Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Alert Issued on Helo Fuel Contamination

Preventing helicopter fuel contamination is the topic addressed in a March 24 edition of the FAA’s Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin.

Safety

October 31, 2006

Sikorsky buys Keystone, adds aftermarket services

Last month, Sikorsky Aircraft announced an agreement to acquire privately owned Keystone Ranger Holdings for an unspecified sum.

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

Helo operators race to bring earthquake relief to Pakistan

The United Nations and the governments of India and Pakistan have characterized international response to the October 8 earthquake in the Kashmiri regions

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

Maintenance To Go

Brisbane, Australia-based Aeropower has converted a Volvo truck into a mobile helicopter landing and maintenance facility for its fleet of MD500s, to help

Maintenance and Modifications

October 30, 2006

Videos

Dolphin Upgrade Gets Green Light

American Eurocopter (AE) is to re-engine and upgrade the U.S.

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

New Bangkok Heliport

The new Bangkok City Heliport is due to open by April, giving convenient access to the center of Thailand’s notoriously congested capital.

Airports

October 30, 2006

Columbia Buys Out Heavy-lift TCs

Columbia Helicopters is to acquire the type certificates for the Vertol 107-II and Boeing Vertol 234 Chinook helicopters from Boeing.

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

Schweizer adapts to new leadership

“There were times when we could ramp up production on one line merely by shuffling some people around from the others,” said president Paul Schweizer of th

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

European medical operators give the EC 145 high marks

Some two years after the Eurocopter EC 145 entered service, it seems customers have forgotten the problems that delayed the program and caused early operat

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

LGI expands helicopter business

LG International (LGI) this month is scheduled to open a new maintenance center for Russian helicopters at Seoul Gimpo Airport, with capacity for 24 major

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

Canada OKs S-92 for flight in known icing

Just as the cold weather starts to take hold in the higher reaches of North America, Sikorsky’s S-92 has passed one of its critical remaining airworthiness

Safety

October 30, 2006

Héli-Union wins new contract and expects more helicopters

Paris-based Héli-Union, which operates a fleet of 35 mostly twin-engine helicopters mainly for oil majors, has signed a draft joint venture operating agree

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

Heli-Union Training Center

The Center’s manager, Xavier Burette, said the school, a Héli-Union subsidiary, opened in April 2002 in Angoulême.

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

Eurocopter addresses AS 350B3 engine-control failure recovery

Eurocopter is concerned that some pilots could confuse different versions of the AS 350B3 Ecureuil single-turbine helicopter that feature different kinds o

Rotorcraft

October 30, 2006

NTSB: ‘Urgent’ Action Needed on S-76

The ongoing investigation into the August 10 fatal crash of an S-76C+ in the Baltic Sea has led the NTSB to ask the FAA to take “urgent” action on several

Rotorcraft

October 25, 2006

Bell Sells Its Interest in AB139

AgustaWestland is acquiring Bell Helicopter’s 25-percent interest in the AB139 twin-turbine helicopter and increasing its stake in the Bell/Agusta BA609 ti

Rotorcraft

October 25, 2006

e-STMP Reservation Changes Effective

Effective December 8, all operators requesting a special traffic management program (STMP) reservation electronically will be required to update their regi

Rotorcraft

October 25, 2006

HAI ‘White Paper’ Boosts EMS Safety

Since 1991 there have been 127 accidents involving helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations, according to Helicopter Association Internation

Safety

October 24, 2006

Civil helicopters provide support to the Gulf Coast

The TV news might have focused on the contributions of military rotary-wing aircraft– notably hoist-fitted UH-60 Black Hawks from the National Guard and Ja

Rotorcraft

October 23, 2006

HAI urges FAA to step up Gulf safety initiative

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) has appealed to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey to further collaborate with the industry to improve communic

Safety

October 23, 2006

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Alert Issued on Helo Fuel Contamination

Preventing helicopter fuel contamination is the topic addressed in a March 24 edition of the FAA’s Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin.

Sikorsky buys Keystone, adds aftermarket services

Last month, Sikorsky Aircraft announced an agreement to acquire privately owned Keystone Ranger Holdings for an unspecified sum.

Helo operators race to bring earthquake relief to Pakistan

The United Nations and the governments of India and Pakistan have characterized international response to the October 8 earthquake in the Kashmiri regions

Maintenance To Go

Brisbane, Australia-based Aeropower has converted a Volvo truck into a mobile helicopter landing and maintenance facility for its fleet of MD500s, to help

Videos

More Articles

Dolphin Upgrade Gets Green Light

American Eurocopter (AE) is to re-engine and upgrade the U.S.

New Bangkok Heliport

The new Bangkok City Heliport is due to open by April, giving convenient access to the center of Thailand’s notoriously congested capital.

Columbia Buys Out Heavy-lift TCs

Columbia Helicopters is to acquire the type certificates for the Vertol 107-II and Boeing Vertol 234 Chinook helicopters from Boeing.

Schweizer adapts to new leadership

“There were times when we could ramp up production on one line merely by shuffling some people around from the others,” said president Paul Schweizer of th

European medical operators give the EC 145 high marks

Some two years after the Eurocopter EC 145 entered service, it seems customers have forgotten the problems that delayed the program and caused early operat

LGI expands helicopter business

LG International (LGI) this month is scheduled to open a new maintenance center for Russian helicopters at Seoul Gimpo Airport, with capacity for 24 major

Canada OKs S-92 for flight in known icing

Just as the cold weather starts to take hold in the higher reaches of North America, Sikorsky’s S-92 has passed one of its critical remaining airworthiness

Héli-Union wins new contract and expects more helicopters

Paris-based Héli-Union, which operates a fleet of 35 mostly twin-engine helicopters mainly for oil majors, has signed a draft joint venture operating agree

Heli-Union Training Center

The Center’s manager, Xavier Burette, said the school, a Héli-Union subsidiary, opened in April 2002 in Angoulême.

Eurocopter addresses AS 350B3 engine-control failure recovery

Eurocopter is concerned that some pilots could confuse different versions of the AS 350B3 Ecureuil single-turbine helicopter that feature different kinds o

NTSB: ‘Urgent’ Action Needed on S-76

The ongoing investigation into the August 10 fatal crash of an S-76C+ in the Baltic Sea has led the NTSB to ask the FAA to take “urgent” action on several

Bell Sells Its Interest in AB139

AgustaWestland is acquiring Bell Helicopter’s 25-percent interest in the AB139 twin-turbine helicopter and increasing its stake in the Bell/Agusta BA609 ti

e-STMP Reservation Changes Effective

Effective December 8, all operators requesting a special traffic management program (STMP) reservation electronically will be required to update their regi

HAI ‘White Paper’ Boosts EMS Safety

Since 1991 there have been 127 accidents involving helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations, according to Helicopter Association Internation

Civil helicopters provide support to the Gulf Coast

The TV news might have focused on the contributions of military rotary-wing aircraft– notably hoist-fitted UH-60 Black Hawks from the National Guard and Ja

HAI urges FAA to step up Gulf safety initiative

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) has appealed to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey to further collaborate with the industry to improve communic

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