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Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20236 min read
Leading Edge Aviation – Leading the Edge in Firefighting
By Rob Russell Photos by Rayno Snyman The sight of the huge Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter fighting fire around the Western Cape has...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Boeing Begins MH-139A Grey Wolf Production
Boeing will begin production on the first 13 MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, following the award of a $285 million US Air Force contract...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Airbus welcomes Boeing to H175M Task Force for UK New Medium Helicopter competition
Boeing has become the latest and final defence and aerospace company to join the H175M Task Force addressing the UK New Medium Helicopter...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Paramount Partners to Market Mi-Type Helicopter Solutions
Paramount Aerospace Systems the global aerospace and technology company, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with AAL Group...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Bell 505 Becomes World’s First Single Engine Helicopter to Fly Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Bell Textron announced the Bell 505 completed its first flight fuelled solely by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marking the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Australia Orders 40 UH-60M Black Hawks From Sikorsky
Australia will acquire 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, which are designed and manufactured by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. The...
Garth Calitz
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Enstrom Helicopter First Flight - Since Reopening
Helicopter lovers from all over the world are very excited by the announcement by Enstrom regarding the flight of the first new 480B...
Garth Calitz
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Sikorsky Delivers 5,000th “Hawk,” Highlights Versatility And Future Of Iconic Helicopter
Sikorsky delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant helicopter, a US Army UH-60M Black Hawk. The iconic aircraft will continue to support...
Garth Calitz
Jan 17, 20233 min read
Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky and Boeing Protest the Army’s FLRAA Selection
Despite a delay stemming from the Army source-selection board’s self-audit of its choice of Bell’s V-280 Valour as its Future Long Range...
Garth Calitz
Jan 10, 20232 min read
The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Back in Business
The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has received FAA Production Certificate No. 26CE. Doug Smith, Enstrom’s VP of Quality Assurance, was...
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