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DAY 2 January 29, 2020 HAI PUBLICATIONS Convention News MARIANO ROSALES Regulator FAA Admin Dickson Leonardo captures Kopter talks safety › page 3 by Curt Epstein Safety Before ever having put a helicopter into ser- act as an autonomous legal entity and brand flew the SH09 and its engineers conducted Vuichard recovery in vice, Swiss OEM Kopter has been sold to within Leonardo’s helicopter division, “for detailed analysis. Leonardo, the two companies revealed yes- the time being,” according to Leonardo Heli- “We really complete our product portfolio FAA handbook › page 26 terday as Heli-Expo 2020 opened. The Ital- copters managing director Gian Piero Cutillo. with that,” added Cutillo. “Leonardo is the ian manufacturer will acquire 100 percent of “We will start working together, obviously all leader in the three- to nine-tonne catego- OEMs the Wetzikon, Switzerland-based company, the decisions will be made in the interest of ries, with this opportunity, we think that we which anticipates dual EASA/FAA certifica- Leonardo, but from now on we have a com- can be the leader also in [the light single] Enstrom celebrates tion for its SH09 light single by year-end. mon target,” he said, adding that he foresees segment.” He acknowledged that Leonardo Leonardo expects the purchase from invest- no major changes with Kopter’s previously did not buy just a product, but is also adding 60 years › page 6 ment firm Lynwood to be completed in the announced plans for a new U.S. production capability to the family. first quarter, subject to regulatory approval. facility in Lafayette, Louisiana, which was “Within Leonardo, we get the support to Avionics The purchase price consists of a $185 announced at last year’s Heli-Expo. finalize our development on various fronts million fixed component and an earn-out At the announcement on the Heli-Expo while keeping the ability to remain the Astronautics aims for mechanism linked to certain milestones over show floor yesterday morning, Leonardo agile, single-engine pioneer that we are,” wACS entry › page 14 the life of the program, starting in 2022. In CEO Alessandro Profumo admitted to initial said Kopter CEO Andreas Löwenstein. “I 2016, Cyprus-based Lynwood, controlled by skepticism over the deal. “I would say that I am very proud to join this company, and I Russian oligarch Alexander Mamut, invested was not enthusiastic, then the more we’re am very proud that we will jointly conquer OEMs $270 million into the company. working on that, the more I was positive,” the market.” While merger integration teams on both he told the crowd. That enthusiasm grew He said that becoming part of Leonardo Erickson intros new sides begin to meet, Kopter will continue to after the company’s test pilots evaluated and continues on page 30 S-64F+ › page 3 Pg-1-30_d2_v3.indd 2 1/28/20 5:58 PM years, Airbus has delivered more than 120 helicopters to CBP. Deliveries of the H125s to CBP will begin later this year. These helicopters will be equipped with infrared detection, ther- mal imaging, night vision goggles, hoist With a strong 2019 provisions, and loudspeakers. The H125 in the record books, accounts for half of all law enforcement Airbus Helicopters deliveries in North America, Airbus said. CEO Bruno Even In addition, Germany-based air ambu- outlined the lance provider DRF Luftrettung inked company’s robust an order for three H135 light twins and outlook for 2020 15 medium-twin H145s, as well as signed and beyond. The an agreement to convert its current fleet Airbus fleet has of 20 H145s to the five-bladed, H145D3 flown more than 100 variant announced last year at Heli-Expo. million flight hours The deal will bring DRF’s H145 fleet to 35 and the highly and make the service the world’s largest anticipated H160 is operator of the H145D3. closer to achieving It also renews DRF’s “HCare” parts-by- certification. the-hour contract with Airbus for the next BARRY AMBROSE BARRY eight years. In total, DRF operates more than 50 Airbus helicopters from 35 bases in Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein. INDEX In 2019, it flew 40,738 missions. AC Air Technology ...............................................15 Airbus orders reach record Airbus said NASA also ordered three Air Methods ........................................................ 28 H135s to provide helicopter EMS and Airbus Helicopters ...........................................2, 18 passenger transport at the Kennedy Space Applied Video Imaging ........................................12 in 2019, H160 nears cert Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Two Astronautics.........................................................14 will be delivered in the third quarter and Astronics ..............................................................12 by Mark Huber a third in 2021. Bell ................................................................. 4, 29 Finally, Las Vegas-based helitour oper- BLR Aerospace ................................................... 24 Blueberry Aviation ...............................................12 Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even service with 1,500 customers. ator Maverick Helicopters has agreed to Camp Systems .....................................................12 announced Tuesday at Heli-Expo 2020 Throughout Heli-Expo’s opening day, retrofit its entire fleet of 34 EC130B4s with CAMTS .................................................................12 that the company’s installed fleet has Airbus announced a steady stream of new the Airbus Helicopters Crash Resistant Fuel Enstrom Helicopter .............................................. 6 achieved 100 million flight hours, a record orders for H125s and other models. System (CRFS). Maverick operates a mixed Erickson ...........................................................3, 19 2019 for new bookings thanks largely to Among them was an order from the fleet of 50 H130 and EC130B4 singles and FAA Administrator ................................................ 3 strong military orders, and certification U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s flies more than 250,000 passengers annu- FAIAS Lighting .................................................... 24 “within the next few weeks” of the new (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) ally from its locations in Las Vegas and Guardian Mobility ................................................10 intermediate twin H160. Shell Aircraft division for 16 H125s as part of a fleet- Hawaii. The CRFS has been standard on HAI ...................................................................... 30 would be one of the first operators of the modernization program. Over the past 30 H130s since its entry into service in 2012.n Hawaiian air tour task force ................................ 17 H160 and fly it to support its offshore Heli-One ..............................................................18 energy operations, he added. HeliOffshore ......................................................... 9 Helitak Firefighting Equipment ...........................12 Even also provided details on prod- ITT ........................................................................15 uct enhancements related to Airbus’s JetNet ..................................................................13 ubiquitous turbine single, the H125, that Milestone Aviation lands 7 more leases JSfirm ..................................................................14 provide up to an additional 419 pounds Kaman .................................................................. 4 of payload and better hover ceiling per- Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation Group analyze massive amounts of data for getting Kopter ....................................................................1 formance thanks to additional power (Booth 4916) has purchased three Leon- through the downturn. LCI......................................................................... 4 from the helicopter’s Safran Arriel 2D ardo AW139s and is leasing them back to “We are seeing a positive demand out- Leonardo ...........................................................1, 9 engine. The extra power will be a no-cost French helicopter services provider Héli- look,” Sheedy told AIN. “There are still Lufthansa Aviation Training .................................19 enhancement on all new-build H125s and Union, boosting Milestone’s AW139 fleet to structural issues within the space, which MD Helicopters ................................................... 24 is expected to be available in the third more than 80. The transaction includes four will put a cap on how quickly we can Metro Aviation ............................................... 10, 19 quarter. A retrofit solution will be avail- additional leases: two Airbus H225s; an recover and how quickly capital will come Midwest AeroCare .............................................. 28 Milestone Aviation Group ..................................... 2 able for all AS350B3e series that requires additional AW139; and a lease extension for back into the space.” Pratt & Whitney ..................................................... 8 a simple software upgrade to that helicop- another AW139. The primary concern, he said, is the Pulsar Infomatics ................................................ 25 ter’s vehicle and engine multifunction dis- Milestone CEO Pat Sheedy pronounced standard lease agreement. “When we Rotortrade ...........................................................13 play (VEMD). his company “delighted to expand our rela- purchase a new aircraft, we make a 25- Safran .................................................................