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American Eurocopter said it will close its company-owned and -operated Long Beach, Calif.

American Eurocopter customers will begin to see demonstrably better product support, including hard AOG (aircraft on ground) support, by the end of the sec

Helicopter manufacturer Sikor- sky is outsourcing more of its civil production to India and China while scaling down its partnership with Japan’s Mitsubish

Southeast Aerospace Buys Global AerospaceSoutheast Aerospace has acquired Global Aerospace Consulting, which specializes in systems design, in

In response to the rash of helicopter accidents experienced over the past few years by the medical transport industry, the National Emergency Medical Servi

AgustaWestland has begun delivering a tailored version of the AW109S Grand to Swiss air rescue organization Rega.

American Eurocopter points to a highly customized AStar AS350B3 as a prime example of the capabilities of its Grand Prairie, Texas completion center.

A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopter cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris Airshow last June.

The Eurocopter EC175 medium twin’s first prototype (PT1) is now undergoing flight tests from its base at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Marignane, Fran

BAE Systems agreed to pay a $400 million fine to settle a U.S.

India will test fly, in 2012, its indigenous airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system integrated onboard a modified Embraer EMB 145, an official i

The Sikorsky S-92A will take over search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) duties in the UK, following selection of the Soteria Consortium by the UK Ministry o

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is proposing aerial tanker versions of business jets such as the Gulfstream G550.

Brazil’s purchase of 36 new fighters has pitted the air force’s preference for the Saab Gripen, backed by a 10-month technical report, against a presidenti

The U.S.

In the wake of a tailboom failure on a Gulf Airways AW139 in August, AgustaWestland is assuring customers with helicopters on order that it will deliver th

The European Commission’s latest list of operators subject to the emissions trading scheme (ETS) is still incomplete and inaccurate, according to companies

The National Transportation Safety Board today held an annual review of its “most wanted” list of transportation safety improvements.

Aviation market consultant Brian Foley predicts that business jet deliveries will rise at “a steady 2.7 percent per year (compound annual growth rate) betw

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Dallas-based American Eagle Airlines for alleged safety violations.

International relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is using an eclectic fleet of its own, borrowed and chartered aircraft to respond to the ongoing humani

Evergreen Helicopters is flying in unmanned systems teams using an Elbit Systems Skylark I mini man-pack UAV to map Haitian relief.

Following the NTSB’s February 2 report on the Colgan Air accident,

Soon after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, killing more than 200,000 people and displacing more than a million more, relief began

The FAA last month responded to the RTCA Industry NextGen Implementation Task Force’s recommendations for the transition to NextGen.

Not long after the massive earthquake laid waste to Haiti on January 12, the general aviation infrastructure in the U.S.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, the union for Flight Options’ 500 pilots, early last month reached a tentative agreement for a first con

Bombardier named classical music star Lang Lang as one of its business aircraft brand ambassadors.

Reno, Nev.-based Aerion is evaluating preliminary results of a new global market survey indicating strong demand for its proposed supersonic business jet.

The Dassault Falcon 7X received its type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.