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Trauma Hawk Purchases Two AW169 EMS Helicopters

Palm Beach Health Care signs a contract for two light-intermediate Leonardo AW169 helicopters, featuring advanced longitudinal roll-on stretcher systems.


Bell 525 Relentless Completes Noise Testing Milestone

The 525 Relentless completes acoustic signature testing and moves one step closer to becoming the first certified-commercial fly-by-wire helicopter in the market.


Remembering helicopter-tour pioneer Elling Halvorson

Elling B. Halvorson, founder and chairman of the board of Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters in Boulder City, Nevada, died April 16, 2020, at the age of 88.
 
 
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Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics, 3rd Edition

Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics is widely appreciated as an easily accessible, rounded introduction to the first principles of the aerodynamics of helicopter flight. Simon Newman has brought this third edition completely up to date with a full new set of illustrations and imagery.

This introductory level treatment to the aerodynamics of helicopter flight will appeal to aircraft design engineers and undergraduate and graduate students in aircraft design, as well as practicing engineers looking for an introduction to or refresher course on the subject. >> Order now
 
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CalFire Firehawk

Inside the Firehawk

Mike Sagely, senior pilot, Air Operations, Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), describes the power of the Sikorsky S-70A and next-generation S-70i platforms. LACoFD in late-2019 received its first new-generation Firehawk S-70i – with a second machine scheduled to arrive in 2020. » Read more...
 
Kendra Kincade

Changing Pilot Seasons

Kendra Kincade speaks with Tara Foss, chief pilot of Black Swan Helicopters about her career. Gearing up for the spring season and new work demands, Foss describes the everchanging, dynamic role of most of helicopter pilots and why these operations provide essential services across the country. » Read more...
 
 
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Airbus Helicopters outlines COVID-19 frontline support

Airbus describes the support and helicopter options for customer operations from ensuring availability rates and adapting cabins to ventilation and disinfection. » Read more...

Impacting Canada’s Oil and Gas Sector

Warren Mabee, director of Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, describes how the coronavirus is affecting the beleaguered oil-and-gas sector. » Read more...

Longview delivers first CL-415EAF to Bridger

Longview Aviation, in cooperation with its subsidiary Viking Air, delivers the first CL-415EAF Enhanced Aerial Firefighter aircraft to Bridger Aerospace. » Read more...
 
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AVIATION THIS WEEK

First CL-415EAF arrives in advance of 2020 North American wildfire season

In this episode of Aviation This Week: Longview Aviation delivers the first Viking CL-415EAF Enhanced Aerial Firefighter to Bridger Aerospace, which signed a purchase agreement – valued at $204 million – for six such aircraft back in May of 2018. Then, Loyal Wingman makes weight-on-wheels and aircraft-power-on milestones; and Air Canada reconfigures three 777s to carry more cargo. » See more
 
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2020 Careers in Aviation Expo, East

NEW DATE: September 26, 2020
Location: St. Thomas Municipal Airport, St. Thomas, ON
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2020 Careers in Aviation Expo, Central

October 3, 2020
Location: Southport Aerospace Centre, Southport, MB
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Aerial Firefighting Conference, presented by WINGS and HELICOPTERS

NEW DATE: October 20, 2020
Location: Abbotsford International Airport, Airside Event Spaces, Abbotsford, BC
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