Helicopters

23.06.2010 2:00

MBDA to protect Spanish army Tigers

MBDA will supply its Saphir-M self-protection equipment for the Spanish army's future fleet of 24 Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters ... [Read more]

19.06.2010 2:00

Last chance to vote in Flightglobal’s Achievement Awards

Voting for this year’s Flightglobal Achievement awards is coming to an end this weekend (deadline 20 June) giving you one last chance to vote for the best and brightest in aviation. The finalists, chosen by you, include: Aviator of the Year • Mike Carriker • Riccardo Mortara • Ed Strongman • Crew and passengers of Delta 253 VOTE NOW Innovator of the Year • Fernando Petruzziello • Bertrand Piccard • Mikhail Pogosyan • Embraer’s Legacy 450/500 fly-by-wire team [Read more]

18.06.2010 2:00

UK to review selection of Team Soteria for SAR-H

The UK Ministry of Defence and the Department for Transport have launched a "thorough review" of the February selection of Team Soteria as preferred bidder... [Read more]

17.06.2010 2:00

Helicopter sector signs up to business aviation safety standards

In a significant move along the road toward improving helicopter safety charted by the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), the industry has signed up to a rotary-wing version of the established International Standard for Business Aircraft Operation, to be known as IS-BAO (HE). [Read more]

16.06.2010 2:00

ILA: Eurocopter pledges dramatic increase in R&D spending

Eurocopter chief executive Lutz Bertling believes he has a winning formula to see his company safely through the recession: drastically increase spending... [Read more]

15.06.2010 2:00

Flightglobal is crowned Business Website of the Year at the AOP Awards 2010

Flightglobal won the prestigious title of Business Website of the Year at the AOP’s Digital Publishing Awards 2010, hosted by TV presenter Suzi Perry at The Roundhouse, Camden, London, on Thursday 10 June. Flightglobal beat off competition from publishers Dow Jones, Incisive Media, and two fellow Reed Business Information websites (ComputerWeekly.com and XpertHR.co.uk) to claim the title of B2B’s best website. Flightglobal’s Online and Digital Development Editor Michael Targett was delighted to win: “Obviously, it’s a fabulous feeling to pick up this particular award in a tough category, but it’s also great to get recognition for what really is an on-going team effort from the entire Group.” [Read more]

12.06.2010 2:00

ILA: Eurocopter pledges dramatic increase in R&D spending

Eurocopter chief executive Lutz Bertling believes he has a winning formula to see his company safely through the recession: drastically increase spending... [Read more]

11.06.2010 2:00

ILA: New Mi-171M design shoots from the Hip

Russian Helicopters will freeze the design configuration for the Mi-171M version of Mil's ubiquitous Hip transport helicopter next month. [Read more]