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MD Helicopters Offers Glass Cockpit Solutions for MD 500E and MD 520N


MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) recently announced the integration


of digital, all-


glass cockpit solutions for its MD 500E and MD 520N single-engine helicopters. Based on the FAA-certified flight deck for the MD 530F, the cockpit design for these 500-series aircraft will feature high resolution LCD displays housed in an elegant slim line console.


“It has been my vision


since acquiring MD Helicopters to enhance the elegantly simple engineering of these iconic airframes with next generation technologies that are both design and function forward,” said Lynn Tilton, chief executive officer for MDHI. “Developed with careful consideration of pilot feedback, these new avionics solutions for the MD 500E and MD 520N are elegant, refined, and true to the MD Helicopters legacy of ensuring our operators fly not only the safest aircraft in their class, but the most advanced.”


• Garmin G500H TXi electronic flight instruments (EFIS) displays


•


Howell Instruments electronic engine instruments and crew alert systems (EICAS)


• Garmin GTN 650 touch-screen NAV/COM/GPS. • The portrait-oriented, high-resolution LCD displays allow for the reconfiguration of the cockpit console to provide forward visibility for both pilot and co-pilot: an enhancement that is perfectly suited for MD 500E/MD 520N operators who execute long-line and other utility operations.


With the integration of these advanced cockpit solutions, all of MDHI’s single-engine aircraft will feature performance enhancing all-glass digital flight decks. MDHI announced certified all-glass cockpits for the MD 600N in 2017 and for its highly sought-after MD 530F in 2018.


It is anticipated that the slim line flight deck configuration will be FAA approved for production and as a type design option by the end of 3Q 2020, with deliveries available in 2021.


Both the MD 500E and MD 520N will feature an advanced all-glass cockpit solution that combines engineering and manufacturing excellence with next-generation technology and a design aesthetic that is both functional and beautiful. Like the MD 530F, the MD 500E and MD 520N cockpit solutions will include:


Bristow


Announces


Contract Extensions with ConocoPhillips


Bristow Group Inc. recently announced extensions to two contracts with ConocoPhillips to support its air transportation crew change and shuttle/ search and rescue (SAR) services for the Greater Ekofisk Area in the North Sea.


Bristow has been ConocoPhillips’s


aviation


partner for more than 20 years. The current two contracts started Sept. 1, 2014, and the extension will run through Aug. 31, 2024, with additional option years available.


The


extensions create a foundation for continued improvement in service levels and a collaborative environment for the benefit of both parties.


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Bristow will use two S-92 all- weather search and rescue service helicopters based at the ConocoPhillips Ekofisk Lima platform, located in the heart of the Ekofisk field approximately 160 nautical miles from the Bristow main base at Stavanger Airport, Sola, Norway.


Additionally,


Bristow’s Stavanger base will continue to use three oil & gas-configured S92 helicopters from its existing fleet to support the crew change flights to and from the Ekofisk field.


Bristow provides 24/7 all- weather SAR service to the Greater Ekofisk Area.


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