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HFI Celebrates Successful Heli-Expo 2012
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:10:31PM EST
Event Saw Impressive Scholarship Funds Raised Helicopter Foundation International reports a very busy Heli-Expo 2012. The foundation held its annual golf tournament, hosted mentoring panels, and shared a great deal of information with attendees about its mission and goals. New additions this year were a silent auction, heritage helicopter display and historical interviews.

Edwards F-35A Conducts 1st External Weapons Test Mission
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:05:10PM EST
CTOL Variant Carried Missiles, Guided Bombs The first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, on February 16th, further expanding the program's flight test envelope.

Down Comanche Located In Texas
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:04:23PM EST
CAP Joined Search For Airplane Which Disappeared From Radar A Piper Comanche which failed to arrive at its Norman, OK destination Monday night has been located in Shackelford County, TX. Neither person on board the aircraft reportedly survived the accident.

American Eurocopter To Open Sales Office In Manhattan
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:03:41PM EST
To Be Located At Atlantic Aviation Metroport One of the most popular ways of getting around New York City is by helicopter, and with that in mind, American Eurocopter is going where the potential customers are. The company annouced this week that it will open a dedicated helicopter sales office in New York City next month.

Airbus Makes Its Mark At The 2012 Singapore Airshow
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:03:12PM EST
Enders: 'Our Business Has Moved East'The high-profile role for Airbus at Singapore's Changi Exhibition Centre last week underscored the company's strong presence in the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for an important part of its commercial business and represents an increasingly active industrial base, company officials said.

HFI Reports Another Successful Heli-Expo
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:02:17PM EST
Heritage Helicopter Display Among The Most Dramatic Of The Show Helicopter Foundation International was very busy at Heli-Expo 2012. The foundation held its annual golf tournament, hosted mentoring panels, and shared a great deal of information with attendees about our mission and goals. New additions to our plans for the show this year were a silent auction, heritage helicopter display and historical interviews.

Cessna Moves Skycatcher Assembly From Wichita To Independence
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:01:40PM EST
Part Of An Integration Plan With Other Single-Engine Products The final assembly for Cessna's Skycatcher LSA is being moved from Yingling Aviation in Wichita to the company's single-engine plant in Independence, KS. The move is reportedly part of a strategy on the part of Cessna to consolidate its single-engine operations in Independence in order to make them more efficient.

NLRB Counsel Haunted By Fight With Boeing
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:01:15PM EST
Solomon Concedes He'll Never Be Confirmed After Battle March will mark the one-year anniversary of the filing of the complaint by union machinists who said Boeing was building a new plant in South Carolina as retaliation for past strikes by the union in Washington state. Despite the subsequent settlement of the issue with a contract extension, the National Labor Relations Board's taking up of the union fight is proving to have long-lasting political impact.

AD: Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:00:33PM EST
AD NUMBER: 2012-03-07 PRODUCT: Certain Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines

Europe Meets Air Safety Targets
Tue, Feb 21,2012 09:00:16PM EST
Annual Safety Regulation Commission Report Identifies Key Areas For Improvement In its 2011 annual safety report, the Safety Regulation Commission (SRC) confirms that Europe has met its safety targets as set by ECAC for ATM-related accidents. With data for 2010 showing an increase in the number of incidents reported, which reflects an improvement in the reporting culture, a number of key safety areas to improve have been identified.

Gone West: Clarence Dart, Tuskegee Airman
Tue, Feb 21,2012 08:59:39PM EST
NY Veterans Hall Of Fame Member Flew 95 WWII Missions Another of the Tuskegee Airmen has gone west. Captain Clarence Dart, who flew 95 missions with the Red Tail Squadron and was shot down twice flying Curtiss P-40s during WWII, passed away Friday at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, NY. Dart, 91, never regained consciousness following a stroke on February 4, according to the Albany Times Union.

Aircraft Industry - Government Working Group On Public Aircraft Proposed
Tue, Feb 21,2012 08:58:51PM EST
Action Follows Successful Public Aircraft Forum At Heli-Expo The success of the Public Aircraft Forum at Helo-Expo 2012 in Dallas, Texas will result in the formation of an industry-government working group to address the changes the FAA is proposing to Advisory Circular (AC) 00-1.1 A on Public Aircraft.

India Demands Answers From Kingfisher Airlines
Tue, Feb 21,2012 08:57:00PM EST
As Many As 40 Percent Of Flights Canceled Over Tax Spat Debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines, which has struggled financially for years, is being pressed by the Indian government for answers on why it has been canceling as many as 40 percent of its flights (according to an IBN report) in recent days. The airline is telling the government that a big part of the problem is the tax authority's freezing of the airline's accounts, which is blocking payments for operational needs.

New York Media Vs. Helo Operators
Tue, Feb 21,2012 08:55:58PM EST
NYT, Trade Paper Critical Of 'Wealthy'Noisemakers New York City is a tough place for the private helicopter industry to find much sympathy these days. With promised action by US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (pictured) to impose noise and route restrictions on helicopters operating over Long Island expected by Memorial Day, local media is painting the issue as a case of one-percenters trampling the rest of us.

Aero-TV: It’s All In The Details – A Closer Look at The Bell 525 Relentless
Tue, Feb 21,2012 08:00:16PM EST
A More Detailed Look At The Biggest News Story Of Heli-Expo 2012 Bell helicopter did more than just put on a good show for the attendees of Heli-Expo 2012... they signalled to one and all that they are intent on recapturing past glories. Once the world's pre-eminent helicopter builder, Bell's glory days have been eclipsed by aggressive product development at Eurocopter -- which now proudly carries top billing in the world's heli-builder sweepstakes. It wasn't always that way... and if Bell proves to be good to its word and new direction, it may just topple Eurocopter and go on to lead the heli-world once again.

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