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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Boost HEC System for Airbus AStar Helos Gets EASA Nod

Boost Systems has received EASA STC approval for its human external cargo system for the Airbus H125 family of helicopters.

Maintenance and Modifications

May 16, 2023

Erickson Air Crane Gets FAA Night Vision Goggle Approval

Erickson will begin NVG night-time firefighting operations with its Air Cranes

Regulations and Government

May 16, 2023

FAA Approval Closer for Airbus H160

Airbus hopes to receive FAA certification approval for its medium twin H160 helicopter this year.

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2023

FAA Reminds Operators of Rotorcraft Bird Strike Study

A new FAA Information for Operators reminds helicopter pilots of recommendations from a rotorcraft bird strike study.

Regulations and Government

May 12, 2023

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Bell Helicopter 505 Jet Ranger X First Flight

Bell Helicopter 505 Jet Ranger X First Flight

Rotorcraft

November 17, 2014

Honeywell Synthetic Vision for Helicopters on the Horizon

Honeywell Synthetic Vision for Helicopters on the Horizon

Avionics

April 30, 2013

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Organ Transport Edges Blade Toward Profitability

Blade Air Mobility's first quarter revenues increased by 70 percent from a year ago, driven largely by its MediMobility organ transport segment.

Rotorcraft

May 11, 2023

Bell 407 Increases Australian Presence

Bell recently delivered seven more of its model 407GXi helicopters into Australia.

Rotorcraft

May 10, 2023

Vertical Vx4 eVTOL Certification Pushed To Late 2026

Citing regulatory requirements, Vertical Aerospace pushed certification of its VX-4 eVTOL by 12 months to late 2026.

Environment

May 9, 2023

Study: Robust Growth Ahead for Air Ambulance Market

Nearly 9 percent annual growth rate is forecasted for global ambulance market.

Rotorcraft

May 3, 2023

McMahon Helicopter Opens New Headquarters

McMahon Helicopter Services has opened a 20,000-sq-ft facility at Canton-Plymouth Mettetal Airport in Michigan.

Rotorcraft

May 2, 2023

Airbus Showcasing ACH160 at Geneva Bizav Show

The Airbus Corporate Helicopters ACH160 will be on static display and available for customer demonstrations.

Rotorcraft

April 28, 2023

Airbus ACH130 Customer Flies Helo from UK to Australia

Australian tech entrepreneur John-Paul Thorbjornsen took delivery of his Airbus ACH130 Aston Martin edition and flew it the 10,000 miles home from the UK.

Rotorcraft

April 28, 2023

Bell Offering Militarized Variants of All Civil Models

Bell will offer militarized "special mission aircraft" versions of all its civil aircraft models tailored to the needs of the export market.

Maintenance and Modifications

April 27, 2023

Helo Market Forecasted To Grow 30 Percent

A MarketsandMarkets study predicts 6 percent annual growth for the helicopter market over the next five years.

Rotorcraft

April 25, 2023

Archer Aims to Revolutionize Air Travel With Its Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

Archer Aims to Revolutionize Air Travel With Its Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

Aircraft

April 25, 2023

Noise Study Drives Washington Helicopter Route Change

The FAA is modifying helicopter routes in the Washington, D.C. area based on the results of an aviation noise study.

Rotorcraft

April 25, 2023

Leonardo Plans Agusta-branded Service Centers

Leonardo intends to open dedicated Agusta helicopter service centers across the globe with its first to be in Europe.

Maintenance and Modifications

April 25, 2023

Airbus To Build Militarized H125 Helicopters in the U.S.

The Airbus AH-125 and MH-125 military helicopters will be built at the company's U.S. manufacturing plant in Columbus, Mississippi.

Rotorcraft

April 24, 2023

Government: Jailed Walker Continues To Run Hansen Helicopters

The U.S. government seeks to freeze Hansen Helicopters' assets prior to John Walker's sentencing.

Regulations and Government

April 20, 2023

Mecaer Completes Phase 8 Leonardo AW139 Helicopter

Mecaer Aviation Group has completed the first Leonardo AW-139 with Phase 8 avionics and a VVIP luxury cabin interior for a U.S. customer.

Maintenance and Modifications

April 20, 2023

Bavarian Police Take First Airbus H145 Helicopters

The Bavarian Police is replacing its aging H135 helicopter fleet with larger, five-blade Airbus H145s.

Rotorcraft

April 20, 2023