---- Select Newsletter ---- 22-Mar-17 - Canadian Coast Guard Contract Completed 20-Mar-17 - LIMA 2017 17-Mar-17 - Special Operations Combat Medic Course 13-Mar-17 - US Army Sign $3.4B Contract for 268 AH-64E 10-Mar-17 - New S-64E for Korea Forest Service 07-Mar-17 - HNZ S-92 Support ExxonMobil in Nova Scotia 05-Mar-17 - H160 for France Light Helicopter Programme 03-Mar-17 - Boeing Proposes MH-139 to the USAF 01-Mar-17 - NHV’s H175 Fleet Reaches 10,000 Flight Hours 28-Feb-17 - Airbus to Retrofit 26 German CH-53 24-Feb-17 - Wysong Delivered Bell 407GX to PHI 20-Feb-17 - Pakistan Orders More AW139s 18-Feb-17 - RAH-66 Comanche on Display at Fort Rucker 15-Feb-17 - Bo105 Celebrates Its 50th Birthday 12-Feb-17 - Croatia Receiving OH-58D Kiowa 09-Feb-17 - Bell Awarded Contract for 25 AH-1Z Viper 07-Feb-17 - Elbit Systems to Upgrade Mi-17 Helicopters 05-Feb-17 - Royal Australian Navy Selects Camcopter 02-Feb-17 - Bel Air First AW139 Passing 30.000 Landings 30-Jan-17 - CHC Celebrates 70 Years 27-Jan-17 - Era tVIP Flight for Super Bowl 24-Jan-17 - DRF Luftrettung in 2016 22-Jan-17 - Robinson Delivers 12,000th Helicopter 20-Jan-17 - CHC Australia AW139 25,000 Flight Hours 18-Jan-17 - Airbus C295W Refuelling Contacts With H225M 16-Jan-17 - 3000 Hours In Afghanistan for Italians NH90 14-Jan-17 - Germany Deploying Helicopters in Mali 11-Jan-17 - Eagle 407HP Trials in Papua New Guinea 08-Jan-17 - H160 Winter Campaign at Yellowknife 05-Jan-17 - R66 Turbine Marine Receives EASA Approval 01-Jan-17 - Coast Guard Solent District Received AW189 29-Dec-16 - Serbia Orders 9 H145M 23-Dec-16 - Bell 505 Achieves Canadian Type Certification 19-Dec-16 - Z-15 / AC352 Completes First Flight 17-Dec-16 - South Korean LCH Wind Tunnel Tests 14-Dec-16 - Polish PGZ Sign LOI on AH-1Z Viper 12-Dec-16 - Swiss Air-Rescue Rega Orders Six H145 10-Dec-16 - German Navy NH90 Sea Lion First Flight 08-Dec-16 - Canadian Coast Guard First Bell 412 06-Dec-16 - Bundespolizei Orders Three H215 04-Dec-16 - Vietnam’s Carlifting Service 02-Dec-16 - Erickson Receives Court Approval 30-Nov-16 - Bell 412EPI Southeast Asia Demo Tour 27-Nov-16 - Sloane AW169 Part 145 Maintenance Approval 24-Nov-16 - 20,000 Hours for the LFN AW119Kx 21-Nov-16 - AW101 Merlin Mk4 Makes Maiden Flight 18-Nov-16 - EASA Certification for 4.8 Tonne AW169 16-Nov-16 - Spanish Navy Third Upgraded AB212 14-Nov-16 - Optionally-Piloted Helicopters Firefighting 12-Nov-16 - CHC Files Plan of Reorganization 09-Nov-16 - Finland’s NH90 Reaches 10.000 Flight Hours 07-Nov-16 - US Army Researchs Sand Protection 05-Nov-16 - Operation Odyssey Lightning 02-Nov-16 - 10-Year Anniversary of S-92 in China 31-Oct-16 - Bell 407GXP to be Assembled in China 29-Oct-16 - Royal Marines Merlin Mk4 First Flight 27-Oct-16 - First Brazilian H225M in Naval Combat Version 25-Oct-16 - First Year for Lithuanian AS365N3+ Dauphins 23-Oct-16 - RAC Rescue Completes 5000th Mission 21-Oct-16 - MQ-8C Fire Scout with Leonardo AESA Radar 19-Oct-16 - Avinco to Remarket 21 ex-CHC H225 Fleet 17-Oct-16 - 1000th H-60M Black Hawk to US Army 15-Oct-16 - Japan Aerospace 2016 13-Oct-16 - Helitech 2016 12-Oct-16 - H175 in Public Services Configuration 09-Oct-16 - Five VIP AW169 Orders From Brazil 06-Oct-16 - Mi-26 at the China’s G20 02-Oct-16 - US Navy Orders 10 Additional MQ-8C 30-Sep-16 - Bell V-247 and V-280 Tiltrotors at AUSA 2016 27-Sep-16 - First AS565MBe Panther to Mexican Navy 24-Sep-16 - ERA Renewed BSEE Support in Gulf of Mexico 20-Sep-16 - Bell Unveils V-247 Vigilant Tiltrotor 17-Sep-16 - 5000 Flight Hours for Bel Air Two AW189 13-Sep-16 - Patria to Upgrade 2 Border Guard AB412 10-Sep-16 - Solar-Powered, Piloted Helicopter 08-Sep-16 - Korean Coast Guard S-92 06-Sep-16 - Russia to Modernize Mi-26T2 04-Sep-16 - CybAero Drones Delivered to Chinese Customs 02-Sep-16 - New MH-65 Stands for CGAS Miami 29-Aug-16 - LABACE 2016 27-Aug-16 - AH-64E Apache Training System 24-Aug-16 - 27th MD530F to Afghan Air Force 21-Aug-16 - NHV’s H175 Flying for Maersk Oil in Denmark 18-Aug-16 - Tohoku Air Service First H135 14-Aug-16 - Bicycle Racks for the Airbus AS350 and AS355 10-Aug-16 - Kuwait Orders 30 H225M Caracal 07-Aug-16 - Vinson's Osprey Fleet Battle Experiment 04-Aug-16 - Sikorsky Colombia to Support Latin America 01-Aug-16 - RACQ CQ Rescue 7000th Mission 29-Jul-16 - Waypoint Re-Deploy CHC AW139s 27-Jul-16 - GrandNew EMS Helicopter for Panama 25-Jul-16 - AW139 Hot and High Altitude Trials in Pakistan 22-Jul-16 - ALEA Expo 2016 20-Jul-16 - ADAC Upgrades to BK117-850D2 17-Jul-16 - VIH Aerospace Delivering S-92 Helicopters 14-Jul-16 - Helicopters Evacuated Tenerife Residents 11-Jul-16 - Farnborough 2016 08-Jul-16 - Eight SH-60F Seahawks to Israel 05-Jul-16 - Cabri Operation Opens in Florida 01-Jul-16 - Mi-26TC Delivered to China 27-Jun-16 - 35 years of CareFlight 25-Jun-16 - PZL Mielec Completes Turkish T70 Prototype 23-Jun-16 - Mi-38 Engine Production Started 21-Jun-16 - Rosneft Ordered 20 More AW189 19-Jun-16 - Tokyo Metro Police Orders AW109 Trekker 17-Jun-16 - One Million Flight Hours for S-92 Global Fleet 16-Jun-16 - PZL Mielec S-70i Armed Variant 14-Jun-16 - Chinese Consortium Signs for 100 H135 12-Jun-16 - KCSO 25 Anniversary 10-Jun-16 - 109 Black Hawks for Turkey 08-Jun-16 - Qatar to Receive 24 AH-64E Apaches by 2020 06-Jun-16 - MH-47G Chinooks in Lithuania 05-Jun-16 - Russian Military Helicopters at KADEX 2016 03-Jun-16 - HMS Ocean in BALTOPS 2016 01-Jun-16 - Clean Sky 2 Demonstrator Advancing 31-May-16 - Alberta Wildfire Relief Efforts 28-May-16 - CH-53K King Stallion Completes First 20K Lift 26-May-16 - Russia Approves NHV Maintenance Facility 25-May-16 - EBACE 2016 24-May-16 - Black Hawk Female Pilot Promoted to General 22-May-16 - Era SAR Reached 1000 Mission Milestone 20-May-16 - Turbomeca is now Safran Helicopter Engines 17-May-16 - Garmin D2 Bravo Titanium Aviator Watch 15-May-16 - HeliOffshore Second Annual Conference 13-May-16 - Ireland Coast Guard S-92 10,000 Flight Hours 11-May-16 - Bell 412EPI in Tour Across Asia Pacific 09-May-16 - CH-147F Responding to Alberta Wildfires 05-May-16 - Bell V-280 Valor Wing and Fuselage Joined 01-May-16 - Ka-62 Prototype First Flight 29-Apr-16 - CHC EC225LP Helicopter Accident in Norway 26-Apr-16 - French Air Force H225M Air Refueling 24-Apr-16 - CH-53K Lifts First External Load 21-Apr-16 - UK 815 NAS Starts Receiving AW159 Wildcat 18-Apr-16 - H215 Demo Tour in Argentina, Chile and Peru 16-Apr-16 - Ospreys in Japan Earthquake Relief Operations 14-Apr-16 - Netherlands to Receive 12 More Chinooks 12-Apr-16 - Lydd Airport Made Permanent Home for SAR 10-Apr-16 - Missouri National Guard Gives Apaches 08-Apr-16 - Volocopter VC200 First Manned Flight 06-Apr-16 - Northumbria is 10th UK Guimbal Cabri School 04-Apr-16 - Reducing Operating Costs for R22 Beta II 02-Apr-16 - RAF Puma HC.2 First Year in Afghanistan 31-Mar-16 - Royal Marines Merlin iMk3 Aboard HMS Ocean 28-Mar-16 - Royal Navy Retired Sea King HC.4 26-Mar-16 - FIDAE 2016 22-Mar-16 - Better Gear for Arctic Helicopter Crews 20-Mar-16 - India Post Releases HAL 75 Anniversary Stamp 17-Mar-16 - PZL Mielec Completes 300th Black Hawk Cabin 14-Mar-16 - Second CH-53K Joins Flight Test Program 12-Mar-16 - Dutch NH90 Maintenance Agreement 10-Mar-16 - Coast Guard Aviation 100th Anniversary 08-Mar-16 - German H145M First Pilots Complete Training 05-Mar-16 - Bristow Leasing AW139 for Guyana 02-Mar-16 - Multi-Function Displays for German CH-53 29-Feb-16 - Heli-Expo 2016 21-Feb-16 - Robinson New R44 Cadet 18-Feb-16 - 10,000 Flight Hours for RAF Puma Mk.2 15-Feb-16 - Russian Tiltrotor First Flight 12-Feb-16 - Singapore Airshow 2016 09-Feb-16 - Camcopter S-100 UAV Demo in Netherlands 06-Feb-16 - TAI Offering T129 for Polish KRUK Program 03-Feb-16 - Heli-One Poland Now Offers H225 Maintenance 01-Feb-16 - Oklahoma National Guard Bedlam Exercise 29-Jan-16 - Canada Begins Operation Caribbe 2016 26-Jan-16 - Drones in Future Logistic Operations 23-Jan-16 - Airbus Helicopters in 2015 19-Jan-16 - New Era For UK Search And Rescue 17-Jan-16 - Yellow Jayhawk for USCG Aviation Centenary 15-Jan-16 - Shaanxi Provincial Public Security Orders H155 13-Jan-16 - Testing New Machine Gun for USAF Pave Hawk 11-Jan-16 - First Time for SH-60 on Italian FREMM Frigate 07-Jan-16 - Four Medical H135 P3 to LPR in Poland 31-Dec-15 - More Tiger HAD for French Army 26-Dec-15 - Finmeccanica Helicopters 21-Dec-15 - More CH-47F Chinook for Australia 19-Dec-15 - FAB Receives First Operational Caracal 17-Dec-15 - India is 15th User of M-TADS/PNVS 15-Dec-15 - Million Flight Hours for USCG H-65 Dolphin 13-Dec-15 - Spain 10th Naval Squadron 50,000 Hours 11-Dec-15 - Gold for Russia at FAI World Air Games 2015 08-Dec-15 - 14th and Last Chinook Mk6 Delivered to RAF 06-Dec-15 - H225 Receives Russian Certification 04-Dec-15 - Exocet / H225M Integration in Brazil 01-Dec-15 - H125 in the Arctic for Climate Research 29-Nov-15 - Two K-MAX for Firefighting in China 25-Nov-15 - New Zealand Exercise Southern Katipo 2015 23-Nov-15 - Osprey From California to Brazil set Record 21-Nov-15 - Robinson Introduces the Two-Place R44 Cadet 19-Nov-15 - CareFlight AW139 First Mission 17-Nov-15 - NBAA 2015 15-Nov-15 - 82nd Airborne Kiowa Last Flight at JRTC 13-Nov-15 - MD Helicopters at CH2015 11-Nov-15 - Flight Testing of Second Mi-171A2 Prototype 09-Nov-15 - Dubai Airshow 2015 06-Nov-15 - South Carolina Wins Apache Gunfighter Fly-in 03-Nov-15 - Sikorsky Acquisition Receives Approval 01-Nov-15 - Breeze-Eastern Hoist for USCG MH-65 29-Oct-15 - US Army Discuss Future Vertical Lift Architecture 27-Oct-15 - Wildcat First South Atlantic Deployment 25-Oct-15 - Pilot of the Year for Air Methods's Ann Lowell 23-Oct-15 - Chinooks Arrive At RAF Benson 20-Oct-15 - Baden-Württemberg Polizei Received First H145 18-Oct-15 - AMTC 2015 15-Oct-15 - HAL LCH Close to Certification 13-Oct-15 - First Australian MH-60R Aircrew Graduates 11-Oct-15 - NHI Delivers the 250th NH90 Helicopter 09-Oct-15 - Carolinas Flood Response 07-Oct-15 - Angola SonAir Super Pumas G-Checks in Poland 05-Oct-15 - Helitech 2015 03-Oct-15 - Remembering Mogadishu 22 years later 01-Oct-15 - Brazilian Caracals Reaches 10,000 Flight Hours 28-Sep-15 - Eighth S-76D to the China Maritime Safety Administration 25-Sep-15 - VH-3D Cabin Interiors to be Upgraded 23-Sep-15 - Spirit AeroSystems First Bell V-280 Fuselage 21-Sep-15 - Royal Navy Wildcat in Gulf Heat Trials 19-Sep-15 - New Zealand Sells UH-1H Helicopters 17-Sep-15 - AW609 Speed Record : 1000 km in 2 Hs 18 Min 15-Sep-15 - Columbus Police Received Converted MD530F 13-Sep-15 - Kazan Helicopters 75th anniversary 11-Sep-15 - Elbit Orders Airbus Helicopters for Israel Police 09-Sep-15 - China 2015 07-Sep-15 - 50th Anniversary of First Flight of AH-1 Cobra 05-Sep-15 - 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group Activation 03-Sep-15 - EW Update for 8 Brazilian Navy Lynx Mk.21A 02-Sep-15 - Sikorsky Contract to Support Taiwan UH-60M 01-Sep-15 - MSPO 2015 30-Aug-15 - French Army Aviation NH90 Simulator Ready 28-Aug-15 - New MD520N To Volusia Mosquito Control Unit 26-Aug-15 - Royal Thai Air Force Receives Four EC725 24-Aug-15 - Belgian NH90 NFH Achieves IOC for SAR 21-Aug-15 - Last mission with OH-58 Kiowa 19-Aug-15 - HMLA-469 quickly responds to fires on Pendleton 16-Aug-15 - USAF Global Strike Challenge 2015 14-Aug-15 - Carolina Thunder 2015 11-Aug-15 - LABACE 2015 09-Aug-15 - Metro Aviation Delivers H145 to Suffolk County 06-Aug-15 - AW139 Assembled in Russia First Flight in Moscow 02-Aug-15 - CH-46 Sea Knight Final Flight 30-Jul-15 - CHC EC225/H225 Reaches 100,000 Flight Hours 27-Jul-15 - Robinson Upgrades R66 Police Helicopter 24-Jul-15 - LCI Leasing Secures Funding for H175 and H225e 21-Jul-15 - Westland 100 Years 19-Jul-15 - Sikorsky S-76D Concludes Six-Month Demo Tour 17-Jul-15 - AW169 Achieves EASA Certification 15-Jul-15 - ALEA Expo 2015 12-Jul-15 - Armed Forces of Malta Order Their Third AW139 09-Jul-15 - More AW139 for the Italian Coast Guard 05-Jul-15 - Airbus Helicopters Bluecopter demonstrator 02-Jul-15 - Talisman Sabre 2015 30-Jun-15 - H145 in Australia Tour 26-Jun-15 - Era Expands S-92 Fleet and Opens Super Base 23-Jun-15 - Italian Blade 2015 Multinational Helicopter Exercise 21-Jun-15 - Mexico Pegaso First Latin American User of H145 19-Jun-15 - First Upgraded H135 Delivered to German Polizei 17-Jun-15 - UAS S-100 Demonstration to Royal Australian Navy 16-Jun-15 - Paris Air Show 2015 13-Jun-15 - Royal Australian Navy Commissions Romeo Squadron 11-Jun-15 - Heli-One 200th Arriel Engine Overhaul 08-Jun-15 - Brazilian Oil and Gas Industry H175 Demo Tour 05-Jun-15 - Kaman Resumes K-MAX Production 03-Jun-15 - Luftwaffe Signs Contract for H145M 01-Jun-15 - HNZ Investment In Norway NHS 30-May-15 - H160 Prototype Unveiled 28-May-15 - World's First Bell 407GT Goes to the Middle East 26-May-15 - Thales Radar for the Royal Navy Merlin AEW Variant 24-May-15 - Sikorsky S-97 Raider First Flight 22-May-15 - HeliRussia 2015 20-May-15 - REACH Air Medical Acquired Summit Air Ambulance 18-May-15 - H145M / EC645T2 Receives EASA certification 16-May-15 - Mi-26T Completes Unique Transport Mission 13-May-15 - First Japan Bell 412EPI Goes To Aomori Prefecture 11-May-15 - Portuguese Lynx Refurbished By Vector in UK 08-May-15 - Maintenance on Indian Navy Ka-31 05-May-15 - Ospreys for Japan Notified to US Congress 03-May-15 - Nepal Earthquake Relief 30-Apr-15 - Unmanned K-MAX First Collaborative Casualty Evacuation 28-Apr-15 - Russian Helicopters and China Discuss the AHL 26-Apr-15 - Max Gross Weight Increase For MD900/902 24-Apr-15 - The EC145e Receives EASA Certification 22-Apr-15 - H225M Caracal Pre-Selected by Poland 20-Apr-15 - Gold Rush Training Exercise in Kosovo 17-Apr-15 - Transport Canada Certifies S-92 Rig Approach 15-Apr-15 - LAAD 2015 13-Apr-15 - Interior Design Competition for the AW609 10-Apr-15 - FMS Contract to Support Thailand UH-72A 07-Apr-15 - Erickson Renewed Contracts 04-Apr-15 - REACH to Inaugurate Situational Awareness Technology 01-Apr-15 - Elbit Color Helmet Display on MH-60S Seahawk 31-Mar-15 - Stingers for South Korea AH-64E Apaches 29-Mar-15 - First UH-72A Lakota in Trainer Configuration Delivered 27-Mar-15 - UK Sign 5 Another Years For AW101 Fleet Support 25-Mar-15 - PPG Aerospace produces transparencies for the S-97 23-Mar-15 - DSCA Announced New CH-47F Batch to Netherlands 21-Mar-15 - First Six MD530F Cayuse Warrior to Afghan Air Force 19-Mar-15 - LIMA 2015 17-Mar-15 - Airbus Helicopters Partner in KAI LCH / LAH 15-Mar-15 - French Navy NH90 Achieves IOC with MU90 Torpedo 12-Mar-15 - Airborne Mine Counter Measures MCH-101 to JMSDF 10-Mar-15 - New Seasprites Formally Handed over to New Zealand 08-Mar-15 - Airbus Helicopters Introduces the H Generation 07-Mar-15 - City of Philadelphia Welcomes AW609 Manufacturing 06-Mar-15 - Heli-Expo 2015 04-Mar-15 - Cornwall Air Ambulance Flies 25,000th Mission 03-Mar-15 - Sikorsky S-76D International Demonstration Tour 02-Mar-15 - CHC AW139 Fleet Leader Passes 10,000 Flight Hours 01-Mar-15 - AW189 Certification Validated by FAA 28-Feb-15 - Royal Thai Army First Training Course on UH-72A 27-Feb-15 - S-76D Enters into Service with Japan Coast Guard 25-Feb-15 - Avalon 2015 24-Feb-15 - Sixteen Bell 407GXs Delivered to Middle East 23-Feb-15 - The Royal Thai Army Orders 6 VIP EC145T2 21-Feb-15 - IDEX 2015 19-Feb-15 - $591M for 35 Lot 5 Boeing AH-64E Apache 17-Feb-15 - Croatian Police Orders One AW139 15-Feb-15 - FAA Propose New Rules for Small UAS 13-Feb-15 - Aero India 2015 13-Feb-15 - Twenty Tiger Simulators To France and Germany 11-Feb-15 - Enstrom TH180 First Flight 09-Feb-15 - Erickson Assume Product Support of Bell 214 07-Feb-15 - Cabri G2 Receives FAA Certification 05-Feb-15 - Dutch DHC Training in Fort Hood 02-Feb-15 - 37,811 Missions for German DRF Air-Rescue 30-Jan-15 - Terma Survivability Pod for Dutch NH90 27-Jan-15 - Australian HATS EC135T2+ First Flight 24-Jan-15 - NASA Helicopter Could be Scout for Mars Rovers 21-Jan-15 - Hawaii Unit Last Flight of OH-58 Kiowa Warrior 18-Jan-15 - Airbus Helicopters 10 million hours with Oil/Gas sector 14-Jan-15 - 2014 was Record for Irish Coast Guard S-92 09-Jan-15 - Eagle 407HP Receives FAA Certification 05-Jan-15 - Rosneft Oil to Buy 160 AW189 build by HeliVert 30-Dec-14 - AW189 SAR Variant Achieves EASA Certification 23-Dec-14 - MQ-8C Fire Scout Flew from Destroyer 19-Dec-14 - Tiger HAD-E Delivered to FAMET 17-Dec-14 - Bundeswehr EC135 Training Extended to 2022 15-Dec-14 - CAE to Support German Army Aviation School 13-Dec-14 - Osprey Fleet Reaches 250,000 Flight Hours 12-Dec-14 - Gulf Helicopters AW189 Enters Service 10-Dec-14 - V-22 Osprey Forward-Firing Capability 08-Dec-14 - 40th anniversary of Turbomeca Arriel first flight 04-Dec-14 - First Operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to the US Navy 01-Dec-14 - Bundeswehr EC645T2 First Flight 29-Nov-14 - Mi-171A2 First Prototype Maiden Flight 24-Nov-14 - CRH-60 is now the HH-60W 20-Nov-14 - EC135T2+ is New Australian Training System 17-Nov-14 - Belgium takes delivery of last NH90 TTH 14-Nov-14 - 200th MH-60R to US Navy 12-Nov-14 - Zhuhai Air Show 2014 10-Nov-14 - Bell 505 Jet Ranger X First Flight 07-Nov-14 - Two French Army NH90 Arrived at Mali 04-Nov-14 - Eight and final NH90 delivered to RNZAF 01-Nov-14 - US Marines Ended Afghanistan Operations 29-Oct-14 - US Army 300th CH-47F Chinook Ahead of Schedule 27-Oct-14 - MQ-8C Fire Scout Prepares for Shipboard Testing 24-Oct-14 - EC135 T3/P3 Receives EASA Certification 21-Oct-14 - Mi-38 pre-series production prototype first flight 19-Oct-14 - EC145T2 receives FAA certification 16-Oct-14 - New EC225 / EC725 Redesigned Shaft Ready 15-Oct-14 - China BAIC Signs for 50 AW139/169/189 14-Oct-14 - Helitech 2014 12-Oct-14 - HMM-364 : Last CH-46 Sea Knight Squadron 09-Oct-14 - Marines deploy Ospreys to Support Ebola Fight 07-Oct-14 - Italian Army Received First Two ICH-47F Chinook 02-Oct-14 - Sikorsky Unveils S-97 Raider 30-Sep-14 - 700th AW139 Goes to Samsung 26-Sep-14 - A Decade of Sikorsky S-92 23-Sep-14 - AgustaWestland Philadelphia 200th AW139 19-Sep-14 - South Africa AAD Expo 2014 16-Sep-14 - ADAC Luftrettung Receives Its First EC145T2 12-Sep-14 - First SAR Sikorsky S-92 delivered to Bristow UK 06-Sep-14 - Final Flight of UH-1N Huey for HMLA-773 03-Sep-14 - NHV and Blueway to merge 27-Aug-14 - Last OH-58D Kiowa Aviator class to graduate 20-Aug-14 - MD530G demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground 16-Aug-14 - UH-60V Black Hawk: Modernize UH-60L Cockpit 13-Aug-14 - LABACE 2014 11-Aug-14 - Russian Ulan-Ude Plant 75 anniversary 07-Aug-14 - CH-47D FAA Certificate for Billings Flying Service 04-Aug-14 - EC145T2 Handover To DRF Luftrettung 31-Jul-14 - First Bell 429 to the New York Police Dept 28-Jul-14 - MV-22 secure departure of Tripoli Embassy 24-Jul-14 - First 2 of 6 Bell 407GX to Pennsylvania State Police 20-Jul-14 - FASGW Missile Integration for Royal Navy AW159 18-Jul-14 - Last 4 CH-46 depart Quantico HMX-1 forever 16-Jul-14 - Weststar Received Its First AW189 14-Jul-14 - Swedish National Police Orders 7 Bell 429 12-Jul-14 - Farnborough 2014 07-Jul-14 - 123 Airbus Helicopters aircraft to China 01-Jul-14 - Boeing Completes Delivery of Canadian CH-147F 27-Jun-14 - Sikorsky awarded contract to develop CRH-60 24-Jun-14 - 200th NH90 goes to Belgium 21-Jun-14 - First EC725 produced in Brazil delivered 17-Jun-14 - S-97 Raider Powered On for First Time 13-Jun-14 - Turkey Takes Delivery of T129 ATAK 10-Jun-14 - RN Sea Kings AEW: 5 years in Afghanistan 07-Jun-14 - 10,000 Flight Hours for Italian A129 in Afghanistan 03-Jun-14 - AS350 B3e reaches Mexico Highest Mountain 29-May-14 - EC175 launch customer NHV holds demo flights 25-May-14 - Kazan Helicopters produces 7,500th Mi-8/17 22-May-14 - Bo105 clock up a total of 8 million flight hours 19-May-14 - Elbit to Upgrade Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobras 15-May-14 - 300th UH-72A Lakota Delivered to the US Army 12-May-14 - Sikorsky S-92 wins Marine One contract 06-May-14 - Sikorsky / USMC unveils CH-53K King Stallion 04-May-14 - Boeing Flies Production AH-6i for the 1st Time 01-May-14 - Turkey THK Gökçen received 17 and last EC135 28-Apr-14 - Arizona National Guard wants to keep Apaches 24-Apr-14 - Optionally Piloted Black Hawk First Flight 21-Apr-14 - Airbus Helicopters EC145T2 certified 17-Apr-14 - Kaman New Zealand SH-2G(I) First Flight 14-Apr-14 - CH-53K tested for airframe structural strength 10-Apr-14 - Five more MQ-8C Fire Scouts. 19 on order 05-Apr-14 - AW GrandNew Begins New Zealand Demo Tour 03-Apr-14 - Kaman 1,000th H-60 cockpit 01-Apr-14 - Joint production agreement for 1,000 EC175/AC352 28-Mar-14 - FIDAE 2014 24-Mar-14 - Maiden flight for Italian HH-101A CAESAR 14-Mar-14 - MQ-8C Fire Scout reaches 100 flight hours 11-Mar-14 - AH-64D program ended. Last one delivered 07-Mar-14 - German Army get final upgraded Tiger Asgard 05-Mar-14 - Turkey TAI to assembly 109 T-70 Black Hawks 01-Mar-14 - Over 150 Russian-made helicopters involved in United Nations peacekeeping operations 28-Feb-14 - Super Puma AS332C1e is ready for duty 27-Feb-14 - Third and Fourth Australian MH-60R completed 26-Feb-14 - First Customer Demonstration of AW609 25-Feb-14 - Heli-Expo 2014 23-Feb-14 - Vector Aerospace UH-1H modified cockpit 21-Feb-14 - Ascent Helitank System Certified for Bell 212 19-Feb-14 - Columbia Helicopter buys 3 CH-47D Chinooks 16-Feb-14 - USCG Jayhawks train aboard the USS Somerset 14-Feb-14 - Camcopter S-100 UAV for the Italian Navy 12-Feb-14 - CH-53K ground test prototype power up 10-Feb-14 - AW189 Achieves EASA Certification 07-Feb-14 - USS Halyburton assists crashed Panama Bell 412 02-Feb-14 - AgustaWestland UK to upgrade Merlin and Apache 28-Jan-14 - EraSAR reached 500 mission milestone 23-Jan-14 - Wiltshire Air Ambulance to Operate a Bell 429 17-Jan-14 - Bolivia acquired 6 AS.332C1e Super Pumas 13-Jan-14 - Rebranding of Eurocopter as Airbus Helicopters 06-Jan-14 - Ka-32A11BC rescues ship trapped in Antarctic
Helicopter News February 21, 2015 by Helis.com
Newsletter #128 IDEX 2015 UK NPAS Will Close 10 Bases in 2015-2017 UK National Police Air Service confirmed plans to move to a 15-base model. 10 current bases will be closed between 2015 and 2017 US Japan North Wind 2015 Exercise Japan, US armies train together during Exercise North Wind 2015 Life Flight: Trauma Center Houston Upcoming premiere of Life Flight: Trauma Center Houston, a six-episode docudrama series that will air on Lifetime Monday March 2 at 8pm. CST Northrop Grumman at IDEX 2015 Northrop Grumman will showcase airborne early warning and control systems, C4ISR, radars, defence electronics, cyber security and an upgraded helicopter cockpit at IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi Bell Helicopter at IDEX 2015 Bell Helicopter, Textron Systems and Textron AirLand will be at the 12th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 22-26. Airbus Helicopters at IDEX 2015 As part of its Middle East strategy Airbus Helicopters has opened a technical office in Pakistan which joins the UAE office and the Customer Center in Saudi Arabia Terma establishes permanent presence in UAE During the past 10-15 years, Terma has supplied radar and airborne solutions to Middle Eastern customers in close collaboration with regional partners. AgustaWestland Services in the Middle East AgustaWestland an Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) announced are expanding its range of support solutions serving the growing fleet of AgustaWestland helicopters in the Middle East.