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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Second Airbus H140 Prototype Completes First Flight

H140 incorporates a new Safran Arrius 2ES engine

Rotorcraft

August 5, 2025

Sale of Blade’s Pax Ops Set To Boost Medical Division

Medical flight revenues are growing faster than passenger operations

Charter & Fractional

August 5, 2025

Barnes Aerospace Buys ATI’s East Hartford Operations

Move adds 80 skilled employees and manufacturing of safety-critical components

Engines

August 5, 2025

Aero Asset Reports Single-engine Helo Price Surge Trend

Utility-configured aircraft led pricing gains

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

July 29, 2025

Videos

Turkish Aerospace's T625 Gökbey Helicopter Flies at Farnborough International Airshow

The helicopter can be adapted to a variety of missions.

Rotorcraft

July 25, 2024

Kopter Expects Versatile AW09 Helicopter To Punch Above Its Weight

The all composite turbine single promises to bring new technology to its segment

Rotorcraft

June 13, 2024

HAI Ushers in New Era as Vertical Aviation International

VAI wants to show it has 'open arms' for all kinds of vertical lift

Rotorcraft

March 6, 2024

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

More Articles

China’s Skyco Leasing Group Orders More H175 Helicopters

Six of the twin-engined rotorcraft will be operated by China Southern Airlines General Aviation

Rotorcraft

July 28, 2025

Bell Revenues Surge 28% as MV-75 Program Accelerates

Commercial helicopter deliveries hold steady at 32 units; military program drives strong financial performance

Rotorcraft

July 25, 2025

Airbus Starts H160M Helicopter Flight Tests

French armed forces are set to receive 169 H160M Guépard rotorcraft, starting in 2028

Rotorcraft

July 25, 2025

Robinson Teams with MagniX To Develop Electric R66

Partnership was announced during EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh

Rotorcraft

July 23, 2025

DARPA Selects Bell for Next Phase of HSVTOL Development

Helicopter manufacturer will build an X-plane for Phase 2 of Pentagon’s SPRINT program

Aircraft

July 10, 2025

Skyryse and Cal Fire To Deploy SkyOS for Firefighting

Simplified control and fly-by-wire envelope protection will enhance mission safety

Safety

July 9, 2025

Castle Air Expands Helo Maintenance with Heliwork Buy

Company expands UK footprint and adds new blade and component capabilities

Maintenance and Modifications

July 9, 2025

Milestone and Leonardo Sign Power-by-the-hour Agreement

Deal covers more than 100 helicopters owned by the leasing company

Rotorcraft

July 8, 2025

Coptersafety Expands Simulator Fleet with H175 and H145

New sims expected to be certified Level D by multiple regulatory authorities

Training and Workforce

July 7, 2025

Air Methods Introduces Mauna Loa Pilots to HEMS Careers

‘Grass is Greener’ initiative aims to help flight instructors transition to professional flying jobs

Rotorcraft

June 26, 2025

NHIndustries NH90 Helicopter Flies at the Paris Airshow

The twin-engine multirole military helicopter shows off its maneuverability.

Rotorcraft

June 23, 2025

Airbus Helicopters EC665 Tiger Flies at the Paris Air Show

The multirole attack helicopter showed off its agility over Le Bourget.

Rotorcraft

June 23, 2025

Airbus Racer Compound Helicopter Flies at the Paris Air Show

This experimental helicopter is faster and more fuel efficient than a conventional rotorcraft.

Rotorcraft

June 23, 2025

Flexrotor UAS Secures Largest Order to Date

Australian company Drone Forge is purchasing six complete systems with 17 air vehicles

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

June 19, 2025

Boeing Defense Grows Business in Europe

Already a major player in Europe, BDS foresees considerable expansion in the continent

Aircraft

June 19, 2025

Avincis Takes Delivery of Two New Airbus H145s

Purchase marks continued investment in critical-care aircraft

Rotorcraft

June 18, 2025