http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:29:43 EDT The new Vigor Health Usage and Management System (VHUMS) will be used on the S-76D executive transport helicopter. VHUMS is a new family of lower cost, full functionality health usage management systems (HUMS) optimized for mid-size helicopters. The system will... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/24032.html Mon, 14 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/products/avinst/22492.html Wed, 9 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT PRODUCTS | AVIONICS Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America reports it has successfully flight tested the world’s first Sikorsky Aircraft S-61 equipped with a fully-integrated "glass cockpit" — the Integrated Cockpit Display System (ICDS) from Sagem Avionics. The first test... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/23054.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT PRODUCTS | AVIONICS Honeywell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Intelligent Automation Corp (IAC), a leading supplier of helicopter on-board diagnostic systems for both military and commercial customers. Pending regulatory review, Honeywell will take over Poway, Calif.-based... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/23063.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Growing recognition of homeland security needs, the availability of funding to meet them, and new equipment to support those missions are lifting police air units from England to Indonesia. Law enforcement agencies across the globe are recognizing the value of airborne support and acting to secure it for... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/23071.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT With operators seeking lower operating costs and more efficient support, OEMs are moving toward managing life-cycle costs. PARIS — Europe’s helicopter industry is preparing for major changes in the way it does business. These are not all yet clearly visible, and depend to a large extent on how... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/23077.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT GPS Navigation, Sleeping on Duty, Bring Back the Cheyenne and Progress at MD... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/22417.html Sun, 1 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT PRODUCTS UHF emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) transmitting at 406 MHz have been in use for years. In 2003, Transport Canada proposed amending its rules to bring operators in compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) operating rules on ELTs. The ICAO policy was that as of January... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/22435.html Sun, 1 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT June 10-12 — ITEC 2008, Stockholm, Sweden. Contact: Phone: 44 (0) 20-8910-7817; E-mail: itec@reedexpo.co.uk; Web: www.itec.co.uk. June 16-20 — Eurosatory 2008, Paris. Contact: Phone: 33 (0) 1 4414-5810; E-mail: coges@eurosatroy.com; Web: www.eurosatory.com. June 16-19 — CBAA Convention... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/22436.html Sun, 1 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT A four-engine cargo plane that can land on a ship? Might happen, if Bell Helicopter and Boeing keep progressing on their development of the Quad Tilt-Rotor (shown at right). Project Manager Alan Ewing said the industrial team is moving toward a prototype that can carry roughly 100,000 lb of fuel and cargo... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/avinst/22442.html Sun, 1 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT