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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EagleMed Taps Baldwin Safety & Compliance To Enhance Its Safety Management System

Company strives to reach level three of the FAA’s SMS program.

Turbomeca Woos Russians with Co-Development Offer

The French offer is to share expenses on condition that the engine would be selected for the Russian rotary-wing designs with the best export prospects.

EC155 Performs for the University of Michigan

The University of Michigan Health System, the first U.S. operator to use the EC155 for medevac missions, has been flying the helicopter since 2012.

North Sea Operators Brainstorm CAA Safety Actions

The North Sea offshore industry is looking for practical ways to implement new, stringent measures on backup breathers, passenger size and more.

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EASA Certifies Redesigned Airbus Helicopters EC225 Shaft

Certification of the redesigned vertical bevel gear shaft for the EC225 clears the way for fleet retrofit, especially for offshore operators.

EC225 Emergency Lubrication System Modified

Certification went unnoticed with the intense focus on the shaft itself.

Schumer Wants Permanent North Shore Helo Route

Offshore Long Island route became mandatory in 2012 but is scheduled to expire under a sunset provision on August 6.

Canada Raps Ornge for Safety Violations

Canadian health and safety investigators charged Ontario’s troubled air ambulance service with 17 violations.

Crowdsourcing Comes to NYC Helicopter Charters

Blade app lets customers book a seat on an existing flight or charter a whole helicopter and then use the app to help fill the seats.

Sunset Looms for North Shore Helicopter Route

Without FAA action the controversial route expires in August; helicopter association has an alternative noise-mitigation plan.

Test Pilot’s Take on Autorotating the Tiltrotor

Test aircraft Number 1 made more than 70 power-off conversions from airplane to rotorcraft mode.

UK Military Orders BAE's 'Gen 3' Missile Warning System

The order represents the first direct commercial sale of the latest generation countermeasures suite, BAE said.

FlightSafety To Build and Support Sikorsky S-92 Sim for Saudi Helicopter Operator

This will be the first S-92 simulator installed in the Middle East when it enters service by year-end.

Sikorsky, Lord Test Helicopter Vibration Suppressor

VistaJet’s Light Jet Is Actually a Helicopter

Helicopter is based in St. Moritz and has been used to fly customers on short hops to such places as Milan, Geneva, Munich and Monte Carlo.

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AgustaWestland Spotlights Innovative VIP AW169 Interior At EBACE

Helicopter OEM selects interior concept from furniture design studio that is new to the aviation industry.

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AgustaWestland Enjoys Steady Growth in European Market

AgustaWestland brought a GrandNew helicopter and a scale mockup of a special AW169 interior to the EBACE show this year.

Airbus Helicopters Increasing EC175 Mtow by 660 Pounds

The helicopter manufacturer announced the increased mtow as it gears up for the first delivery.

Airbus Helicopters Displays EC135 Hermès With More Customer Options

With different levels of completion, Airbus Helicopters wants to make the most of a steady market in private and business rotorcraft.

Sikorsky Mulls Civil Version of S-97 Raider

The S-97 is a production-ready, “scaled-up version of the X2 demonstrator.”

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