A Helicopter Mechanic Apprenticeship Program - Could it Work at Your Place of Employment?

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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Flying Colours Corp., the North Americas-based completions, refurbishment and maintenance specialists, has refurbished its first Sikorsky S-92 helicopter at its Peterborough, Canada headquarters.
BBA Aviation companies Dallas Airmotive and H+S Aviation providied a one of a kind of experience at the 2015 Heli-Expo tradeshow by rebuilding an M250 helicopter engine at their booth.
Airbus Helicopters Japan announces it has delivered an EC225 LP to the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), which was acquired as replacement for an aircraft that was destroyed during the 2011 Great East Japan
Vector Aerospace Corporation (Vector Aerospace), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announces that Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services – Nor
Airwolf Aerospace announces that it is developing an Alternate Method of Compliance [AMOC] modification kit which eliminates the possibility of Spindle Thread Failure outlined in Emergency AD 2015-
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc.
Following its best year of operation ever, and opening an even more promising year 2015, Helicopteres Guimbal has just received the final certification of the Cabri G2 helicopter from the FAA.
Kings Avionics of Henderson, NV has completed the first field installation of a Garmin GRA55 radar altimeter and a Garmin GI205 remote display screen on any helicopter platform.
Listening is an important skill. Just about every job requires us to be good listeners. I listened to my peers and supervisors when I was a new aircraft mechanic almost three decades ago.