Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Rotorcraft
Bell Building Systems Integration Lab
Bell's SIL will support the Army's future vertical lift programs.
Rotorcraft
Bell Retires V-280 Demonstrator
Bell is retiring its V-280 tiltrotor demonstrator to focus on the Army's next phase of future vertical lift competition.
Rotorcraft
UK’s Royal Air Force Orders More Chinook Helicopters
With its latest order the RAF becomes the first export customer for the Block II version of Boeing's Chinook helicopter.
Accidents
Settlement Reached in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
Operator, pilot's estate, settle with families in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.
Aircraft
How New Electric Aircraft Could Transform Public Transportation
How New Electric Aircraft Could Transform Public Transportation
Aircraft
Skyports, Eve Step Up eVTOL UAM Vertiport Ops Plans
Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions and Skyports are expanding their partnership on EVTOL vertiport ops.
Accidents
Court Limits Access to NTSB Investigation Documents
U.S. Fifth Circuit rules that helitour crash counsel isn't entitled to view all interagency documents between the NTSB and parties to the investigation.
Regulations and Government
EASA Intros Human Factors to Rotorcraft Cockpit Design
EASA airworthiness authorities must now ensure that human factors are considered during the design and certification process of rotorcraft cockpits.
Rotorcraft
SAF Group Adding Three More Airbus H145s to Fleet
SAF is adding three more five-bladed Airbus Helicopters H145s to its air ambulance fleet in France and Belgium.
Maintenance and Modifications
Australia Approves RBI Hawker for Rotary Blade Repair
RBI Hawker looks to expand maintenance services for Australian and Pacific operators.
Accidents
Snorkel Suspect in Fatal Firefighting Copter Crash
The Black Hawk helicopter's snorkel was observed swinging "violently" before impacting the main rotors and perhaps the tailboom.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Hands Over First U.S. Navy TH-73A Trainer
The IFR-certificated version of the AW119Kx will replace the Bell TH-57 as the Navy’s undergraduate rotary-wing trainer.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Delivers First TH-73A Trainer Helicopter to U.S. Navy
In a ceremony yesterday at its U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia, Leonardo Helicopters delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the U.S. Navy.
Rotorcraft
Customs To Investigate Helicopter Use on Protestors
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it would investigate the use of one of its helicopters at a Minnesota protest.
Aircraft
Fresh European Push on SAF
Airbus, Safran, Dassault, Onera, and the French Ministry of Transport launch study to evaluate burning 100 percent SAF.
Engines
Safran Arrano Helicopter Engine Gets FAA Nod
Safran Arrano engine approval brings FAA certification closer for Airbus Helicopters H160.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airbus Helicopters To Acquire German MRO, Supplier
ZF Luftfahrttechnik is an MRO provider to Germany's armed forces helicopter fleet and supplier of the Airbus H135 main gearbox.
Rotorcraft
DOD IG Report Critical of 'Dusting' Protestors with Helos
This latest incident fuels the debate on the proper use of law enforcement helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Attorney Bailey, Former Enstrom Company Owner, Dies
F. Lee Bailey owned Enstrom from 1971-1979.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Taps Gorka as Russian Distributor
Gorka previously announced maintenance agreements covering Airbus EC130 and AS350 series helicopters.
Accidents
NTSB: Spatial Disorientation Cause of AW139 Crash
The NTSB concluded that spatial disorientation was the cause of the 2019 night AW139 crash in the Bahamas.
Aircraft
Regulators Won’t Cut Corners When Certifying New eVTOL Aircraft
Regulators Won’t Cut Corners When Certifying New eVTOL Aircraft
Accidents
Helo Safety Experts Stress IIMC Avoidance Over Recovery
Webinar participants stress the need for better preflight and enroute weather decision-making.
Charter & Fractional
Directional Aviation Division Halo To Buy 200 Eve eVTOLs for UAM Network
Halo, the new urban air mobility operational launched by business aviation group OneSky Flight, has placed an order for 200 eVTOLs from Embraer Eve.
Rotorcraft
VAST Seeks To Harmonize Helicopter Safety Sharing
The Vertical Aviation Safety Team's mission is to build on industry best practices and the latest international standards.
Rotorcraft
Philippines Government Confirms T129 Attack Helicopter Order
The Turkish Aerospace T129 will bring a needed boost to the Philippine Air Force’s counter-insurgency capabilities.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Narrows Losses On Declining Revenues
Bristow Group says it expects the offshore helicopter market to recover in late 2021.
Accidents
Helo Crashed while Testing New Fire Bucket System
All four aboard the Brainerd Helicopters UH-60A were killed during the test of a new fire bucket release system.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Completes First Five-blade H145 Retrofit
Airbus Helicopters has performed the first conversion of a four-blade H145 light twin to the new five-blade version.
Rotorcraft
Subaru and Bell Deliver First 412EPX
Japan’s national police has taken delivery of the first customer production Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopter.
