Mark Huber
Contributor

Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

Latest from Mark Huber

Training and Workforce

Bell Valencia Trains Hundreds Annually

Bell 429 simulator at Valencia Spain logs more than 1,000 hours each year
Charter & Fractional

Verijet Sues Former Board Member

The company accused an initial investor and former board member of trying to bankrupt it
Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet
Accidents

Parents of Helitour Crash Victim Receive $100 Million

Airbus, Papillon agree to nine-figure settlement in 2018 Grand Canyon helitour accident
Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters Booked Record Orders in 2023

The OEM is focusing on product support and gradually ramping up production
MD Helicopters
Accidents

ATSB: Fatal Air Tour Midair Pilot Had Used Cocaine

Autopsy found cocaine metabolites in body of Australian helitour pilot
ATSB
Rotorcraft

Hill Helicopters Tops 1,000 Orders

Hill reveals wheeled and skidded prototypes
Hill Helicopters live-streaming event December 6, 2023
Safety

Airbus H160 Swashplate Bearings Trigger EASA Emergency AD

Inspections are required every 15 flight hours after 'premature degradation' detected
Airbus H160 helicopter
Accidents

Vortex Ring Drill Triggered Bell 429 In-flight Break-up

NTSB faults pilot, instructor in 2022 fatal accident
Bell 429 crash April 2022
Accidents

Philadelphia News Helicopter Crash Kills Two

The A-Star crashed at night in a remote area of a forest
ABC / WPVI-TV
Training and Workforce

Coptersafety Receives FAA Approval for its Airbus H145 Training

Coptersafety receives FAA Part 142 approval for its H145 training program
Coptersafety
Rotorcraft

Airbus Bags Biggest H145M Helicopter Order

German armed forces order up to 82 Airbus H145M helicopters
Airbus H145M
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Philadelphia Marks 700th Helo Delivery

Leonardo has delivered 700 helicopters from its Philadelphia campus since 2004
Leonardo has delivered 700 helicopters from its Philadelphia campus since 2004
Regulations and Government

City Controller Blasts LAPD Helicopters

Police chief says LAPD helicopters save lives, protect property
Airbus
Safety

Air Ambulance Pilot Charged with Drunk Flying

The former Air Evac pilot committed the alleged offense while transporting a passenger
Maintenance and Modifications

Robinson Discounts R66 Stabilizer Kit

R66 horizontal stabilizer kit priced at $3,600
Safety

Osprey Crash Triggers Worldwide Grounding

Tiltrotor crashes in the last two years have killed 20
MV-22 Osprey
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Court Approves Air Methods Bankruptcy Plan

Air Methods to receive $185 million under reorganization plan
Article image
Rotorcraft

Airbus H160 Gains Canadian Certification

Worldwide fleet has logged more than 2,800 flight hours
Airbus Helicopters' H160
Rotorcraft

Hill Helicopters Surpasses 1,000 Orders

Hill secures flight operations facility, will begin testing engine
Hill Helicopters launch event
Regulations and Government

Navajo Nation Wants Air Tours To Pay Up

The tribe may support air tours in exchange for economic incentives
Regulations and Government

Congress Takes Up Parks Air Tour Management Program

Critics charge that new rules will cripple air tour industry
Rushmore Helicopters photo in South Dakota
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Focusing on Business Travelers

New programs designed to entice small and medium businesses
Wheels Up King Air
Maintenance and Modifications

Offshore Heavy Helicopter Issues Open Gates for Super-mediums

Covid supply chain overhang could be the perfect opportunity for offshore super-medium helicopters
Phi Sikorsky s-92 and oil rigs
Accidents

Departing European Rotors Helicopter Crashes

Three injured as Enstrom crashes onto busy Madrid motorway
Rotorcraft

Air Ambulances Fly Through Economic Turbulence

Below cost reimbursements threaten the industry
Air Methods helicopter ambulance
Maintenance and Modifications

USCG Begins Sikorsky Jayhawk Rebuilding Program

Coast Guard will rebuild 45 Jayhawks with new airframes
MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter
Accidents

Helijet Lightning Strike Worse Than Initially Reported

S-76 landed safely after being substantially damaged
Regulations and Government

Coulson Wins $16 Million SoCal Firefighting Contract

Coulson will fly firefighting CH-47s for California's Quick Reaction Force
Coulson CH-47
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Announces Orders, New Training Center

Airbus Helicopters training center will open in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, in 2025
Airbus Helicopters and ÖAMTC Air Rescue sign contract for H135s
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Logs Helicopter Orders at European Rotors

New orders placed for AW189, AW169, and AW09 models
Omni Helicopter International operates Leonardo AW189s