Rotorcraft

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

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AgustaWestland Ramps Up for Executive AW169s

October 7, 2014

GrandView Aviation Broadens Air Charter Services

Services now include worldwide-brokered helicopter and jet flights, as well as helicopter fleet management.

Charter & Fractional

October 7, 2014

Pyrohelia: ‘Otto’ Goes to the Disco

Nighttime shows provide plenty of work for the Schweizer 300 with the clown face.

October 6, 2014

North Sea Industry Implements Safety Measures

New emergency breathing systems are in use; study of passenger body size and shape will yield results soon.

October 6, 2014

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NHV, Blueway To Merge Helo Operations

Newly formed European-based is targeting the heart of the North Sea market.

October 6, 2014

Helicopter Group Encourages Back-to-Basics Training

IHST reorganizes helicopter resources as a fresh training aid ###sub###

October 6, 2014

Potential Oil Rig Safety Rules Announced

Public has until November 24 to comment on new rules

October 6, 2014

NASA Crashes Helicopter to Test Energy Absorption

Research effort designed to test new shock-absorbing composites.

October 6, 2014

AgustaWestland Pushes Ahead with Larger Tiltrotor

The 11-ton model aimed at the offshore market could be flying by 2020.

October 5, 2014

Erickson and Columbia: Keeping The Big Blades Flying

Long-range planning and a well trained crew are key.

Maintenance and Modifications

October 5, 2014

NTSB Faults Pilot in Fatal 2011 Blue Hawaiian Crash

Weather was a contributing factor

October 2, 2014

Start-up Marenco Flies SKYe Helicopter for First Time

Swiss developer flies 5,800-pound, all-composite helicopter powered by a Honeywell HTS900-2.

October 2, 2014

Bell 407GX Tours Socal High Spots

A supplement to the Bell 407GX flight manual enables carriage of heavier external loads while flying in hot-and-high conditions.

October 1, 2014

Sikorsky Celebrates 10th Anniversary of S-92

The helicopter manufacturer has delivered more than 200 S-92s to operators.

September 30, 2014

Airbus Modifies EC135 as Environmental Tech Testbed

Airbus said the technologies being tested are “transversal,” meaning not specifically meant for any one particular helicopter model.

September 25, 2014

Full House for Airbus Helo Safety Meeting in Brazil

Helibras safety manager Antonio Modesto described the event as “the realization of a personal dream” with full company support.

September 25, 2014

Russian Helicopters To Fly Mi-171A2 with KBO-17 Avionics

The first flights of the upgraded Mi-171 will take place in Moscow.

September 25, 2014

U.S. Agency Seeks Comments on Helidecks on Fixed Offshore Facilities

Bureau of Safety and Environment mulls including industry standards for design, construction and maintenance of helidecks in regulations.

September 25, 2014

Sikorsky Marks 75 Years of Modern Helicopter Flight

On Sept. 14, 1939, Igor Sikorsky lifted his experimental VS-300 helicopter “to tabletop height.”

September 18, 2014

Russian Helicopters Reassesses Four Helo Programs

The Ka-226T, Ka-62, Mi-172A2 and Mi-38 were originally scheduled to be certified this or next year.

September 16, 2014

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