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Perth based Heliwest has won a contract with telecommunications operator Digicell to support the construction of mobile phone towers in Papua New Guinea. Heliwest says its partner company, Helifix, “will provide skills transfer, training of PNG helicopter pilots and join Digicel in opening up opportunities for local employment.” “The installation of communication towers across a

Eurocopter Unveils X3 Helicopter Hybrid Eurocopter commenced flight tests of its X3 (pronounced, ‘X-cubed’) hybrid helicopter demonstrator on September 6 at the Istres test facility in southern France. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading

Qantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A320-200 to Jetstar. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Address Password Keep

The Star Alliance group of airlines has accepted Colombia’s Avianca-TACA and Panama’s Copa Airlines as new members of the alliance. The two airlines will join Brazil’s TAM as Latin American members of the alliance, and will commence their implementation processes before becoming fully fledged members in early 2012. This content is available exclusively to Australian

The first Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk built by Poland’s PZL Mielec made its first flight on November 15. Based on the UH-60M Black Hawk, the S-70i is a customisable version designed for the international market and, apart from the first aircraft which was built at Sikorsky’s Hartford facility and first flew in July, all subsequent

Piper Aircraft has appointed Simon Caldecott to the position of vice president of operations. Caldecott will be responsible for manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering, sustaining engineering and supply chain, and will report direct to company CEO, Geoffrey Berger. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this