Monthly Archives: April 2014

David MacNeil Takes Delivery of Customized Airbus Helicopters’

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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (April 23, 2014) – One of America’s leading entrepreneurs is the proud owner of a new, customized AS350 B3e helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI). David MacNeil, owner of MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd. in Bolingbrook, Ill. has taken delivery of the aircraft that he will use in business travels for his highly successful company that manufactures the acclaimed WeatherTech automotive products.

http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/11419474/leading-entrepreneur-david-macneil-takes-delivery-of-customized-airbus-helicopters-as350-b3e-with-garmin-g500h-glass-cockpit

FIRST DOMESTIC RAID HELICOPTER DELIVERED TO TURKISH ARMY

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ISTANBUL — The Undersecretariat of the Defense Industry announced that the first T129 ATAK Raid Helicopter (ARH), which is the first domestically produced helicopter, was included in the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces on April 22.

http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2014/04/24/first-domestic-raid-helicopter-delivered-to-turkish-army

Saudi Aramco has placed an order for an AW139 intermediate twin aircraft

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AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Saudi Aramco has placed an order for an AW139 intermediate twin aircraft, further expanding its fleet of AW139 helicopters and confirming its confidence in the best selling model in its category. This latest AW139 will be used to perform offshore and VIP transport operations in Saudi Arabia.

http://www.agustawestland.com/news/saudi-aramco-signs-contract-further-aw139-helicopter

Egypt FM heads to US as helicopter delivery approved

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Cairo (AFP) – Egypt’s foreign minister Nabil Fahmy was travelling to the United States on Wednesday, his ministry said, a day after Washington decided to provide Cairo with 10 Apache military helicopters.

Washington had imposed a temporary freeze on the delivery of major weapons to Egypt, including the Apaches, following the military-installed authorities’ brutal crackdown on supporters of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi since his ouster last July.

http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-fm-heads-us-helicopter-delivery-freeze-lifted-140118434.html

Airbus Helicopters details EC225 shaft changes

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Airbus Helicopters has provided further details on the changes it made to a key gearbox component on the EC225, expected to be delivered to operators for retrofit in July or August.

The majority of the 11t type’s global fleet was grounded for around 10 months following the second of two North Sea ditchings in October 2012. The cause of the two incidents – which led to a ban on overwater flights – was later traced to failure of the bevel gear vertical shaft in the helicopter’s main gearbox.

EASA approved the modified component on 22 April, which will now be rolled out to operators.

Jean-Brice Dumont, executive vice-president for engineering at Airbus Helicopters, says the alterations to the shaft deal with three issues – corrosion, residual stress and stress hot spots.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-helicopters-details-ec225-shaft-changes-398503/

EASA certifies redesigned EC225 gear shaft

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The redesigned vertical bevel gear shaft for Airbus Helicopters’ EC225 has been certified, enabling its production and retrofit on the aircraft’s global fleet, as well as its installation on all future EC225s.

The new design, certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), eliminates all three factors that, in combination, had caused two vertical shaft ruptures in 2012, resulting in two high-profile controlled ditchings in the North Sea. Airbus Helicopters said the shaft provides corrosion resistance, compensates for residual stress and eliminates stress hot spots.

http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/EASAcertifiesredesignedEC225gearshaft

U.S. clears sale of $680 million in Black Hawk helicopters to Mexico

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The Obama administration has approved the sale of 18 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Mexico in efforts to combat drug trafficking organizations, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday.

If approved by Congress, the sale will be worth an estimated $680 million, and will include “associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/23/us-clears-sale-680-million-black-hawk-helicopters-/

India-Russia-Afghanistan synergy: India to pay for Russian arms supplies to Kabul

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Afghanistan, Arms, Army, India, Military, Russia, Terrorism, War
It is a done deal and already under implementation, quietly but surely: securing India’s and Russia’s strategic interests in Afghanistan in the not-too-distant scenario of the drawdown of American and NATO forces from Afghanistan.

Under this historic deal, Russia will supply its own defense equipment to Afghanistan and India will pick the tab.

This way both India and Russia would be able to bolster Afghanistan’s self-defense capabilities and make Afghanistan’s armed forces more capable to take on imminent threat of the inevitable enemy: Taliban.

http://rt.com/op-edge/154288-afghanistan-india-taliban-russia-arms/

US To Deliver Helicopters to Egypt, Clears Partial Military Assistance

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The United States cleared Egypt to receive some military assistance, following a conversation Tuesday between Secretary of State John Kerry and Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy.

The Obama administration approved the delivery of 10 Apache helicopters in support of Egypt’s counterterrorism operations in Sinai, in hopes that it will help the country’s government counter extremists threatening American, Egyptian, and Israeli security.

http://www.630wpro.com/common/more.php?m=58&ts=1398241203&article=BBDE150FCAA211E3B51EFEFDADE6840A&mode=2

Sikorsky Demos Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Helicopter

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In cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, a significant step toward providing autonomous cargo delivery functionality to the U.S. Army. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

http://www.pcbdesign007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=99869

Bell finalizes agreement for eight 412EPs to Canadian Commercial Corporation to be used by Philippine Department of National Defense | Vertical Magazine

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Bell finalizes agreement for eight 412EPs to Canadian Commercial Corporation to be used by Philippine Department of National Defense | Vertical Magazine – The Pulse of the Helicopter Industry.