Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today launched at FIDAE 2018 a two-month promotional tour of Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Peru to raise awareness of the Black Hawk helicopter’s effectiveness as an aerial firefighting platform. Many of the Black Hawk helicopters delivered to the region’s militaries and government agencies over the last 30 years can easily be equipped to carry water and foam to fight wildland fires that are growing both in se

Heli Expo - Las Vegas, Nevada/February 23, 2018 – Nebraska Gas Turbine Inc, a long-time turbine engine service provider, and Billings Flying Service, a Montana-based operator of a diverse fleet of helicopters including the T55-powered Chinooks and several T700-powered Blackhawks have teamed to offer engine maintenance services to other T55 operators. T700 service is another area of expertise for NGTI.'' “We have provided engine maintenance support to Billings Flying Service f

With the military releasing aircraft to civilian operators, many civilian operators are following the maintenance schedule the military has set up. The issue with this is that the military doesn’t fly the hours or perform the same work as civilian operators. The repetitive lifting, loading and unloading done in civilian jobs means the rotor head will increase the wear in the hydraulic flight control system. This is a critical issue, for example; in the civilian Chinook (BV-