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MD Helicopters MD 500, 500D, 500E, 500ER, 520N, and 530F

Matt Thurber

Hands On: Flying a Modern Classic, the Mighty MD Helicopters’ MD530F

The 369-series helicopters have been in production for more than 60 years

As MD recovered from bankruptcy and resumed growing, the new owners focused on the most popular models, and the factory is humming with MD500Es, MD530Fs, and the military version of the latter—the TH-AH-530 or Cayuse Warrior. 

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

The H175s will be marketed by GDAT Group's newly formed GD Helicopter Finance

China’s GDAT Buying up to 20 Airbus H175 Helicopters

Jessica Reed

Bell delivered 18 commercial helicopters in the quarter, down from 22 delivered a year ago

Bell Helicopter Shipments Lag in 1Q2024

The high-speed helicopter's design has already generated 90 patents

Airbus Celebrates First Flight of Racer Compound Helo

Hanneke Weitering

Alia 250 eVTOL prototype aircraft achieves key transition from hover to cruise flight

Beta Achieves Piloted eVTOL Aircraft Transition Flights

Curt Epstein

Ascent's production will now migrate across the country to Robinson's California factory

Robinson Helicopter Acquires UAV Maker Ascent AeroSystems

The Chihuahua facility manufactures structures and components for a variety of Bell rotorcraft

Bell Mexico Delivers 800th Helicopter Cabin 

The carbon-fiber tank can carry 1,000 gallons of water plus 35 gallons of foam

Recoil STCs Super Puma T1000-E Firefighting Tank

The radar altimeters are essential for helicopter terrain avoidance and warning systems

Leading Edge Upgrades R44s with 5G-tolerant Radalts

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