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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Helicopter Seat Pain Solutions Are on the Horizon

Contoured cushions and better materials could mitigate pilot injury

Safety

February 1, 2024

Flying the MD530F and the Resurrection of MD Helicopters

We test the MD530F and see for ourselves how the company is coming back from bankruptcy.

Aircraft

February 1, 2024

Helicopter OEMs See Big Civil Market Opportunities in China, India

Pilot training, infrastructure, fuel challenge growth

Rotorcraft

February 1, 2024

Hands On: Flying a Modern Classic, MD Helicopters’ MD530F

The 369-series helicopters have been in production for more than 60 years

Rotorcraft

February 1, 2024

Videos

Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota Arrives in Las Vegas for Heli-Expo 2018

Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota Arrives in Las Vegas for Heli-Expo 2018

Rotorcraft

February 27, 2018

Leonardo Helicopters AW169 Arrives in Las Vegas for Heli-Expo 2018

Leonardo Helicopters AW169 Arrives in Las Vegas for Heli-Expo 2018

Rotorcraft

February 27, 2018

Sikorsky S-76D Helicopter Flies into Las Vegas for Heli-Expo 2018

Sikorsky S-76D Helicopter Flies into Las Vegas for Heli-Expo 2018

Rotorcraft

February 26, 2018

Las Vegas Welcomes Resurgent Rotorcraft Industry to Heli-Expo 2018

Las Vegas Welcomes Resurgent Rotorcraft Industry to Heli-Expo 2018

Rotorcraft

February 26, 2018

More Articles

Rotor Debuts Autonomous Helicopter in New Hampshire

The flight demonstrated autonomous helicopter operation in front of a live audience

Rotorcraft

January 31, 2024

French DGA Orders 42 Airbus H145 Helicopters

H145s will be used by French police and rescue services

Rotorcraft

January 30, 2024

Canada Grants First Training Org Approval to Coulson

The free training enables students to earn Canadian aircraft maintenance engineer-structures certification

Training and Workforce

January 30, 2024

Tata and Airbus To Start Helicopter Production in India

H125 final assembly line will be Airbus' second manufacturing plant in the country

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2024

Bell Textron's 4Q23 Results Surpass Projections

Bell's profit totaled $320 million last year, compared with $282 million in 2022

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2024

NASA's Mars Helicopter Bites the Dust

Ingenuity's rotor blades sustained damage upon landing

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2024

Three Die in Oklahoma HEMS Crash

Air Evac Bell 206 LongRanger crashes at night on repositioning flight

Accidents

January 23, 2024

Airbus Helicopters Orders Rise, Deliveries Flat for 2023

Airbus delivered 346 helicopters in 2023

Rotorcraft

January 23, 2024

Aero Asset Sees Strong Single-engine Helicopter Pricing

Prices remained steady while sales numbers dropped significantly

Rotorcraft

January 22, 2024

Léman Aviation Orders 10 Leonardo AW09 Helicopters

The order expands the AW09's reach in European markets

Rotorcraft

January 18, 2024

Airwolf STCs Lithium-ion Main-ship Batteries for Helicopters

The True Blue Power batteries weigh much less than traditional batteries

Rotorcraft

January 17, 2024

Bell Valencia Trains Hundreds Annually

Bell 429 simulator at Valencia Spain logs more than 1,000 hours each year

Training and Workforce

January 16, 2024

Airbus Grows UAS Portfolio with Aerovel Acquisition

Aerovel produces the Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

January 15, 2024

Parents of Helitour Crash Victim Receive $100 Million

Airbus, Papillon agree to nine-figure settlement in 2018 Grand Canyon helitour accident

Accidents

January 10, 2024

Enstrom Sets Dates for 2024 Maintenance Classes

Piston-powered helicopter classes start on June 2

Training and Workforce

January 10, 2024

New Hawaii Park Aerial Tour Plan Cuts Flight Numbers

Plan drastically slashes the number of permitted flights over Volcanoes National Park

Rotorcraft

January 9, 2024