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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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Sweet Helicopters Keeps Indianapolis 500 Fans Moving

Traffic jams make it worthwhile for people to fly on short helicopter charter flights

Rotorcraft

May 30, 2025

Sweet Helicopters Indianapolis Motor Speedway

U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Bar Helicopters in New York City

Rep. Nadler has co-sponsored a half-dozen bills in recent years to curb helo ops

Regulations and Government

May 29, 2025

Airbus Helicopters Opens Niagara Distribution Center

Facility will serve regional customers and improve the OEM’s efficiency

Rotorcraft

May 29, 2025

Airbus Helicopters Niagara distribution center

Rotortrade Sees Growth in Latin American Helo Market

Brazil’s energy market is a strong driver of rotorcraft activity in LATAM

Rotorcraft

May 28, 2025

Videos

Autonomous Aircraft Could Carry Vital Supplies to War and Disaster Zones

Aircraft

April 18, 2022

StandardAero & Thales Offer StableLight Autopilot for Airbus AS350/H125 Helicopters

Avionics

March 30, 2022

Vita Inclinata Offers Solution to Stabilize Helicopter Hoist Litter Baskets

Rotorcraft

March 16, 2022

Milestone, Helitak Develop Firefighting Sikorsky S-92A

Rotorcraft

March 8, 2022

Robinson Reveals R66 for Army Helicopter Training

Contender to replace the branch's Airbus UH-72 Lakota trainers

Rotorcraft

May 22, 2025

PAG To Distribute Honeywell RDR-7000 Radar in Asia

Move facilitates integrationinto AW139 fleets operating across Asia-Pacific

Avionics

May 22, 2025

Leonardo’s Indian Distributor UVA Orders Two AW169s

Universal Vulkaan Aviation has now ordered seven VIP helicopters

Rotorcraft

May 21, 2025

Universal Vulkaan Aviation directors Harinder Commar and Aylin Yildiz with Christian Gras from Leonardo Helicopters

Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters Get a Second Life as Firefighters

Fireflighting mission is ideal for large rotorcraft nearing the end of their useful lives.

Rotorcraft

May 20, 2025

Sikorsky S-92 dropping water as a fire bomber

Leonardo, Sloane Mark 30-year Partnership with AW109 Order

Sloane is coming up on its 109th sale of the AW109.

Rotorcraft

May 20, 2025

Leonardo Taps Rising Demand for VIP Helicopters

Italian aircraft manufacturer is the sole OEM exhibiting at EBACE 2025

Rotorcraft

May 18, 2025

Rain Tests Autonomous Black Hawk on Burning Brush

Two weeks of testing highlighted the value of quick-reaction fire suppression

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2025

Autonomous Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter tackles brush fires

FAA Concerned about Bell 206L Vertical Vibrations

Pilots need to know to pull collective to eliminate so-called collective bounce

Rotorcraft

May 14, 2025

Alpine Helicopters Picks Camp’s Mx and Inventory Tools

Systems will streamline operations, reduce downtime, and improve reliability

Rotorcraft

May 14, 2025

Blade Air Mobility Losses Ease as Pax Revenues Leap

Company posted a $3.5 million net loss

Rotorcraft

May 13, 2025

Blade NBAA-BACE 2021 shuttle service at Henderson Executive Airport (Photo: NBAA)

Helicopter Deliveries at Leonardo Soften but Orders Jump

Order intake in the quarter was up 15.6%

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2025

Bell Celebrates 6,000th Helicopter Made in Mirabel

Ceremony included delivery of two Subaru Bell 412EPXs

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2025

Bell Textron 6000th helicopter made in Mirabel, Canada

Loft Dynamics VR Sim Approved for Type Rating Program

Training includes flights in simulator and in the real AS350B3e helicopter

Rotorcraft

May 12, 2025

Loft Dynamics VR flight simulator at Airbus Helicopters headquarters

Spaes Adds Pulse Lights to Airbus AS332 Helicopter

Modification improves visibility of the helicopter during firefighting operations

Maintenance and Modifications

May 12, 2025

Pulse lights modification on Airbus AS332 helicopter

Greece Buying Airbus H215s for Firefighting Operations

Super Puma can drop more than four tonnes of water at a time

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2025

Airbus Helicopters H215 Super Puma helicopter

PHI Aviation Cuts Ribbon on Terminal in Houma, Louisiana

Investment boosts PHI’s regional infrastructure

FBOs

May 6, 2025

(left-right) Steve Simpson, Governor Jeff Landry, Scott McCarty, Carol Suggs, Julia Fisher-Cormier, Bryan Buchanan

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Sweet Helicopters Keeps Indianapolis 500 Fans Moving

Traffic jams make it worthwhile for people to fly on short helicopter charter flights

U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Bar Helicopters in New York City

Rep. Nadler has co-sponsored a half-dozen bills in recent years to curb helo ops

Airbus Helicopters Opens Niagara Distribution Center

Facility will serve regional customers and improve the OEM’s efficiency

Rotortrade Sees Growth in Latin American Helo Market

Brazil’s energy market is a strong driver of rotorcraft activity in LATAM

Videos

Autonomous Aircraft Could Carry Vital Supplies to War and Disaster Zones

Autonomous Aircraft Could Carry Vital Supplies to War and Disaster Zones

StandardAero & Thales Offer StableLight Autopilot for Airbus AS350/H125 Helicopters

StandardAero & Thales Offer StableLight Autopilot for Airbus AS350/H125 Helicopters

Vita Inclinata Offers Solution to Stabilize Helicopter Hoist Litter Baskets

Vita Inclinata Offers Solution to Stabilize Helicopter Hoist Litter Baskets

Milestone, Helitak Develop Firefighting Sikorsky S-92A

Milestone, Helitak Develop Firefighting Sikorsky S-92A

More Articles

Robinson Reveals R66 for Army Helicopter Training

Contender to replace the branch's Airbus UH-72 Lakota trainers

PAG To Distribute Honeywell RDR-7000 Radar in Asia

Move facilitates integrationinto AW139 fleets operating across Asia-Pacific

Leonardo’s Indian Distributor UVA Orders Two AW169s

Universal Vulkaan Aviation has now ordered seven VIP helicopters

Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters Get a Second Life as Firefighters

Fireflighting mission is ideal for large rotorcraft nearing the end of their useful lives.

Leonardo, Sloane Mark 30-year Partnership with AW109 Order

Sloane is coming up on its 109th sale of the AW109.

Leonardo Taps Rising Demand for VIP Helicopters

Italian aircraft manufacturer is the sole OEM exhibiting at EBACE 2025

Rain Tests Autonomous Black Hawk on Burning Brush

Two weeks of testing highlighted the value of quick-reaction fire suppression

FAA Concerned about Bell 206L Vertical Vibrations

Pilots need to know to pull collective to eliminate so-called collective bounce

Alpine Helicopters Picks Camp’s Mx and Inventory Tools

Systems will streamline operations, reduce downtime, and improve reliability

Blade Air Mobility Losses Ease as Pax Revenues Leap

Company posted a $3.5 million net loss

Helicopter Deliveries at Leonardo Soften but Orders Jump

Order intake in the quarter was up 15.6%

Bell Celebrates 6,000th Helicopter Made in Mirabel

Ceremony included delivery of two Subaru Bell 412EPXs

Loft Dynamics VR Sim Approved for Type Rating Program

Training includes flights in simulator and in the real AS350B3e helicopter

Spaes Adds Pulse Lights to Airbus AS332 Helicopter

Modification improves visibility of the helicopter during firefighting operations

Greece Buying Airbus H215s for Firefighting Operations

Super Puma can drop more than four tonnes of water at a time

PHI Aviation Cuts Ribbon on Terminal in Houma, Louisiana

Investment boosts PHI’s regional infrastructure

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