Rotorcraft

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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HAI Renames Its Charitable Foundation

Helicopter Foundation International has been renamed as HAI Foundation, to more closely align its ties to parent HAI.

Rotorcraft

January 26, 2020

SNC Demos eHealth and Monitoring for HEMS Industry

Sierra Nevada Corp. is demonstrating its eHealth Remote Monitoring solutions for the EMS industry this week at Heli-Expo 2020.

Avionics

January 26, 2020

Direct Helicopter Sees Transport Business Booming

Global rotorcraft transport specialist Direct Helicopter looks to build on a record 2019.

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2020

Robinson Sees Off Year, Boosts Customer Service

While Robinson Helicopter saw its deliveries dip in 2019, the company has launched a new maintenance facility to tend to its more than 12,000 helicopters.

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2020

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Uniflight Touts Medical Configurations for Mercy Flight

MRO Uniflight completes configurations for Mercy Flight Buffalo’s three new Bell 429s.

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2020

EIT Avionics Matches FDR with Display Device

EIT's data recorder and Esaid display combine to add more safety to the Robinson R44.

Avionics

January 25, 2020

Airbus Helicopters Touts 50 Years of North American Operations

Airbus Helicopters places greater emphasis on customer service to retain a significant share of the U.S. commercial market and attract new customers.

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2020

Mecaer Highlights Magnificent Interior

Mecaer delivered a Magnificent interior retrofit for a utility-configured Bell 505.

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

Efficient Management of Rotorcraft Assets

Helicopters must be managed carefully to extract the optimal utility from these expensive assets.

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

Windfarm Support Boosts Offshore Helicopter Work

Windfarm support operations are providing a new source of offshore work for helicopters.

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

R22 Converted To Long-Range Drone

Unmanned systems developer UAVOS has converted a Robinson R-22 helicopter into a long-range drone.

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

Metro Aviation Thrives in a Tough Environment

The helicopter emergency services provider, which has clients nationwide, also completes about 35 aircraft per year and trains pilots and technicians.

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

Bell Builds Urban Air Mobility Smart City

Bell is demonstrating how a modern city could adopt urban air mobility vehicles safely and efficiently.

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

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.

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

Kopter Tests New Main Rotor Head, Blades on SH09

The main rotor configuration flight tests are confirming the roadmap for Kopter's SH09 light single-turbine.

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

Aero Asset: Preowned Helo Sales Down, but Market Improving

Aero Asset found overall pre-owned sales of $444 million in 2019 had declined five percent from the previous year,

Rotorcraft

January 24, 2020

HAI Salute to Excellence: Gary Wiltrout, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

HAI Salute to Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award goes to pilot Gary Wiltrout.

Rotorcraft

January 23, 2020

Dwayne Williams Caps Career with HAI Instructor Award

HAI Flight Instructor of the Year recipient Dwayne Williams has had a 50-plus-year career with the U.S. Army, PHI, Bell, MD Helicopters, and Aerodynamics.

Rotorcraft

January 23, 2020

Horizon Flight Academy Vital to Mideast Rotorcraft Training

An order for 12 Bell 505s heralds Horizon Flight Academy's phaseout of aging Bell 206s.

Rotorcraft

January 23, 2020

Safran Calls 2019 'Fantastic Year'

Safran Helicopter Engines certified four new models in 2019 and is continuing work on electric and hybrid systems.

Engines

January 23, 2020