Rotorcraft
Kamov Ka-32 gets EASA nod
Russian Helicopters, the holding company that combines the country’s helicopter industry under one umbrella, has received EASA certification for the 11-met

Russian Helicopters, the holding company that combines the country’s helicopter industry under one umbrella, has received EASA certification for the 11-metric-ton (24,000 pounds) Kamov Ka-32A11BC. Already flown by state organizations in Europe, the Ka-32A11BC is thus now available to commercial operators.

“EASA certification of the Ka-32A11BC offers new prospects,” such as passenger transportation, load carrying, high-rise construction, firefighting, mountain electric line construction, patrolling and search-and-rescue, according to Russian Helicopters CEO Andrei Shibitov.