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Rotorcraft

Upcoming Airbus H160M on Track for 2028 Deliveries

First prototype has clocked up more than 72 flight hours to date
H160M first prototype mid flight
Aircraft

Advanced Air Mobility Edges Toward Commercial Launch

eVTOL vehicles may yet replace helicopters in some use cases
Eve Air Mobility
Rotorcraft

Brazil Air Force Selects Garmin G5000H for UH-60 Fleet

Brazil air force becomes fifth military program to modernize with G5000H configuration
 Garmin G5000H selected for Brazilian Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters
Rotorcraft

Veryon Renews, Expands Airbus Helicopters Partnership

Agreement extends Tracking+ use across global service network
Veryon software
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Picks Owego, New York, for S-92A+ Production

Facility could build up to 12 helicopters annually
Sikorsky S-92 production in Owego
Rotorcraft

Eve Gives Helicopter Crowd a Glimpse of an eVTOL Future

Mockup of the four-passenger Eve-100 vehicle is appearing at Verticon
Eve Air Mobility Eve-100 mockup
Rotorcraft

Leonardo’s Production AW09 Leading Flight-test Program

Prototypes have been retired, and industrialization phase moves forward
AW09
Rotorcraft

Substantial Airbus Marignane Site Expansion Underway

Around 60% of facility to be redeveloped via €230 million investment
Airbus Rotors and Transmissions Centre of Excellence in Marignane, France.
Rotorcraft

Robinson Preps Torrance Factory for R88 Production

Ever more vertical integration is the mantra for this manufacturer
Robinson president and CEO David Smith
Rotorcraft

H140 Powering through Flight Testing

Fourth prototype, the program’s first aircraft built in full serial configuration, set to join the fleet this year
H140