Uniflight announces the addition of the EC145 helicopter to its extensive list of American Eurocopter Service Center designations. The company is also authorized to perform maintenance under the service center agreement for the EC120, AS350, AS355, BO105, BK117, and EC135 model type aircraft. Based in Grand Prairie, TX with locations in Rome, NY and Reading, PA, Uniflight continues to add...

Eagle Copters Ltd. (ECL) has been awarded a contract to provide the City of Houston and the Houston Police Department with a fully mission equipped Bell 412EP helicopter. In operation since 1970, the Houston Police Department Air Support Division (Helicopter Patrol Division) has grown into the second largest municipal helicopter police air support unit in the United States. The helicopter will...

DART has completed an exclusive distribution agreement with All Metal Maintenance Support (MS). The new agreement enables DART to exclusively distribute All Metal’s comprehensive line of custom made aircraft maintenance stands & hangar equipment. All Metal MS, specializes in the innovative design and manufacturing of specialty tools, parts and maintenance stands for all helicopter...

John Uczekaj, Aspen’s President and CEO; and Peter Lyons, Aspen’s co-founder and Vice President of Product Management, are recognized by New Mexico Business Weekly’s annual Who’s Who in Technology award. The ceremony will pay tribute to 28 honorees selected by a panel of local technology veterans. Powerline Detection System Certified on Enstrom 480B Safe Flight Instrument Corporation’s Powerline...

Bristow Group was awarded the 2011 National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Safety in Seas Award on Thurs Apr. 14, 2011, recognizing its contribution to the safety of life offshore for energy workers through its “Target Zero” program of training and safety tracking. Bristow’s award-winning nomination was selected by a blue-ribbon panel of judges from the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Academy...

Southeast Aerospace (SEA) announces its acceptance as an Approved Vendor for Sikorsky Helicopters. Following an extensive, detailed and rigorous three-day audit by Sikorsky Quality Assurance personnel, SEA’s quality system was found to meet Sikorsky’s stringent quality requirements. Sikorsky’s approval also establishes SEA as an approved vendor for all Untied Technologies subsidiaries. United...

Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, has completed wind tunnel testing of its active rotor system equipped with high authority flaps. The effort is jointly funded by Sikorsky and the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). “The AATD/Sikorsky Active Rotor Team has accomplished a lofty goal: to demonstrate the functionality of a...

M7 Aerospace LP (M7), a division of Elbit Systems of America (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd.), has received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award of Excellence. The Diamond Award Certificate of Excellence, awarded to M7 for the second time, is the FAA’s highest training award. The FAA recognizes employers and aviation maintenance technicians who participate in a...

Simplex Manufacturing Co. of Portland Oregon have acquired the granular spreader product line from Heli-Ap. Simplex will build the full line of spreaders at their Portland, Oregon headquarters. The new Simplex GS250 30 cubic ft. spreader weighs in at an industry low 90 lbs while the Simplex GS400 55cubic ft. spreader weighs approximately 135lbs, making both products the lightest spreaders...

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces the launch of the annual OGP Aviation Safety Advisors Training Program. This new initiative will provide aviation safety advisors from the Oil & Gas industries with a high level technical overview of the AW139 helicopter, training and support infrastructure, with the first event planned for September 2011 in Northern Italy at the...