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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Russia’s Aerospace Sector May Be Headed For Consolidation

Folding Russian Helicopters into the OAK structure to form one single entity is a possibility.

Aircraft

January 13, 2020

Mayhew Assumes New Role as USHST Co-Chair

Helicopter training industry veteran Nick Mayhew is the new industry co-chairman of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST).

Rotorcraft

January 13, 2020

Aussie Wallabies Feed On Copter Carrot Bombing

Australia air-dropping carrots to feed starving wildlife.

Rotorcraft

January 13, 2020

UK Rotor Ranter Fined $2,000

UK helicopter pilot fined $2,080 by the Civil Aviation Authority for on-air exchange with air traffic controller.

Rotorcraft

January 13, 2020

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Blade India Starts Helo Air-taxi Service in Mumbai

New York-based Blade Urban Air Mobility and majority partner Delhi-based Hunch Ventures recently started preliminary helicopter service in India.

Charter & Fractional

January 10, 2020

HAI Names Senior FAA Safety Exec Viola as CEO

Viola, who becomes the next HAI CEO on January 16, helped launch the USHST and was a former special ops MH-6 and MH-47 pilot.

Rotorcraft

January 6, 2020

Bell AerOS Shows How Urban Air Mobility Flies

Bell is demonstrating how a smart city of the future could incorporate urban air mobility vehicles running under autonomous control.

Rotorcraft

January 6, 2020

Erickson Flying Six Air Cranes on Australian Fires

Erickson is flying six of its S-64 Air Cranes on Australia's record-setting wild fires.

Rotorcraft

January 4, 2020

Airbus Teams with Aston Martin on Special-edition ACH130

Airbus Corporate Helicopters revealed its ACH130 Aston Martin Edition at Courchevel in the French alpine skiing region.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

January 3, 2020

Erickson Delivers Sixth Air Crane to Korea

The twin-engine heavy lift helicopter is used for firefighting by the Korean Forest Service.

Rotorcraft

January 2, 2020

Hawaii Tour Helo Wreckage Found—Seven Dead

The wreckage of a missing Safari Helicopters Airbus AS350 B2 has been found on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Accidents

December 29, 2019

Leonardo Flies Fourth Flight-test AW609

The company is working with the FAA on certification, but it has not yet released a timeline for that.

Rotorcraft

December 27, 2019

Helo EMS Pilot Crash Lands After Apparent Heart Attack

The pilot of an EMS helicopter died after suffering an apparent heart attack while landing in Alabama.

Accidents

December 27, 2019

Tour Helo Missing in Hawaii

The Coast Guard is searching for a missing Airbus AS350 B2 with seven aboard after it failed to return to its base on Kauai.

Accidents

December 27, 2019

Long Island FBO Offers NYC Transfer Packages

Farmingdale, N.Y.-based FBO Republic Jet Center has partnered with a charter provider to offer exclusive NYC flight/transfer package options.

Charter & Fractional

December 26, 2019

HAI Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award: LA County Fire

The HAI Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award was awarded to the LA County Fire Department.

Rotorcraft

December 24, 2019

Kazakhstan Becoming a Regional Aircraft Industry/Service Hub

Partnerships with companies in Russia, Israel, Turkey, and Europe are helping to strengthen Kazakhstan’s growing defense industry.

Aircraft

December 23, 2019

U.S. Air Force Welcomes the Grey Wolf

Boeing and Leonardo are supplying the MH-139A under a rapid acquisition program to replace aging Bell UH-1N Twin Hueys.

Rotorcraft

December 20, 2019

Enstrom Marks 60 Years

Since incorporation in 1959, Enstrom Helicopter has delivered more than 1,300 helicopters to customers in 50 countries.

Rotorcraft

December 18, 2019

Congress Could Trigger Closure of 80% of U.S. Air Med Bases

"Patient protection" legislation could decimate U.S. air medical industry.

Rotorcraft

December 16, 2019