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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Agencies Make Plans for Mount Rainier Air Tours

The FAA and the National Park Service are developing an Air Tour Management Plan for Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park pursuant to the National Park

Rotorcraft

May 3, 2010

AW Opens Training Center at Newquay Cornwall Airport

AgustaWestland on March 31 officially opened its “operational flying training center” (OFTC) at Newquay Cornwall Airport in South West England.

Rotorcraft

May 3, 2010

Eurocopter, Pawan Hans Partner on MRO and Training

Eurocopter and Pawan Hans Helicopters, an India-based operator, have signed two memoranda of understanding to create one training and one maintenance, repa

Training and Workforce

May 3, 2010

Lockheed, Sikorsky team on Marine One

Lockheed Martin is partnering with Sikorsky to promote the latter’s H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the new VXX presidential transport mission.

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2010

Videos

FAA levies civil penalty on ERA Helicopters

The FAA has proposed that ERA Helicopters pay a civil penalty of $260,000 for operating a helicopter on Part 135 flights without complying with required po

Maintenance and Modifications

April 30, 2010

Honeywell Heeds NTSB Advice on Helicopter EGPWS

In response to an NTSB recommendation, Honeywell is revising the software of its Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) for helicopters

Avionics

April 30, 2010

Market forecasters predict rosy future for business jets

Just as harsh economic circumstances diluted last fall’s U.S.

Aircraft

April 28, 2010

Helo research targets engine, airframe mods

Financial results for 2009 showed that AgustaWestland (Booth No.

Rotorcraft

April 28, 2010

Cessna, Bell Weaken Textron 1Q Revenues

In an earnings conference call this morning, Textron released its first-quarter results and reported revenues of $2.2 billion, down 12.5 percent from the f

Rotorcraft

April 22, 2010

Lockheed Switches Teams on New Marine One Proposal

Lockheed Martin announced yesterday that it is partnering with Sikorsky to promote the latter’s H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the new VXX presidential tr

Rotorcraft

April 20, 2010

India’s Light Combat Helicopter Takes Flight

HAL on March 29 made the first flight of its light combat helicopter (LCH) prototype, conducting hover tests for around 15 minutes at Bangalore, I

Aircraft

April 1, 2010

Heli-Expo Preview 2010

Spirits were high and attendance reached a healthy 15,243 at Heli-Expo’10, held February 21 to 23 in Houston.

Rotorcraft

March 31, 2010

Helo hops available Farnborough Airshow

UK helicopter charter operator PremiAir is offering helicopter charters from the London Heliport to the Farnborough International Airshow (July 19 t

Rotorcraft

March 31, 2010

AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last Year

AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last YearAgustaWestland parent company Finmeccanica last month disclosed its 2009 results, sho

Rotorcraft

March 30, 2010

Russian Helicopters Raised

Production in 2009 Russian Helicopters last month announced that its factories produced 183 helicopters last year, an increase of 8.3 percent over t

Rotorcraft

March 30, 2010

Bell 407 STC Boosts Hot and High Performance

Aeronautical Accessories has received for the Bell 407 an STC that increases available useful load by 400 pounds or in-ground-effect hover by 3,000 feet.

Maintenance and Modifications

March 30, 2010

PremiAir To Open New London Terminal

PremiAir, the operator of the London Heliport (also known as Battersea), is to open a new passenger terminal “this spring.” It will replace a 50-year-old b

Rotorcraft

March 30, 2010

Japan Orders 30 Enstrom 480Bs

The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force has selected the Enstrom 480B turbine single as its next-generation training helicopter and is scheduled to take 30

Rotorcraft

March 30, 2010

European research targets engine, aerodynamic change

The Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a e1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) private-public partnership on aeronautical research in Europe, has issued its thir

Rotorcraft

March 30, 2010

Unmanned Kaman K-Max makes autonomous flight

Kaman and Lockheed Martin (Team K-Max) have demonstrated the ability of an unmanned Kaman K-Max to fly troop cargo re-supply missions autonomously and remo

Rotorcraft

March 30, 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

Agencies Make Plans for Mount Rainier Air Tours

The FAA and the National Park Service are developing an Air Tour Management Plan for Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park pursuant to the National Park

AW Opens Training Center at Newquay Cornwall Airport

AgustaWestland on March 31 officially opened its “operational flying training center” (OFTC) at Newquay Cornwall Airport in South West England.

Eurocopter, Pawan Hans Partner on MRO and Training

Eurocopter and Pawan Hans Helicopters, an India-based operator, have signed two memoranda of understanding to create one training and one maintenance, repa

Lockheed, Sikorsky team on Marine One

Lockheed Martin is partnering with Sikorsky to promote the latter’s H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the new VXX presidential transport mission.

Videos

More Articles

FAA levies civil penalty on ERA Helicopters

The FAA has proposed that ERA Helicopters pay a civil penalty of $260,000 for operating a helicopter on Part 135 flights without complying with required po

Honeywell Heeds NTSB Advice on Helicopter EGPWS

In response to an NTSB recommendation, Honeywell is revising the software of its Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) for helicopters

Market forecasters predict rosy future for business jets

Just as harsh economic circumstances diluted last fall’s U.S.

Helo research targets engine, airframe mods

Financial results for 2009 showed that AgustaWestland (Booth No.

Cessna, Bell Weaken Textron 1Q Revenues

In an earnings conference call this morning, Textron released its first-quarter results and reported revenues of $2.2 billion, down 12.5 percent from the f

Lockheed Switches Teams on New Marine One Proposal

Lockheed Martin announced yesterday that it is partnering with Sikorsky to promote the latter’s H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the new VXX presidential tr

India’s Light Combat Helicopter Takes Flight

HAL on March 29 made the first flight of its light combat helicopter (LCH) prototype, conducting hover tests for around 15 minutes at Bangalore, I

Heli-Expo Preview 2010

Spirits were high and attendance reached a healthy 15,243 at Heli-Expo’10, held February 21 to 23 in Houston.

Helo hops available Farnborough Airshow

UK helicopter charter operator PremiAir is offering helicopter charters from the London Heliport to the Farnborough International Airshow (July 19 t

AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last Year

AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last YearAgustaWestland parent company Finmeccanica last month disclosed its 2009 results, sho

Russian Helicopters Raised

Production in 2009 Russian Helicopters last month announced that its factories produced 183 helicopters last year, an increase of 8.3 percent over t

Bell 407 STC Boosts Hot and High Performance

Aeronautical Accessories has received for the Bell 407 an STC that increases available useful load by 400 pounds or in-ground-effect hover by 3,000 feet.

PremiAir To Open New London Terminal

PremiAir, the operator of the London Heliport (also known as Battersea), is to open a new passenger terminal “this spring.” It will replace a 50-year-old b

Japan Orders 30 Enstrom 480Bs

The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force has selected the Enstrom 480B turbine single as its next-generation training helicopter and is scheduled to take 30

European research targets engine, aerodynamic change

The Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a e1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) private-public partnership on aeronautical research in Europe, has issued its thir

Unmanned Kaman K-Max makes autonomous flight

Kaman and Lockheed Martin (Team K-Max) have demonstrated the ability of an unmanned Kaman K-Max to fly troop cargo re-supply missions autonomously and remo

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