Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

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Mark Huber

Metro Aviation (Booth C4012) celebrated its one millionth flight hour at this year’s Heli-Expo. Metro operates a fleet of 170 air ambulances for 43 hospital programs nationwide and employs more than 1,000. The record-setting flight took place on January 6 in an Airbus EC145 Metro operates for Indiana University Health. Metro estimates that it has flown 704,228 patients since its founding in 1982.&nbsp;

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Metro Celebrates One Million Flight Hours

Metro marks millionth flight hour since 1982.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Charlotte Bailey

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Expanded helicopter presence spans executive and general aviation

Aero Friedrichshafen Gives Helicopters More Lift in 2027

Matt Thurber

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Plans called for selling the 5.36-acre property to the city of Indianapolis

Aviation Wins with Reversal of Indy Heliport Closure

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Initial fleet renewal could precede additional 30 domestically assembled units

Romania Orders 12 SAFE-backed H225M Helicopters

Charles Alcock

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Facility at Al Maktoum International Airport will complement the group’s FBO

Falcon Executive Cleared for Flights at Dubai Helipark

Curt Epstein

Pricing on heavy twins reached a five-year high in the first half

Aero Asset: Twin-engine Helicopter Sales Activity Up 

Program started with Utah and North Dakota

Louisiana Rotor Pathway Advances Rotorcraft Careers

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

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Local rotorcraft industry leader urges international partners to get involved in crisis

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