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OCCAR Issues the Final Qualification of the HAP and UHT Versions of Eurocopter’s Tiger helicopter

December 29, 2008
OCCAR, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation managing the Tiger combat helicopter program, issued jointly with the DGA (Délégation Générale pour l’Armement) and the BWB (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung) the final qualification of the HAP (Hélicoptère d’Appui Protection) ...

Eurocopter and Helibras sign a historic contract with the Brazilian government

December 23, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil officially announced the contract for 50 EC725 helicopters which has been signed by the Brazilian government and a consortium formed by Eurocopter and Helibras.

AgustaWestland And CEIIA Sign R&D, Design And Engineering Contract

December 23, 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a six year contract with CEIIA of Portugal for the Research and Development, Design and Engineering Project (RDE) during an official ceremony held in Lisbon today and presided by the Minister of Economy and Innovation ...

Heligo Charters Starts AW139 Offshore Operations In India

December 23, 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Heligo Charters Pvt Ltd, the Mumbai based offshore helicopter operator, has started operations this month in India with its first AW139 medium twin engine helicopter.

Bond buy EC135 for wind farm servicing missions

December 22, 2008
Eurocopter UK is delighted to announce the first UK order for a wind farm maintenance helicopter in the UK.

New £258m engine contract for Sea King engines

December 22, 2008
The Ministry of Defence has awarded Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace a £258 million contract to support the engines on its fleet of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters.

Penn State Hershey Life Lion Adds Belfort DIGIWX II Automated Weather System (AWOS)

December 19, 2008
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (8PS5) recently completed the installation of a Belfort DigiWx II AWOS system at the Penn State Hershey Life Lion hangar on the campus of the Medical Center.

Alpine Aerotech receives Canadian STC for Bell 212 utility basket

December 19, 2008
Alpine Aerotech Ltd has received Transportation Canada STC SH08-57 for a utility basket installation for the Bell 212 medium helicopter.

HAI names winner of Honorary Lifetime Member Award

December 19, 2008
W. "Dub" Blessing; Chief Pilot Emeritus, Helicopter Division, Perot Group; and Special Projects Coordinator, Hillwood Properties, will receive HAI's Honorary Lifetime Member Award on February 23, 2009, at HELI-EXPO 2009 in Anaheim, California.

The Ministry Of Defence Of Cyprus Signs Contract For Three AW139s

December 19, 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Defence of Cyprus has placed an order for three AW39 medium twin engine helicopters. The Cyprus MoD's AW139s will be used to perform search and rescue and utility-EMS duties, covering the Cyprus Flight Information Re...