Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Rotorcraft
Heli Yachting: Taking Your Airport with You
Like private aviation, large, oceangoing yachts carrying their own helicopters are seeing strong use during the pandemic.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Indian Aircraft Lessor Taps General Aviation
Mumbai-based Vman Aero Services aims to be among the first companies entering the general aviation aircraft leasing market in India.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Lands Order for Four IFR AW119Kx Singles
Western New York air ambulance provider Mercy Flight Central has ordered four IFR certified Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx singles.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airbus Delivers Five-blade H145s to Germany's ADAC
German air ambulance provider ADAC has taken delivery of two five-bladed Airbus H145s and announced plans to upgrade its H145 fleet to the same config.
Rotorcraft
Scared Passengers Sue Helicopter Operator
Passengers sue for mental distress after crew recovers from botched oil rig approaches, vortex ring state spin.
Regulations and Government
Helo Pilot Charged after Airlifting Ice Cream Cake
Dairy Queen drop-in lands helicopter pilot in the dock.
Aircraft
Leonardo’s AW609 Tiltrotor Progresses Toward Certification
Leonardo’s AW609 Tiltrotor Progresses Toward Certification
Rotorcraft
First Five-blade Airbus H145 Delivered in North America
Canadian air ambulance operator Stars has become the first North American operator of the five-bladed Airbus Helicopters H145 light twin.
Rotorcraft
Erickson Puts Itself in Play
Erickson seeks partner to help fund new technology, MRO expansion.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Edging Toward Profitability
Helicopter operator Bristow Group narrows loss on increasing revenues.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo AW109 Light Twin Helicopter Turns 50
Leonardo's light twin helicopter made its first flight in 1971.
Aircraft
Bell Unveils Military HSVTOL Vehicle Concepts
Bell’s vision is for a family of military air vehicles that can achieve speeds beyond those offered by the company’s current tiltrotor technology.
Rotorcraft
Opener Readies BlackFly eVTOL for Sales This Fall
Opener will offer single-seat eVTOL as Part 103 Light Sport aircraft.
Rotorcraft
F. Lee Bailey's Enstrom Tenure Creative, Chaotic
Famed trial attorney and aviator F. Lee Bailey guided Enstrom Helicopter through a decade of achievement.
Rotorcraft
Commercial Helos Drive Bell's Q2 Deliveries, Revenue
Bell's profit in the second quarter of 2021 declined largely because of costs related to its Army Future Vertical Lift competition offerings.
Rotorcraft
Curti Brings Turbine Kit Copter to AirVenture
The Curti Zefhir kit helicopter carries a price of $500,000 during AirVenture.
Rotorcraft
Russian Helicopters Opens MAKS with Big Order, New Variants
Russian Helicopters is pushing new variants of popular legacy aircraft at Moscow's MAKS-2021 show.
Avionics
Garmin Autopilot Certified in Bell 505
The Bell 505 is the second helicopter model to be certified for installation of Garmin's GFC 600H helicopter flight control system.
Rotorcraft
Kit Copter Maker RX Enters eVTOL Market
Former Rotorway kit helicopter company entering the eVTOL market in partnership with Advanced Tactics.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Canadian Governments Pumping Billions into Green Aviation
PWC, Bell, and CAE could receive $685 million from Canada's support for electric aviation.
Engines
Hartzell Acquires Pre-heat Product Maker Tanis
Hartzell Propeller will move Tanis production to Ohio.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Delivers First TH-73A Trainer Helicopter to U.S. Navy
Leonardo Delivers First TH-73A Trainer Helicopter to U.S. Navy
Rotorcraft
Aero Asset: Twins Leading Used Helo Market
North America accounts for 50 percent of used twin engine helicopter sales worldwide.
Environment
Joby Teams with JetBlue, Signature on Carbon Credits
Joby Aviation is joining forces with JetBlue and Signature Flight Support to establish carbon credits for flights using green electric and hydrogen.
Rotorcraft
South Africa's 'Rocket' Air Ambulance Service Takes Off
Rocket using Bell 222s to provide first-world air ambulance service in South Africa
Accidents
UK S-92 Near-CFIT Highlights Hazards of MVFR Flight
The UK S-92 helicopter low-altitude incident parallels circumstances of Kobe Bryant fatal crash.
Rotorcraft
FAA Approves Safran Arrano, Paves Way for Airbus H160
Safran Helicopter Engines’ Arrano 1A has received FAA type certification for installation in the Airbus Helicopters H160
Airports
Infrastructure Will Be Key To Unlocking Electric Aircraft Access in Cities
Infrastructure Will Be Key To Unlocking Electric Aircraft Access in Cities
Accidents
Another Firefighting Bell 212 Down
The sole occupant pilot survived the crash of a firefighting Bell 212 into California's Lake Shastina.
Rotorcraft
CAE, Volocopter Collaborate on eVTOL Pilot Training
Volocopter and aviation training group CAE are partnering to develop, certify, and deploy a pilot training program to support commercial eVTOL ops.
