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October 17, 2019
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HAC Show

LCI launches first helicopter co-investment vehicle

LCI launches its first ever helicopter co-investment vehicle, which contains five aircraft all on long-term lease – three Leonardo AW139 and two Sikorsky S-92 units.


Leonardo support agreement in Korea

Leonardo and UI International of the Republic of Korea on October 16 sign a Support Distributorship Agreement around commercial and public utility helicopters.


Civil helicopter forecasts

New reports from Boeing and Honeywell illustrate the growing call for new hires is as equally prevalent in the rotary-wing world as it is in fixed-wing.
 
 
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Featured News 
 
Sikorsky RAIDER X

Sikorsky introduces RAIDER X

Sikorsky on October 14 introduces RAIDER X, its concept to compete for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, which closely follows Bell Textron’s October 2 unveiling of the Bell 360 Invictus. The RAIDER X leverages Lockheed Martin’s X2 Technology, which has achieved speeds in excess of 250 knots. » Read more...
 
Savback introduce Zefhir

Savback to introduce Zefhir in Northern Europe

Reja Savbäck, CEO of Savback Helicopters, and Nabore Benini, VP of Curti Industries, sign a deal to foster the introduction of the new Curti Zefhir across Northern Europe. Under the agreement, Savback will promote and sell the lightweight turbine helicopter in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia and Russia, among others. » Read more...
 
 
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NEWS 
 

Leonardo and Olmedo partnership to advance EMS

Leonardo and Olmedo sign an agreement aimed at the development of technologies and equipment for rotary-wing and motor vehicles that conduct rescue missions. » Read more...

Boeing removes Muilenburg as chairman, remains CEO

The Boeing Company, through its board of directors, separates the roles of chairman and CEO to strengthen governance and safety management processes. » Read more...

Nanaimo Airport CEO set to retire

Mike Hooper, president and chief operating officer of Nanaimo Airport, YCD, announced plans to retire in June 2020 after leading the non-profit organization for 14 years. » Read more...
 
Aviation This Week 
 
Aviation This Week

Air Canada’s Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship

In this episode of Aviation This Week: Judy Cameron is honoured by Air Canada with a new scholarship in her name to support the next generation of women in aviation. Then the Cessna Citation Longitude enters service after its late-September FAA certification; and Global 7500 sets a new city-pair record flying in excess of 8,000 nautical miles. » See More
 
Events 
 
MRO Directory

CCAA Labour Market Strategy Event 2019

October 23-24, 2019
Location: Ottawa, ON
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24th Annual HAC Convention & Helicopter Safety Forum

November 14-16, 2019
Location: Vancouver, BC
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85th annual ATAC Conference and Tradeshow

November 18-20, 2019
Location: Montreal, QC
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