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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Surack Buys Enstrom Helicopter

Indiana-based Surack Enterprises bought Enstrom Helicopter Corporation after a previously-announced deal to sell the company collapsed.

Charter & Fractional

Embraer’s Eve Boosts Plans For Urban Air Mobility Revolution With Wall Street Cash

Embraer’s Eve Boosts Plans For Urban Air Mobility Revolution With Wall Street Cash

Blade's Q1 Revenues Jump 187 Percent

Blade Air Mobility said revenues from organ transports, short-haul passenger flights spurring growth.

NTSB Cites VFR-into-IMC in Fatal Hawaii Helitour Crash

NTSB reports concluded that the fatal 2019 Safari Aviation Helitour crash was a result of the pilot continuing flight into IMC and called it "preventable."

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Leonardo AW169 Turns 10

Leonardo is marking the 10th anniversary of the AW169 on May 10, 2012, it has since delivered 140 of the light intermediate helicopters.

Joby: NASA Test Flights Prove eVTOL's Low Noise Levels

Results from recent NASA-backed flight tests with Joby’s eVTOL prototype demonstrate that its noise would be barely audible from city streets below.

Savback Campaigning Two-seat Zefhir Copter in UK

Savback Helicopters will display the turbine-powered, two-seat Curti Zefhir at Wycombe Air Park during this year's Private Flyer luxury brand show.

Army Selects Icarus For Black Hawk IFR Training

The U.S. Army will use Icarus's smart view limiting device for helicopter IFR training.

Helinet Joins L.A. Urban Air Mobility Partnership

Helinet will explore eVTOL applications to traditional helicopter missions.

Bristow Acquiring British International Helicopter Services

Bristow Group to acquire British International Helicopter Services, a company that provides services to the UK military.

Rocket Lab S-92A Catches, Drops Booster Stage

Sikorsky S-92A snagged the first-stage booster of Rocket Lab's Electron midair but dropped it after the pilot noted "different load characteristics."

Resurrection of the Super Puma

Airbus H225 helicopters have found new life and missions in the wake of the 2016 offshore accident.

Company Seeks Partner To Build Certified S-52 Helo

Vertical Aviation Technologies is seeking a strategic partner to produce an updated, certified version of the Sikorsky S-52.

Bell Delivers More Helos but Revenues, Profit Slip

Commercial helicopter deliveries at Bell rose to 25 units in the first quarter of 2022.

Air Methods Selects Skyryse for Flight Controls

Air Methods will retrofit its air ambulance fleet with Skyryse FlightOS flight controls.

Bell Sells Two More 505 Singles into Switzerland

Bell has signed a purchase agreement with Swiss helicopter services company Karen for two Bell 505 helicopters for charter and flight training.

Charter & Fractional

Air-One eVTOL Transportation Hub Makes Debut in UK

Urban-Air Port and eVTOL developer Supernal unveiled in the UK a fully functional example of a “multimodal infrastructure hub” to support eVTOL ops.

Vita Delivers Helo Load Stabilization System to Ukraine

The CEO of Vita has hand-delivered the company's Vita Rescue System for helicopter rescue load stabilization into an active war zone in Ukraine.

Helicopter Thief Convicted for Flying without a License

A Massachusetts man who had his license revoked in 2000 following a conviction for helicopter theft has now been found guilty of flying without a license.

Bell Manufacturing Technology Center To Modernize Production for Next Gen Rotorcraft

Bell Manufacturing Technology Center To Modernize Production for Next Gen Rotorcraft

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