Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Engines
Airbus H225 Flies on 100 Percent SAF
Flight is start of campaign to get 100 percent SAF approved for use in all Airbus Helicopter models.
Regulations and Government
Congressmen Push for Helicopter Black Boxes
The Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act would require flight data and cockpit voice recorders in most models.
Airports
Election Likely Seals Fate of East Hampton Airport
Town supervisor wants to largely reduce or eliminate commercial jet and helicopter traffic at KHTO.
Rotorcraft
Bell Scores Orders at Air Med Conference
Bell booked orders for 18 of its 407GXi turbine single engine helicopters and options for nine more at the Air Medical Transport Conference.
Rotorcraft
Creating SMS Culture at the Pilot Level
Two helicopter operators exemplify the application of SMS concepts for a wide variety of mission types.
Rotorcraft
Flying Under a New-fangled Hood
Putting technology to work, two companies have developed IFR training hoods that allow instructors to change the visibility dynamically in flight.
Rotorcraft
Skytrac and Stars Test In-flight Medical Data Transfer
Skytrac Systems and Stars have have partnered on in-flight medical data transfer from an Airbus Helicopters H145-D3.
Avionics
GPMS and Metro Partner on HUMS STC for Airbus H135
GPMS and Metro Aviation aim to STC the Foresight MX health and usage monitoring system in the Airbus H135.
Rotorcraft
Spectrum, Uniflight Partner on Med Interiors for AW119Kxi
Spectrum Aeromed and Uniflight will install medical interiors in Leonardo AW119Kxi helicopters for two air ambulance programs.
Rotorcraft
Heli XP Wraps with Booming Market
Helicopter resellers and trading firms at Heli XP report business is white hot.
Rotorcraft
Bell's Helo Deliveries Slip in Third Quarter
Bell delivered 33 commercial helicopters during the period.
Rotorcraft
New South Wales Police Switch To Bell 429s
Australia’s New South Wales Police Force Aviation Command has acquired three new Bell 429s.
Rotorcraft
Heli XP Fair Opens in São Paulo
The Heli XP show being held today and tomorrow at Helipark in São Paulo is Brazil’s second in-person event since the pandemic began.
Rotorcraft
Bell Completes First AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter for Bahrain
The Gulf island kingdom is buying a dozen of the U.S.-made Vipers to modernize its attack helicopter fleet.
Regulations and Government
Metro To Test FAA Weather Cam in Michigan
Metro Aviation hopes weather camera will reduce number of canceled flights due to inaccurate weather reporting.
Charter & Fractional
Helipass Calls For Open Market To Stimulate eVTOL Growth
Flight-booking platform Helipass is positioning itself as a key enabler for commercial eVTOL operations.
Engines
Safran Adds Second Helo Engine Assembly Line In Texas
Safran's new Texas assembly line will produce the Arriel 2E engine for the U.S. Army’s UH-72B Lakota.
Rotorcraft
MD Helicopters Hit with Federal Fraud Verdict
A jury has faulted the company for conduct related to foreign military sales.
Rotorcraft
Kaman To Build Transcend's High-speed VTOL
Transcend Air has selected Kaman to build its Vy 400 high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (HSVTOL) aircraft.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Corporate Helicopters Sees Orders Rise
Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has seen its order numbers rise in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic.
Aircraft
AAM Set to 'Change the World,' Innovators Tell BACE Attendees
Day 2 Keynote brings six AAM Innovators to stage, highlights repaid eVTOL developments.
Rotorcraft
How Urban Air Mobility Helped Me Beat My Boss
AIN senior editor Jerry Siebenmark takes a ride on Blade Urban Air Mobility's helicopter in a demonstration of UAM at NBAA-BACE.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dart Tapped for New Firehawk Tank
Dart Aerospace will provide the new main firefighting tank for United Rotorcraft's Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk completion.
Rotorcraft
Nebraska Patrol Orders Bell 505
Bell has signed a purchase agreement with the Nebraska State Patrol for a new Bell 505.
Rotorcraft
U.S. Army Unveils New Black Hawk Helicopter
The UH-60V is an upgraded version of the UH-60L utility transport helicopter with a state-of-the-art integrated cockpit system.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Lakota Fleet Tops One Million Flight Hours
U.S. military flies more than 460 Airbus UH-72A light twins for a variety of missions.
Regulations and Government
HAI Offering New, Lower-cost SMS Program
The HAI SMS software program is designed for small operators and others with cost concerns.
Accidents
EMS Helicopters Have Twice the Average Fatal Accident Rate
Embry-Riddle research finds that helicopter air ambulances have twice the fatal accident rate compared with all other forms of air transport.
Rotorcraft
Air Ambulance Charges Continue Rapid Ascent
The cost of air ambulance transports increased by three to four times the inflation rate between 2017 and 2020.
