Rotorcraft

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Firms Timeline for New S-92 Variants

Sikorsky has set a timetable for the roll-out of the A+ upgrade kit for legacy S-92 helicopters and the launch of the new S-92B model .

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Viola Takes the Stick as HAI's Conductor

James Viola takes over as head of Helicopter Association International, following the retirement of long time president and CEO Matt Zuccaro.

Accidents

Bryant Helo Crash Leaves Large Debris Field, Crater

NTSB says fatal flight impacted terrain at an elevation of 1,085 feet.

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Air Center Helicopters Gets First CAMTS' Special Ops OK

Air Center Helicopters is supporting personal recovery and casualty evacuation in Northwest Africa. Medical teams consist of two paramedics.

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Bell Chalks Up Orders

At Heli-Expo Bell announces the first customer order for a public service-configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X.

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Blueberry Reaches Juicy Milestone

Monaco-based aircraft brokerage Blueberry Aviation has notched its 400th rotorcraft transaction since its founding in 2003.

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Applied Video Imaging Extends Its Warranty to Three Years

The producer of rugged video system components has extended its warranty period from two years to three years.

Rotorcraft

CAMP Systems Previews New Mx-tracking Programs

CAMP Systems is joined by Inventory Locator Services (ILS) that CAMP acquired from Boeing last year.

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Leonardo Philadelphia Grows In Prominence

Defense wins, new training academy bouy Leonardo's Philadelphia operations.

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Tilton Explains MDHI Switched to InSight on MD 900/902

Tilton cites long-term relationship and advanced technologies in move to Universal Avionics InSight.

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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.

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Kaman Advances UAS K-Max for Military, Commercial Ops

Proved in combat, Kamen touts at Heli-Expo progress on UAS K-Max for military and commercial ops.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Milestone Lands Seven More Helicopter Leases

Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation sees a “positive demand outlook” as it adds more helicopters to its fleet.

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Airwolf STCs Put True Blue Batteries on More Helicopters

Airwolf expects FAA STC approval and kits by the end of first-quarter 2020 to install True Blue Power Li-ion batteries on 10 helicopter models.

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Schweizer Nears Reintroduction of S300 Piston-powered Helicopter

Start-up Schweizer RSG is ready to put the iconic eponymous rotorcraft back into production, with first deliveries slated for the third quarter of 2020.

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ASG: Helicopter Fleet Growth Ebbing in AsPac

Asian Sky Group reports the civil turbine helicopter fleet increased by 2 percent in 2019, half of the 4 percent CAGR over the past 5 years.

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Kopter Finalizes SH09 Design

Swiss developer Kopter Group believes deliveries of its new single-engine helicopter can begin by year-end

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Astronautics To Provide Displays for Bell 412EPX, 429

Astronautics is reaping the benefits of substantial investment in new avionics display products.

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Astronautics wACS Preps for Market Entry on Airbus H145

Astronautics' Airborne Communications System will allow data to be uploaded to or downloaded from Airbus helicopters, as well as connect while in flight.

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Mars Helicopter Replica Rotors Into Anaheim

NASA's Mars Helicopter, designed to operate in the red planet's extremely thin air, makes an appearance this week at Heli-Expo 2020 in Anaheim, California.

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