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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CHC Supporting Search-and-rescue Charities

CHC Helicopter is celebrating #HeliSARWeek on its social media.

Rotorcraft

September 27, 2021

CHC Flies S-92 with Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Helicopter operator CHC has completed the first flight of a Sikorsky S-92 on sustainable aviation fuel.

Sustainability and Environment

September 23, 2021

Bell Establishes 525 Experience Center in Norway

Bell is promoting its new super-medium twin to offshore energy and military customers in the region.

Rotorcraft

September 22, 2021

Airbus Testing Hybrid Propulsion on Flightlab Helo

Airbus Helicopters says experimental electric engine backup system could eventually lead to serial production hybrid engine models.

Engines

September 21, 2021

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Bristow Signs Deal For Up to 50 eVTOLs with Vertical Aero

Deal is Bristow's second for electric aircraft in less than a month.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2021

GetHeli Expands To International Operators

UK-based helicopter charter booking platform GetHeli added international operators to its database and longer term is looking at eVTOLs.

Rotorcraft

September 17, 2021

Leasing Venture Orders 12 More Helicopters

Helicopter lessor LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing are acquiring 12 more helicopters worth more than $120 million.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

September 16, 2021

Phoenix PD Orders Five Airbus H125s

Phoenix PD calls Airbus H125 "best aircraft for the job."

Rotorcraft

September 16, 2021

Blade Aims To Dominate Organ Transport Market in U.S.

Blade said it will merge its MediMobility business with Trinity Air Medical, which it has signed an agreement to acquire.

Rotorcraft

September 14, 2021

Hands On: Garmin GFC 600H in Bell 505

Garmin's GFC 600H helicopter flight control system has been certified in the Bell 505, the company's second rotorcraft application for the system.

Avionics

September 13, 2021

Thales Begins Flying FlytX Helicopter Avionics

Thales has begun flight testing its compact FlytX helicopter avionics suite in a Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2.

Avionics

September 13, 2021

Safran Runs Makila 2 Helicopter Engine on 100% SAF

Safran has successfully test run one of its Makila 2 helicopter engines on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel .

Engines

September 8, 2021

Milestone Leasing Three AW139s to Thai Aviation

The intermediate twin AW139s will be used by Thai Aviation Services to support an offshore production and exploration contract in the Gulf of Thailand.

Rotorcraft

September 7, 2021

Army Accepts First Airbus Helicopters UH-72B

The UH-72B incorporates all the technologies in the latest H145.

Rotorcraft

September 7, 2021

Vertiport Chicago Primed for eVTOL Future

Vertiport Chicago adds customers including Blade, anticipates future eVTOL operations.

Rotorcraft

September 1, 2021

CHC Completes Babcock Acquisition

CHC Helicopter Group (CHC) has completed its acquisition of Babcock International’s offshore oil-and-gas aviation business.

Rotorcraft

September 1, 2021

United Rotorcraft Orders Five More Black Hawks

Air Methods unit will convert Sikorsky S-70s into Firehawk firefighters.

Rotorcraft

August 30, 2021

North American Guimbal Fleet Tops 50,000 Hours

Nearly 300 Cabri G2s have been delivered worldwide.

Rotorcraft

August 30, 2021

Bristow Orders 50 eSTOLs To Launch Air Services in 2026

Helicopter operator Bristow intends to buy up to 50 hybrid-electric STOL airplanes being developed by Electra Aero for air services starting in 2026.

Aircraft

August 26, 2021

Hill Helicopters To Offer Skid Gear Model

Hill Helicopters said it would offer its turbine single with an option of either wheeled or skid gear.

Rotorcraft

August 24, 2021