MD Helicopters is expanding its vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities as it prepares to return the MD902 twin-engine helicopter to market.

MD Helicopters is Manufacturing for the Future

Airbus Helicopters touted 100M fleet hours, product improvements, and new orders at Heli-Expo 2020. 

Celebrating 100M Flight Hours, Airbus Raking in Orders

Kopter announced its first order from the Philippines and additional purchase options from Rainier Heli International.

Kopter Adds SH09 Orders at Heli-Expo

Erickson said the S-64F+ will be the next generation of heavy-lift helicopters.

Erickson Looks To the Air Crane's Future

Collins Pegasus Helicopter Rescue Hoist Promises Innovations

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Leonardo Buys Swiss Helicopter Manufacturer Kopter - AIN

Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages, Aircraft on Production Line - AIN

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The stands, delivered to Southern California Edison, feature ergonomic padding and tool and refuse collectors to assist AMTs with their maintenance duties.

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Uniform noise standards could speed eVTOL market. 

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Cobham's new SB-Helo X-Stream service promises fixed-wing level satcom connectivity for helicopters.

Cobham Goes To the X-Stream for Helo Connectivity

Airbus now tallies 165 operators and 1,000 rotorcraft worldwide in its flight data sharing ecosystem.

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“We learned that using different sensors together works very well,” he told AIN.

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Safran Helicopter Engines is expanding its health monitoring service.

Safran Expands Health Monitoring Offers

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For some, urban air mobility is a gradual journey, to others its a race.

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists gave Heli-Expo 2020 attendees a full breifing on the Mars Helicopter Scout.

Helicopters on Mars Is Rocket Science

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Collins Aerospace recognized the Texas Department of Public Safety for rescuing four people during a flood.

Texas DPS Earns Collins Rescue Award

Enstrom Helicopters received orders for three 480B helos from Botswana for Q2 delivery.

Enstrom, Botswana Ink 480B Order

HAI Heli-Expo 2020

MD Helicopters is Manufacturing for the Future

MD Helicopters is expanding its vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities as it prepares to return the MD902 twin-engine helicopter to market.

Celebrating 100M Flight Hours, Airbus Raking in Orders

Airbus Helicopters touted 100M fleet hours, product improvements, and new orders at Heli-Expo 2020.

Kopter Adds SH09 Orders at Heli-Expo

Kopter announced its first order from the Philippines and additional purchase options from Rainier Heli International.

Erickson Looks To the Air Crane's Future

Erickson said the S-64F+ will be the next generation of heavy-lift helicopters.

Collins Pegasus Helicopter Rescue Hoist Promises Innovations

Collins Pegasus Helicopter Rescue Hoist Promises Innovations

Meet the U.S. Navy’s New Training Helicopter, the Leonardo TH-119 - AIN

Meet the U.S. Navy’s New Training Helicopter, the Leonardo TH-119 - AIN

Leonardo Buys Swiss Helicopter Manufacturer Kopter - AIN

Leonardo Buys Swiss Helicopter Manufacturer Kopter - AIN

Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages, Aircraft on Production Line - AIN

Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages, Aircraft on Production Line - AIN

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Sierra Nevada Offers Solution to Degraded Visual Environments

Safran Expands Health Monitoring Offers

Baby Steps Toward Urban Air Mobility

Helicopters on Mars Is Rocket Science

Texas DPS Earns Collins Rescue Award

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