Latest from Mark Huber
Avionics
Astronautics Demonstrate Wireless Airborne Comm System
Aeronautics AeroSync wireless airborne comm system will be the standard connectivity solution for Airbus H125, H130 helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications
Boost Showcasing New External Cargo Suspension Line
Boost's new HEC suspension line is encased in clear urethane.
Rotorcraft
STAT MedEvac Opts for 10 More Airbus H135s
Pennsylvania-based STAT operates from 18 air ambulances bases.
Regulations and Government
Stakeholders Gather To Impact Vertiport Design Standard
The FAA's vertiport advisory circular is expected ahead of eVTOL passenger service.
Rotorcraft
Blueberry Moves $80M Worth of Helicopters in 2021
Blueberry Aviation provides helicopter sales and consulting services.
Regulations and Government
Helicopter OEMs Suspend Russian Activities
Ukraine sanctions freeze helicopter OEMs sales, support activities in Russia
Maintenance and Modifications
Blade Repair Firms Join United Aero Group
Brightwater UAG acquiring Advanced Composite Structures and Rotor Tech International.
Maintenance and Modifications
Foresight MX Gains Canadian STC Approval for H125
Canada gives nod to Foresight MX for installation in AStars.
Avionics
Shadin To Unveil New Embedded Control System
Shadin's new embedded controls can be used for a wide variety of rotorcraft applications.
Maintenance and Modifications
Astronautics Consolidates to New Campus
Astronautics moves repair station, manufacturing to Oak Creek, WI campus.
Rotorcraft
Getting the 'Top Drop' on Fires
An upgrade from Rogerson Kratos subsidiary Top Drop enhances the firefighting capability of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.
Avionics
Sikorsky Looks To Future with Matrix
Sikorsky sees its Matrix autonomy system as a game-changer for high-risk civil missions.
Rotorcraft
Sumwalt Renews Call For More Helicopter IFR
Former NTSB chairman says low-level IFR route structure "needs to move forward."
Rotorcraft
PHI Intl. Lands Contract with Aussie Gas Producer
Helicopter operator PHI International will support offshore energy transport in NW Australia with three Sikorsky S-92s.
Rotorcraft
Blade Posts Rapid Growth
Blade Air Mobility posted strong revenue growth in 2021 and looks to a future of advanced air mobility with eVTOLs.
Rotorcraft
Hirschberg: All Aviation Will Benefit from eVTOL Tech
Vertical Flight Society executive director Mike Hirschberg says eVTOLs will "change the world."
Rotorcraft
CHP Helo Equipped with Recco SAR Detector
The Airborne SAR detector can locate lost/injured persons who are wearing clothing or other items fitted with Recco reflectors.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Ponders Fate of S-76D
Production of Sikorsky's iconic S-76 twin could be licensed to a third party.
Rotorcraft
Fifth Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor Joins Flight-test Program
The first production AW609, AC5, will fly soon and then join the ongoing flight-test program in Philadelphia.
Rotorcraft
Metro Embraces Camera, Training Technology
Metro Aviation works to improve operations through the use of supplemental technology including base weather cameras and Icarus IFR training devices.
Rotorcraft
Helicopter Ambulance Crews Facing Pandemic Burnout
"Everyone in healthcare is just exhausted," said Cameron Curtis, CEO of the Association of Air Medical Services.
Aircraft
Sole An-225 Cargoliner Damaged in Russia-Ukraine War
Antonov An-225, UR-82060, victim of Russia attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv-Hostomel Airport.
Rotorcraft
Aero Asset Establishes Helicopter Acquisition Arm
Aero Asset Acquisitions partners with Indiana bank to buy and sell helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Milestone, Helitak Develop Firefighting Sikorsky S-92A
Milestone Aviation has partnered with Helitak to develop an easy install, aerial firefighting kit for the S-92A featuring a quick-fill 1,050-gallon tank.
Engines
Leonardo Aims For Hybrid-powered AW09
In efforts to assess helicopter hybrid propulsion, Leonardo has selected its single engine AW09 on which to build its hybrid prototype.
Rotorcraft
Covid Drives Record Tempo at Rega Air Ambulance
Swiss air ambulance provider Rega saw covid transports increase 49 percent in 2021.
Accidents
Weekend Helicopter Crashes Caught on Camera
One dead, four injured in California and Florida helicopter accidents.
Regulations and Government
5G Interference Spurs Helo Operators To Seek Exemptions
Helicopter operators file petitions with the FAA seeking exemptions to radar altimeter requirements in wake of 5G interference.
