Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Regulations and Government
OSHA Orders Metro To Reinstate Air Ambulance Pilot
OSHA orders pilot who turned down two flights over visibility concerns reinstated.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Logs VIP Orders at LABACE
Leonardo logged orders for three VIP configured helicopters during LABACE 2022 which will be delivered next year from Leonardo's new facility in Itapevi.
Rotorcraft
Upgrade Project on Vancouver Helipad Completed
Pacific Heliport Services has completed a major upgrade project on the public-use heliport in downtown Vancouver, Canada.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Orders Up to 55 Beta Alia 250 eVTOLs
Helicopter operator Bristow has placed a firm order for five Beta Alia 250 eVTOLs and has options for 50 more.
Maintenance and Modifications
Summit Aviation Formalizes Sikorsky S-92 Helo Support
Summit Aviation has served S-92 operators since 2016 and expects to expand its support of the S-92 helicopter following authorization by Sikorsky.
Avionics
HAI Requests Expanded Radar Altimeter Exemption
Continuing 5G concerns prompt requested for expanded radar altimeter exemption for air ambulances
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Delivers First VIP-outfitted H160
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first ACH160—the VIP-outfitted version of the H160—to a customer in Brazil.
Rotorcraft
China Certifies AC352 Super-Medium Twin Helo
The AC352—the Chinese-manufactured variant of the Airbus Helicopters H175—has been awarded airworthiness certification from the CAAC.
Rotorcraft
XTI Pushes Back TriFan 600 Service Entry
Colorado-based XTI has slipped the entry-into-service schedule for its under development TriFan600 into 2027.
Rotorcraft
Bell Delivers 400th Model 505
With deliveries of the first Bell 505 beginning in 2017, the company has announced the milestone 400th delivery of the model to a customer in the UK.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Stresses Flexibility of Raider X Rotorcraft
Sikorsky's competitive prototype for the Army's FARA program is 90 percent complete.
Avionics
Metro's PAC installs Garmin G1000 NXi in Bell 407
PAC International recently upgraded a Michigan police Bell 407 with an Aeronautical Accessories/Garmin G1000 NXi retrofit kit.
Rotorcraft
Metro Delivers Airbus EC145e Air Ambulance to Life Force
Metro Aviation kitted Airbus EC145e air ambulance will join Life Force Air Medical's fleet located in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Rotorcraft
Florida Sheriff Orders Two Bell 407GXi Helicopters
New Bell 407 orders will expand the Volusia County Sheriff's helicopter fleet to five.
Rotorcraft
Supply Chain Issues Lead To Drop in Bell Deliveries
Bell commercial helicopter deliveries dipped by nearly 28 percent as supply chain issues pushed several shipments out of the second quarter, Donnelly said.
Rotorcraft
Bell Sells Two 505s To Florida Fish and Wildlife
Bell Helicopter has agreed to sell two 505 light singles to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Rotorcraft
NYPD Adding Two New Bell 412EPX Helicopters
The New York City police have ordered two new Bell 412EPX helicopters for search and rescue.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
LCI Orders More Airbus H175 Super-medium Twins
LCI has placed an order for two additional Airbus H175s with an option for four more in a deal valued at up to $125 million.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky S-92 Fleet Marks Two Million Flight Hours
Sikorsky has delivered more than 300 S-92 helicopters since 2004.
Accidents
Chuck Aaron and SUU’s Helicopter Training Teaches Pilots How to Survive IIMC Situations
Chuck Aaron and SUU’s Helicopter Training Teaches Pilots How to Survive IIMC Situations
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Teams With VRM for H145 Simulator
Airbus and VRM Switzerland are co-developing a virtual reality training device for the twin-engine H145 helicopter.
Rotorcraft
Saudis Plan Nationwide Air Ambulance Service
Saudi Red Crescent and The Helicopter Company team on national air ambulance service
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Logs More Helicopter Sales in China
Leonardo has inked sales contracts with Xiangjiang General Aviation Development Company and CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company for deliveries into China.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Wins Gen 2 UK SAR Contract
Bristow will add bases and helicopters following the award of a search and rescue contract with the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Rotorcraft
Milestone Delivers AW169 Air Ambulance To UK's Sloane
Sloane will operate a pair of Leonardo AW169 helicopters for Children's Air Ambulance UK
Rotorcraft
TAI/AgustaWestland A129 ATAK Shows Aerobatic Maneuvers at Farnborough Airshow 2022
TAI/AgustaWestland A129 ATAK Shows Aerobatic Maneuvers at Farnborough Airshow 2022
Avionics
Leonardo Offers New Ladar For Light-Medium Helicopters
Leonardo's Loam-V2 laser anti-collision system builds on larger, legacy system.
Aircraft
Bell's V-280 Valor Awaits U.S. Army FLRAA Decision
The U.S. Army expects to choose its FLRAA UH-60 Black Hawk replacement in October.
Rotorcraft
London Air Ambulance Orders Airbus H135s
London Air Ambulance Charity has ordered new Airbus H135s as part of its fleet renewal program.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Renews Black Hawk Structures Contract with GKN
GKN received a five-year extension of a long term agreement to provide major composite components for the Sikorsky Black Hawk.
