#charlesdalberto

Police to review helicopter operations even after province loses interest – Charles D’Alberto

Police to review helicopter operations even after province loses interest – Charles D’Alberto

The Winnipeg Police Service is planning to review the use of its helicopter now that the province has cancelled plans for a review of its own.

Deputy Chief Gord Perrier said Monday the police plan to look at the use of the aircraft known as Air1 in more detail than it does in its annual…

Second prototype of Light Utility Helicopter makes first flight – Charles D’Alberto

Second prototype of Light Utility Helicopter makes first flight – Charles D’Alberto

The second prototype of the Light Utility Helicopter, LUH PT2, made its first flight in Bengaluru on Monday and flew smoothly for 22 minutes, its creator Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd said on Tuesday. The flight was described as free of any snag.

The three-tonne-class LUH is being developed as a reconnaissance…

The US State Department approved Military Sale of MD 530F helicopters and weapon systems – Charles D’Alberto

The Government of Kenya has requested a possible sale of 12 MD 530F weaponized helicopters to include 24 FN Herstal Heavy Machine Gun Pod (HMP) 400 systems; 24 M260 rocket launchers; 4,032 M151 rockets; 1,536 2.75-inch M274 smoke signature warhead rockets; and 400,000 rounds of .50 caliber ammunition. Also included are communications and navigation equipment, contractor logistics support,…

U.S. aircraft hit militants in Libya, more than 40 reported dead – Charles D’Alberto

TRIPOLI, Feb 19 (Reuters) – U.S. warplanes carried out air strikes early on Friday morning in the western Libyan city of Sabratha, where Islamic State militants operate, killing as many as 40 people.

A U.S. military spokesman said the attacks targeted a senior Tunisian militant linked to attacks in Tunisia last year.

Sabratha’s mayor, Hussein al-Thwadi, told Reuters the planes struck at 3.30…

#‎Helicopter‬ Crashes Off the Coast of ‪#‎Hawaii‬ -Charles D’Alberto

A helicopter with five people on board crashed into Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor Thursday, leaving a teen critically injured. In this photo, visitors are seen entering the USS Arizona memorial at the W.W. II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 4, 2010.

A teenaged passenger was critically injured…

U.S. F-22s fly low in a show of force over South Korea – Charles D’Alberto

The U.S. military flew four of its most advanced fighter jets low over South Korea on Wednesday in a show of force after recent North Korean actions that have heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors landed at Osan Air Base after the flyover, joining South Korean F-15 and U.S. F-16 fighter jets on the flight line. “This mission demonstrates the strength of…

Laser struck Pope Francis’ plane, airline says – Charles D’Alberto

No one, it seems, is immune to the danger of laser beams aimed at commercial airplanes. Not even Pope Francis. In a statement released Wednesday, Alitalia said one of its crews plus those on “other aircraft” in the area “noticed a laser light from the ground” as the pontiff’s plane prepared to touch down in Mexico City. Flight AZ4000 — which had just come from Havana, Cuba, where Francis met with…

Bell Helicopter Upbeat About Asia – Charles D’Alberto

With one of the most volatile industry sectors – oil-and-gas – seeing plunging profits and investment worldwide, the O&G supply service industries are visibly cutting back on new investments, including across Asia. However, says Bell HelicopterAsia Pacific Managing Director Sameer Rehman, this is not leading the company to anticipate shrinking regional sales. “Ten years ago we as a company took…