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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Eurocopter, Kannad Introduce New ELT

Eurocopter and aviation beacon specialist Kannad are introducing a “new-generation” emergency locator transmitter (ELT) that features antenna redundancy.

Rotorcraft

September 30, 2010

Bristow Lands $1.3 Billion Deals

Bristow Group extended an existing North Sea contract with the Integrated Aviation Consortium for six Sikorsky S-92s and inked a new deal covering four m

Rotorcraft

September 30, 2010

Chinese University Joins Eurocopter Partner Network

Eurocopter late in August signed an agreement with China’s Tongji University in Shanghai to integrate it into the helicopter manufacturer’s “family of pa

Rotorcraft

September 30, 2010

Eurocopter advocates green ratings

Eurocopter is proposing CO2 and noise ratings to make the environmental performance of its helicopters–and those of its competitors–visible at a glance.

Rotorcraft

September 30, 2010

Videos

Sikorsky to start S-434 certification tests in January

Sikorsky will start certification testing on the S-434 light turbine single in January, thus postponing the target certification date to December next year

Rotorcraft

September 30, 2010

AgustaWestland adds SW-4 to its line-up

Last year AgustaWestland (AW) acquired a majority interest in Polish airframer PZL-Swidnik.

Rotorcraft

September 30, 2010

Phoenix Heliparts to appeal Part 145 certificate revocation

Phoenix Heliparts said it will appeal the FAA’s emergency r

Maintenance and Modifications

September 30, 2010

Cougar Sues Sikorsky Over Fatal S-92 Crash

On the eve of a Canadian Government report on the fatal March 2009 crash off Newfoundland that killed 17 of 18 aboard a Sikorsky S-92A, operator Cougar Hel

Accidents

September 30, 2010

Sikorsky’s ship-based Cyclone faces new delays

Starting next month, Canada’s government will take delivery of six interim CH-148 Cyclone multi-mission, ship-based helicopters ahead of 2012 deliveries of

Aircraft

September 30, 2010

Bell 429 certified for Waas

    Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid

Rotorcraft

September 30, 2010

Sikorsky X2 tops 250-knot goal

The Sikorsky X2 technology demonstrator last month unofficially set a new speed record for rotorcraft, as it reached 250 ktas at the company’s development

Rotorcraft

September 29, 2010

Heavy-lift Helos Helping in Gulf Restoration

Heavy-lift helicopters from private contractors and the military are continuing to play a critical role in restoring the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem in th

Rotorcraft

September 29, 2010

Rotorcraft Services Group Renames Subsidiaries

Rotorcraft Services Group (RSG) is rebranding subsidiaries Texas Aviation Services and Integrated Flight Systems as RSG Aviation and RSG Products, respecti

Maintenance and Modifications

September 29, 2010

Sikorsky and Timken Offer Bearing Repair in Australasia

Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Australia, has entered into a distribution agreement with Timken for bearing

Maintenance and Modifications

September 22, 2010

FAA Awards Helicopter Hums Agreement to HAI

Health and usage monitoring systems (Hums) have been available for integration with fixed-wing flight deck avionics for some time.

Maintenance and Modifications

September 22, 2010

Government budget cuts trigger innovations

The days of turbine helicopters as preferred police aviation tools might be coming to an end.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

R66 certification ‘close’

FAA certification of the Rolls-Royce RR300-powered Robinson R66 turbine light single could come later this month.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

NY Port Authority To Sell S-76s

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans to sell its two Sikorsky S-76s, on the grounds that it cannot justify their annual operating cos

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

X2 Will Qualify for Speed Record

The fact that Sikorsky’s experimental X2 is a compound helicopter will not exclude it from setting an official helicopter speed record, according to Marcel

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Panama Getting AW139s

Six AgustaWestland AW139s will be delivered to Panama’s Aeronaval Service as part of a bilateral anti-crime agreement focused on international drug traffic

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Rotorcraft

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Latest

Eurocopter, Kannad Introduce New ELT

Eurocopter and aviation beacon specialist Kannad are introducing a “new-generation” emergency locator transmitter (ELT) that features antenna redundancy.

Bristow Lands $1.3 Billion Deals

Bristow Group extended an existing North Sea contract with the Integrated Aviation Consortium for six Sikorsky S-92s and inked a new deal covering four m

Chinese University Joins Eurocopter Partner Network

Eurocopter late in August signed an agreement with China’s Tongji University in Shanghai to integrate it into the helicopter manufacturer’s “family of pa

Eurocopter advocates green ratings

Eurocopter is proposing CO2 and noise ratings to make the environmental performance of its helicopters–and those of its competitors–visible at a glance.

Videos

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Sikorsky to start S-434 certification tests in January

Sikorsky will start certification testing on the S-434 light turbine single in January, thus postponing the target certification date to December next year

AgustaWestland adds SW-4 to its line-up

Last year AgustaWestland (AW) acquired a majority interest in Polish airframer PZL-Swidnik.

Phoenix Heliparts to appeal Part 145 certificate revocation

Phoenix Heliparts said it will appeal the FAA’s emergency r

Cougar Sues Sikorsky Over Fatal S-92 Crash

On the eve of a Canadian Government report on the fatal March 2009 crash off Newfoundland that killed 17 of 18 aboard a Sikorsky S-92A, operator Cougar Hel

Sikorsky’s ship-based Cyclone faces new delays

Starting next month, Canada’s government will take delivery of six interim CH-148 Cyclone multi-mission, ship-based helicopters ahead of 2012 deliveries of

Bell 429 certified for Waas

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid

Sikorsky X2 tops 250-knot goal

The Sikorsky X2 technology demonstrator last month unofficially set a new speed record for rotorcraft, as it reached 250 ktas at the company’s development

Heavy-lift Helos Helping in Gulf Restoration

Heavy-lift helicopters from private contractors and the military are continuing to play a critical role in restoring the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem in th

Rotorcraft Services Group Renames Subsidiaries

Rotorcraft Services Group (RSG) is rebranding subsidiaries Texas Aviation Services and Integrated Flight Systems as RSG Aviation and RSG Products, respecti

Sikorsky and Timken Offer Bearing Repair in Australasia

Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Australia, has entered into a distribution agreement with Timken for bearing

FAA Awards Helicopter Hums Agreement to HAI

Health and usage monitoring systems (Hums) have been available for integration with fixed-wing flight deck avionics for some time.

Government budget cuts trigger innovations

The days of turbine helicopters as preferred police aviation tools might be coming to an end.

R66 certification ‘close’

FAA certification of the Rolls-Royce RR300-powered Robinson R66 turbine light single could come later this month.

NY Port Authority To Sell S-76s

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans to sell its two Sikorsky S-76s, on the grounds that it cannot justify their annual operating cos

X2 Will Qualify for Speed Record

The fact that Sikorsky’s experimental X2 is a compound helicopter will not exclude it from setting an official helicopter speed record, according to Marcel

Panama Getting AW139s

Six AgustaWestland AW139s will be delivered to Panama’s Aeronaval Service as part of a bilateral anti-crime agreement focused on international drug traffic

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Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid