Helicopter News

Friday: 01/02/09

Upper West Siders Complain About Helicopter Noise

Trump Tower Helicopter Operation a "GO"

Horse Rescued After Falling Down Ravine

Helicopter Crew Found Life Amid Despair

Spike in US Medevac Crashes Prompts Oversight

Lawsuits Piling Up in Fuel Dispute

Security Problem Prompts Service Change at Wall Street Heliport

Downtown LA Heliport Opens

Offshore Operators Need More Sim Training

Wednesday: 12/31/08

Teams Practice Helicopter Rescue

Highway Patrol's New Christmas Present - New Bell 407

Bell Helicopter Evaluating Future of Bowl Game

Company, Pilot Sue Contractor for Destroyed Helicopter, Injuries

Coast Guard Airlifts Oregon Woman

Helicopter Helps Contractor Install Air Conditioning on Warehouse

Federal Way Officials Approve Helipad for Mega Church

CHP Helicopter Rescues Pair From Pescadero Beach

Monday: 12/29/08

Quest for 300 mph Helicopter

German Navy Helo Chases Away Pirates Off Somalian Coast

Medical Helicopter Service Answers 100+ Calls

Coast Guard Helicopter Finds Nothing on First Pass

Helicopter to Look for Downed Power Lines

France, Brazil Sign Major Deal for EC-725's

Sunday: 12/28/08

Tempe Abuzz About Helicopter, Repeat Visits

SC Helicopter Crash Injures Two

Maryland Mother, Son Thank Helicopter Crew After Rescue

Bell Helicopter Cuts Production for Short Term

Life Flight (Peoria) Makes Emergency Landing

Sikorsky Gets $117 Million to Finish Sea King Replacement

China Sends Helos to Fight Pirates

Tuesday: 12/23/08

US Helicopters Expected to Resume Wall Street Service

Textron Shares Drop on Earnings Warning

Teens Allegedly Point Laser at Police Helicopter

Helicopter Crashes in Bow Neighborhood

Bond Buys EC-135 for Wind Farm Servicing Missions

Native Air Makes Miracles Possible for Some Children

Glendale (AZ) Air Evac Profiled

More US Helicopters to Afghanistan

Nighttime Helicopter Rescue of Teens Near Palm Desert

State Shelves Construction of New Medevac Hangar

Massive Water Main Break Traps Drivers

Sunday: 12/21/08

Crew Awarded for Heroics

Sikorsky Gleans Major Army Helicopter Deal

New Omniflight Medical Helicopter in Abilene

Helicopter Tours at Avista Resort in North Myrtle Beach

Two Teenage Hikers Rescued by Helicopter

Jolly Old Elf Brings Toys for Military Kids in a Helicopter

Helicopter Collides With Powerlines

Friday: 12/19/08

Maryland Cabinet Post Urged for Medevac Oversight

Board OKs Helipad at University Hospital

Colonie OKs Rescue Flights

Helicopter Loses Control, Kills Mechanic on Ground

Life Flight (Utah) Helicopter Gains Area Support

Life Lion Adds AWOS at Medical Center

Battle Damage on UK Chinook

Mesa Police Union Upset Helicopter Hours Will Be Cut

Tuesday: 12/16/08

Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing

Pegasus Project Takes Flight

Northwest Montana Heli-Skiing Proposal Denied

Injured Hunter Rescued by Helicopter

Helicopter's Night Camera Helps Catch Robbery Suspects

Sunday: 12/14/08

Snowbird Avalance Sends One to Hospital by Helicopter

Helicopter Installation of Spire Atop 92-Story Building Canceled

Coast Guard Ends Search After Helicopter Crash

Company Plans Helicopter Tour Business and School

Three Die in Helicopter Crash in Gulf of Mexico

ShandsCair Secures Faster Options for Patient Transfers in Low Vis

Brevard County Launches Airborne Paramedic Team

Hong Kong's Sky Shuttle to Receive AW139  in 2009

Omaha PD Takes Delivery of Two Helicopters

Accident Fills Police Hangar With Thousands of Gallons of Foam

Thursday: 12/11/08

Shands Cair Using New Technology

Cal Fire Slashing $10 Million From So Cal Budget

Corrosion, Pilot Error Caused Crash

Helicopter Helps Douse Wildfire

Helicopter Makes Unplanned Landing at Wedding Chapel

KC Rescuers Search for Crashed Helicopter, But None Existed

HAI Announces 2009 Outstanding CFI Award

Pave Hawks Called in on UK SAR Mission

Wednesday: 12/10/08

DNRC Denies Helicopter Skiing Proposal

Preliminary Report on Medevac Program Released

Air Ambulance Service Opens in Hondo

Spokane County Sheriff's Helicopter Safe For Now

New Marine Helicopter Dunker on Duty

New Medevac Crash Tapes Focus on Air Controller

Miami Dade Police Dept Receives First AS-350

Tuesday: 12/09/08

Sikorsky Wins $840 Million Army Contract

US Helicopter Announces a Holiday Fare Sale

EADS North America Receives Order for 39 Additional UH-72s

Falcon Helicopter Completes Liquidation

Eurocopter Delivers First EC-145 to Dept of Public Safety

Sunday: 12/07/08

Helicopter Ride a Thrill

New Helicopters Coming for Medical, Rescue Flights

Tampa Police Dept Replaces Bell 407 with a Longranger IV

Sheriff's Helicopter Slashed in Spokane Co. Budget Cuts

Air Ambulance Tax Could Be Imposed Monday

Afghan Army Accepts Donated Mi-24 Attack Helicopter

Pennsylvania Hospital Seeks New Helipad

Second VH-71 Takes Flight

Emergency Air Care Takes Off

Thursday: 12/04/08

Lockheed Helicopter Enters New Phase

Sea Kings Keep on Flying Despite Parts Hurdles

Santa Claus Riding Aboard a NativeAir Helicopter

Heli-Skiing Firm Seeks Permit Extension

Status of KC Police Helicopter Fleet is up in the Air

V-22s Complete First Operational Deployment

Mercy Air 2 Sustains Damage During Hard Landing

Blackwater's Anti-Pirating Helos

Could County Do Without Helicopter?

Maryland Medevac Transports Drop Since Fatal Crash

Tuesday: 12/02/08

Water Rescue Finds Crashed Helicopter in Tennessee

Military Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in North Palm Springs

Fallen Soldiers Fund Receives Give From Bell Helicopter

US Helicopter Hopeful of Wall St Service Any Day Now

St Mary's Life Flight (Duluth) Profiled

Exclusive Inside Look Into Search for Trooper 2

Brazil Signs Air Force Deal for MI-35 Attack Helicopter

IFR Systems for Hospitals Tested in France

Monday: 12/01/08

NH Using Helicopters to Lower Linemen

Helicopter Rescues Hood Mtn Hiker

Lost at Sea: Crew of Sunken Sailboat Rescued

SAR S-92 Marks Anniversary of Introduction to UK Market

Kauai Copter Crash Spurs Debate

Eurocopter Uses EC-145 for All-Weather Hospital Transfers

Omniflight Appoints New VP

Medevac Debate: An Issue of Life, Death, and Cost

Panel Makes Medevac Recommendations

V-22, CH-47 Re-Start Manufacturing Lines

Bell 429 Engines Receive Type Certification

NYC Heliport Temporarily Shut Down

Thursday: 11/27/08

NTSB: Warning Light Came On Before Helicopter Crash

Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing at Middletown School

Rolls Royce Awarded $11 Million Contract for OH-58 Engine Repair

Lockheed Martin Awarded $500 Million More for Presidential Helicopter

Coaxial Helo Designers Eye R22/R44 Market Share

Tuesday: 11/25/08

Helicopter Lifts Transformers From American Axle Plant

State Helicopters Are Flying Much Less After Fatal Crash

Santa Rosa Man Rescued by Helicopter at Night

New EMS Helicopter Service Raises Concerns

FBI Investigating 9 Metro Laser-Aircraft Incidents

Boeing Halts V-22, Chinook Lines After Quality Brief

Tech Team Delivers Apache Upgrade

Chopper Gives Law Agencies a Big Edge

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