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Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 09:24
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the delivery of a second Bell 505 to the Fort Worth Police Department. Bell executives and city officials celebrated this achievement together in the police department’s hangar at Meacham Airport. The relationship between Bell and the city of Fort Worth dates back almost 75 years. 

Helicopter Maintenance Blogs

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 12:16

For those of you that work on or support helicopters or have ever been to the Helicopter Association International’s (HAI) main event — Heli-Expo, you know that it is undoubtedly the largest helicopter tradeshow in the world. This year’s Heli-Expo 2024 was no exception.

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BOOST Human External Cargo Systems Announces Approval of HEC Personnel Carrying Device Systems (PCDS) for Transport Category Rotorcraft
BOOST Human External Cargo Systems Announces Approval of HEC Personnel Carrying Device Systems (PCDS) for Transport Category Rotorcraft

Boost Human External Cargo Systems, the global provider of fully certified human external cargo systems, personnel carrying device systems (PCDS), and related training services announces its BOOST Personnel Carrying Device System for transport category rotorcraft recently received TCCA approval.

Garmin Announces GI 275 Electronic Flight Instrument Certification for Airbus AS350 Helicopters
Garmin Announces GI 275 Electronic Flight Instrument Certification for Airbus AS350 Helicopters

Garmin (NYSE: GRMN), announces supplemental type certification (STC) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the GI 275 electronic flight instrument in Airbus AS350 helicopters. A powerful solution for helicopter owners and operators, the GI 275 is a scalable, cost-conscious approach to an avionics upgrade that is a direct replacement for a variety of legacy primary flight instruments in the cockpit, including the primary attitude indicator, course deviation indicator (CDI), horizontal situation indicator (HSI), or the multi-function display (MFD).

Atlanta Police Department Purchases Two MD 530F Helicopters, Converts an MD 500E
Atlanta Police Department Purchases Two MD 530F Helicopters, Converts an MD 500E

MD Helicopters, LLC (MDH) announces the Atlanta Police Department has signed a $10 million purchase agreement for two MD 530F helicopters. Additionally, the department has signed an agreement to convert one of its MD 500E helicopters to an MD 530F through MDH’s FAA-approved E-to-F conversion program.

Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega Orders 12 Additional Five-bladed H145s for Mountain Bases
Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega Orders 12 Additional Five-bladed H145s for Mountain Bases

Swiss air-rescue service Rega orders a second batch of 12 five-bladed H145 helicopters to be operated from its mountain bases, replacing the current fleet of AW109SP helicopters. This new order follows an initial contract for nine H145s, announced in March this year. By 2026, Rega will operate an all-Airbus fleet consisting of 21 five-bladed H145s.

Vita Aerospace Announces UAE National Search and Rescue Center Fleet-Wide Deployment of Its Vita Rescue System
Vita Aerospace Announces UAE National Search and Rescue Center Fleet-Wide Deployment of Its Vita Rescue System

Vita Aerospace (Vita) announces the fleet-wide deployment of the Vita Rescue System (VRS) to the United Arab Emirates' National Search and Rescue Center (NSRC). Its adoption of the Vita Rescue System marks a major milestone in Vita’s mission to transform operational safety and efficiency for a helicopter hoist rescue.

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