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Stratos Eyes 716X First Flight in Second Half of 2020

Stratos Aircraft has completed load testing on the 716X light single and is assembling the first prototype.
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Rotorcraft

FlightSafety to Add Level-D EC145 and AW139 Sims

FlightSafety International announces copter training expansion at Heli-Expo with addition of in-development Level-D EC145 and AW139 sims.
Aircraft

Bell Revamps Nexus as Four-rotor eVTOL

Bell is moving full-speed-ahead on its Nexus electrically powered passenger-carrying urban air mobility vehicle.
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Rotorcraft

Frasca Tapped for New Life Flight AATDs

Life Flight Network has selected Frasca to provide an advanced aviation training device (AATD) for its Bell 407 GXi helicopters.
Rotorcraft

Axnes Wireless Intercoms Flying In More Aircraft

Axnes PNG wireless intercom system flying in Travis County’s (Texas) Star Flight fleet of Leonardo AW169s and CalFire’s Firehawks
Accidents

Kobe Bryant Dead In S-76 Crash

Helicopter went down in overcast skies and heavy fog.
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo Hosts Aircraft Mx Safety Session

While safety events are provided for pilots, "This one is just for mechanics."
Rotorcraft

Twirly Birds To Host Member Meeting

International organization Twirly Birds invites members and interested parties to attend annual membership gathering.
Rotorcraft

ITT Enidine Smooths the Ride for Helicopters

ITT has a legacy of providing expertise and innovative solutions for flight-critical rotorcraft applications designed to meet each customer's needs.
Rotorcraft

HAI Renames Its Charitable Foundation

Helicopter Foundation International has been renamed as HAI Foundation, to more closely align its ties to parent HAI.
Avionics

SNC Demos eHealth and Monitoring for HEMS Industry

Sierra Nevada Corp. is demonstrating its eHealth Remote Monitoring solutions for the EMS industry this week at Heli-Expo 2020.
Rotorcraft

Direct Helicopter Sees Transport Business Booming

Global rotorcraft transport specialist Direct Helicopter looks to build on a record 2019.
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Rotorcraft

Robinson Sees Off Year, Boosts Customer Service

While Robinson Helicopter saw its deliveries dip in 2019, the company has launched a new maintenance facility to tend to its more than 12,000 helicopters.
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Rotorcraft

Uniflight Touts Medical Configurations for Mercy Flight

MRO Uniflight completes configurations for Mercy Flight Buffalo’s three new Bell 429s.
Avionics

EIT Avionics Matches FDR with Display Device

EIT's data recorder and Esaid display combine to add more safety to the Robinson R44.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Touts 50 Years of North American Operations

Airbus Helicopters places greater emphasis on customer service to retain a significant share of the U.S. commercial market and attract new customers.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Draganfly Develops New Drone Sensor Packages

UAV maker Draganfly has developed three new drone camera packages for agricultural research and environmental monitoring missions.
Aircraft

Boeing 777X Completes First Flight

The world’s biggest twin-engine airliner took to the air at 10:09 local time on Saturday following postponements on Thursday and Friday.
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Rotorcraft

Mecaer Highlights Magnificent Interior

Mecaer delivered a Magnificent interior retrofit for a utility-configured Bell 505.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Bell Joins Choctaw's UAS Integration Pilot Program

Bell will begin testing UAS systems on land belonging to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Rotorcraft

Efficient Management of Rotorcraft Assets

Helicopters must be managed carefully to extract the optimal utility from these expensive assets.
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Rotorcraft

Windfarm Support Boosts Offshore Helicopter Work

Windfarm support operations are providing a new source of offshore work for helicopters.
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Rotorcraft

R22 Converted To Long-Range Drone

Unmanned systems developer UAVOS has converted a Robinson R-22 helicopter into a long-range drone.
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Rotorcraft

Metro Aviation Thrives in a Tough Environment

The helicopter emergency services provider, which has clients nationwide, also completes about 35 aircraft per year and trains pilots and technicians.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drones Used To Track Cargo Trailers at Danish Ports

Using drones to identify cargo trailers significantly reduces CO2 emissions, manpower, and costs.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Builds Urban Air Mobility Smart City

Bell is demonstrating how a modern city could adopt urban air mobility vehicles safely and efficiently.
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Accidents

Coulson C130 Waterbomber Down in Australia

All three crew aboard a Coulson Aviation USA C130 waterbomber were killed.
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Aircraft

Eviation's Electric Alice Aircraft Catches Fire During Ground Tests

The extent of damage from the fire on Eviation's Alice electric aircraft is not yet known, or how the incident may delay planned flight testing.
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Operators Bristow and Era To Merge

Offshore helicopter companies Bristow and Era will combine to form a new company with $1.5 billion in annual revenues.
Training and Workforce

SurePilot Developer Offers Free Online Assessments

The free assessments are part of Jupiter Aviation Technology's effort to continue development of SurePilot.