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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Vita Inclinata Returns with Hoist, Sling Load Stabilizer

The problem of how to stop a sling load from spinning has been solved by Vita Inclinata.

Vega Offshore Deploys Rusada Fleet Management Software

Oil and gas services company Vega Offshore has chosen Switzerland-based Rusada's Envision software to manage operations for its fleet of helicopters.

Blackhawk Buying Helo Tank Maker Recoil

Blackhawk Aerospace buying Recoil, maker of helicopter auxiliary fuel and fire suppression tanks.

Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus Partners On UAM in Saudi Arabia

Airbus is partnering with THC to bring UAM to Saudi

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MD Invests Big in Customer Support

MD Helicopters is expanding parts inventory by $24 million as part of its investment in beefing up product support.

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Safran Helo Engines Emerges a Stronger Firm Post Covid

Safran Helicopter Engines expects a 15 percent increase in year-over-year deliveries.

Astronautics Demonstrate Wireless Airborne Comm System

Aeronautics AeroSync wireless airborne comm system will be the standard connectivity solution for Airbus H125, H130 helicopters.

First Arrival Heralds 'Dallas Comeback' for Heli-Expo

HAI's James Viola, Airbus Helicopters' Romain Trapp, and others kickoff Heli-Expo fly-in with a Super Puma Arrival.

Airbus Revamps HCare Support and Services Portfolio

The overhaul also includes a new cost-sharing approach to fund for certain upgrades of legacy models, such as H120 avionics.

Maintenance and Modifications

Jaunt's eVTOL Plans Boosted by LTTS Engineering Alliance

Jaunt, which is working to certify its five-seat Journey eVTOL aircraft by 2026, is establishing design and production facilities in Canada.

Blueberry Moves $80M Worth of Helicopters in 2021

Blueberry Aviation provides helicopter sales and consulting services.

Aviation Search Group Places More Than 700 Helo Pilots

Texas-based Aviation Search Group specializes in executive and technical placements for the aviation industry.

Rotortrade Opens in Florida

Chris Marsh will head Rotortrade's new Fort Pierce facility.

Alpine Looks To Use Nanocomposites for Helo Parts

The nanocomposite technology Alpine Advanced Materials is using was originally developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works.

IBAC Updates IS-BAO Helo Practices, Moves into RPAS

IBAC adapted certain best practices in its IS-BAO standard to better fit helicopter operations and expanded the breadth of the program to include RPAS.

ForeFlight Enhances Features for Helicopter Pilots

Helicopter operators have access to many new features available in the ForeFlight moving-map app.

Aviation Battery Systems Adds to Line of StartStick GPUs

Aviation Battery Systems' new StartStick 20 portable GPU will be on display at the company's booth this week at Heli-Expo

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STAT MedEvac Opts for 10 More Airbus H135s

Pennsylvania-based STAT operates from 18 air ambulances bases.

Genesys Unveils New Control Panel, Autopilot Options

Genesys Aerosystems has unveiled a new control panel and announced development of a fourth axis for its autopilot system.

JSFirm: 'Everyone Is Hiring' in Aviation

Aviation jobs website sees a 30-percent increase in job postings compared to pre-Covid numbers.

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