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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Horizon Boosted by Transition Flight with Cavorite VTOL Demonstrator

Canadian start-up is now beginning to assemble full-scale hybrid-electric prototype

Engines

June 9, 2025

Aerial Inspections Make the Difference in Fighting Bushfires

Powercor deploys Bell 407GXi rotorcraft in Australia

Rotorcraft

June 2, 2025

Los Angeles Police Dept Puts VR Simulator to Work

Loft Dynamics device makes emergency training much more realistic

Rotorcraft

June 2, 2025

Sweet Helicopters Keeps Indianapolis 500 Fans Moving

Traffic jams make it worthwhile for people to fly on short helicopter charter flights

Rotorcraft

May 30, 2025

Videos

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

Paris 2024 Olympics Could See First eVTOL Passenger Flights with Volocopter VoloCity

Passengers may have the chance to fly between a few sites in the Paris metro area

Aircraft

July 20, 2023

Airbus Helicopters H665 Tigre Performs at Paris Air Show 2023

Airbus Helicopters H665 Tigre Performs at Paris Air Show 2023

Rotorcraft

June 21, 2023

NHIndustries NH90 Helicopter Flies at Paris Air Show 2023

NHIndustries NH90 Helicopter Flies at Paris Air Show 2023

Rotorcraft

June 21, 2023

More Articles

U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Bar Helicopters in New York City

Rep. Nadler has co-sponsored a half-dozen bills in recent years to curb helo ops

Regulations and Government

May 29, 2025

Airbus Helicopters Opens Niagara Distribution Center

Facility will serve regional customers and improve the OEM’s efficiency

Rotorcraft

May 29, 2025

Rotortrade Sees Growth in Latin American Helo Market

Brazil’s energy market is a strong driver of rotorcraft activity in LATAM

Rotorcraft

May 28, 2025

Robinson Reveals R66 for Army Helicopter Training

Contender to replace the branch's Airbus UH-72 Lakota trainers

Rotorcraft

May 22, 2025

PAG To Distribute Honeywell RDR-7000 Radar in Asia

Move facilitates integrationinto AW139 fleets operating across Asia-Pacific

Avionics

May 22, 2025

Leonardo’s Indian Distributor UVA Orders Two AW169s

Universal Vulkaan Aviation has now ordered seven VIP helicopters

Rotorcraft

May 21, 2025

Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters Get a Second Life as Firefighters

Fireflighting mission is ideal for large rotorcraft nearing the end of their useful lives.

Rotorcraft

May 20, 2025

Leonardo, Sloane Mark 30-year Partnership with AW109 Order

Sloane is coming up on its 109th sale of the AW109.

Rotorcraft

May 20, 2025

Leonardo Taps Rising Demand for VIP Helicopters

Italian aircraft manufacturer is the sole OEM exhibiting at EBACE 2025

Rotorcraft

May 18, 2025

Rain Tests Autonomous Black Hawk on Burning Brush

Two weeks of testing highlighted the value of quick-reaction fire suppression

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2025

FAA Concerned about Bell 206L Vertical Vibrations

Pilots need to know to pull collective to eliminate so-called collective bounce

Rotorcraft

May 14, 2025

Alpine Helicopters Picks Camp’s Mx and Inventory Tools

Systems will streamline operations, reduce downtime, and improve reliability

Rotorcraft

May 14, 2025

Blade Air Mobility Losses Ease as Pax Revenues Leap

Company posted a $3.5 million net loss

Rotorcraft

May 13, 2025

Helicopter Deliveries at Leonardo Soften but Orders Jump

Order intake in the quarter was up 15.6%

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2025

Bell Celebrates 6,000th Helicopter Made in Mirabel

Ceremony included delivery of two Subaru Bell 412EPXs

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2025

Loft Dynamics VR Sim Approved for Type Rating Program

Training includes flights in simulator and in the real AS350B3e helicopter

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2025