http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2008 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:30:07 EDT Sikorsky Aircraft today completed the first flight of its X2 technology demonstrator. Lifting the aircraft off from the Schweizer Aircraft subsidiary in Horseheads, N.Y., Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck maneuvered the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/25493.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Rotor Embedded Actuator Control Technology, or React, project is a three-year effort to develop active surfaces in helicopter rotor blades and active... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/25120.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT COMMERCIAL Australian regulators in late June launched a first-ever, month-long review of the safety of helicopter and other operations in the northern part of that country. Two teams of Civil Aviation Safety Authority inspectors, investigators and safety advisors planned to carry out... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/24723.html Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Interest Rises in India In Helicopter Work As commercial airlines cut workforces and fleet sizes to counter rising fuel costs and falling traffic, aspiring pilots in India may be turning their attention to rotary-wing flight decks. The Rotary Wing Academy there reports what its leaders call an unprecedented... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/24759.html Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Southern Helicopter Land Southern Cone is the unofficial and curious designation for the southernmost region of Latin America. It includes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, sometimes Paraguay and finally Brazil. Given its size (both territorial and economic), Brazil is treated in various ways in relation... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/24764.html Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT The aircraft, the second pre-production version of the light twin, is being prepped for flight tests at Bell's Mirabel... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/24361.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The British-Italian manufacturer will launch a program to develop that aircraft by the end of the year, its CEO, Guiseppe Orso, said in answer to a... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/24111.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT FIL Offers Free Shuttle Bus Service Farnborough International Limited (FIL) announced that it will provide a free shuttle bus service for exhibitors and trade visitors travelling in to next week’s air show from the three principal local railway stations. The majority of exhibitors and business visitors... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/22492.html Wed, 9 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT August 1, 2008 is the deadline for nominations for Rotor & Wing’s Helicopter Heroism Awards. If you know of displays of heroism and flying skills involving helicopter crews and individuals on missions conducted in calendar... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/23911.html Wed, 9 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The U.K. aviation services company PremiAir is forming a new aircraft sales business. Based at Farnborough Airport, PremiAir Global is focused on acquiring and selling new and used helicopters and business jets and says it is not affiliated to any aircraft... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/observation/23831.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT