Airbus Helicopters

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Charlotte Bailey

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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

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Fourth prototype, the program’s first aircraft built in full serial configuration, set to join the fleet this year 

H140 Powering through Flight Testing  

Matt Thurber

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

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.

Third country to certify the multirole rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters H175 Gets Transport Canada Nod

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Cenipa report examined camera images from helicopter and hangar feed

Mx Process ID’d as Possible Issue in H160 Ditching

Chad Trautvetter

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

Level-5 device has floor-mounted visual displays and mixed-reality hoist station

Entrol To Deliver Mission-ready H145 Sim to NZ Firm

Charles Alcock

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

New logistics hub uses automated vertical lift modules

Airbus Helicopters Boosts Asia-Pacific Parts Availability

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

System improves safety in all helicopter flight regimes

StableLight Autopilot Adds Big Helo Capability to AStar

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

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.

Flexrotor, Sirtap, and Aliaca join conventional crewed platforms on display 

Airbus Drones Make Singapore Airshow Debut 

Neelam Mathews

Airbus H125 operator orders a new H130 at Wings India

Heritage Aviation Ramps Up Light Helicopter Capability

Military market share rises to 28% as yearly orders total 544 aircraft

Airbus Helicopters Orders Climb 20% in 2025

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

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H140 Powering through Flight Testing

Airbus Helicopters H175 Gets Transport Canada Nod

Mx Process ID’d as Possible Issue in H160 Ditching

Entrol To Deliver Mission-ready H145 Sim to NZ Firm

Airbus Helicopters Boosts Asia-Pacific Parts Availability

StableLight Autopilot Adds Big Helo Capability to AStar

Airbus Drones Make Singapore Airshow Debut

Heritage Aviation Ramps Up Light Helicopter Capability

Airbus Helicopters Orders Climb 20% in 2025

Airbus PioneerLab Prepares For 2026 Critical Design Review

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