8020 Communications » Helicopters http://www.8020comms.com/blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Media Moves: Expansion for Britain’s biggest aviation magazine http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2010/01/media-moves-expansion-for-britains-biggest-aviation-magazine/ http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2010/01/media-moves-expansion-for-britains-biggest-aviation-magazine/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:02:24 +0000 louise http://www.8020comms.com/blog/?p=1118 Pilot, the best-selling monthly magazine for pilots and aeroplane enthusiasts, is to be expanded in 2010, with an additional section aimed at broadening its coverage.

Pilot Plus will appear on alternate months within Pilot, commencing in March 2010. It will allow Pilot to have more features specifically for helicopter, glider, microlight and other pilots while continuing to run its established and highly respected sections aimed at all pilots, whatever they fly.

Pilot Plus is a response to demand from readers and advertisers for a section within the magazine targeted specifically at their aircraft type.

Nick Bloom, Editor, said: “Pilot serves a lot of constituents who buy it for the regular sections and features that are written for all pilots, whatever they fly. Pilot Plus is a free addition to Pilot, specifically for those whose interests cannot be fully served within the constraints of the parent magazine, although I’m sure regular readers will also regard it as a welcome ‘extra’.

“We have been careful to ensure that none of the qualities that have built Pilot into Britain’s biggest-selling general aviation magazine have been sacrificed. Pilot Plus will allow us to introduce more readers into Pilot by having something specifically targeted at their speciality.”

]]> http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2010/01/media-moves-expansion-for-britains-biggest-aviation-magazine/feed/ 0 Media Moves: Rotorhub & Defence Helicopter http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/12/media-moves-rotorhub-defence-helicopter/ http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/12/media-moves-rotorhub-defence-helicopter/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:14:43 +0000 louise http://www.8020comms.com/blog/?p=1101 Tony Skinner has joined Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter as editor. Tony was previously features editor at Jane’s Defence Weekly. He can be reached on 01753 727 020 and ts@shephard.co.uk.

]]> http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/12/media-moves-rotorhub-defence-helicopter/feed/ 0 Busy times for Bell at Helitech http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/09/busy-times-for-bell-at-helitech/ http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/09/busy-times-for-bell-at-helitech/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:49:24 +0000 louise http://www.8020comms.com/blog/?p=945 We enjoyed a busy time at Helitech, the largest helicopter exhibition in Europe, held at Duxford Aerodrome (UK) in September. As well as meeting old friends and industry colleagues, we were able to set up a number of key interviews for Bell Helicopter. Indeed, one of the star attractions at the show was Bell’s newest helicopter, the 429 light twin, which has just received European type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Visitors were fascinated to look around the state-of-the-art 429, which also provided a comfortable spot for a relaxing sit-down and some filming!

]]> http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/09/busy-times-for-bell-at-helitech/feed/ 0 Cessna to Use Bell’s European Parts Center to Enhance AOG Support http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/05/cessna-to-use-bell%e2%80%99s-european-parts-center-to-enhance-aog-support/ http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/05/cessna-to-use-bell%e2%80%99s-european-parts-center-to-enhance-aog-support/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 09:14:02 +0000 Marc http://www.8020comms.com/blog/?p=444 GENEVA, Switzerland, May 12, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company announced today at the annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibit (EBACE) it has reached agreement with sister company Bell Helicopter to use Bell’s European parts distribution facility at Amsterdam Airport Schipol (AMS/EHAM) to further enhance parts distribution to Citation operators in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Both Cessna and Bell are Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) companies.

“This announcement is a continuation of the process begun more than a year ago to increase Citation parts availability in Europe, and will greatly decrease our response time for AOG situations,” said Mark Paolucci, Cessna senior vice president, Customer Service. “We looked at a number of other options but chose Bell’s Amsterdam distribution group for their experience in aerospace, their leadership in customer service, and the synergies afforded by working with another Textron company.”

AOG, or Aircraft on Ground, means the aircraft needs a part to operate and is the most serious of any aircraft service requirement.

Paolucci said operators will continue to work directly with Cessna’s full customer support network of authorized service centers, the company’s own Paris Citation Service Center or Citation Parts Distribution.

“This new process is completely transparent to the customer, other than seeing their aircraft operational again much quicker as this new process moves the part one day closer,” Paolucci said.

]]> http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/05/cessna-to-use-bell%e2%80%99s-european-parts-center-to-enhance-aog-support/feed/ 0 A new market for helicopters? http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/01/a-new-market-for-helicopters/ http://www.8020comms.com/blog/2009/01/a-new-market-for-helicopters/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:31:53 +0000 Marc http://www.8020comms.com/blog/?p=209 Thanks to Unusual Attitude for the heads up on what has to rate as one of the oddest applications of rotorcraft technology.

Fox News report

For demolition work it seems a bizarre choice.  For PR purposes it is bordering on genius.  Do you think they’d do work in the UK??

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