World’s smallest controllable single-winged rotorcraft mimics maple seed design
Aerospace engineering graduate students at the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering have mimicked the design of the maple seed, or samara fruit, to create the world’s smallest...
View ArticleAir Methods Maryland takes over Hagerstown base vacated by Stat MedEvac
An air medical transport company based in Colorado began service out of Hagerstown Regional Airport this week, following a several-week gap after STAT MedEvac ended operations there in mid-October.
View ArticleAir Methods Maryland won’t have much impact on use of MSP medevac helicopters
The presence of a new air medical transport company in Hagerstown won’t have a major impact on use of Maryland State Police medevac helicopters at accident scenes, according to Dr. Robert Bass,...
View ArticleBaltimore Police helicopter on chopping block?
News coming out about budget cuts sounds dire for the Baltimore Police Department. At the moment, the police helicopter known as Foxtrot is on the chopping block.
View ArticleMaryland paramedic’s family sues federal government for $15M
The attorney for flight paramedic Mickey Lippy’s family said Wednesday that his wife and young daughter deserve restitution for the “negligent acts” of FAA air traffic controllers – who are claimed to...
View ArticleEC120 fleet leader reaches 10,000 hours
American Eurocopter announced today that an EC120 helicopter operated by the Baltimore Police Department has become the first EC120 in the world to reach 10,000 flight hours. The Baltimore Police...
View ArticleSecond lawsuit filed over 2008 Maryland State Police accident
The attorney for Kenneth Mallard says he deserves compensation for the death of his wife because of the “negligence of Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers”
View ArticleBaltimore County police blinded by laser
Authorities from several Maryland police agencies called attention to the problem on Wednesday, asking people to put down their lasers, some of which can project beams more than two miles.
View ArticleHealthNet utilizes Eurocopter fleet to expand operations
Grand Prairie, TX – American Eurocopter today announced that HeatlhNet Aeromedical, long-time customer and program with aircraft operated by Air Methods, continues to expand its operations utilizing...
View ArticleAW139 wins Maryland State Police tender – six orders plus six options
The AW139 was the only bid – a year back Eurocopter alleged that the state’s specifications for new aircraft were skewed in favour of AgustaWestland
View ArticleQuestions raised over non-competitive bid for Maryland helicopters
A state tender for six helicopters closed this week with AgustaWestland’s $72M bid the only one placed. Questions now being raised as to why they were the only manufacturer to bid, and why helicopters...
View ArticleMD Helicopters and Allegheny LifeFlight at AMTC 2010
MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) joined with Allegheny General Hospital’s LifeFlight at this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Allegheny General Hospital’s...
View ArticleAgustaWestland confirm Maryland State Police AW139 purchase
(HeliHub.com editor note – we have already run this story as reported in Maryland local press – this the confirmation from AgustaWestland via a press release) AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is...
View ArticleUH-1 to go on display at Ocean City airport
Ocean City council have funded the transportation of the UH-1 from Pennsylvania on the basis that Ocean City Aviation Association reimburses them over time
View ArticleSykesville man arrested for pointing laser at Maryland State Police Dauphin
David H. Hopwood, 35, of the 7000-block of Bristol Place in Sykesville was charged with reckless endangerment, attempted second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and prohibited use of a laser...
View ArticleSole survivor of 2008 Maryland crash files $50M lawsuit
The sole survivor of a 2008 Maryland State Police helicopter crash in District Heights has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the FAA, alleging negligence on the part of air traffic controllers.
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