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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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Blackhawk Buying Helo Tank Maker Recoil

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

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THC In Deal for 16 Leonardo AW139s

The Helicopter Company of Saudi Arabia has placed an order for 16 more Leonardo AW139s, with options for seven more.

Aero Asset: Supply of Used Helo Twins Shrinks in Q4

Despite a double-digit increase in 2021 sales of preowned twin-engine helicopters, supply shrinks and deal pipeline slows.

Robinson To Deliver Quartet of Ships Following Heli-Expo

Robinson to deliver its four helicopters on display at Heli-Expo

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WingX Expands into Helicopter Fleet Tracking

WingX, which has expertise in business jet analysis, is partnering with Parapex Media to provide helicopter fleet information.

Airbus Partners On UAM in Saudi Arabia

Airbus is partnering with THC to bring UAM to Saudi

Safran Helo Engines Emerges a Stronger Firm Post Covid

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

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.

Spain Selects P&WC Engines for 36-Helicopter Order

Spain's government has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW206B3 engine for its order of Airbus H135 light-twin helicopters.

Leonardo's 'Agusta' Luxury Branding Takes Shape

Agusta seeks to recapture a stylish cache.

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.

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.

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.

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.

JSFirm: 'Everyone Is Hiring' in Aviation

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

Metro Aviation Delivers Two EC145s to Flight For Life

Metro Aviation has delivered the first two EC145 air medical helicopters to Flight For Life, which will replace aircraft at its Wisconsin bases.

Blueberry Moves $80M Worth of Helicopters in 2021

Blueberry Aviation provides helicopter sales and consulting services.

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.

STAT MedEvac Opts for 10 More Airbus H135s

Pennsylvania-based STAT operates from 18 air ambulances bases.

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