Airbus Helicopters is nearing U.S. certification and preparing for PHI proving flights.

Airbus Helicopters Ramping Up H160 Production

Airbus Helicopters has moved its Racer demonstrator to its Marignane, France site for assembly as it targets first flight by the end of the year.

Airbus Racer on Pace for 2022 First Flight

Bell has announced signed purchase agreements for 10 new helicopters, five of which were sold by Jet Aviation in Australia.

Bell Signs Purchase Agreements for 11 Helicopters

Company optimistic as S-92 fleet utilization increases. 

Sikorsky S-92 Market Looking Up

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HAI Convention

News from HAI Heli-Expo 2022

HAI Heli-Expo 2022

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Kerry Lynch

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Georgina Hunter-Jones, who founded "Helicopter Life," has covered the helicopter industry for more than 35 years.

Georgina Hunter-Jones Selected for HAI Comms Award

Chad Trautvetter

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Travis Christy, who flies a Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk, is the recipient of HAI’s 2022 Pilot of the Year Award.

HAI Bestows Pilot of Year Award to USCG's Travis Christy

Mark Huber

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

Vertical Flight Society executive director Mike Hirschberg says eVTOLs will "change the world."

Hirschberg: All Aviation Will Benefit from eVTOL Tech

Mario Pierobon

Emergency medical services, search and rescue, and offshore wind operations helped keep the European helicopter market humming through the pandemic.

European Helicopter Market Bounces Back

Curt Epstein

Heavy-lift helicopter operator and manufacturer Erickson has released details on its new water cannon which has been under development since 2018. 

Erickson Progresses with Next Gen Water Cannon

AIN Staff

MD Helicopters, which promptly stepped up to the plate when the Navajo Nation suffered from Covid, is the recipient of the HAI Humanitarian Service award.

MD Honored with Humanitarian Service for Navajo Missions

Scott Tinnesand, a helicopter test and instructor pilot with 33 years of accident-free years of flying experience, is HAI's Flight Instructor of the Year.

HAI Recognizes Scott Tinnesand with Flight Instructor Award

Jerry Siebenmark

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Paravion's MRO and completions operation, Century Helicopters, included in acquisition by Dart Aerospace.

Dart Products, Services Expand with Paravion Acquisition

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

During a demo flight of the Genesys Aerosystems HeliSAS, AIN writer Kipp Lau experienced the systems' many safety benefits.

Hands On: Genesys HeliSAS: the Digital Safety Pilot

Sgt. Matt Rogers, a member of the Michigan State Police Aviation Unit, is the recipient of this year’s HAI Salute to Excellence Law Enforcement Award.

Michigan Police Officer Earns HAI Law Enforcement Award