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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Airbus Helicopters H160 Arrives in Las Vegas for U.S. Demo Tour

Airbus Helicopters H160 Arrives in Las Vegas for U.S. Demo Tour

Rotorcraft

March 1, 2018

Abingdon Foundation Names Initial Scholarship Recipient

The foundation is providing Holly Gardel with airfare, accommodations, and registration for Heli-Expo in Las Vegas.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Leonardo Bullish on AW169 Sales

AW169 Offer more options, capabilities.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Heli-One Ground Tests New EFIS Upgrade for S-76B

This latest round of testing included Universal Avionics UNS-1Fw Vision-1 Synthetic Vision System.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

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Techsonics Intros New Comm Port for TDFM-9000 Radios

The new MCP integrates and passes Mic/Audio/PTT (press-to-talk), and also allows for control and feature integration on select products.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Ontic Expands Rotorcraft Offerings

Enters into first license with Esterline

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Phoenix Heli-Flight To Complete Iris Upgrades

Phoenix Heli-Flight will upgrade older analog audio, video, and flight data recording devices with the Outerlink IRIS System.

Maintenance and Modifications

February 28, 2018

Dart Aerospace and Airbus Helicopters Develop H145 Basket

DART Aerospace and Airbus Helicopters have received FAA approval for a H145 Heli-Utility-Basket.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Airbus H125 Gets Factory Install of BLR FastFin

The BLR FastFin System uses advanced airflow management to increase the effectiveness of a helicopter’s anti-torque system.

Maintenance and Modifications

February 28, 2018

Airbus Helicopters Maintains North American Lead

Airbus continued its dominance of the parapublic sector, winning 70 percent of available orders in the market.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Metro Aviation's FOQA Makes Progress

Metro Aviation updated flight data monitoring on 65 percent of its fleet since it received approval for its Flight Operational Quality Assurance program.

Maintenance and Modifications

February 28, 2018

PAC International Displays Refurbished H145 at Heli-Expo

PAC International has recently refurbished and upgraded a Cleveland Metro Life Flight Airbus H145.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Donaldson Receives MD900 IBF STC in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department has validated the MD 900 IBF allowing for installation on helicopters operated by Heliservices.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

ASG Releases Latest Asia-Pacific Civil Helicopter Fleet Report

The 2017 report includes information on offshore activity, discussing the continued impact of the oil-and-gas downturn on the civil helicopter market.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Laselec's New Portable Wire Stripper Comes to Vegas

Laselec introduces the SYLADE 7H, a portable wire stripper at Heli-Expo 2018.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

StandardAero, Papillon Ink Crash-resistant Fuel Tank Deal

StandardAero will supply 40 retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tanks for Papillon’s Grand Canyon Helicopter fleet of Airbus AS350B3 and EC130B4 aircraft.

Fuel

February 28, 2018

StandardAero Introduces App for Power Checks on R-R M250

The StandardAero PowerCheck mobile app is available at the Apple App Store, Google Play and as a desktop version at www.standardaero.com/heli.

Engines

February 28, 2018

Kopter to Unveil SH09 Fifth Launch Customer

Freshly rebranded Kopter will reveal another launch customer at Heli-Expo for its SH09 light single-engine helicopter.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Mid-Continent to Distribute StartStick Units

Aviation Battery Systems and Mid-Continent have signed an agreement allowing Mid-Continent to distribute StartStick ground power units and accessories.

Rotorcraft

February 28, 2018

Luma Offering Bell LED Caution Warning Panels

The panel helps eliminate ongoing lamp-outs and broken and intermittent cap assemblies issues, along with costly repairs

Maintenance and Modifications

February 28, 2018