Pratt & Whitney Canada gas launched a new set of remote maintenance kits for helicopter engines, which are to be offered under the company’s pay-per-hour maintenance plan. The kits are for the PT6C-67C, PW207C, PW206C, PW206B2/B3 and PW207D1/D2 engines and include specialised cables, an ignition exciter and Stabilant 22, borescope…
StandardAero has lined up three new maintenance facilities to become Rolls-Royce RR300 engine Authorised Support Centres (ASC). In an announcement released during the 2023 HAI/Heli-Expo industry event in Atlanta, the company said Alpha Aviation, Helisul Taxi Aereo and Florida Suncoast Helicopters have been “strategically aligned” with StandardAero to support the…
Embraer and fellow Brazilian company Ocean Explorer have put pen to paper on the latter’s use of Beacon, Embraer’s “maintenance coordination digital platform”. Ocean Explorer is to be the first helicopter operator to use Beacon, a system Embraer said helps “bring contextual communication between its maintenance teams and external partners,…
The Helicopter Company (THC) has signed an HCare In-Service contract with Airbus Helicopters to cover its future fleet of six ACH160 helicopters. The ACH160s will be deployed across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for corporate transportation services. The HCare In-Service package is tailored to THC’s planned operational needs, providing parts…
At its annual summit on Wednesday, Airbus unveiled its “DisruptiveLab”, described as “a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions”. The DisruptiveLab will, the French manufacturer announced, soon take to the skies to “evaluate a new aerodynamic architecture intended…
Global AirParts, which provides used, serviceable materials for Sikorsky S-76 helicopters, has commenced a part out project with helicopter lessor, LCI. “Given where values are for some helicopter types, smart asset owners can find a better return on their capital by having the aircraft disassembled and marketed for parts. This…
