Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Rotorcraft
Aero Asset: Preowned Helo Sales Down, but Market Improving
Aero Asset found overall pre-owned sales of $444 million in 2019 had declined five percent from the previous year,
Rotorcraft
HAI Salute to Excellence: Gary Wiltrout, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
HAI Salute to Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award goes to pilot Gary Wiltrout.
Rotorcraft
Dwayne Williams Caps Career with HAI Instructor Award
HAI Flight Instructor of the Year recipient Dwayne Williams has had a 50-plus-year career with the U.S. Army, PHI, Bell, MD Helicopters, and Aerodynamics.
Rotorcraft
Horizon Flight Academy Vital to Mideast Rotorcraft Training
An order for 12 Bell 505s heralds Horizon Flight Academy's phaseout of aging Bell 206s.
Engines
Safran Calls 2019 'Fantastic Year'
Safran Helicopter Engines certified four new models in 2019 and is continuing work on electric and hybrid systems.
Rotorcraft
UK Takes Four More Airbus H145 Trainers
Airbus Helicopters is providing four additional H145 twins as part of an expansion of the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS).
Rotorcraft
Aircraft Tug Maker Debuts First Helicopter Unit
AC Air Technology is making its Heli-Expo Debut with its first product aimed at the rotorcraft market.
Rotorcraft
FAA Recognizes Vuichard Recovery in Handbook
The 2019 edition of the handbook includes the Vuichard Recovery, developed to make recovering from the insidious and dangerous “vortex ring state” safer.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Apprentice Program Helping Long-term Hire Goal
More than 300 students have participated in Sikorsky's eight-week summer programs, which this summer resulted in job offers for all who participated.
Maintenance and Modifications
HAI Salute to Excellence: Corey Brekke Chosen for Maintenance Award
Corey Brekke was named winner of the HAI Salute to Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award.
Rotorcraft
HAI Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year: Jason Glynn
Jason Glynn is winner of the HAI Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year Award.
Rotorcraft
HAI Salute to Excellence Golden Hour Reward: NSW Ambulance
New South Wales Ambulance Service is the HAI Golden Hour Reward recipient.
Rotorcraft
HAI Salutes Bryn Elliott for Global Police Outreach
Recipient of the HAI 2020 Law Enforcement Award, Elliott founded Police Aviation Research.
Rotorcraft
HAI Honors Mark Ogden for Communications Excellence
Excellence in Communications Award honoree Mark Ogden has spent 20 years editing magazines focused on civil, military, and aerial firefighting ops.
Avionics
Avidyne Helios Brings Multifunction FMS to Rotorcraft
The new Helios FMS is designed to replace console-mounted FMS units in legacy rotorcraft.
Aircraft
Navy’s Osprey Enters Flight Test
The CMV-22B is a longer-ranged version of the Osprey tiltrotor for carrier delivery duties.
Rotorcraft
HAI Salute to Excellence in Safety Award: Krisna Dewi
Krisna Dewi is the HAI Salute to Excellence in Safety Award winner.
Regulations and Government
EASA and EHA Partner To Launch New European Rotors Show
The new European Rotors show will launch in Cologne, Germany, in November 2020, and will include all vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Bringing Diverse Fleet To Heli-Expo
Airbus Helicopters is bringing three aircraft to its Heli-Expo 2020 booth.
Rotorcraft
Elbit Hydrop Is Aerial Firefighting Game-changer
Elbit Systems' Hydrop aerial firefighting system that enables retardant drops from much higher altitudes
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag Creates Training Program For Helo Mx Check Flights
Ruag's new offering follows EASA mandate for maintenance check flights following work on a helicopter.
Accidents
NTSB Issues Preliminary On Hawaii Air-tour Crash
Rapidly changing localized weather and pilot fatigue are two possible contributors to the fatal crash of an air tour helicopter in Hawaii.
Rotorcraft
In Farewell, Zuccaro Calls Helo Industry One of Survivors, One in Transition
As he bid farewell as president and CEO of HAI, Matt Zuccaro touted what he sees as a bright future ahead for vertical lift.
Rotorcraft
Under Attack, Hawaii Air Tour Industry Forms Task Force
Hawaii air tour stakeholders have formed a task force to deal with the fallout from recent accidents there.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Wins U.S. Navy Helo Trainer Deal
Leonardo selected to provide up to 130 training helicopters to U.S. Navy in a deal potentially worth $650 million.
Rotorcraft
Aussie Wallabies Feed On Copter Carrot Bombing
Australia air-dropping carrots to feed starving wildlife.
Rotorcraft
Mayhew Assumes New Role as USHST Co-Chair
Helicopter training industry veteran Nick Mayhew is the new industry co-chairman of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST).
Aircraft
Russia’s Aerospace Sector May Be Headed For Consolidation
Folding Russian Helicopters into the OAK structure to form one single entity is a possibility.
Rotorcraft
UK Rotor Ranter Fined $2,000
UK helicopter pilot fined $2,080 by the Civil Aviation Authority for on-air exchange with air traffic controller.
Charter & Fractional
Blade India Starts Helo Air-taxi Service in Mumbai
New York-based Blade Urban Air Mobility and majority partner Delhi-based Hunch Ventures recently started preliminary helicopter service in India.
