Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Accidents
Helo Crash Kills Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant, Eight Others
Helicopter crashes into foggy California hillside, killing basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others.
Regulations and Government
Mandatory Changes Made to Helo IFR Minimums
The revisions don't become effective until June 19.
Avionics
Deliveries of Garmin GFC 600H To Start Soon
Garmin's GFC 600H helicopter flight control system was announced two years ago and is nearly ready for retrofit installations.
Rotorcraft
Oil & Gas Industry Comes Together for Safer Offshore Helo Ops
New IOGP joint industry effort examines industry safety programs and develop new resources and training initiatives
Rotorcraft
Oil Companies Invest in HeliOffshore's Safety Programs
Helicopter operators' oil company customers are contributing funds to support safety work being coordinated by HeliOffshore.
Avionics
Astronics Gets Canadian STC for Max-Viz SVS
Astronics Corporation received a Transport Canada STC for its Max-Viz 1400/1200 SVS for Bell 407s.
Rotorcraft
PAC International Makes Old Helicopters New Again
PAC International reurbishes helicopters to make them like new again.
Avionics
Guardian Mobility Debuts New Dual-mode Flight Tracker
Guardian Mobility's new G4C flight tracking unit operates on both satellite and cellular channels to provide seamless, continuous communications.
Rotorcraft
FlightSafety to Add Level-D EC145 and AW139 Sims
FlightSafety International announces copter training expansion at Heli-Expo with addition of in-development Level-D EC145 and AW139 sims.
Rotorcraft
Frasca Tapped for New Life Flight AATDs
Life Flight Network has selected Frasca to provide an advanced aviation training device (AATD) for its Bell 407 GXi helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Axnes Wireless Intercoms Flying In More Aircraft
Axnes PNG wireless intercom system flying in Travis County’s (Texas) Star Flight fleet of Leonardo AW169s and CalFire’s Firehawks
Rotorcraft
Twirly Birds To Host Member Meeting
International organization Twirly Birds invites members and interested parties to attend annual membership gathering.
Rotorcraft
Heli-Expo Hosts Aircraft Mx Safety Session
While safety events are provided for pilots, "This one is just for mechanics."
Rotorcraft
ITT Enidine Smooths the Ride for Helicopters
ITT has a legacy of providing expertise and innovative solutions for flight-critical rotorcraft applications designed to meet each customer's needs.
Avionics
SNC Demos eHealth and Monitoring for HEMS Industry
Sierra Nevada Corp. is demonstrating its eHealth Remote Monitoring solutions for the EMS industry this week at Heli-Expo 2020.
Rotorcraft
HAI Renames Its Charitable Foundation
Helicopter Foundation International has been renamed as HAI Foundation, to more closely align its ties to parent HAI.
Rotorcraft
Direct Helicopter Sees Transport Business Booming
Global rotorcraft transport specialist Direct Helicopter looks to build on a record 2019.
Rotorcraft
Robinson Sees Off Year, Boosts Customer Service
While Robinson Helicopter saw its deliveries dip in 2019, the company has launched a new maintenance facility to tend to its more than 12,000 helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Uniflight Touts Medical Configurations for Mercy Flight
MRO Uniflight completes configurations for Mercy Flight Buffalo’s three new Bell 429s.
Avionics
EIT Avionics Matches FDR with Display Device
EIT's data recorder and Esaid display combine to add more safety to the Robinson R44.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Touts 50 Years of North American Operations
Airbus Helicopters places greater emphasis on customer service to retain a significant share of the U.S. commercial market and attract new customers.
Rotorcraft
Mecaer Highlights Magnificent Interior
Mecaer delivered a Magnificent interior retrofit for a utility-configured Bell 505.
Rotorcraft
Efficient Management of Rotorcraft Assets
Helicopters must be managed carefully to extract the optimal utility from these expensive assets.
Rotorcraft
Windfarm Support Boosts Offshore Helicopter Work
Windfarm support operations are providing a new source of offshore work for helicopters.
Rotorcraft
R22 Converted To Long-Range Drone
Unmanned systems developer UAVOS has converted a Robinson R-22 helicopter into a long-range drone.
Rotorcraft
Metro Aviation Thrives in a Tough Environment
The helicopter emergency services provider, which has clients nationwide, also completes about 35 aircraft per year and trains pilots and technicians.
Rotorcraft
Bell Builds Urban Air Mobility Smart City
Bell is demonstrating how a modern city could adopt urban air mobility vehicles safely and efficiently.
Rotorcraft
Helicopter Operators Bristow and Era To Merge
Offshore helicopter companies Bristow and Era will combine to form a new company with $1.5 billion in annual revenues.
Rotorcraft
Kopter Tests New Main Rotor Head, Blades on SH09
The main rotor configuration flight tests are confirming the roadmap for Kopter's SH09 light single-turbine.
