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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Sikorsky Establishes Next-gen Operator Advisory Group

The panel includes leading rotorcraft users

Rotorcraft

March 7, 2025

Garmin’s GFC 600H Autopilot Coming To Airbus H130 Fleet

Flight control system for the H130 is expected to be available in the second quarter

Avionics

March 7, 2025

VAI Honors Industry Veterans for Lifetime Achievement

Awards will be presented at Verticon 2025 in March

Rotorcraft

March 6, 2025

Greek Helicopter Operator Increases Scheduled Flights

Hoper operates a fleet of five Robinson R66 and R44 rotorcraft

Rotorcraft

March 5, 2025

Videos

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

Rotorcraft

May 13, 2022

Bell Manufacturing Technology Center To Modernize Production for Next Gen Rotorcraft

Bell Manufacturing Technology Center To Modernize Production for Next Gen Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft

April 25, 2022

Autonomous Aircraft Could Carry Vital Supplies to War and Disaster Zones

Autonomous Aircraft Could Carry Vital Supplies to War and Disaster Zones

Aircraft

April 18, 2022

StandardAero & Thales Offer StableLight Autopilot for Airbus AS350/H125 Helicopters

StandardAero & Thales Offer StableLight Autopilot for Airbus AS350/H125 Helicopters

Avionics

March 30, 2022

More Articles

FAA Clears Airbus H125 Helicopter for Single-pilot IFR Operations

Approval means deliveries can now start from the Airbus U.S. factory in Mississippi

Regulations and Government

March 5, 2025

Robinson Plans Relief Flying Courses

OEM To Work with Operation Helo

Rotorcraft

March 5, 2025

Viola Sees Expansion at VAI, More Work To Do

Vertical Aviation International leader prepares to embark on new role at GAMA

Rotorcraft

March 3, 2025

Robinson Helicopters Support Firefighting Efforts

Light rotorcraft are helpful for moving officials around

Rotorcraft

March 3, 2025

New Rotorcraft: More of the Same with Some Surprises in Store

Manufacturers are looking at all sorts of technologies while serving existing markets

Rotorcraft

March 3, 2025

Helicopter and Defense Divisions Boost Leonardo Earnings

Italian aerospace and defense group grew revenues by 16.2% last year

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

February 21, 2025

French Helicopter Operator Signs For Volocopter's VoloCity eVTOL

Sales agreement signed as German manufacturer seeks funding to avoid insolvency

Charter & Fractional

February 18, 2025

Tata and Airbus Set To Build H125 Helicopters in India

Single-engined rotorcraft will compete with Hindustan Aeronautics’ Light Utility Helicopter

Rotorcraft

February 17, 2025

Lithuanian Start-up Takes New Approach to Emergency Air Mobility

Evacuation of Ukrainian troops from Mariupol inspired efforts to "reinvent helicopters"

Rotorcraft

February 11, 2025

Low Maneuvering Cause of Fatal 2023 Bell 407 Crash

Steep turn over terrain caused main rotor blade to contact ground

Accidents

February 7, 2025

VAST Effort Explores Helicopter Safety Rating System

System would encourage operators to add equipment to prevent accidents

Rotorcraft

February 3, 2025

Equinor Awards AW189 Contract to Milestone Aviation

Deliveries begin in 2025 and will be completed in 2026

Rotorcraft

January 31, 2025

Copenhagen Helicopter and Crisalion Plan Island-hopping eVTOL Flights

Companies are preparing a business case and infrastructure for services in Denmark

Charter & Fractional

January 30, 2025

FAA Approves Leonardo VR Simulator to Level 7

More developers are fielding VR flight training devices

Rotorcraft

January 30, 2025

Inquest Rules Fatalities in AW169 Crash Were Accidental

Jury and coroner find no grounds to dispute accident investigation findings

Accidents

January 29, 2025

Single-engine Helicopter Market Stable, Supply Climbs

Aero Asset’s annual report noted a four-year peak in supply in Q4 2024

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2025