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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Sikorsky Delivers First S-70M Civil Black Hawk

A new-production, third-generation Black Hawk is now available for civl and parapublic customers with FAA restricted category certification.

Rotorcraft

December 7, 2021

Sydney Seaplanes Opts for 50 Embraer Eve eVTOLs

Sydney Seaplanes has agreed to add 50 of Eve Urban Air Mobility’s four-passenger eVTOLs to its fleet from 2026.

Charter & Fractional

December 6, 2021

Perot Donates Bell 407 To Dallas Police

Texas real estate developer Ross Perot, Jr. has donated a Bell 407 GX to the Dallas police department.

Rotorcraft

December 6, 2021

Saudis Place Order for 26 More Airbus Helicopters

The Helicopter Company (THC) of Saudi Arabia has ordered 20 light twin H145 D3 five-bladed models and six ACH160 medium twins from Airbus.

Rotorcraft

December 4, 2021

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Beijing Police Orders First Leonardo AW189s for China

Leonardo has sold its first super-medium AW189 helicopters into the Chinese market.

Rotorcraft

December 2, 2021

Helijet Taps Blade as Flight Booking Platform

Under a new agreement, global air mobility platform Blade will have exclusive rights for booking Helijet's scheduled helicopter flights.

Charter & Fractional

December 2, 2021

Helicopter lessor LCI Acquires Nova Aviation Capital

LCI's Nova acquisition boosts its twin-engine rotary fleet to more than 140.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

December 1, 2021

Textron's eVTOL Aircraft Plans Are Still In the Balance

Textron confirmed that its Nexus eVTOL is a technology testbed, rather than an active program as it continues to assess its advanced air mobility options.

Aircraft

November 26, 2021

Blade India Expands Service with Airbus H125s

Blade India is expanding its service there with five new leased Airbus Helicopters H125 singles provided to its operators there.

Charter & Fractional

November 26, 2021

Airbus Delivers First Naval Combat H225M to Brazil

The Exocet-armed AH-15B version of the H225M helicopter provides the Brazilian navy with a powerful anti-ship capability.

Rotorcraft

November 25, 2021

Bristow's Leonardo Fleet Tops 500,000 Hours

Leonardo marks Bristow milestone, first Africa sale for AW169.

Rotorcraft

November 24, 2021

Latest Ka-32 Makes First Flight

Updated Russian coaxial helicopter aimed at firefighting market.

Rotorcraft

November 22, 2021

Jetex, Eve Partnering on eVTOL Ecosystem

Business aviation support group Jetex is joining a list of prospective partners working with Embraer Eve to prepare the ecosystem to support eVTOL ops.

FBOs

November 22, 2021

Bell Bags New Orders At European Rotors

Bell announced orders for seven new aircraft at the recently concluded European Rotors conference in Cologne.

Rotorcraft

November 18, 2021

Upgraded Commercial Mi-171 Helicopter Goes on Show

The Mi-171A2 is the first role-convertible member of the 'Hip' family to receive civil certification.

Rotorcraft

November 18, 2021

HAI Develops New Risk-assessment Tools

HAI has partnered with NGFT Solutions to develop new risk assessment tools tailored to the rotorcraft industry.

Rotorcraft

November 17, 2021

Airbus Delivers Five-blade H145 for Offshore Wind Use

Germany's HTM Helicopters will fly the first Airbus H145D3 for the offshore wind market.

Rotorcraft

November 17, 2021

Desert Cat on the Loose in Dubai

Kuwait is the first operator in the region of the Airbus H225M Caracal, the most recent development of the evergreen Puma/Super Puma/Cougar family.

Rotorcraft

November 16, 2021

Air Ambulance Company Partners with P&WC on SAF

Pratt & Whitney Canada and ADAC Leftrettung are partnering on an SAF test program for air medical helicopters.

Fuel

November 16, 2021

AAMS: New Air Medical Reimbursement Rules Are Unfair

The air ambulance lobby charges federal rules for the new "no surprises" medical billing act favor insurers and sues to block implementation.

Rotorcraft

November 16, 2021