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More Deadly EMS and TV Chopper Crashes
An emergency medical services EMS helicopter carrying a patient crashed and burned in a suburban Chicago forest preserve Oct. 15, killing all four aboard. The latest fatal EMS chopper crash followed by only two days the loss of a news gathering helicopter in Houston. NTSB investigators...
Tags: FAA, helicopter, TV
Research articles 2008-10-20
Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directive; MD Helicopters Model 600N Helicopter. Final Rule; Request for Comments. SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive AD for MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI Model 600N helicopters. The AD currently requires modifying the fuselage aft section within the next 24 months to strengthen the...
Tags: Airbus S.A.S., Boeing Co., helicopter, Manufacturing, regulation
Research articles 2008-10-20
CPI Aero Announces New C-5 Order Valued at $556,000
EDGEWOOD, N.Y. -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero([R])") (NYSE: Alternext: CVU) today announced that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the Company a new order for five separate structural panels for the C-5 aircraft valued at $556,000. CPI Aero is engaged in the contract production of structural aircraft parts...
Tags: Air Force, helicopter, Manufacturing, U.S.
Research articles 2008-10-14
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific
Oct 13, 2008 AgustaWestland AgustaWestland has continued to make inroads in its battle with rival Eurocopter for Japan's helicopter market, with the company signing a commitment for 16 aircraft with its local representative Kanematsu. The deal covers 14 AW109 Power light helicopters and two AgustaWestland Grand helicopters for...
Tags: Airbus S.A.S., aircraft, board, helicopter, Manufacturing, Qantas Airways Ltd., Singapore
Research articles 2008-10-13
EADS North America Begins Deliveries of U.S. Army UH-72A Helicopters Produced on the U.S. Final Assembly Line Process at Mississippi
EADS North America marked a major industrial milestone for the U.S. Army's UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter program, delivering its first final assembly line FAL aircraft from the production facility at Columbus, Mississippi. This key step -- which was achieved on schedule -- is part of EADS North America's...
Tags: aircraft, Columbus, Government, helicopter, Manufacturing, U.S., U.S. Army
Research articles 2008-10-07
Bad Year for EMS Operations
The Sept. 27 fatal crash of a Maryland State Police helicopter performing an emergency medical services EMS mission in suburban Washington has yet again put air ambulance choppers in the spotlight as regards air safety. The nearly 20-year-old Eurocopter Dauphin had picked up two automobile accident...
Tags: accident, board, FAA, helicopter
Research articles 2008-10-06
CPI Aero Announces Release of C-5 TOP Order Valued at $1.6 Million
Year-to-Date Awards Total $49.8 Million, Up 163% From Same Period Last Year EDGEWOOD, N.Y. -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero([R])") (AMEX: CVU) today announced that the U.S. Air Force has released a new order under CPI Aero's C-5 TOP contract for a variety of wing panels and fairings valued...
Tags: Air Force, helicopter, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-10-02
CPI Aerostructures Announces C-5 Crown Skins Award
Potential Value of $12.3 Million; Initial Release of $2.4 Million EDGEWOOD, N.Y. -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero[R]") (AMEX: CVU) announced today that the U.S. Air Force has awarded CPI Aero an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract to provide crown skins for the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft, with...
Tags: Air Force, aircraft, helicopter, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-10-01
Transporting into the future: Boeing and Skyhook team up for neutrally buoyant aircraft
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The remote regions of Alaska and Northern Canada are filled with valuable resources-petroleum, natural gas, diamonds and more. Unfortunately, exploiting them is difficult. The climate is rather inhospitable and the transportation infrastructure is minimal or doesn't even exist, plus all-weather roads or railroads are prohibitively expensive. ...
Tags: aircraft, Boeing Co., helicopter, Manufacturing, team
Research articles 2008-09-01
Hezbollah blamed for deadly Lebanon helicopter downing
BEIRUT AFP — The finger of blame was being pointed at Lebanon's Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement on Friday over the downing of an military helicopter that left an army officer dead. First Lieutenant Samer Hanna, 25, was killed when his helicopter was hit by gunfire on Thursday during a...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, helicopter, Lebanon, officer
Research articles 2008-08-29
Russian troops maintain grip on western Georgia
SENAKI, Georgia AFP — Russian troops, helicopters and tanks roamed around the west of Georgia on Sunday despite a ceasefire agreement that Georgia says requires Russian forces to withdraw. Russian military movements were witnessed by an AFP reporter far beyond Abkhazia, a Moscow-backed region where Russian troops are based...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Georgia, helicopter
Research articles 2008-08-17
Ministers MacKay and Paradis Announce Equipment for Canadian Forces that Will Strengthen National Sovereignty
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada and Secretary of State for Agriculture, today announced another important step by the Government of Canada to strengthen national sovereignty...
Tags: Afghanistan, Canada, FINANCE, Government, Government of Canada, helicopter, Investment
Research articles 2008-08-07
'Danger over' as frostbitten Italian reaches K2 base camp
GILGIT, Pakistan AFP — A frostbitten Italian climber limped into K2 base camp Tuesday after an ice fall that killed 11 others, but swirling cloud prevented helicopters plucking him from the world's second highest peak. Marco Confortola, believed to be the only survivor of Friday's catastrophic avalanche, finally hobbled...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, helicopter, K2, TVs
Research articles 2008-08-05
Final K2 survivor airlifted from mountain
GILGIT, Pakistan AFP — A Pakistani helicopter plucked the last known survivor of a climbing disaster from the slopes of K2 on Wednesday, ending a gruelling five-day ordeal on the world's second highest peak. Severely frostbitten Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola was being airlifted to hospital after bad weather cleared...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, helicopter, K2
Research articles 2008-08-05
CPI Aerostructures Receives Additional $10 Million in Delivery Orders from the Boeing Company Pursuant to Its Long-Term Requirements Contract
Total Delivery Orders on Program Now Stand at $13.2 Million EDGEWOOD, N.Y. -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero[R]") (AMEX: CVU) announced today that it has been awarded an additional $10 million in delivery orders to provide various assemblies to the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems unit of The Boeing Company...
Tags: aircraft, Boeing Co., helicopter, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-08-04
Iraq arms sales request worth over nine billion dollars: Pentagon
WASHINGTON AFP — The Pentagon said Friday it has notified Congress of proposed military sales to Iraq valued at more than nine billion dollars, including helicopters, tanks and armored vehicles. The biggest proposed sale was for 392 Light Armored Vehicles, radios and anti-tank weapons at an estimated cost of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, helicopter, Iraq, MARKETING, Pentagon, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-08-01
Ex-Boeing employee to plead guilty to copter sabotage, lawyer says
A former Boeing Co. assembly-line worker from Bucks County will plead guilty to sabotaging a $24 million Army helicopter in May by severing a bundle of electrical wires, according to his lawyer.Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid yesterday formally charged Matthew Montgomery, 33, of Trevose, with a felony count of damaging...
Tags: attorney, Boeing Co., helicopter, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-08-01
CPI Aerostructures Receives Initial $3.2 Million in Delivery Orders from The Boeing Company Pursuant to Its Long-Term Requirements Contract
Year-To-Date Awards Reach $29 Million EDGEWOOD, N.Y. -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero[R]") (AMEX: CVU) announced today that it has been awarded $3.2 million in delivery orders to provide various assemblies to the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems unit of The Boeing Company ("Boeing") in support of its recent $2...
Tags: aircraft, Boeing Co., helicopter, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-07-30
Company Watch - Goodrich
7/21/2008 Goodrich has landed an extended landing gear services contract from Continental Airlines that Goodrich says covers virtually all of the Boeing aircraft in Continental's fleet. The contract extension is expected to generate $49 million in revenue over the next five years, says Goodrich, which is the manufacturer of...
Tags: aircraft, Continental Airlines Inc., Goodrich Corp., helicopter, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-07-21
Company Watch - Goodrich
7/14/2008 Goodrich has landed an extended landing gear services contract from Continental Airlines that Goodrich says covers virtually all of the Boeing aircraft in Continental's fleet. The contract extension is expected to generate $49 million in revenue over the next five years, says Goodrich, which is the manufacturer of...
Tags: aircraft, Boeing Co., Continental Airlines Inc., Goodrich Corp., helicopter, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-07-14
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