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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January Jinxed?

TS Eliot may have written that “April is the cruelest month,” but he didn’t try to make a living operating helicopters.

January 15, 2008

Immigrant Helicopter Workers Nabbed

Eleven subcontractor employees have been arrested on charges they used fake immigration documents and lied about their pasts to get security clearances at

January 15, 2008

Enstrom Restarts Dealer Net

In a bid to rejuvenate its sales, Enstrom Helicopter is beefing up its sales and marketing efforts with a newly established network of 11 dealers in the U.

January 15, 2008

Court Cites Faulty Gyros as Accident Cause

In a decision directly in opposition to an earlier conclusion by the NTSB, a federal court jury in Kentucky has found Goodrich Avionics completely liable f

January 15, 2008

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Bond is back, and will be licensed to fly

A well known name is returning to British skies with creation of a new rotorcraft operation to support North Sea oil and gas exploration and production act

January 15, 2008

HAI’s Resavage finds hope as helicopter firms hang in there

In 1965, Indonesian president Sukarno characterized the tumultuous (he was overthrown) political period to come as “The Year of Living Dangerously,” the ti

January 15, 2008

American Eurocopter’s new chief surveys market landscape

The first question to Marc Paganini, freshly appointed CEO of American Eurocopter (AEC), is the obvious one.

January 15, 2008

Helicopter Operations

ATA Execujet’s new fixed-wing Part 135 operation is likely to succeed, if its rotorcraft Part 135 operations are any indication.

January 14, 2008

Movement on the New Helo Front

Remember that day in early spring when suddenly it seemed as if every flower that could bloom actually did, unnoticed and overnight? That’s what happened a

January 9, 2008

Turbomeca Driving Force Behind New S-76C Variant

Tentatively known as the S-76C++, the upgraded Sikorsky is powered by Turbomeca’s new Arriel 2S2 engine.

January 9, 2008

Bell Moves on Parts and Services Market

Following up on the strategy it announced at last year’s HAI to expand in the helicopter parts and service market, Bell Helicopter Textron has announced th

January 9, 2008

FAA Issues Final Air-tour Rule

Effective January 23, the FAA is codifying the provisions of Title VIII of the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000.

Regulations and Government

January 9, 2008

HAI looks to Dallas show as key to helo resurgence

As the vertical lift industry convenes in Dallas next month (February 9 to 11) for the 55th HAI Heli-Expo trade show and meeting, it is a dazed and uncerta

January 9, 2008

Helicopter-supported highwire act keeps the nation’s juice flowing

They’re the unsung heroes of the highwire, the workers who straddle live high-tension transmission lines, wires literally sizzling with their lethal load.

January 9, 2008

Mountain helo pilots share lifesaving lore

Helicopter mountain rescue operations are among the most demanding flying there is.

January 9, 2008

Two UK helo firms land at McAlpine

The BBA Group sold its Signature Aircraft Engineering rotorcraft maintenance business and Signature Helicopters charter operation to the UK’s McAlpine grou

January 9, 2008

Heritage introduces quiet helo cabin ‘cocoon’

To some, helicopters are the essence of noise; to others they make the music of commerce.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

January 8, 2008

Pilot Report: Robinson R44

I have to admit that the Robinson revolution passed me by.

January 4, 2008

Carson switches blades to give S-61 more moxie

Carson Helicopters of Perkasie, Pa., has been granted FAA certification for new main rotor blades for the Sikorsky S-61.

January 4, 2008

Honeywell LTS101 Upgrade Aimed at Coast Guard

Honeywell is developing an advanced growth version of the LTS101 turboshaft.

January 4, 2008

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