Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Maintenance and Modifications
Safran Signs German Police to New Engine Support Deal
Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a new Support-By-Hour (SBH) contract with the German federal police.
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Bell Continues Cautious Swim into AAM Pool
Bell continues to move cautiously on its two marquis electric demonstration aircraft, the Nexus and APT.
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Senior Airbus Exec: eVTOL Technology 'Not There Yet'
Romain Trapp said that it could be “decades” before eVTOL aircraft become integrated into an advanced air mobility (AAM) environment.
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South Korea Wants Attack Helos, Minesweepers, More JDAMs
The ROK Army is looking to modernize its gunship fleet through the acquisition of an “Apache-class” helicopter to replace its aging Bell AH-1S Cobras.
Accidents
Alaska Heli-ski Hit Ridge and Tumbled in Fatal Crash
Sole survivor rescued six hours after helicopter's last satellite ping.
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ENAV and Leonardo Demonstrate Helicopter PBN In Italy
ENAV and Leonardo have tested and validated helicopter PBN for the Foggia – Tremiti S. Domino Island route in Southern Italy.
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New AirborneX Platform Offers Helicopters for Lease
Ascent's website brings together owners and operators wanting to lease aircraft on flexible terms.
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Erickson Lands New U.S. Firefighting Contracts
Erickson will begin utilizing Bell 214ST in U.S. aerial firefighting.
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Airbus Offering H175 to NYPD
Airbus is offering its H175 super-medium twin helicopter in the competition to replace the New York City Police Department’s Bell 412s.
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Ontic Portfolio Balance Helps Drive Record Year
Ontic's rotorcraft business has remained steady throughout the pandemic, executives say.
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HAI Selects Sikorsky's Jeanette Eaton for Comms Award
HAI called Jeanette Eaton, who has spent more than 23 years with Sikorsky and another nine with Bell, a “natural communicator" in presenting comms award.
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Neo Aik Sia Honored for Excellence in Safety
HAI's Excellence Safety Award recipient Neo Aik Sia helped bring SMS to the Republic of Singapore Air Force and a number of other organizations.
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Covid Couldn't Stop Direct Helicopter's Shipping Business
While people may not have been traveling the globe over the past year due to the Covid pandemic, used helicopters certainly were.
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Nobuyuki Kosuge Is Flight Instructor of the Year
Nobuyuki Kosuge, HAI's Flight Instructor of the Year award recipient, has amassed 9,000 of flight instructor time.
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Leonardo's Lynx Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Lynx helicopter set a rotorcraft speed record in 1986.
Environment
Bell To Fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Bell will begin incorporating sustainable aviation fuel in all operations at its training academy and for use by its customer demonstration fleet.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Delivers First H225M Helicopter to Singapore
Singapore is receiving a batch of the latest Puma derivative as part of a rotary-wing fleet modernization that also includes new CH-47F Chinooks.
Rotorcraft
Textron Powers Up New eAviation Division
Rob Scholl will lead Textron's formal entry into the electric aviation market.
Maintenance and Modifications
Foresight MX HUMS Approved for Bell 212/412
GPMS has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its Foresight MX health monitoring system on the Bell 212/412.
Rotorcraft
GI 275 Simplifies Avionics Upgrades in Part 27 Helos
Garmin's new GI 275 electronic flight instruments feature touchscreen and dual concentric knob control.
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Columbia Launches Multi-Mission Program For 234 Chinooks
Columbia Helicopters has unveiled its multi-mission helicopter program featuring its Model 234 Chinook tandem-rotor, heavy-lift helicopters.
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NASA Readies Mars Helicopter for First Flight
NASA Ingenuity helicopter could fly on Mars sometime in early April.
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Airbus Begins Assembly of Racer Compound Helicopter
Airbus Racer isexpected to demonstrate increased speed and reduced emissions and noise.
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HAI Honors California Nat. Guard for Creek Fire Rescue
Honored by HAI, the California National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade used a Chinook and Black Hawk to rescue 242 trapped by the Creek Fire.
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Bell Opens Manufacturing Technology Center
Bell's Manufacturing Technology Center is designed to change the way rotorcraft are made.
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EASA Recommends Fuel Lever Mods for Airbus Helo Singles
Airbus developed fuel lever modification in the wake of fatal 2018 NYC "door off" helitour flight.
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StandardAero Continues Expansion in Helo MRO, STCs
One of StandardAero's newest STCs is an autopilot for light single helicopters.
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Honeywell Adds Major Upgrades to Helicopter Avionics
Honeywell's latest avionics upgrades to synthetic vision, radar, and EGPWS are available for Leonardo's AW139.
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Many Obstacles Prevent Single-Engine IFR Helo Cert
Regulatory restrictions, costs, and operator and pilot mentality all have combined to serve as a disincentive for IFR flight in single-engine helicopters.
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Bell's New Army Rotorcraft Programs Charging Ahead
Assembly has begun on the Bell 360 Invictus while the V-280 tiltrotor continues flight testing.
