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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Saudi National Guard Signs for MD 530F Helo Support

In-country factory maintenance support will help improve efficiency and availability

August 14, 2024

Saudi Air National Guard MD 530F helicopter

Australian Fire Service Selects GPMS Foresight HUMS

Fleet of Black Hawk helicopters is being equipped with health and usage monitoring systems

August 14, 2024

New South Wales Rural Fire Service Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter

LCI Places Two H145D3 Helos in Papua New Guinea

Pacific Helicopters will operate the helicopters on behalf of Santos' Oil Search (PNG) subsidiary

August 13, 2024

Airbus H145D3 helicopters leased by LCI

Rotortrade Earns Approval for EC120, H125 Helo Mx

Company is adding more helicopter types to its Part 145 certificate

August 12, 2024

Rotortrade's European helicopter maintenance center

Videos

Announcing the Top Flight Awards Rotorcraft Category Winner

Announcing the Top Flight Awards Rotorcraft Category Winner

January 4, 2021

Japan Looks At AW609 Tiltrotor to Provide a Link to Remote Islands

Japan Looks At AW609 Tiltrotor to Provide a Link to Remote Islands

September 10, 2020

Mexican Market Shows Interest in Russian-made Ansat Light Helicopter

Mexican Market Shows Interest in Russian-made Ansat Light Helicopter

August 17, 2020

How a Flight Simulator Gives Us an Early Glimpse of EmbraerX’s new eVTOL Aircraft

How a Flight Simulator Gives Us an Early Glimpse of EmbraerX’s new eVTOL Aircraft

August 12, 2020

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Skyportz Reports Orders for New eVTOL Aircraft Vertipad Concept

Australia-based company said three customers have committed for 1,000 vertipads

August 12, 2024

Skyportz vertiport concept

Helibras Continues To Dominate Brazil's Helicopter Market

Airbus subsidiary has 47% market share of turbine helicopters in the country

Helibras at LABACE 2012

Archer Reveals Planned Los Angeles Vertiport Sites

Electric air taxis could fly at the Super Bowl and Summer Olympics

Archer's full-scale Midnight prototype is pictured during its first transition flight

Miami-Dade Police Orders Four Airbus H125 Helicopters

More than 7,200 members of the Ecureuil family have been delivered

Airbus Helicopters H125

PHI Leases Airbus H175 from Milestone Aviation

The helicopter will fly offshore energy missions in Australia

Airbus H175 helicopter for PHI Aviation

Bell Logs Multiple Sales during APSCON Conference

Helicopter manufacturer also delivered two 407 GXis during the event

Peoria Police and Fire Department takes delivery of Bell 505 helicopter

LAPD Selects Airwolf Li-ion Batteries for Airbus H125s

Batteries provide better performance and longer life

Maintenance and Modifications

LAPD Airbus H125

Textron eAviation Joins NBAA's AAM Roundtable

Group focuses on maintaining the U.S. position as a global leader in aviation and aerospace, especially in AAM

Textron

FAA Issues STC for Helitak Fire Tank on Sikorsky S-92A

The 5,000-liter tank is easily removable and didn't require any structural changes to the airframe

Sikorsky S-92A helicopter with Helitak fire tank

Learning To Fly with Night-vision Goggles

Training is essential when learning to fly with NVG at night

Aviation Specialties Unlimited and Matt Thurber nigh flying

Outerlink Teams with County Sheriff’s Office on Wi-Fi

The Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) in Ocala, Florida, helps with development of Air IP

Outerlink

Helicopters Contribute To Strong Growth at Leonardo

Orders, revenues, and earnings grew during the first six months of 2024

Leonardo AW189 helicopter

Ecojet Plans To Operate Arc Aerosystems' Linx P9 Hybrid Helicopter

UK green start-up airline wants to operate domestic services with zero carbon emissions

Arc Aerosystems Linx P9 hybrid-electric compound helicopter could be operated by EcoJet

JAC Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Flies at the Farnborough Airshow

The airshow demo shows how the aircraft can be useful in battle.

Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter flying with underslung gun

GE Aerospace, Airbus Complete First Stage of Research on Next-Gen Helicopter Propulsion

Milestone marks a significant advancement in the collaboration between the two companies

Dubai Clears Air Chateau To Develop Vertiports

The company already operates a heliport at Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport

Air Chateau's Heliport at Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport.

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