Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Rotorcraft
Lufthansa Training, DRF Luftrettung Join Forces on Pilot Training
Lufthansa Aviation Training and DRF Luftrettung have teamed to demonstrate their combined pilot training expertise at Heli-Expo 2020.
Rotorcraft
Heli-One Offers New H225 Mods for HEMS Operations
New modifications for the H225 helicopter include an updated medical wall, a stretcher installation, a loud hailer and an enhanced vision system.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Metro Delivers First U.S.-made EC145e
Air medical operations provider Metro Aviation delivers first U.S.-made EC145e to Duke Life Flight.
Rotorcraft
Heli Broker Sees Preowned Sales Rising
Singapore-based Rotortrade sees used helicopter sales eclipsing new deliveries.
Rotorcraft
Universal Avionics Adds i-FMS to ‘Fly by Sight’ Flight Deck
Universal's concept avionics suite aims to provide greater head-up operation in critical flight phases and low visibility conditions.
Rotorcraft
Heli-Austria Ups BLR Aerospace FastFin Orders for H125s
The FastFin system augments tail rotor authority to provide greater control and increased useful load.
Accidents
FAA Administrator Dickson Stresses Safety at Heli-Expo
FAA Administrator Dickson cites safety, drones, and eVTOL as key focus areas for the agency’s helicopter initiatives.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Bolsters Lineup with Kopter Buy
Leonardo has purchased Swiss OEM Kopter, which expects to certify its long-single SH09 by the end of this year.
Maintenance and Modifications
Celebrating 100M Flight Hours, Airbus Raking in Orders
Airbus Helicopters touted 100M fleet hours, product improvements, and new orders at Heli-Expo 2020.
Rotorcraft
Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages
Flight testing of the Bell 525 is expected to be completed when the four test helicopters reach 2,000 hours in the next few months.
Rotorcraft
Kopter Adds SH09 Orders at Heli-Expo
Kopter announced its first order from the Philippines and additional purchase options from Rainier Heli International.
Rotorcraft
Zimmer Air Services First Canadian Customer for Crash-Resistant AS350 Fuel Tanks
STC-holders StandardAero and Robertson Fuel Systems report significant interest from Canadian operators following receipt of Transport Canada certification
Rotorcraft
Erickson Looks To the Air Crane's Future
Erickson said the S-64F+ will be the next generation of heavy-lift helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Axnes Announces New PNG Mobile Intercom Base Station
The new NVG-compatible device offers remote radio asset keying and an optional internal Li-Ion battery.
Rotorcraft
Bell Rounds Out Heli-Expo with Orders, New Distributor
Centaurium Aviation sees “great potential” for Bell line in Switzerland.
Rotorcraft
Enstrom, Botswana Ink 480B Order
Enstrom Helicopters received orders for three 480B helos from Botswana for Q2 delivery.
Rotorcraft
GE Aviation Expands TrueChoice Service to T700 Engines
TrueChoice Flight Hour for commercial T700 helicopter engine is a comprehensive service for maintaining commercial operations.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Opts for Lynx TCAS, ADS-B on H135/H145
Lynx NGT-9000R+ displays traffic and position information on the Helionix flight deck suite saving weight and space.
Rotorcraft
Heli-One Adding New AW139 Services at Canadian Facility
Heli-One is working with Leonardo Helicopters to establish intermediate and tail gearbox (IGB, TGB) service and repair capability.
Rotorcraft
AGS Opening Brazil Helicopter 'Ecosystem'
Logistics firm AGS opening Brazil helicopter “ecosystem”
Maintenance and Modifications
Donaldson Progresses on AW169 Inlet Filter
Donaldson expects to receive EASA approval on its inlet barrier filter for the AW169 by early 2021.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Helo Lessor LCI Adds Investors, AW139
Helo Lessor LCI signed partnerships with Invesco, Santander backing and announced the addition of a Leonardo AW169 to its fleet.
Avionics
PS Engineering Unveils New Audio Control Panel
Tennessee-based PS Engineering now has a dual head control for its MultiTalker series of audio contol units.
Rotorcraft
Hirschberg: eVTOL Is Urban Moonshot
Vertical Flight Society's executive director sees big potential for urban air mobility—eventually.
Rotorcraft
Broker Rotortrade Reports 30 Sales in 2019
Broker Rotortrade closied 30 sales in 2019, and two EC225 orders from Air Greenland in 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications
Erickson Bringing Sikorsky’s Matrix Tech to Firefighting Fleet
Erickson and Sikorsky team to bring Matrix autonomous technology to Erickson’s firefighting S64 fleet.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Philadelphia Grows In Prominence
Defense wins, new training academy bouy Leonardo's Philadelphia operations.
Rotorcraft
Tilton Explains MDHI Switched to InSight on MD 900/902
Tilton cites long-term relationship and advanced technologies in move to Universal Avionics InSight.
Rotorcraft
CAMP Systems Previews New Mx-tracking Programs
CAMP Systems is joined by Inventory Locator Services (ILS) that CAMP acquired from Boeing last year.
Rotorcraft
StandardAero, Robertson CRFT's Move into Canada
StandardAero and Robertson Fuel Systems hand over the first two Canadian-bound of the crash-resistant fuel tanks.
