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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N.Y. Jets Training Facility Gets Approval for Helipad

The NFL team was approved to contsruct its own helipad at its Florham Park training facility, just minutes away from New Jersey's Morristown Airport

Regulations and Government

Kaman Delivers First New-build K-Max in Fourteen Years

Chinese agent Lectern Aviation took delivery of the "Aerial Truck" that will serve in a firefighting role in northeast China.

Summit Building Thriving Helo-support Business

The company has found markets in both the civil and military sectors.

UK, Norway Regulators Ready To Lift Super Puma Ban

Conditions for return to flight focus around a second-stage planet gear in the epicyclic module of the main rotor gearbox.

Regulations and Government

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Bandy To Lead Columbia Helicopters

Columbia is the leading civil operator of tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopters.

FAA To Study EFVS for Helos Using Max-Viz Units

Regulations for enhanced flight vision systems do not currently exist for helicopters flying to onshore or offshore helipads at heliports.

Regulations and Government

Last Bell LongRanger Rolls Off Production Line

Bell has manufactured more than 3,800 LongRangers since production of the helicopter started in 1975.

Airbus X6 Cleared for $430M in Government Subsidies

Twin-engine X6 is the long-awaited successor to Airbus Helicopters' Super Puma.

Regulations and Government

First Marine Corps' CH-53K Arrives at Patuxent River for Testing

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command expects to receive seven of the improved heavy-lift helicopters over the next year.

Bell 525 Resumes Flight Testing

The Bell 525 Relentless has resumed flight testing and is on track to certification in 2018.

Waypoint Leasing Extends Credit Facilities

The company will use the funds to support aircraft and continue customer financing.

Blue Thunder Fighting London Terror

The unit was established in 2015.

Helicopteres Guimbal Delivers 200th Cabri G2

milestone 200th G2 was the first to be equipped with the 160-hp engine upgrade.

Bell Inks $300M China Deal for 100 407GXPs

407GXP was selected in part on its multi-role capabilities in “a broad range of segments, including EMS, parapublic, tourism and firefighting.”

Bristow Teams With Blade on NYC S-76 Helo Service

Blade Ultra is available on a charter, crowdsourced and scheduled basis, and can be booked directly on via Blade's app or website.

Charter & Fractional

Bell Helicopter Announces Product Upgrades, New Sales

Upgrades include Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) approval for a weight increase on the Bell 407 cargo hook to 3,100 pounds from 2,646 pounds.

Hexcel To Supply H160 Composites

Deal adds to deep Airbus relationship

Bell Helicopter Announces 3 Purchase Agreements

U.K. company Helix Av. and Czech Republic’s King’s Casino will each receive a Bell 429.

Marenco Swisshelicopter Eyes SH09 Certification, Production

The Swiss company recently started flying a third prototype helicopter as it works toward European Aviation Safety Agency certification.

Airbus Starts Autonomous Flights of VSR700 Helo

VSR700 is based on the Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 and is intended to be a light military rotary-wing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.

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