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PICTURE: Serbian air force gets refurbished helicopters

September 2nd, 2010 |
The Serbian air force is to make the first additions to its equipment inventory in almost 20 years, in the form of two overhauled Mil Mi-17 transport helicopters ...

AW139 wins icing approval

September 1st, 2010 |
AgustaWestland's AW139 medium twin-engined helicopter has become the first aircraft in its category to be certificated to fly in known icing conditions following...

Business briefs

August 31st, 2010 |
International Lease Finance has sold $4.4 billion in secured and unsecured notes to repay a $3.9 billion loan from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that had been extended by its parent company, American International Group

Brazilian offshore helicopter services faces pilot shortage

August 25th, 2010 |
Brazil's offshore oil industry is expected over the next five years to draw 60-70 new helicopters into a fleet that now stands at about 120 aircraft, but operators are starting to feel the effects of a severe pilot shortage that is already curtailing services.

Business briefs

August 24th, 2010 |
United Aircraft's AeroKompozit subsidiary has signed an investment agreement with Tatarstan authorities to manufacture composite structures for the Irkut MS-21 and Sukhoi Superjet 100 at the KAPO plant in Kazan

VIDEO: Raytheon/Boeing show JAGM direct hit

August 17th, 2010 |
A Raytheon/Boeing team has released the first video showing a live firing of their proposed replacement for the AGM-114 Hellfire and AGM-65 Maverick missiles. The...

New report slams Indian naval aviation

August 17th, 2010 |
India's government auditor has blasted the defence ministry over its Rs1.82 billion ($39 million) acquisition of six obsolete Sikorsky UH-3H helicopters through US government foreign military sales. According to the comptroller and auditor general, the 1960s vintage aircraft - decommissioned by the US Navy in 2005 - were "life-expired and had defects that could compromise their operational effectiveness". The comptroller and auditor general adds that the aircraft did not come equipped with any type of weather or surface surveillance radar and the defence ministry failed to secure any "guarantee for the replacement of defective rotables due to obsolescence". A report to the Indian parliament on the matter further notes that while the navy's "bluewater aspirations" depend on aviation, the existing air fleet will, even with planned inductions, satisfy less than two-thirds of the se

Main rotor blade failure caused R44 crash

August 11th, 2010 |
The fatal crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter (4X-BDM) in Israel in November 2009 was the result of the failure of one of the main rotor blades, according to the report of the Israeli air accident investigator.

Panama homeland security signs for six AW139s

August 11th, 2010 |
A deal for six AgustaWestland AW139 medium-twin helicopters is Panama's latest bid to boost the capability of its homeland security operation. The...

Colombia requests nine more Black Hawks for counter-narcotics fight

August 9th, 2010 |
Colombia has requested the possible purchase of nine more Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk utility helicopters worth over $160 million ...