Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Rolls-Royce overhauls Model 250 service network

Rolls-Royce has introduced a new network of service centers that it claims offers “unprecedented” full-capability repair and overhaul (R&O) support to oper

Rotorcraft

March 28, 2007

UK leads improved Helideck Lighting Initiative

A research program commissioned by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has produced findings that could lead to safer night landings on offshore helideck

Rotorcraft

March 28, 2007

Bristow leads on EC 225

Bristow Helicopters has ordered two Eurocopter EC 225s, with a scheduled service entry of spring next year.

Rotorcraft

March 28, 2007

Jean Phelan remembered

Jean Ross Howard Phelan, a pioneering airplane and helicopter pilot, died early last month at the age of 87.

Rotorcraft

March 28, 2007

Videos

Civil tiltrotor designs fly in face of several challenges

Last June Bell/Agusta completed initial testing of its BA609 civil tiltrotor at Bell’s Fort Worth, Texas flight-test center.

Rotorcraft

March 28, 2007

Preliminary report: EC 120 damaged in autorotation

EUROCOPTER EC 120B, JONESBORO, GA., JAN.

Accidents

March 28, 2007

S-76 wreckage and bodies found

Wreckage of an Era Aviation Sikorsky S-76 was found late last month, two days after it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles south of Galveston, T

Accidents

March 28, 2007

Helicopter frax provider goes charter and adds S-76

HeliFlite Shares, which has its operations center at Alliance Airport in Texas, obtained its Part 135 charter certificate in February and last month added

Charter & Fractional

March 28, 2007

Heli-Expo 2007 Report

Heli-Expo 2007 Report PDFAt this year’s Heli-Expo in Orlando, the major manufacturers ra

Rotorcraft

March 26, 2007

FAA User Fees Bad for Helicopters, Too

Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, described the recently released FAA funding proposal as “one of the greatest threats business aviation has ever faced.

Safety

March 26, 2007

European Certification Pending for Powerline Detection Device

U.S.-based Safe Flight Instrument announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will certify the company’s Powerline Detection System on

Maintenance and Modifications

March 26, 2007

Sloane Helicopters Gets Part 145 Nod

Sloane Helicopters has received Part 145 approval for its new maintenance facility at Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Rotorcraft

March 26, 2007

EMS helicopter operators build a case for their service

Jeff Hensel leaves the same voicemail every July 23.

Safety

March 26, 2007

Keystone Helicopters to provide maintenance for Seacor

Seacor’s Aviation Division has signed an agreement to have Keystone Helicopters provide maintenance and completions for the more than 160 helicopters it op

Rotorcraft

March 26, 2007

Enstrom Doubles Warranty to Two Years/1,000 Hours

Enstrom Helicopter of Menominee, Mich., is doubling its warranty on all its turbine and piston rotorcraft to two years or 1,000 hours.

Rotorcraft

March 23, 2007

Eurocopter EC 225 Certified for Icing Conditions

The European Aviation Safety Agency in late August certified the Eurocopter EC 225 twin-turbine helicopter for unrestricted operations in icing conditions.

Rotorcraft

March 22, 2007

Contrail controversy sparks scientific debate

A new NASA study claims that man-made cirrus clouds formed by commercial jet engine exhaust might be responsible for increased surface temperatures detecte

Engines

March 22, 2007

Bell 407 tail-fan demonstrator flies

Bell Helicopter’s MAPL (modular affordable product line) tail-fan demonstrator took to the air at the OEM’s new XworX research center in Arlington, Texas,

Rotorcraft

March 22, 2007

Malaysia needs dedicated SAR helicopters

Malaysia’s deputy prime minister has acknowledged the need for the government to acquire helicopters configured to conduct search-and-rescue missions.

Rotorcraft

March 22, 2007

Bell’s new 427i promises much more than just IFR

By launching the IFR version of its 427 model at Heli-Expo, in Las Vegas in March, Bell Helicopter finally acknowledged its mistakes in introducing the typ

Rotorcraft

March 22, 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

Rolls-Royce overhauls Model 250 service network

Rolls-Royce has introduced a new network of service centers that it claims offers “unprecedented” full-capability repair and overhaul (R&O) support to oper

UK leads improved Helideck Lighting Initiative

A research program commissioned by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has produced findings that could lead to safer night landings on offshore helideck

Bristow leads on EC 225

Bristow Helicopters has ordered two Eurocopter EC 225s, with a scheduled service entry of spring next year.

Jean Phelan remembered

Jean Ross Howard Phelan, a pioneering airplane and helicopter pilot, died early last month at the age of 87.

Videos

More Articles

Civil tiltrotor designs fly in face of several challenges

Last June Bell/Agusta completed initial testing of its BA609 civil tiltrotor at Bell’s Fort Worth, Texas flight-test center.

Preliminary report: EC 120 damaged in autorotation

EUROCOPTER EC 120B, JONESBORO, GA., JAN.

S-76 wreckage and bodies found

Wreckage of an Era Aviation Sikorsky S-76 was found late last month, two days after it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles south of Galveston, T

Helicopter frax provider goes charter and adds S-76

HeliFlite Shares, which has its operations center at Alliance Airport in Texas, obtained its Part 135 charter certificate in February and last month added

Heli-Expo 2007 Report

Heli-Expo 2007 Report PDFAt this year’s Heli-Expo in Orlando, the major manufacturers ra

FAA User Fees Bad for Helicopters, Too

Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, described the recently released FAA funding proposal as “one of the greatest threats business aviation has ever faced.

European Certification Pending for Powerline Detection Device

U.S.-based Safe Flight Instrument announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will certify the company’s Powerline Detection System on

Sloane Helicopters Gets Part 145 Nod

Sloane Helicopters has received Part 145 approval for its new maintenance facility at Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

EMS helicopter operators build a case for their service

Jeff Hensel leaves the same voicemail every July 23.

Keystone Helicopters to provide maintenance for Seacor

Seacor’s Aviation Division has signed an agreement to have Keystone Helicopters provide maintenance and completions for the more than 160 helicopters it op

Enstrom Doubles Warranty to Two Years/1,000 Hours

Enstrom Helicopter of Menominee, Mich., is doubling its warranty on all its turbine and piston rotorcraft to two years or 1,000 hours.

Eurocopter EC 225 Certified for Icing Conditions

The European Aviation Safety Agency in late August certified the Eurocopter EC 225 twin-turbine helicopter for unrestricted operations in icing conditions.

Contrail controversy sparks scientific debate

A new NASA study claims that man-made cirrus clouds formed by commercial jet engine exhaust might be responsible for increased surface temperatures detecte

Bell 407 tail-fan demonstrator flies

Bell Helicopter’s MAPL (modular affordable product line) tail-fan demonstrator took to the air at the OEM’s new XworX research center in Arlington, Texas,

Malaysia needs dedicated SAR helicopters

Malaysia’s deputy prime minister has acknowledged the need for the government to acquire helicopters configured to conduct search-and-rescue missions.

Bell’s new 427i promises much more than just IFR

By launching the IFR version of its 427 model at Heli-Expo, in Las Vegas in March, Bell Helicopter finally acknowledged its mistakes in introducing the typ

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