Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
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
Florida Sheriff Orders Two Bell 407GXi Helicopters
New Bell 407 orders will expand the Volusia County Sheriff's helicopter fleet to five.
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
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
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
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
TAI/AgustaWestland A129 ATAK Shows Aerobatic Maneuvers at Farnborough Airshow 2022
TAI/AgustaWestland A129 ATAK Shows Aerobatic Maneuvers at Farnborough Airshow 2022
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.
Avionics
Leonardo Offers New Ladar For Light-Medium Helicopters
Leonardo's Loam-V2 laser anti-collision system builds on larger, legacy system.
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.
Aircraft
Moroccan Air Force Orders Airbus H135s
Moroccan Forces Royales Air has placed an order for a fleet of H135 helicopters for military primary training.
Aircraft
Leonardo Reboot Paves Path to the Future
Two years into a strategic transformation plan, Italy’s Leonardo is growing stronger and meeting new challenges.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Aims for UK Black Hawk Success
The S-70i Black Hawk is being offered to the UK for its NMH requirement, with aircraft to be built in Poland if the type is selected.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Prepares for AW149 Production
Leonardo will install production infrastructure at Yeovil in advance of the UK NMH selection due in answer to the program’s aggressive timeline.
Aircraft
Eve Unveils New-Look eVTOL Aircraft and Passenger Cabin
Eve Unveils New-Look eVTOL Aircraft and Passenger Cabin
Rotorcraft
AW149 Demonstrates Weapons Firing Capability
Weapon capability is one element of a four-pronged approach to making the AW149 a highly survivable rotorcraft platform over the battlefield.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Unveils H175M Industrial Team for UK's New Medium Helicopter Program
Having said that it would build the H175M in the UK if the type is selected for the NMH requirement, Airbus has now announced four industrial partners.
Avionics
MD 500E Glass Cockpit Gets FAA Nod
The new "slimline" advanced glass cockpit for MD 500E Helicopter features Garmin avionics and has been granted FAA approval for installation.
Rotorcraft
Offshore Helicopter Market Bounces Back
Air & Sea Analytics predicts substantial price hikes for the offshore helicopter market.
Rotorcraft
Schweizer Finds Market with Foreign Militaries
New production Schweizer 300C piston engine training helicopters are being sold to militaries in Senegal and El Salvador.
