Latest from Mark Huber
Accidents
Bryant's Helicopter In Rapid Descent Before Fatal Crash
Helicopter in fatal flight that killed basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others descended at nearly 5,000 fpm prior to crash.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cadorath Touts Rolls-Royce M250 Overhaul Capabilities
Cadorath has completed first deliveries of repaired and overhauled Rolls-Royce M250 engine series IV outer combustion cases.
Rotorcraft
Performance Packages Increase Power, Payload for AW169
Leonardo is developing two new performance packages for the AW169 medium twin.
Accidents
Helo Crash Kills Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant, Eight Others
Helicopter crashes into foggy California hillside, killing basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others.
Rotorcraft
Axnes Wireless Intercoms Flying In More Aircraft
Axnes PNG wireless intercom system flying in Travis County’s (Texas) Star Flight fleet of Leonardo AW169s and CalFire’s Firehawks
Rotorcraft
Frasca Tapped for New Life Flight AATDs
Life Flight Network has selected Frasca to provide an advanced aviation training device (AATD) for its Bell 407 GXi helicopters.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Draganfly Develops New Drone Sensor Packages
UAV maker Draganfly has developed three new drone camera packages for agricultural research and environmental monitoring missions.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
AiRXOS, Syniverse Team On Secure Drone Communications
GE Aviation unit AiRXOS and Syniverse are working together to make in harder to hack drones .
Rotorcraft
Helicopter Operators Bristow and Era To Merge
Offshore helicopter companies Bristow and Era will combine to form a new company with $1.5 billion in annual revenues.
Accidents
Coulson C130 Waterbomber Down in Australia
All three crew aboard a Coulson Aviation USA C130 waterbomber were killed.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Drones Used To Track Cargo Trailers at Danish Ports
Using drones to identify cargo trailers significantly reduces CO2 emissions, manpower, and costs.
Rotorcraft
R22 Converted To Long-Range Drone
Unmanned systems developer UAVOS has converted a Robinson R-22 helicopter into a long-range drone.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Bell Joins Choctaw's UAS Integration Pilot Program
Bell will begin testing UAS systems on land belonging to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Rotorcraft
UK Takes Four More Airbus H145 Trainers
Airbus Helicopters is providing four additional H145 twins as part of an expansion of the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS).
Engines
Safran Calls 2019 'Fantastic Year'
Safran Helicopter Engines certified four new models in 2019 and is continuing work on electric and hybrid systems.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
eVTOL Maker Volocopter Gains EASA DOA
EASA has granted urban air mobility OEM Volocopter Design Organization Approval (DOA).
Rotorcraft
Elbit Hydrop Is Aerial Firefighting Game-changer
Elbit Systems' Hydrop aerial firefighting system that enables retardant drops from much higher altitudes
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Bringing Diverse Fleet To Heli-Expo
Airbus Helicopters is bringing three aircraft to its Heli-Expo 2020 booth.
Accidents
NTSB Issues Preliminary On Hawaii Air-tour Crash
Rapidly changing localized weather and pilot fatigue are two possible contributors to the fatal crash of an air tour helicopter in Hawaii.
Rotorcraft
Under Attack, Hawaii Air Tour Industry Forms Task Force
Hawaii air tour stakeholders have formed a task force to deal with the fallout from recent accidents there.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Wins U.S. Navy Helo Trainer Deal
Leonardo selected to provide up to 130 training helicopters to U.S. Navy in a deal potentially worth $650 million.
Rotorcraft
UK Rotor Ranter Fined $2,000
UK helicopter pilot fined $2,080 by the Civil Aviation Authority for on-air exchange with air traffic controller.
Rotorcraft
Aussie Wallabies Feed On Copter Carrot Bombing
Australia air-dropping carrots to feed starving wildlife.
Rotorcraft
Mayhew Assumes New Role as USHST Co-Chair
Helicopter training industry veteran Nick Mayhew is the new industry co-chairman of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST).
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Swift Awarded $17 Million Bahamas UAS Contract
Swift Tactical Systems has won a $17 Million contract to provide Bahamas government agencies with an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Silent Falcon Solar Electric E1 Completes 500 Flight Hours
UAS manufacturer Silent Falcon’s solar electric E1 UAV has completed 500 hours of flight testing.
Rotorcraft
Erickson Flying Six Air Cranes on Australian Fires
Erickson is flying six of its S-64 Air Cranes on Australia's record-setting wild fires.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Lockheed Martin Teaming On UAS Airspace Tools
Lockheed Martin is teaming with Canadian UAVs to provide real-time situational awareness for beyond visual line of sight flights.
Accidents
Hawaii Tour Helo Wreckage Found—Seven Dead
The wreckage of a missing Safari Helicopters Airbus AS350 B2 has been found on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
