 2011 — AgustaWestland Completes 609 Tiltrotor Programme Acquisition

Nov 29, 2011 — Search and rescue fleet replacement

Nov 28, 2011 — Depot completes its 48th Black Hawk

Nov 28, 2011 — Bell 407GX Earns EASA Certification

Nov 28, 2011 — Royal Air Force CH-47 Chinook upgraded simulator at CAE’s MSHATF

Nov 27, 2011 — New Helo Squadron Will Fly Fire Scouts, too

Nov 25, 2011 — SHT wins 10 year contract for three EMS bases

Nov 25, 2011 — First of six EC145s delivered to Kazakhstan

Nov 23, 2011 — HMM-265 Dragons awarded for safety

Nov 17, 2011 — New created Airtelis will use EC225

Nov 17, 2011 — Fast-Track Black Hawk Deliveries to Sweden

Nov 17, 2011 — Dual-Input Christie Matrix StIM Projectors for helicopter training

Nov 16, 2011 — JSC Euro-Asia Air Orders Two More AW139 Helicopters

Nov 15, 2011 — Canadian Forces successfully completes mission in Jamaica

Nov 15, 2011 — DRF Luftrettung orders 25 EC145 T2

Nov 15, 2011 — Gulf Helicopters AW139s achieves 20,000 hours

Nov 15, 2011 — Abu Dhabi Aviation and AgustaWestland Establish a Joint Venture in the UAE

Nov 14, 2011 — Robinson Produces 10,000th Helicopter

Nov 14, 2011 — PAVE HAWK Helicopters Achieve 10,000 Flight Hour Milestone

Nov 14, 2011 — Rotorsim inaugurates Joint NH90 Training Program for Netherlands and other NH90 customers

Nov 12, 2011 — X2 Technology Demonstrator Pilot Named Flightglobal “Aviator of the Year”

Nov 12, 2011 — V-22 Osprey to Make Dubai Air Show Debut

Nov 10, 2011 — HMM-774, The Eyes in the Sky for AMPHIB – SPS 12

Nov 10, 2011 — Bristow Group Inc. Signs Contract for Six AW189 Helicopters

Nov 9, 2011 — Navy s new Wildcat makes first landing at sea

Nov 9, 2011 — Apache Block III controlled a MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV

Nov 8, 2011 — Navy to Arm Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter

Nov 8, 2011 — NH90 TTH get approval in the final operational configuration

Nov 8, 2011 — Dept of State Orders 3 Additional Upgraded S-61

Nov 5, 2011 — Lakota MEP Begins Operational Service

Nov 4, 2011 — Boeing Submits Multiyear Proposal for US Army CH-47F

Nov 3, 2011 — Bond win seven year East Anglian Air Ambulance contract

Nov 2, 2011 — Army rolls out first Apache Block III aircraft

Nov 2, 2011 — Autonomous Province of Trento Takes Delivery of an AW139

Nov 2, 2011 — First A2D Kiowa Warrior to the US Army

Nov 2, 2011 — Joint V-22 Program receiving 2011 DOD Cost Reduction Award

Nov 2, 2011 — Sea Kings home in UK after four-week transport operation

Oct 27, 2011 — US Army to receive Turbomeca’s 10,000th Arriel Production Engine

Oct 26, 2011 — HSM-78 Prepares For Establishment

Oct 26, 2011 — VMM-161 breaks-in new training asset

Oct 26, 2011 — New industrial facility in Queretaro

Oct 26, 2011 — CH-53K Helicopter Systems Engineering Team Receives DoD Top 5 Programs Award

Oct 25, 2011 — MI-171SH deliveries to Peru completed

Oct 24, 2011 — EC145 Medical Interior for OSF HealthCare

Oct 24, 2011 — Baltimore Police Department Orders Four EC120s

Oct 24, 2011 — Sikorsky S-76D Moves Closer to Certification as Engines Gain Type Certification

Oct 24, 2011 — Bell 429 Earns Certification in China

Oct 21, 2011 — Enstrom ships second JGSDF helicopter

Oct 21, 2011 — Eurocopter Chile delivered AS350 B3e to Kipreos

Oct 21, 2011 — FAA approves BLR Aerospace Fastfin System for Bell 212

Oct 19, 2011 — HMCS Vancouver Sea King off the coast of Libya

Oct 19, 2011 — Makila engine support contract with Brasilian Ministry of Defense

Oct 19, 2011 — Lider Taxi Aéreo signed contract for 52 Turbomeca engines

Oct 19, 2011 — AgustaWestland and United Rotorcraft Sign Cooperation Agreement for the AW169

Oct 18, 2011 — Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust Orders Two AW169s

Oct 12, 2011 — Helistar ordered three more EC145 helicopters

Oct 12, 2011 — Commando Sea Kings return from Afghanistan after four years

Oct 11, 2011 — Kiowa Warrior proves Manned, Unmanned Capability

Oct 10, 2011 — AAS-72X arrives at AUSA Convention

Oct 10, 2011 — New Generation AW169 Helicopter Lands in London

Oct 3, 2011 — Three UH-60M to the Mexican Navy

Oct 3, 2011 — Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Awarded SETP Honor for Achievement with X2

Oct 2, 2011 — Missouri Guardsmen help Navy, Air Force recover helicopter

Sep 30, 2011 — Mexican State of Jalisco Takes Delivery of S-70i Black Hawk

Sep 29, 2011 — EC225 Flight Simulator at Aberdeen logged 1000 hs on Sept.2011

Sep 29, 2011 — CHC orders 20 additional Eurocopter EC225

Sep 29, 2011 — Ten year for Royal Navy Merlin

Sep 28, 2011 — 10,000 hours of flight for an EC135T2 with the Chiltern Air Support Unit

Sep 28, 2011 — Haughey Air Limited Orders An AW139 For VIP Transport

Sep 27, 2011 — Pima County (AZ) ordered a AS.350B3e

Sep 27, 2011 — Falcon Aviation Services signs for GrandNew and AW169 Helicopters

Sep 27, 2011 — Blueway AS Orders One More AW139 Helicopter

Sep 27, 2011 — Societe FCL Takes Delivery of a GrandNew Helicopter

Sep 27, 2011 — ASaC.7 return from Libya

Sep 26, 2011 — INAER Ceuta treated over 80 patients so far this year

Sep 22, 2011 — Guangxi Province Police Takes Delivery of an AW139 Helicopter

Sep 21, 2011 — Black Hawk Helicopter Helps Reinforce Borders

Sep 21, 2011 — Boeing opens newly renovated Chinook manufacturing facility

Sep 19, 2011 — Bell 429 Selected by Royal Australian Navy

Sep 16, 2011 — Public Security Bureau of Ordos Orders Two AgustaWestland GrandNew Helicopters

Sep 15, 2011 — Qinghai Zhonghao Natural Gas Chemical Co., Ltd. Orders Two AW139 Helicopters

Sep 12, 2011 — SASEMAR orders a EC225 for SAR and pollution control missions

Sep 11, 2011 — Air Greenland orders two EC225 for SAR missions

Sep 9, 2011 — S-92 “Legacy of Heroes” Demo Tour Begins

Sep 8, 2011 — Australia selling off its last Sea Kings

Sep 7, 2011 — Japan National Police Agency Orders Three AW139 Helicopters

Sep 6, 2011 — K-MAX Completes U.S. Navy Unmanned Assessment

Sep 6, 2011 — Bell Helicopter Honours Canadian Department of National Defense

Sep 1, 2011 — New and Upgraded CV-22 Training Devices for USAF

Aug 31, 2011 — FAA approves Aeronautical Accessories, Inc. kits for Bell 407

Aug 30, 2011 — UTair Confirms a Planned Order of 20 AW139 Helicopters

Aug 24, 2011 — Halfway mark in deliveries of the U.S. Army UH-72A Lakota

Aug 24, 2011 — Hiroshima Prefecture Orders an AW139

Aug 22, 2011 — Boeing receives UK contract for 14 new Chinooks

Aug 18, 2011 — Japan Coast Guard to boost its fleet with new EC225 helicopters

Aug 16, 2011 — Begins the deliveries of UTair Ecureuil helicopters

Aug 10, 2011 — EC145 for the Namibia Police Air Wing

Aug 8, 2011 — MH-60S to Thailand in First International Delivery

Aug 5, 2011 — Sikorsky Delivers S-70i to Launch Customer

Aug 5, 2011 — Bell Boeing Submits V-22 Osprey Multiyear II Contract Proposal

Aug 4, 2011 — First GE38 Engine Delivered for Marine Corps CH-53K Program

Jul 21, 2011 — UK Government Confirms £22m Loan to AgustaWestland in Support of the AW169

Jul 21, 2011 — Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance Signs Contract for Two AW169. The First UK Sale

Jul 20, 2011 — 1,000th EC135 goes to the ADAC

Jul 15, 2011 — Enstrom delivered first 480B the Royal Thai Army

Jul 14, 2011 — X2 Takes its Final Flight - Program paved the way for upcoming S-97 Raider

Jul 13, 2011 — AgustaWestland Delivers First GrandNew to a U.S. Customer

Jul 12, 2011 — Eurocopter delivers the 100th EC225 to Bristow Group

Jul 12, 2011 — Capitale Helicoptere Orders Three AW169 Helicopters

Jul 8, 2011 — Lynx World Speed Record Helicopter Restored 25 Years On

Jul 7, 2011 — 300th UH-60M Black Hawk to US Army

Jul 7, 2011 — Helidax Passes the 20,000 Flight Hour Mark with its EC120s

Jul 6, 2011 — State-of-the-Art Blackhawk simulator in Colombia

Jul 3, 2011 — UTair orders 15 EC175 and 20 AS350B3e

Jun 29, 2011 — Papillon orders five AS350 B3e helicopters

Jun 29, 2011 — Enstrom 480B Helicopter Receives Chinese Certification

Jun 27, 2011 — Ontario Provincial Police Received New EC135

Jun 24, 2011 — Puma Mk2 helicopter makes its first flight

Jun 23, 2011 — Caverton Helicopters Signs Contract for Three AW139s

Jun 23, 2011 — Italian Navy Takes Delivery of Its First NH90 NFH

Jun 22, 2011 — Geocopter delivers its first GC-201 Rotorcraft UAS to NLR

Jun 22, 2011 — Colombian H-60s exceeds 300,000 flight hours

Jun 22, 2011 — Exclases Holdings Ltd. Signs A Contract For Eight AW139s For The Russian Market

Jun 22, 2011 — INAER Signs Contract for Ten AW169 Helicopters

Jun 22, 2011 — PZL- Swidnik and INAER Sign MoU for W-3A Sokol Helicopters

Jun 21, 2011 — Sikorsky Assembling CH-53K Ground Test Vehicle

Jun 21, 2011 — New direction for the BA609

Jun 21, 2011 — Saab signs Teaming Agreement with Sikorsky

Jun 21, 2011 — Kocoglu Aviation AW109 Power Fleet Reaches 10,000 Flight Hour Milestone

Jun 21, 2011 — AgustaWestland Takes Full Ownership of The BA609 Programme

Jun 20, 2011 — FlightSafety to design CV-22 Flight Training Devices

Jun 20, 2011 — Bell Helicopter Huey II Fleet Surpasses 300,000 Flight Hours

Jun 20, 2011 — AgustaWestland Unveils The AW189 Helicopter

Jun 20, 2011 — Public Debut for the AW149

Jun 20, 2011 — AW159 Makes Its First Paris Air Show Appearance

Jun 20, 2011 — AgustaWestland Developing New Capabilities For The AW139

Jun 20, 2011 — 400th AW139 Delivered to the Qatar Armed Forces

Jun 16, 2011 — Australia Selects US Navy MH-60R Seahawk for AIR 9000 Phase 8 Program

Jun 16, 2011 — Sikorsky CH148 Cyclone at the Paris Air Show

May 24, 2011 — Navy H-72 receive state-of-the-art instrumentation

May 18, 2011 — Royal Thai Air Force received 3 VVIP S-92

May 18, 2011 — Sweden Becomes 1st European Nation with UH-60M

May 16, 2011 — AW139M for the Egyptian Air Force

May 10, 2011 — Dutch Navy received NFH Mission Planning & Analysis System

Apr 29, 2011 — Iraq Received Tenth Mi-171E

Apr 27, 2011 — Turbomeca Ardiden 3g Engines for Ka-62

Apr 25, 2011 — Air Force officials announce helicopter acquisition strategy

Apr 20, 2011 — Last MH-47G delivered

Apr 19, 2011 — Heroes of Aviation Series: Bell Honors OH-58 Kiowa Warriors

Apr 18, 2011 — CHC partners with CAA of the Cayman Islands

Apr 14, 2011 — Camp Pendleton Completes Transition to the UH-1Y

Apr 11, 2011 — Osprey Makes Historic Intercontinental Flight

Apr 6, 2011 — 33rd RQS Return Home After Japan Earthquake

Apr 6, 2011 — US Army Building First Block III Apache

Apr 1, 2011 — Upgraded Rooivalk Handed over to SAAF

Mar 25, 2011 — Marines HMH-772 arrive at JB MDL

Mar 24, 2011 — HMM-265 support relief efforts, Operation Tomodachi

Mar 22, 2011 — INAER first in Spain with OHSAS 18001 certification

Mar 22, 2011 — CH-53K Helicopter Assembly Line Opens at Sikorsky Florida Facility

Mar 21, 2011 — The Qatar Armed Forces Order Three EMS-Configured AW139s

Mar 15, 2011 — Army building new F model Kiowa Warrior

Mar 15, 2011 — X2 Wins Robert J. Collier Trophy

Mar 11, 2011 — Specialist Aviation in South Georgia islands

Mar 8, 2011 — The EC145T2's New Fenestron

Mar 8, 2011 — AgustaWestland Awarded 76 Million Pound Lynx Wildcat Training Facility Contract

Mar 7, 2011 — Era is AgustaWestland Service Centre in USA

Mar 7, 2011 — Eight more AW139 ordered in Japan

Mar 7, 2011 — Sikorsky and SonAir Sign for Six S-76C++ Helicopters

Mar 7, 2011 — The EC.145 T2 modern cockpit

Mar 7, 2011 — Rega celebrates 20,000 flight hours on the EC145

Mar 7, 2011 — EC145 T2 Launch Customers

Mar 7, 2011 — Firefly S.p.A of Chile Takes Delivery of an AW119Ke Helicopter

Mar 6, 2011 — Eurocopter Unveils the EC145T2

Mar 6, 2011 — AgustaWestland Exhibits the AW169 at Heli-Expo 2011

Mar 6, 2011 — South Korean Government Orders an AW139 Fire Fighting Helicopter

Mar 6, 2011 — CHC AW139 Fleet Achieve 50,000 Hours Milestone

Mar 6, 2011 — OMNI Group Signs Contract for Three AW139s

Mar 4, 2011 — Australian Army Chooses Sandel 4-ATI Displays for Kiowas

Mar 2, 2011 — Colorado Army National Guard New UH-72A Lakota

Mar 2, 2011 — V-22 Osprey Fleet Surpasses 100,000 Flight Hours

Mar 2, 2011 — Lockheed Martin and Bristow Australia team for training system

Feb 25, 2011 — Lockheed Martin Australian Partnership on MH-60R

Feb 25, 2011 — Gulf Helicopters Signs Contract for Five AW139 Helicopters

Feb 24, 2011 — Fire Scout completes first flights on Littoral Combat Ship

Feb 21, 2011 — Bell Helicopter Delivers First 429 Into Middle East

Feb 18, 2011 — 200 AMP generator approved for Soloy SD2

Feb 17, 2011 — AgustaWestland Debuts the AW139M Helicopter

Feb 15, 2011 — New Black Hawk delivered to 160th SOAR

Feb 15, 2011 — The Estonian Police and Border Guard Takes Delivery of a Third AW139

Feb 10, 2011 — DVCS6100 audio systems for new Mercy Flight Bk117 and Bell 429

Feb 9, 2011 — Bell Helicopter Delivers First 429 Into India

Feb 8, 2011 — 82nd CAB new medevac helicopter HH-60M

Feb 8, 2011 — Kiowa Warrior supported at Amarillo Texas

Feb 2, 2011 — Second UH-60 A-A to L for US Customs

Jan 28, 2011 — Bell 429 Helicopter Awarded Brazilian Certification

Jan 26, 2011 — First Flight of RNLAF CH-47F Chinook

Jan 24, 2011 — Northrop Grumman to support US Navy MH-60

Jan 24, 2011 — Boeing Begins Flight Testing UK Chinook Mk4

Jan 21, 2011 — Rega Signs Contract for a GrandNew Helicopter Simulator

Jan 17, 2011 — Black Hawk crews keep VIPs safe, mobile around Iraq

Jan 17, 2011 — AgustaWestland Signs Contract for the Second Five Year Period of the IMOS Contract

Jan 15, 2011 — Bulgarian Border Police Takes Delivery of Two AW109 Powers and One AW139

Jan 14, 2011 — Bell awarded $640M to support Canadian CH-146 fleet

Jan 13, 2011 — Italian Guardia di Finanza Takes Delivery of Its Second AW139

Jan 12, 2011 — Lockheed Martin to support US Navy MH-60R fleet

Jan 11, 2011 — Bell Helicopter and PHI Sign Agreement

Jan 11, 2011 — Mexico Federal Police take delivery of UH-60M

Jan 11, 2011 — Saitama Prefecture Orders an AW139 Helicopter

Jan 4, 2011 — New helicopters help build IA aviation skills

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