Category: Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters delivers first H145 to PNG-based Pacific Helicopters
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Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of three H145 helicopters to Papua New Guinea-based Pacific Helicopters. The H145 is the first new Airbus Helicopter to be operated in PNG and will be based in Goroka in the country’s east, Airbus said in a statement on Thursday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Finmeccanica becomes “One Company”
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AgustaWestland and Alenia Aermacchi parent Finmeccanica has transformed from a holding company of separately controlled businesses into a single corporate entity with operating divisions. Under the Italian industrial group’s ‘One Company’ plan, announced on December 22, Finmeccanica now has a new governance and operating model, with the company organised into four sectors – Helicopters; Aeronautics; Electronics, Defence & Security

EMS contract extension for Australian Helicopters in SA
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Australian Helicopters has been awarded a three-year contract extension to continue operating South Australia’s State Rescue Helicopter Service (SRHS) shared by the state’s ambulance, police and fire services. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password

V8 powered H120 makes first flight
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Airbus Helicopters’ high-compression V8 piston engine demonstrator made its first flight on November 6 from Marignane Airport, France, as part of the European Clean Sky initiative’s Green Rotorcraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator program. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.

Robinson to launch two-seat R44 Cadet
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Robinson Helicopter is set to unveil a two-seat R44 aimed at the training and utility markets in the first quarter of 2016, adding to speculation the Californian-based helicopter manufacturer is looking to end the production of its R22. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

Photographer Richard Green killed in EC135 helicopter crash
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Renowned Australian landscape and nature photographer Richard Green, his wife Carolyn and friend John Davis were killed when Green’s Airbus Helicopters EC135, VH-GKK,  crashed in mountainous terrain while the trio were returning to Sydney, having departed from Breeza Station, south-west of Tamworth, on November 7. When the distinctively painted EC135 failed to arrive at the Green’s Mona Vale

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