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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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Safran Inks Mx Deals with Papillon, Rainier Heli

The contracts permit a seven-year MRO agreement that supports 16 Arriel 2D engines for Papillon and Rainier with several more to be added this year.

Maintenance and Modifications

New Zealand Gets First Bell Jet Ranger X

Bell also appoints China Southern Airlines General Aviation as authorized maintenance center.

Beijing Capital Helicopter Gets HAI-APS Recognition

Beijing Capital Helicopter is the first helicopter operator in China to receive the recognition.

Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell forecasts robust rotor growth in China

Annual global helicopter report sees one in five China operators buying a new rotorcraft in the next five years.

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Hands Off Helicopter Flying with the Genesys HeliSAS

Hands Off Helicopter Flying with the Genesys HeliSAS

China Driving Bell Civil Sales

The company is also investing in infrastructure to make helicopters useful to buyers in China.

FlyNYON Pilots Seek Legal Protection

Pilots for the helicopter operator involved in the doors-off photo flight are seeking whistle-blower protection.

The Fenestron Turns 50

Airbus Helicopters marks iconic design.

Coptersafety Upgrades To Helionix Step 2

Coptersafety is the first to offer update for H145 simulator.

Curti To Take Wraps Off New Light Turbine Helicopter

The Zefhir was spawned from EU-funded "Disrupt" project.

The Long Road to the Tiltrotor

As the first civilian tiltrotor progresses toward certification later this year, AIN traces the decades of development of the technology.

Leonardo Helicopters Expands Support in Chile

Aerocardal Limitada appointed as company's authorized service center in Chile.

CHC Hoist Training Center Now Open

The training will support wind farm operations.

Former FAA Inspector Pleads Guilty To Fraud

A former FAA safety inspector is accused of accepting a bribe in exchange for issuing helicopter special airworthiness certificates.

Offshore, EMS Lead Way in IHST Best Practices

Many operators are embracing the team's safety recommendations, but private operators have a way to go.

Sikorsky Firehawk Helicopter Fights Flames in Los Angeles County, California

Sikorsky Firehawk Helicopter Fights Flames in Los Angeles County, California

Pilot Report: Hélicoptères Guimbal Cabri G2

The two-seat trainer boosts pilots’ confidence.

Brimstone Gets a Boost

A capability sustainment contract from the UK should see MBDA's Brimstone missile fielded on Apache attack helicopters and Protector RPAs

Genesys Delivers 1,000th HeliSAS

The system is popular with helicopter EMS customers.

Airbus Awash In New Lakota, EC-145e Orders

Deliveries of the Lakotas and civil EC-145es extend to 2023,

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