Helicopter MRO News

Sikorsky Aerospace Services Announces Agreement with Harrods Aviation to Install Aircraft Modification Kits for S-76®

Wednesday, 20 October 2010 00:42

Source: Sikorsky Aerospace Services

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Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the signing of an agreement authorizing Harrods Aviation to install modification kits on Sikorsky S-76® helicopters in Europe. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

“Sikorsky continues to increase its global presence, and we welcome opportunities to expand our regional aftermarket support with a quality aviation specialist like Harrods Aviation. With a high concentration of Sikorsky operators throughout the European Union, our ability to provide modifications regionally is pivotal for servicing this territory,” said David Adler, president of Sikorsky Aerospace Services.

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Blue Sky Network Becomes Iridium Service Partner in Brazil

Tuesday, 19 October 2010 00:00

Source: Blue Sky Network

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Blue Sky Network, a leading, global provider of GPS tracking and communication solutions for land, sea, and aviation assets, announced that it is now a service partner of mobile satellite service provider, Iridium Serviçios de Satelites S.A. a subsidiary of Iridium Communications Inc. As an Iridium service partner in Brazil, Blue Sky Network can now provide its satellite-based GPS tracking and remote communication solutions directly to operators of air, land and marine vehicles based in that country. The new partnership expands Blue Sky Networks global footprint and builds upon its long-standing relationship with Iridium, the worlds only truly global mobile satellite service provider, and a technology innovator and market leader.

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SkyBOOKS to Host User Training Prior to NBAA

Thursday, 14 October 2010 01:11

Source: SkyBOOKS

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SkyBOOKS, Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and affiliate of Bell Helicopter, will be sponsoring a full-day SkyBOOKS user training session. Training will be provided on new and current system functionalities.

The economy is forcing the aviation industry to do more for less. In response, SkyBOOKS has been expanding their software so that users can manage more with the single program, including inventory, tools, pilot currency, and expenses. SkyBOOKS has also developed a user managed version of their program for companies that choose not to outsource their maintenance updates.

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Aspen Avionics’ EA100 Adapter Available as Evolution System Upgrade

Friday, 08 October 2010 00:00

Source: Aspen Avionics

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The certification and availability of the EA100 Adapter for attitude-based autopilot systems was announced today by Aspen Avionics, Inc., manufacturer of innovative flight display solutions. The EA100 provides a digital-to-analog data conversion between the EFD1000 and an aircraft’s attitude-based autopilot system. The adapter enables the Evolution Flight Display’s AHRS to provide accurate and reliable attitude information directly to the autopilot. Aspen customers now have the option to remove aging (and expensive) legacy attitude mechanical gyros when they install Evolution Flight Display Systems.

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FreeFlight Systems RA-4000 and RA-4500 radar altimeter receives EASA ETSO approval

Wednesday, 06 October 2010 20:08

Source: FreeFlight Systems

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FreeFlight Systems, a global provider of high quality navigation management systems, radar altimeters and other critical avionics, announces the RA-4000 and RA-4500 radar altimeters received ETSO-C287 from EASA last week.

The RA-4000 and RA-4500 Radar Altimeters, consisting of a remote unit and dual antennas, provide AGL information from 2500 feet down to ground level. Both radar altimeters can interface to the stand-alone digital display, FreeFlight Systems RAD-40.

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Heli-One Norway Delivers ISAF Project

Saturday, 02 October 2010 23:31

Source: Heli-One

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Heli-One, the world's largest helicopter maintenance repair and overhaul company, is proud to announce that three 332M1/HKP-10B aircraft under modification for the Swedish Air Force (SAF) have been delivered ahead of schedule.

"Congratulations to the Heli-One project team in Norway for delivering the ISAF project on target to our largest third-party customer Swedish Air Force," said Neil Calvert, President of Heli-One. "The extraordinary efforts the team has put in to deliver a project two months ahead of original planned delivery time shows the agility of our organization to both meet and exceed our customer's expectations."

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