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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MD Helicopters back in the black after a turbulent year

The light at the end of the tunnel is not a train bearing down on MD Helicopters Inc., said chairman and CEO Henk Schaeken.

Rotorcraft

August 5, 2008

Eurocopter quietly working on 'neighborly helicopter'

Just a few years ago Eurocopter scored a major coup at an HAI Heli-Expo show, amazing the crowds by introducing a new helicopter as a completely certified

Rotorcraft

August 5, 2008

Mounting a solid defense

Thanks to the many miracles of modern optics, modern aerial surveillance crews can zoom in their lenses from improbable distances and get razor-sharp image

Security

August 5, 2008

Helicopter share programs reinvent the fractional model

“What’s the difference between fractional helicopter operations and fractional business jet operations?” asked one fractional sales professional rhetorical

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Videos

Sao Paulo helicopter frax capital of the world

The only really successful helicopter fractional operator is not in the U.S.

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Rolls and GE Unveil New Turboprop Engines

Rolls-Royce unveiled a new turboprop engine for general aviation applications on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.

Rotorcraft

July 31, 2008

Sikorsky Reaches Flight-hour Milestone

The in-service fleet of Sikorsky S-92 medium-twin helicopters reached 100,000 total flight hours, the company announced last month.

Rotorcraft

July 30, 2008

Medevac helicopters collide over Arizona

Neither of the two medevac Bell 407s that collided in midair June 29 over Flagstaff, Ariz., was equipped with TCAS or any kind of cockpit voice or data rec

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Use of PMA parts growing within rotorcraft ranks

“PMA parts? Ooh, now there’s a murky area,” said a maintenance supervisor who oversees the upkeep of an offshore oil support helicopter fleet numbering wel

Maintenance and Modifications

July 30, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: This year's second Salt Lake City-area aeromed crash claims pilot

Searchers scouring the ground near the impact site of an Agusta A109K2 operated for Salt Lake City’s Latter Day Saints Hospital have found the part suspect

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Oscars cameraman awarded $13 million

A former Los Angeles-area TV cameraman who was badly hurt when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while he was covering the 2000 Academy Awards 

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Hawaiian air-tour accident claims family and pilot

The fiery wastelands of Hawaii’s vast volcano fields, among the world’s biggest and most violently active, are one of the Pacific Rim’s biggest tourist att

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Enstrom names new executive team

In the wake of last winter’s corporate turbulence, Enstrom Helicopter president Peter Parsinen has appointed executives to several key positions to continu

Rotorcraft

July 30, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: British-built controls for Marine One?

In an apparent effort to assuage British pressure to adopt the Anglo-Italian EH-101 as the follow-on to the White House’s aged fleet of Sikorsky VH-3S oper

Rotorcraft

July 30, 2008

Congress poised to support Gulf low-level ATC initiatives

Taking a more proactive stance than was common in the past, HAI has in recent months been energetically lobbying on Capitol Hill in favor of the developmen

ATC

July 30, 2008

Italian authority certifies AB139

In a surprise move at last month’s Paris Air Show, the much anticipated Bell/Agusta Aerospace AB139 received its type certification from the Italian aerona

Rotorcraft

July 30, 2008

Advanced Indian helicopter now free to seek civil sales

After nearly two decades, India’s first indigenous rotorcraft is poised for civil certification in that nation this month, with FAA/ JAA approval expected

Rotorcraft

July 30, 2008

Robinson’s switch to steel blades gets mixed reviews

For Robinson Helicopter, switching from aluminum to stainless-steel skin for main rotor blades has been “a mixed bag,” said company vice president Kurt Rob

Rotorcraft

July 29, 2008

Offshore Contract for Norsk

Norsk Helikopter has signed a six-year contract with StatoilHydro and ENI Norge for offshore oil platform helicopter transportation from Hammerfest, Norway

Rotorcraft

July 29, 2008

Silver State Students Sue Lender

Students of the now-defunct training school Silver State Helicopters are suing KeyBank, one of the banks that financed their tuition, charging that it enga

Rotorcraft

July 29, 2008

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

MD Helicopters back in the black after a turbulent year

The light at the end of the tunnel is not a train bearing down on MD Helicopters Inc., said chairman and CEO Henk Schaeken.

Eurocopter quietly working on 'neighborly helicopter'

Just a few years ago Eurocopter scored a major coup at an HAI Heli-Expo show, amazing the crowds by introducing a new helicopter as a completely certified

Mounting a solid defense

Thanks to the many miracles of modern optics, modern aerial surveillance crews can zoom in their lenses from improbable distances and get razor-sharp image

Helicopter share programs reinvent the fractional model

“What’s the difference between fractional helicopter operations and fractional business jet operations?” asked one fractional sales professional rhetorical

Videos

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Sao Paulo helicopter frax capital of the world

The only really successful helicopter fractional operator is not in the U.S.

Rolls and GE Unveil New Turboprop Engines

Rolls-Royce unveiled a new turboprop engine for general aviation applications on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.

Sikorsky Reaches Flight-hour Milestone

The in-service fleet of Sikorsky S-92 medium-twin helicopters reached 100,000 total flight hours, the company announced last month.

Medevac helicopters collide over Arizona

Neither of the two medevac Bell 407s that collided in midair June 29 over Flagstaff, Ariz., was equipped with TCAS or any kind of cockpit voice or data rec

Use of PMA parts growing within rotorcraft ranks

“PMA parts? Ooh, now there’s a murky area,” said a maintenance supervisor who oversees the upkeep of an offshore oil support helicopter fleet numbering wel

Rotorcraft Update: This year's second Salt Lake City-area aeromed crash claims pilot

Searchers scouring the ground near the impact site of an Agusta A109K2 operated for Salt Lake City’s Latter Day Saints Hospital have found the part suspect

Rotorcraft Update: Oscars cameraman awarded $13 million

A former Los Angeles-area TV cameraman who was badly hurt when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while he was covering the 2000 Academy Awards&nbsp;

Rotorcraft Update: Hawaiian air-tour accident claims family and pilot

The fiery wastelands of Hawaii’s vast volcano fields, among the world’s biggest and most violently active, are one of the Pacific Rim’s biggest tourist att

Rotorcraft Update: Enstrom names new executive team

In the wake of last winter’s corporate turbulence, Enstrom Helicopter president Peter Parsinen has appointed executives to several key positions to continu

Rotorcraft Update: British-built controls for Marine One?

In an apparent effort to assuage British pressure to adopt the Anglo-Italian EH-101 as the follow-on to the White House’s aged fleet of Sikorsky VH-3S oper

Congress poised to support Gulf low-level ATC initiatives

Taking a more proactive stance than was common in the past, HAI has in recent months been energetically lobbying on Capitol Hill in favor of the developmen

Italian authority certifies AB139

In a surprise move at last month’s Paris Air Show, the much anticipated Bell/Agusta Aerospace AB139 received its type certification from the Italian aerona

Advanced Indian helicopter now free to seek civil sales

After nearly two decades, India’s first indigenous rotorcraft is poised for civil certification in that nation this month, with FAA/ JAA approval expected

Robinson’s switch to steel blades gets mixed reviews

For Robinson Helicopter, switching from aluminum to stainless-steel skin for main rotor blades has been “a mixed bag,” said company vice president Kurt Rob

Offshore Contract for Norsk

Norsk Helikopter has signed a six-year contract with StatoilHydro and ENI Norge for offshore oil platform helicopter transportation from Hammerfest, Norway

Silver State Students Sue Lender

Students of the now-defunct training school Silver State Helicopters are suing KeyBank, one of the banks that financed their tuition, charging that it enga

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