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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Helicopter makers buoyed by sales surge

Helicopter manufacturers have come to EBACE 2007 riding high on the wave of some $732 million in new orders announced at the industry’s Heli-Expo held in O

Rotorcraft

May 10, 2007

Snecma Silvercrest core engine set for first run

Snecma is progressing with its plans to develop a turbofan in the 10,000-pound-thrust class.

Rotorcraft

May 4, 2007

No consensus yet on Grand Canyon ‘natural quiet’

In August 1987 the National Parks Overflight Act (NPOA) mandated that the FAA and National Parks Service (NPS) work together to achieve “substantial restor

Regulations and Government

May 2, 2007

Unmanned helo might save stranded Everest climbers

Everest Rescue Trust, a New Zealand-based charity organization, is planning to operate an unmanned helicopter to rescue stranded climbers on Mount Everest,

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2007

Videos

Bell 429 Gets Production Rotor Blades

The Bell 429 has received its production rotor blades.

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2007

Eurocopter Inaugurates Spanish Plant

In late March Eurocopter inaugurated the new Eurocopter España plant in Albacete, in east central Spain.

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2007

AgustaWestland Gets Pac-Rim Orders

AgustaWestland has announced orders for six AW139s in Australia.

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2007

FAA Certifies S-76 for Snow Ops

Sikorsky on April 10 announced that the FAA has certified the Sikorsky S-76C++ for operation in falling and blowing snow.

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2007

Sikorsky Opens Design Center

Sikorsky last month opened a 25,000-sq-ft Design Engineering Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2007

HSI To Support Eurocopters

Helicopter Support has received certification from American Eurocopter to support the AS 350, AS 355, EC 120 and BO 105.

Maintenance and Modifications

April 30, 2007

Pilot Strike Hurt PHI

The Office and Professional Employee International Union says that the pilot strike it led at PHI had a significant effect on the company’s 2006 financial

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2007

Bristow Group Buys Four S-92s

Houston-based Bristow has exercised options to acquire four more Sikorsky S-92s.

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2007

New ICAO procedures should widen IFR ops

The obstacle clearance panel (OCP), a group of experts in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is designing more suitable IFR procedures f

Regulations and Government

April 30, 2007

Pilot of Crashed Sikorsky S-76C Recovering

Mark Schaberg, one of the pilots of MBNA’s Sikorsky S-76C that crashed into New York City’s East River near 42nd Street on Friday, was released from the ho

Accidents

April 25, 2007

Military Huey Reincarnated as the Civil Bell 210

FAA certification of the Bell 210, a single-turbine medium helicopter derived from the military UH-1H Huey, could happen this month, Bell CEO Mike Redenbau

Rotorcraft

April 25, 2007

Keystone Breaks Ground On Giant 'Heliplex'

Keystone Helicopter is “digging in for long-term growth.” The company announced last Friday that it broke ground for a 173,000-sq-ft, multi-building techni

Rotorcraft

April 18, 2007

New Controlling Interest Buoys MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters completed a restructuring last month in which Patriarch Partners, a New York financial firm, acquired a controlling interest in the Mesa, Ar

Rotorcraft

April 16, 2007

Civil Tiltrotor Flies in Airplane Mode

Last Friday morning the Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor flew over Central Texas with its outboard nacelles rotating forward to full airplane mode for the

Rotorcraft

April 16, 2007

Enstrom, FAA Issue Alert on Model 480

Enstrom and the FAA have published separate alert notices strongly urging operators of Model 480 turbine helicopters to “immediately” remove any elastomeri

Rotorcraft

April 9, 2007

Glass Cockpit Introduced for Bell Helicopters

Bell Helicopter selected Chelton Flight Systems to provide a glass cockpit for the company’s light single-engine helicopters.

Rotorcraft

April 4, 2007

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Helicopter makers buoyed by sales surge

Helicopter manufacturers have come to EBACE 2007 riding high on the wave of some $732 million in new orders announced at the industry’s Heli-Expo held in O

Snecma Silvercrest core engine set for first run

Snecma is progressing with its plans to develop a turbofan in the 10,000-pound-thrust class.

No consensus yet on Grand Canyon ‘natural quiet’

In August 1987 the National Parks Overflight Act (NPOA) mandated that the FAA and National Parks Service (NPS) work together to achieve “substantial restor

Unmanned helo might save stranded Everest climbers

Everest Rescue Trust, a New Zealand-based charity organization, is planning to operate an unmanned helicopter to rescue stranded climbers on Mount Everest,

Videos

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Bell 429 Gets Production Rotor Blades

The Bell 429 has received its production rotor blades.

Eurocopter Inaugurates Spanish Plant

In late March Eurocopter inaugurated the new Eurocopter España plant in Albacete, in east central Spain.

AgustaWestland Gets Pac-Rim Orders

AgustaWestland has announced orders for six AW139s in Australia.

FAA Certifies S-76 for Snow Ops

Sikorsky on April 10 announced that the FAA has certified the Sikorsky S-76C++ for operation in falling and blowing snow.

Sikorsky Opens Design Center

Sikorsky last month opened a 25,000-sq-ft Design Engineering Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

HSI To Support Eurocopters

Helicopter Support has received certification from American Eurocopter to support the AS 350, AS 355, EC 120 and BO 105.

Pilot Strike Hurt PHI

The Office and Professional Employee International Union says that the pilot strike it led at PHI had a significant effect on the company’s 2006 financial

Bristow Group Buys Four S-92s

Houston-based Bristow has exercised options to acquire four more Sikorsky S-92s.

New ICAO procedures should widen IFR ops

The obstacle clearance panel (OCP), a group of experts in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is designing more suitable IFR procedures f

Pilot of Crashed Sikorsky S-76C Recovering

Mark Schaberg, one of the pilots of MBNA’s Sikorsky S-76C that crashed into New York City’s East River near 42nd Street on Friday, was released from the ho

Military Huey Reincarnated as the Civil Bell 210

FAA certification of the Bell 210, a single-turbine medium helicopter derived from the military UH-1H Huey, could happen this month, Bell CEO Mike Redenbau

Keystone Breaks Ground On Giant 'Heliplex'

Keystone Helicopter is “digging in for long-term growth.” The company announced last Friday that it broke ground for a 173,000-sq-ft, multi-building techni

New Controlling Interest Buoys MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters completed a restructuring last month in which Patriarch Partners, a New York financial firm, acquired a controlling interest in the Mesa, Ar

Civil Tiltrotor Flies in Airplane Mode

Last Friday morning the Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor flew over Central Texas with its outboard nacelles rotating forward to full airplane mode for the

Enstrom, FAA Issue Alert on Model 480

Enstrom and the FAA have published separate alert notices strongly urging operators of Model 480 turbine helicopters to “immediately” remove any elastomeri

Glass Cockpit Introduced for Bell Helicopters

Bell Helicopter selected Chelton Flight Systems to provide a glass cockpit for the company’s light single-engine helicopters.

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