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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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

Videos

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

Airbus H225 Super Puma Helicopter Demand Soars with New Missions

Airbus H225 Super Puma Helicopter Demand Soars with New Missions

Rotorcraft

April 20, 2023

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator

Rotorcraft

April 3, 2023

Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters Reinvented for 21st-century Missions

Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters Reinvented for 21st-century Missions

Aircraft

March 27, 2023

More Articles

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

Spaes Adds Pulse Lights to Airbus AS332 Helicopter

Modification improves visibility of the helicopter during firefighting operations

Maintenance and Modifications

May 12, 2025

Greece Buying Airbus H215s for Firefighting Operations

Super Puma can drop more than four tonnes of water at a time

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2025

PHI Aviation Cuts Ribbon on Terminal in Houma, Louisiana

Investment boosts PHI’s regional infrastructure

FBOs

May 6, 2025

Helicopter SAF Trials Show Reduced Soot Emissions

Emergency medical operator ADAC partnered with aerospace research group DLR

Fuel

May 6, 2025

Orders Surge, Revenues Up in Q1 at Airbus Helicopters

Revenues increased 10% and orders by 58.7%

Rotorcraft

May 1, 2025

Bristow, Sikorsky Sign S-92 Enhanced Support Agreement

Coverage supports more than 60 helicopters in SAR and offshore energy operations

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2025

Bell’s First 505 Sale to Netherlands Goes to Verdegro

Company will use the helicopter for business travel in Europe

Rotorcraft

April 30, 2025

Piasecki Acquires Kaman's Kargo UAV Program

U.S. company says it will accelerate development of the 1,400-pound payload vehicle

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

April 29, 2025