Content Archive: March 2019
Rotorcraft
Airliner Supplier Sees Growth in Military Vertical Lift
Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier to Airbus and Boeing, sees opportunity in helos, tiltrotors, particularly on defense side.
Regulations and Government
Helioffshore Targets Data-driven Safety Improvements
The organization will be five years old this year and has already formed the bedrock for solid safety advances in the sector.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airbus Helicopters Expands Digital Support Efforts
New eLog card will replace paper cards traditionally used to management components.
CityAirbus Demonstrator Approaches First Flight
Ground testing began in February.
Rotorcraft
Bell Working On IFR 407, Finishing 525 This Year
Bell plans to offer IFR 407 as new U.S. Navy training helicopter
Aircraft
New Life for the B-52
The U.S. Air Force is planning on keeping its B-52 strategic bombers for at least another 30 years, and beyond the retirement of the B-1 and B-2.
Aircraft
Sukhoi Delivers Last Classic “Flanker” to Russian MoD
The Komosomolsk-upon-Amur factory revealed that it has delivered the last of the baseline Su-27 "Flanker" family to the Russian forces.
Flying above Denali, Andreas Hermansky Is Pilot of Year
Andreas Hermansky had the difficult task of flying park rangers over Denali National Park as they searched for wreckage of a de Havilland Beaver crash.
HAI To Honor Dewitte Binkley's Career with Lifetime Nod
A 40-year industry veteran, Binkley built up SureFlight's business.
Dassault Chief Modestly Upbeat on Bizav Market
Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Eric Trappier has seen a slight recovery in the business aviation market.
