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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ERAU Prof: Urban Air Vehicles To Transform Travel
An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University professor predicts urban air mobility vehicles will transform what airplanes look like within five to 10 years.
Rotorcraft
CHC Delivers Six New AW139s To Australian Air Force
CHC Helicopter will operate six new SAR configured Leonardo AW139s for the Royal Australian Air Force
Rotorcraft
CHC Delivers Six News AW139s To Australian Air Force
CHC Helicopter will operate six new SAR configured Leonardo AW139s for the Royal Australian Air Force
Rotorcraft
Bristow Removed from S&P Index, Stock Falls Anew
Bristow Group's removal from the S&P SmallCap 600 index comes amidst charges of defrauding shareholders
Rotorcraft
Assembly of First Production AW609 Weeks Away
Leonardo says second production AW609 will follow soon.
Rotorcraft
Transformative New Rotorcraft Near Certification As Heli-Expo Approaches
The OEMs are ready with new products, but is the market robust enough to support them?
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ST Engineering Gets BVLOS Approval in Singapore
ST's DroNet UAS system will be used to patrol the Lower Seletar reservoir
Rotorcraft
Victoria Police Order Trio of Leonardo AW139s
The Victoria, Australia Police Air Wing have ordered AW139s as part of its fleet modernization program.
Rotorcraft
Kopter SH09 Getting Bigger Cabin, Increased Mtow
Kopter SH09 will now be able to carry 8 passengers thanks to redesigned fuel tank system
Rotorcraft
Genesys IFR Cockpit Approved for Metro's EC145e
Genesys Aerosystems and Metro Aviation have received FAA STC approval for a low-cost IFR capable cockpit in the Airbus EC145e helicopter
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
NASA To Test UAS Traffic Management over Urban Areas
NASA will test its UAS Traffic Management System with drone flights over Las Vegas and Corpus Christi.
Rotorcraft
Bristow's Delayed Financials Tied To Helicopter Engines
Bristow again delays release of latest quarterly financial report
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
In-Flight Data Sets Three BVLOS Drone World Records
In-Flight sets three new distance records for BVLOS flight set using senseFly eBee Plus
Rotorcraft
Shareholder Suit Lodged Against Bristow
Suit charges Bristow executives with making "materially false" statements about the company's finances.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Leonardo Opens New RUAS Facility In Italy
Leonardo's new Pisa plant will build the AWHERO RUAS.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Faces Heavy Financial Headwinds
Bristow's stock dips as it issues "going concern" warning.
Rotorcraft
Kopter Plans Mollis, Switzerland Plant Expansion
Kopter Group plans to open its new plant in Switzerland in 2021
Rotorcraft
Bristow Hints At Bankruptcy, Drops Columbia Deal
Bristow Group is assessing its "ability to continue as a going concern" amidst financial reporting "weaknesses."
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Lufthansa Refocuses Drone Efforts
Lufthansa Technik will now lead Lufthansa Group's drone operations.
Rotorcraft
Airbus, Helisim Break Ground On Texas Training Center
$40 million helicopter training facility will include new Thales full-motion simulators.
Accidents
EMS Helo Crashes after Other Companies Decline Flight
All three crew killed in crash of Survival Flight Bell 407 in Ohio.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Opens Helicopter Support Facility in Louisiana
Leonardo Gulf Coast Support Center will include blade repair shop, parts warehouse.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Encouraged by Navair Helicopter Trainer RFP
Leonardo thinks its TH-119 single is a more cost effective training helicopter for the U.S. Navy.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Drone Roadmap Revealed at Davos
Internationally developed toolkit will assist countries to safely integrate drone operations.
Rotorcraft
Erickson Aircrane Lost in Australia, Crew Safe
An Erickson Aircrane crashed near a dam while firefighting in Victoria.
Rotorcraft
Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Reaches 280 Knots
Bell V-280 hit target maximum speed after 13 months of flight testing.
Rotorcraft
Tax Credit Floated for Crash-resistant HEMS Fuel Tanks
Colorado congressmen propose a 10 percent tax credit against the cost of installing crash resistant fuel systems in EMS helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Ansat Helo Certified for High-altitude Operations
Russian light twin helicopter now approved for takeoff and landing at altitudes up to 3,500 meters.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Boeing Autonomous eVTOL Makes First Flight
Boeing NeXT's fully autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing prototype aircraft made its first flight January 22nd.
