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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Bell 429 certified for Waas

    Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid

Rotorcraft

September 30, 2010

Sikorsky X2 tops 250-knot goal

The Sikorsky X2 technology demonstrator last month unofficially set a new speed record for rotorcraft, as it reached 250 ktas at the company’s development

Rotorcraft

September 29, 2010

Heavy-lift Helos Helping in Gulf Restoration

Heavy-lift helicopters from private contractors and the military are continuing to play a critical role in restoring the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem in th

Rotorcraft

September 29, 2010

Rotorcraft Services Group Renames Subsidiaries

Rotorcraft Services Group (RSG) is rebranding subsidiaries Texas Aviation Services and Integrated Flight Systems as RSG Aviation and RSG Products, respecti

Maintenance and Modifications

September 29, 2010

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Sikorsky and Timken Offer Bearing Repair in Australasia

Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Australia, has entered into a distribution agreement with Timken for bearing

Maintenance and Modifications

September 22, 2010

FAA Awards Helicopter Hums Agreement to HAI

Health and usage monitoring systems (Hums) have been available for integration with fixed-wing flight deck avionics for some time.

Maintenance and Modifications

September 22, 2010

Government budget cuts trigger innovations

The days of turbine helicopters as preferred police aviation tools might be coming to an end.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

R66 certification ‘close’

FAA certification of the Rolls-Royce RR300-powered Robinson R66 turbine light single could come later this month.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

NY Port Authority To Sell S-76s

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans to sell its two Sikorsky S-76s, on the grounds that it cannot justify their annual operating cos

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

X2 Will Qualify for Speed Record

The fact that Sikorsky’s experimental X2 is a compound helicopter will not exclude it from setting an official helicopter speed record, according to Marcel

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Panama Getting AW139s

Six AgustaWestland AW139s will be delivered to Panama’s Aeronaval Service as part of a bilateral anti-crime agreement focused on international drug traffic

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Bell Committed to 609 Tiltrotor

This year’s Farnborough airshow came and went without the long-anticipated announcement by either Bell or AgustaWestland as to what would become of their j

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Air Medical for Sale

The investment firms that own the Air Medical Group, which includes helicopter EMS provider Air Evac Lifeteam, have hung a “for sale” sign on the enterpris

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

Sikorsky To Fly All-electric Helo

Sikorsky plans to fly an all-electric 300C training helicopter by year-end.

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

CHC Call for Papers

CHC Helicopter is inviting interested parties to submit papers for presentation at its 2011 Safety & Quality Summit addressing topics within the genera

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

HeliFlite Recapitalized

New Jersey Bell 430 and Sikorsky S-76B operator HeliFlite recently announced that investors made an equity infusion into the company in exchange for a 60-p

Rotorcraft

September 21, 2010

In-development Heli Trainer designed for low-cost training

Germany-based operator Heli Aviation is developing the Heli Trainer, a new kind of simulator for ab initio helicopter pilot training.

Training and Workforce

September 21, 2010

Rotorcraft

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

Latest

Bell 429 certified for Waas

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid

Sikorsky X2 tops 250-knot goal

The Sikorsky X2 technology demonstrator last month unofficially set a new speed record for rotorcraft, as it reached 250 ktas at the company’s development

Heavy-lift Helos Helping in Gulf Restoration

Heavy-lift helicopters from private contractors and the military are continuing to play a critical role in restoring the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem in th

Rotorcraft Services Group Renames Subsidiaries

Rotorcraft Services Group (RSG) is rebranding subsidiaries Texas Aviation Services and Integrated Flight Systems as RSG Aviation and RSG Products, respecti

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Sikorsky and Timken Offer Bearing Repair in Australasia

Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Australia, has entered into a distribution agreement with Timken for bearing

FAA Awards Helicopter Hums Agreement to HAI

Health and usage monitoring systems (Hums) have been available for integration with fixed-wing flight deck avionics for some time.

Government budget cuts trigger innovations

The days of turbine helicopters as preferred police aviation tools might be coming to an end.

R66 certification ‘close’

FAA certification of the Rolls-Royce RR300-powered Robinson R66 turbine light single could come later this month.

NY Port Authority To Sell S-76s

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans to sell its two Sikorsky S-76s, on the grounds that it cannot justify their annual operating cos

X2 Will Qualify for Speed Record

The fact that Sikorsky’s experimental X2 is a compound helicopter will not exclude it from setting an official helicopter speed record, according to Marcel

Panama Getting AW139s

Six AgustaWestland AW139s will be delivered to Panama’s Aeronaval Service as part of a bilateral anti-crime agreement focused on international drug traffic

Bell Committed to 609 Tiltrotor

This year’s Farnborough airshow came and went without the long-anticipated announcement by either Bell or AgustaWestland as to what would become of their j

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.

Saudis Pick Sikorsky

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.

Air Medical for Sale

The investment firms that own the Air Medical Group, which includes helicopter EMS provider Air Evac Lifeteam, have hung a “for sale” sign on the enterpris

Sikorsky To Fly All-electric Helo

Sikorsky plans to fly an all-electric 300C training helicopter by year-end.

CHC Call for Papers

CHC Helicopter is inviting interested parties to submit papers for presentation at its 2011 Safety &amp; Quality Summit addressing topics within the genera

HeliFlite Recapitalized

New Jersey Bell 430 and Sikorsky S-76B operator HeliFlite recently announced that investors made an equity infusion into the company in exchange for a 60-p

In-development Heli Trainer designed for low-cost training

Germany-based operator Heli Aviation is developing the Heli Trainer, a new kind of simulator for ab initio helicopter pilot training.

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Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid

CHC Helicopter is inviting interested parties to submit papers for presentation at its 2011 Safety & Quality Summit addressing topics within the genera