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Rotorcraft
CHC Completes Babcock Acquisition
CHC Helicopter Group (CHC) has completed its acquisition of Babcock International’s offshore oil-and-gas aviation business.
Rotorcraft
Vertiport Chicago Primed for eVTOL Future
Vertiport Chicago adds customers including Blade, anticipates future eVTOL operations.
Rotorcraft
North American Guimbal Fleet Tops 50,000 Hours
Nearly 300 Cabri G2s have been delivered worldwide.
Rotorcraft
United Rotorcraft Orders Five More Black Hawks
Air Methods unit will convert Sikorsky S-70s into Firehawk firefighters.
Rotorcraft
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.
Airports
New York/New Jersey Helicopter Traffic Draws Fresh Fire
Critics target heliports, civil operations
Rotorcraft
Lockheed Shuttering Sikorsky Coatesville
Lockheed Martin says it is closing Sikorsky's Coatesville, Pennsylvania plant early next year.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Lands Order for Four IFR AW119Kx Singles
Western New York air ambulance provider Mercy Flight Central has ordered four IFR certified Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx singles.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airbus Delivers Five-blade H145s to Germany's ADAC
German air ambulance provider ADAC has taken delivery of two five-bladed Airbus H145s and announced plans to upgrade its H145 fleet to the same config.
Aircraft
Samaritan's Purse DC-8 Providing Rapid Haiti Relief
Charity's DC-8 brings needed relief to Haiti after Saturday's earthquake.
Rotorcraft
Scared Passengers Sue Helicopter Operator
Passengers sue for mental distress after crew recovers from botched oil rig approaches, vortex ring state spin.
Regulations and Government
Helo Pilot Charged after Airlifting Ice Cream Cake
Dairy Queen drop-in lands helicopter pilot in the dock.
Rotorcraft
First Five-blade Airbus H145 Delivered in North America
Canadian air ambulance operator Stars has become the first North American operator of the five-bladed Airbus Helicopters H145 light twin.
Rotorcraft
Erickson Puts Itself in Play
Erickson seeks partner to help fund new technology, MRO expansion.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Edging Toward Profitability
Helicopter operator Bristow Group narrows loss on increasing revenues.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo AW109 Light Twin Helicopter Turns 50
Leonardo's light twin helicopter made its first flight in 1971.
Rotorcraft
Opener Readies BlackFly eVTOL for Sales This Fall
Opener will offer single-seat eVTOL as Part 103 Light Sport aircraft.
Rotorcraft
F. Lee Bailey's Enstrom Tenure Creative, Chaotic
Famed trial attorney and aviator F. Lee Bailey guided Enstrom Helicopter through a decade of achievement.
Regulations and Government
Dickson: FAA Not Backing Down on Instruction LODA
FAA's chief says the agency is working on a new rule to clarify instruction requirements in certain category aircraft, but the industry isn't satisfied.
Volocopter Flies 2X eVTOL Prototype at Oshkosh
Volocopter made the first FAA-approved flight of a manned, eVTOL aircraft in a public environment in the U.S. during the EAA AirVenture show.
FutureFlight
Volocopter Makes U.S. Public Debut, With Piloted Flight At Oshkosh Show
The German company's 2X eVTOL prototype flew in front of large crowds at the EAA AirVenture event, and visitors were also able to take a close look at the cabin for the VoloCity air taxi model.
Rotorcraft
Curti Brings Turbine Kit Copter to AirVenture
The Curti Zefhir kit helicopter carries a price of $500,000 during AirVenture.
Aircraft
Epic Begins Deliveries of E1000 GX Turboprops
Epic plans to deliver 14 of its E1000s this year.
Aircraft
Record Number of Aircraft Swarm EAA AirVenture
EAA lands record number of aircraft in days leading up to AirVenture.
Aircraft
Diamond Debuts DA50 RG Single at AirVenture
Diamond Aircraft's DA50 RG will debut this year at AirVenture; deliveries are expected to begin next year.
Rotorcraft
Russian Helicopters Opens MAKS with Big Order, New Variants
Russian Helicopters is pushing new variants of popular legacy aircraft at Moscow's MAKS-2021 show.
Rotorcraft
Kit Copter Maker RX Enters eVTOL Market
Former Rotorway kit helicopter company entering the eVTOL market in partnership with Advanced Tactics.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Canadian Governments Pumping Billions into Green Aviation
PWC, Bell, and CAE could receive $685 million from Canada's support for electric aviation.
Engines
Hartzell Acquires Pre-heat Product Maker Tanis
Hartzell Propeller will move Tanis production to Ohio.
