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Marenco Swisshelicopter (Stand 12B10), manufacturer of the single turbine SKYe SH09, is making its debut at Helitech this year.

Despite a slow market, Bell Helicopter (Stand 12F30) sees opportunities in many sectors.

Hélicoptères Guimbal is assembling its 175th Cabri G2 at its base in Aix-en-Provence aerodrome in France — marking an increase of 75 units in 18 months.

In May 2015, with estimates for demand of new heavy-lift helicopters in China exceeding 200 aircraft by 2040, Russian Helicopters agreed to work with the Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) to create an advanced heavy lifter.

Updates regarding exhibitors and events at Helitech in Amsterdam.

Mainly known for their recreational applications or aerial photography, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are making their way into search and rescue (SAR) missions.

Emergency medical equipment installed on aircraft operated by European air medical operators are governed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and must conform to certain regulations, including Part 21 (design) and CS-25/CS-23 (certifications specifications for aircraft).

There has been development in the gyrocraft industry since the original Cierva C30 in 1933. For years, development stalled as helicopters took over their roles. However, in the 1980s and 90s, a resurgence led by the Groen Brothers and Carter Copter in the U.S. led to their development with composites, new technology and digital engineering.

The company has been rebranded this year after Italian inventor Leonardo da Vinci, reflecting its “capacity to imagine and design solutions with ingenuity, creativity and passion,” it said.

Safran Helicopter Engines (formerly Turbomeca) has been hit by the helicopter market crisis, reaching a low point in turnover and production.

In November 2015, Lockheed Martin completed its acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft from United Technologies. With the oil and gas helicopter market in which Sikorsky machines are very prominent being unstable, this raised a few questions.

Spidertracks, a system that follows aircraft around the world via satellite, began in 2005 when a New Zealand pilot crashed his helicopter in the outback and was not found for two weeks. A team in New Zealand then created the first tracking device.

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Although the fly-by-wire tiltrotor program’s progress was slowed because of those events, Leonardo is still aiming to enter its AW609 into service next year.

Andreas Löwenstein, CEO of what was Marenco Swisshelicopter, addressed a crowd Feb. 1 at the company’s new headquarters in Wetzikon, Switzerland. The company chose to mark the occasion by doing away with “Marenco Swisshelicopter.”

We spoke to aviation safety consultant Keith Cianfrani who is working with Helicopter Association International (HAI) and the FAA on a flight data monitoring (FDM) program as HAI’s FDM expert and outreach individual.

Bell Helicopter told media in January that it has a vision for the future of its aircraft.

New on the Heli-Expo exhibitor’s list this year is GlobalParts.aero. But the company is not new.

With optimism ahead for the oil and gas market, there may be some promise for helicopter operators.

As the rotorcraft industry and its representatives gather in Las Vegas for Heli-Expo, most will wonder how operators and original equipment manufacturers are breaking through the industry downturn that has dampened much market activity in the past few years.

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