During the 2018 CRIAQ technical aerospace forum at the Palais des Congrès, Scott Drennan, Director, Innovation at Bell, and Thomas Prevot, Director of Engineering for Airspace Systems at Uber, hosted a networking event organized by CRIAQ and by AHS Montréal/Ottawa that was attended by more than 500 aerospace professionals and students. The presentation addressed global […]

On February 12th 2018, Bell hosted the Montréal/Ottawa regional chapter Robert L. Lichten competition. Julian Anthony and Maged Yassin, each students from the CFD Laboratory at McGill University under the supervision of professor Wagdi G. Habashi, visited the Bell Mirabel facility to present their research on ice accretion and shedding on helicopter rotors. The winner […]

On January 18th, 2018, Bell and AHS hosted an event for engineering students from local universities called “A Day in the Life of a Bell Engineer” at the Mirabel facility. The students viewed presentations by Steve Dyer, VP of Engineering, Cynthia Garneau, President, Maxime Lapalme from the Innovation team, Norvan Gharabegi from Material & Processes […]

Innovation in the aerospace industry was a topic of lively discussions at the conference of Michel Dion, leader of the Innovation team, which took place a few weeks ago at Concordia University. Innovation: the focus of discussions What will it take for flight to become a mode of daily transportation within and around cities as […]

Turbine engines have transformed aviation since the 1940’s and one that has a long history of powering helicopters is Pratt & Whitney Canada’s legendary PT6 engine. Under the umbrella of AHS Montreal Ottawa Chapter, David Meisels, Senior Product Manager for helicopter marketing at Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), was at Concordia University on November 21st, […]

One of the many advantages of being a member of the American Helicopter Society (AHS) is the opportunity to attend inspiring talks by industry leaders. Here is a brief review of the presentation given by Scott Drennan, Director, Innovation. The 2017-2018 inaugural event of the AHS’s Montréal-Ottawa Chapter was held on October 12. Scott Drennan, Director, Innovation at […]