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Southwest Airlines developing bid proposal in Frontier Airlines bankruptcy court proceeding

July 31, 2009
Southwest Airlines has confirmed that it is preparing a bid to acquire Denver-based Frontier Airlines, which will be sold at auction in bankruptcy court next month.

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KAI and Eurocopter reveal the Surion

July 31, 2009
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Eurocopter have rolled out the first prototype Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH).

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Tigre flies with uprated engines

July 31, 2009
A Eurocopter Tigre has been flown with the uprated MTR390-E engines.

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US GAO report calls for greater UAS efficiencies

July 31, 2009
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO), self-described as "the investigative arm of Congress" has released a new report calling for greater commonalities and efficiencies among US Department of Defense Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

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Sikorsky's X2 relocates to Florida to prepare for high-speed test flights

July 31, 2009
Aiming to achieve the highest speed ever recorded for a helicopter, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology demonstrator has relocated to the company’s Florida flight facility as it begins the next phases of testing in the experimental program.

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Australia weighs PPP vs traditional purchasing for new helo training fleet

July 31, 2009
Australia is still to make decisions on whether it uses traditional capital acquisition or public private partnership (PPP) methods to finance its planned Project Air 9000 phase 7 helicopter training system requirement.

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Record number of first time exhibitors prepare for Helitech 2009

July 31, 2009
More than 45 companies are making their debut at Helitech 2009, which this year takes place from 22-24 September at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, near Cambridge.

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American Eurocopter Appoints 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee

July 30, 2009
American Eurocopter announced today that it has appointed the 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee.

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German Armed Forces order 4 LUNA UAV Systems from EMT

July 30, 2009
LUNA, the unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, have proven their reliability and technical maturity in more than 5000 flights and in international missions at day and night and under difficult climatic conditions.

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Ryanair announces 20% cut in flights from Dublin for Winter

July 30, 2009
Ryanair announced 20% flight cuts at its Dublin base for the coming winter schedule (09/10). Compared to winter 2008/09, when Ryanair based 18 aircraft, and operated 1,200 weekly flights, Ryanair’s Dublin schedule this winter will be cut by 22% to 14 based aircraft with 20% fewer flights at less tha...

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