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Rotorcraft
Study: eVTOL Industry Needs 10,000 Engineers
A study by VFS and Hysky Society urges diversity and inclusion to attract and retain needed engineering talent for new vertical flight programs.
Rotorcraft
Rocketlab's Second S-92 Midair Rocket Capture Fails
Rocketlab pulls Sikorsky S-92 out of recovery area after telemetry failure.
Rotorcraft
Bell Delivers Last Viper Attack Helicopter to Marines
The delivery of the last Bell AH-1Z helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps marks the end of an era for U.S. forces.
Rotorcraft
Autonomous Black Hawk Flies Resupply, Medevac Missions
An autonomous, uncrewed Sikorsky Black Hawk recently flew a variety of simulated military missions.
Rotorcraft
Royal Jordanian Air Force Selects Bell 505 for Training
Royal Jordanian air force orders 10 Bell 505 helicopters for military training.
Rotorcraft
Bird Strike Research Seeks Mitigation Strategies
Advancements in sound and lighting technologies could be key to reducing escalating bird strikes on aircraft.
Aircraft
Legacy Tails: Learjet 35A—Hold the Coffee
Learjet's most ubiquitous business jet model is an unequaled bargain.
Accidents
Hansen Helicopters' 'Highway To Hell'
Guam tuna spotting firm, CEO implicated in deaths, convicted on dozens of offenses
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Posts Earnings Growth in 3Q22
Airbus Helicopters posts 33 percent jump in orders during the first nine months of 2022.
Rotorcraft
Vuichard To Teach Recovery Technique at European Rotors
Claude Vuichard will teach his vortex ring state recovery technique at the upcoming European Rotors conference.
Rotorcraft
Italy's Carabinieri Order 20 Leonardo AW119Kx Singles
Italy's Carabinieri will utilize its fleet of 20 Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters for a variety of police and firefighting missions.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Bell Brings Autonomous Cargo UAV To Air Medical Show
Bell pursues the medical market for its Autonomous Pod Transport cargo drone.
Rotorcraft
GPMS, Truth Data Combine HUMS, FDM, FOQA Solution
GPMS will offer its HUMS and FDM technology combined with Truth Data's flight operations quality-assurance services.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Debuts AW609 Tiltrotor Medical Interior
Leonardo believes air medical AW609 tiltrotors will fill essential needs.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Posts Strong Medevac Order Intake
Airbus H135 and H145 helicopters continue to be popular among air ambulance providers.
Rotorcraft
ART Pairing Flightlab with Brunner's NovaSim VR Sim
Advanced Rotorcraft Technology will demonstrate its Flightlab software with NovaSim's virtual reality flight simulator.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo AW101 Takes On Leadville
Tri-engine Leonardo AW101 helicopter completes OEI high-altitude testing at famed Colorado airport.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Lessor Milestone Places Trio of Helicopters with PHI
PHI Aviation will augment its owned fleet with leased helicopters from Milestone Aviation Group.
Rotorcraft
Babcock Extends Contract with UK Air Ambulance Charity
Babcock will continue to provide an Airbus H135 helicopter, pilots, and maintenance to UK’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance charity.
Maintenance and Modifications
Heli-One To Offer AW139 Gearbox Testing
Canadian MRO Heli-One will offer testing for the Leonardo AW139 intermediate and tail gearboxes.
Maintenance and Modifications
VSE Signs On As Embraer Parts Distributor
VSE and Avian will support Embraer biz jet customers with select spares
Engines
Poland Selects GE Power for AW149 Helicopters
Poland has selected GE's CT7-2E1 engines for its fleet order of Leonardo AW149 helicopters.
Charter & Fractional
Mente's Four Corners Offers 'Jets as a Service'
Four Corners Aviation focuses on offering bespoke private jet programs.
Charter & Fractional
Fly Air Seeks To Be Private Aviation's Amazon
A music entrepreneur parlays his experience to create a blockchain-based charter app.
Rotorcraft
First Production Leonardo AW609 Flies
Leonardo AW609 AC5 will join the flight test program for the civil tiltrotor.
Charter & Fractional
AeroVanti Club Obtains New Financing
The company has already used some of the funds to buy a Phenom 100.
Fuel
Rolls-Royce Partners with Alder on SAF Testing
Engine maker Rolls-Royce will test Alder's 'Greencrude' fuel for 100 percent SAF applications.
Charter & Fractional
Wheels Up Nets $259 Million from Aircraft Financing
Proceeds from the Wheels Up latest round of financing will be used to enhance operations.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Flydocs Launches New Asset Management Software
New flydocs software is customized to continuously optimize aircraft leases.
