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10th March, 2025 - Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Masaki Tachibana, hereinafter referred to as "SMFL") and LCI Investment Limited(CEO: Jaspal Jandu, hereinafter referred to as “LCI”)are pleased to announce that their joint venture helicopter leasing company, SMFL LCI Helicopters Limited ("SMFLH") has entered into an agreement to acquire Macquarie Rotorcraft Limited ("MRL"), Macquarie Asset Management’s helicopter leasing business. The details of the transaction are commercial in confidence.
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Dallas, TEXAS: March 10, 2025 – The Jeff Pino Foundation (JPF) is proud to announce that 100 students from Texas and Oklahoma will attend Verticon 2025 in Dallas on March 13. This initiative, in collaboration with Vertical Aviation International, provides students passionate about aviation and STEM fields with the unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge innovations at the most influential event in the rotorcraft industry.
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Everett, Wash., March 10, 2025 — BLR Aerospace, LLC, announced it has received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of New Zealand for its FastFin® System for the Airbus AS355. This follows a successful collaboration with Skywork Helicopters, New Zealand’s leading helicopter service provider.
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Ex-Change Parts AB is proud to announce its official accreditation as a supplier to Airbus Helicopters France. This partnership highlights Ex-Change Parts’ role as a trusted provider of premium, sustainable helicopter parts, reinforcing our established relationships with various Airbus subsidiaries worldwide.
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FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz., March 10, 2025 - The very popular line of StartStick portable ground power units (GPU) has found utilization with a longstanding charitable entity’s aviation program.
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10 March 2025 – BIRD Aerosystems, a global leader in defense technology, has secured a contract to supply its Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS), featuring the SPREOS (Self-Protection Radar Electro-Optic System) DIRCM, to an additional African Air Force. The contract includes the delivery of a comprehensive self-protection suite for Mi-17/8 and Mi-35 helicopters, ensuring enhanced survivability against missile threats.
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TORRANCE, CA – March 9, 2025 – Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), the world's leading manufacturer of civil helicopters, launched its newly redesigned website www.robinsonheli.com. The new website offers a modern design, intuitive navigation, a new helicopter configurator and access to Robinson publications, flight training and maintenance courses. These tools and more are accessible on both desktop and mobile devices.
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STRATFORD, Conn, March 10, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and airplane modes. Powered by batteries, the 115 pounds (52kg) twin prop-rotor prototype has demonstrated operational stability and maneuverability across all flight regimes, and the potential to scale the unique vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) design to larger sizes requiring hybrid-electric propulsion.
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AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE NEAR THE HELO PAD, LAS VEGAS, NV
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LOS ANGELES and ZURICH, Mar. 10, 2025 – The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Air Support Division, the largest municipal airborne unit in the United States, has become the first U.S. law enforcement agency to use virtual reality (VR) for pilot training. The department has installed a state-of-the-art VR flight simulator developed by Loft Dynamics—the global leader in flight simulation technology and the only one to be qualified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). LAPD will use Loft Dynamics’ simulator to enhance the safety, efficiency, realism, and accessibility of its training, enabling the crew to practice under highly realistic conditions and prepare for every scenario they may encounter.
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