HAI Convention News 2017

New Zealand air-tour CEO Louisa Patterson (left) has developed an in-cockpit video recorder and started Eye in the Sky to market the device. Photo: Mariano Rosales
Mar 9, 2017 - 5:27 AM
Eye in the Sky Cockpit Video Born Out of Grief
Eye in the Sky founder Louisa Patterson sought to create a helicopter video recording system after her son died in an R44 crash.

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Mar 9, 2017 - 3:17 PM
Bell Inks Major China 505 Order
The deal, when completed, will make China's Reignwood Aviaition the world's largest operator of the type.
Leonardo Helicopters senior v-p of worldwide customer support and training Vittorio Della Bella (second from right) explains the company’s initiative to combine support and training under one umbrella. He is flanked by (l-r) Leonardo Helicopters v-p of capability development and governance Giovanni Cecchelli, BelAir CEO Susanne Hessellund and Era Group CEO Chris Bradshaw.
Mar 9, 2017 - 1:30 PM
Leonardo TeamUp Brings Support and Training Together
The new TeamUp brand unifies Leonardo's customer support and training efforts.
A video showing an experimental system that provides the real-time noise signature pattern for helicopters was played at the Fly Neighborly session yesterday here at Heli-Expo.
Mar 9, 2017 - 1:00 PM
Heli-Expo Fly Neighborly Session Brings Some Surprises
Noise-mitigating flight techniques are rarely taught in flight school.
TheCAE Booth at Heli-Expo. photo Mariano Rosales
Mar 9, 2017 - 11:37 AM
CAE Teams With Lider To Open AW139 Training Center In Brazil
CAE developed a full-flight simulator for the AW139 with Leonardo Helicopters.
Mar 9, 2017 - 10:30 AM
Waypoint Teams With Eagle To Manage Rotorcraft Assets
Waypoint Leasing and maintenance and support specialist Eagle will reconfigure aircraft for new roles.
Steven Dengler and his father, Bob Dengler, along with Dugal MacDuff (right), will fly a Bell 429 on a circumnavigation flight this year to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary. The focus of the trip is not to break records but for the pilots to be ambassadors of good will around the world.
Mar 9, 2017 - 9:59 AM
Father-Son Duo To Circumnavigate Globe in Bell 429
Bob and Steven Dengel, along with Dugal MacDuff, will fly a Bell 429 approximately 37,000 km in a little over one month while stopping in 14 countries.
Bell executive v-p of commercial sales Patrick Moulay and a representative from Nakanihon Air Service sealed a deal for two Bell 429s here at Heli-Expo on Tuesday.
Mar 9, 2017 - 9:55 AM
Nakanihon Air Orders Two More Bells
The latest agreement continues a 60-year relationship between Nakanihon Air Service and Bell and bring's the operator order tally to nearly 80 Bells.
Mar 9, 2017 - 9:50 AM
Helicopter Safety on the Rise as Accidents Decline
Based on data from 50 countries, the number of helicopter accidents has been on a downturn for the past several years.
Sikorsky sales representative Sam Chae, Korea Coast Guard senior inspector Seong Chul Kim and Sikorsky president Dan Schultz mark the second S-92 going to the service. The aircraft on display at Sikorsky’s booth will officially be handed over to the coast guard following Heli-Expo.
Mar 9, 2017 - 9:34 AM
South Korean Coast Guard to Take Second Sikorsky S-92
Sikorsky honored South Korean Coast Guard crews for their rescue efforts.
Oregon-based Hillsboro Aviation opened its new FBO and maintenance facility at Portland-Hillsboro Airport. On the rotary-wing side, Hillsboro is an authorized service center for DART, Bell and Robinson.
Mar 9, 2017 - 9:31 AM
Hillsboro Focuses on Growth During Industry Challenges
Hillsboro Aviation will expand its five core divisions.
Apr 12, 2017
Small Argentine Helicopter Manufacturer Aims to Revolutionize Helicopter Training

Argentine light helicopter maker Cicare, started by self-taught engineer Augusto Cicare in 1958, is finally gearing up for sales in the United States with a new facility in Mesa, Arizona. The company plans to sell a family of helicopters in kit form, but they’re starting with the SVH-4 trainer, which is a unique product in the trainer market. Traditionally students have to start out on computerized simulators and then move into an actual helicopter, but Cicare’s helicopter that flies on the ground offers a new, less expensive, and safer alternative.

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Mar 7, 2017 - 9:00 AM
Sikorsky S-92 Demonstrates HUMS Capabilities
The demonstration involved transmission of HUMS data to PHI's operations control center.
Mar 7, 2017 - 8:30 AM
NGPA Joins JSfirm Job Distribution Network
The NGPA joins California Aeronautical University, Flyosk, Aviators Hot Line and others as a job distribution network partner.
Genesys Aerosystems will supply the new upgraded flight deck avionics system for the MD 902 Explorer. Genesys is showing this four-display system here at Heli-Expo, but the new avionics suite for the MD 902 will have only three displays—one multifunction screen and two primary flight displays.
Mar 7, 2017 - 8:15 AM
Genesys Wins Flight Deck Upgrade for MD Explorer
Genesys Aerosystems is demonstrating its helicopter flight deck equipped with four IDU-680 displays.
Mar 7, 2017 - 8:00 AM
JSfirm Survey Shows Industry Hopeful After Election
According to the JSfirm hiring trends survey, 51 percent of aviation companies believe the presidential election will have a positive impact for aviation.
Ireland-based helicopter lessor Waypoint Leasing has placed an order for 16 more Airbus Helicopters, including H135s, H145s and, for the first time, H175s. Photo: Barry Ambrose
Mar 7, 2017 - 8:00 AM
Waypoint Boosts Airbus Fleet and Enters China Market
Waypoint Leasing will be taking the number of Airbus Helicopters aircraft in its fleet above 60, with new orders for the H135, H145 and H175 models.
Photo: Mariano Rosales
Mar 7, 2017 - 8:00 AM
Milestone Places $306.5 Million in New Orders
The new orders follow a year when Milestone wrote $1 billion in leases and letters of intent
Andreas Loewenstein recently took the helm of Marenco Swisshelicopter, which aims to certify its SKYe SH09 next year.
Mar 7, 2017 - 7:30 AM
Marenco Brings New Order, New CEO to Heli-Expo
Swiss Alpinlift Helikopter is ordering the SKYe SH09 helicopter.
Mar 7, 2017 - 7:00 AM
LCI Leases Its Latest AW169s
LCI, the launch customer for the light intermediate twin-turbine AW169, leased three to Norwegian operator Airlift.
The SmartCopter suite for mission-oriented helicopter operators developed by Astronautics and Jagid Management combines an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissence system and tactical and strategic communications system into one portable device.
Mar 7, 2017 - 2:00 AM
Astronautics, Jagid Team on Portable SmartCopter System
The portable ISR system weighs about 80 pounds and can be installed in helicopters and fixed-wing airplanes.
The Universal Avionics automatic transition-to-hover feature for the AS332L/L1 Super Puma reduces crew workload during winch operations.
Mar 7, 2017 - 1:38 AM
Universal Completes Automatic Transition-To-Hover
The capability was successfully integrated and tested on the AS332L/L1 Super Puma