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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Bell Getting Busier at Seletar

Asia-Pacific regional activity is increasing and for Bell Helicopter, Singapore is at the leading edge.

Maintenance and Modifications

February 1, 2018

Revenues, Civil Deliveries Rise at Bell Helicopter

Scott Donnelly, chairman and CEO of Bell Helicopter parent Textron, forecast slightly lower revenues—$3.2 billion—for the helicopter manufacturer in 2018.

Rotorcraft

February 1, 2018

GlobalParts.aero Makes Move into Rotary-wing Market

The company is adding part numbers that will support its mixed-fleet customer base.

Rotorcraft

February 1, 2018

Leonardo Revving Up to 10 Percent Profit in 2020

New leadership team expresses mild optimism; investors register strong disappointment in five-year forecast.

Rotorcraft

January 31, 2018

Frasca Launches Lower Priced Helo Training Device

The device is designed to give operators procedural training at a lower price point.

Rotorcraft

January 31, 2018

Bell Helicopter Begins Euro Deliveries of Jet Ranger X

The initial 505 Jet Ranger Xs in Europe will be put into corporate operations.

Rotorcraft

January 30, 2018

Airbus Helicopters Delivers 1,300th EC135/H135

H135-family global fleet has accumulated a total of more than 4.5 million flight hours since service entry of the first EC135 helicopter in 1996.

Rotorcraft

January 30, 2018

Appeals Court Clears Path for More Army Lakotas

Procuring and sustaining another aircraft type would have led to significant cost and delay issues, according to the Army.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2018

Sikorsky Sells Schweizer S-300 Helicopter Line

The new entity, Schweizer RSG, will be based in Fort Worth and headed by David Horton, a former Schweizer general manager.

Rotorcraft

January 26, 2018

Swisshelicopter SH09 Slated To Enter Service in 2019

On February 1, the company plans to announce a major rebranding effort and a new company name.

Rotorcraft

January 23, 2018

Airbus Helicopters Deliveries Down; Rethinking X6

The X6 large-helicopter project might ultimately emerge as a significantly different, perhaps military-driven, product.

Rotorcraft

January 22, 2018

Milestone Places Eight AW139s with China's Kingwing

This is “the largest helicopter lease placement ever in China,” said Milestone Aviation CEO Daniel Rosenthal.

Rotorcraft

January 22, 2018

UH-1H Crash at Northern New Mexico Border Claims Five

Among the deceased was Robert Bennett, treasurer-general of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe.

Accidents

January 19, 2018

Falcon Aviation Wins Kuwait Oil Helicopter Contract

The contract marks a “significant expansion” for Falcon Aviation, which will be adding personnel and supporting facilities in Kuwait.

Rotorcraft

January 18, 2018

NTSB: Severe Vibration Triggered Bell 525 Breakup

The vibration initiated at 92 percent Nr excited the main rotor scissors mode—the adjacent blades were moving together and apart in a scissors motion.

Accidents

January 17, 2018

PHI Offloads Sikorsky S-76C++s to Helijet

The first three helicopters will be prepared at PHI's base in Lafayette, Louisiana, for delivery in the first and second quarter.

Charter & Fractional

January 16, 2018