Airbus Helicopters

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

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

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Battery technology remains insufficient for electric program progress

Airbus Orders Climb, CityAirbus eVTOL Program Pausing

Hanneke Weitering

PHI Aviation launched commercial flights with the H160 on March 6

Airbus H160 Helicopter Begins Offshore Ops in Louisiana

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

Simulator replicates the real world inside a VR headset

Loft Dynamics Unveils H145 Virtual Reality Simulator 

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

AeroSync Max enables secure data transmissions between aircraft and ground operations

Airbus Picks Astronautics’ Wireless Comms for H225/M 

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

System extends life of critical components during cold-weather operations

Hartzell Tanis Preheat System Approved on Airbus H135

Retrofit tail rotor solves problems posed by the OEM's elastomeric bearings

FAA Approves Van Horn’s AS350 Tail Rotor Replacement

Charlotte Bailey

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

Pratt & Whitney turboshaft will combine with Collins electric motors

Airbus PioneerLab Targets Hybrid-electric Flight in 2027

Jessica Reed

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Flight control system for the H130 is expected to be available in the second quarter

Garmin’s GFC 600H Autopilot Coming To Airbus H130 Fleet

Charles Alcock

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

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Airbus Orders Climb, CityAirbus eVTOL Program Pausing

Airbus H160 Helicopter Begins Offshore Ops in Louisiana

Loft Dynamics Unveils H145 Virtual Reality Simulator

Airbus Picks Astronautics’ Wireless Comms for H225/M

Hartzell Tanis Preheat System Approved on Airbus H135

FAA Approves Van Horn’s AS350 Tail Rotor Replacement

Airbus PioneerLab Targets Hybrid-electric Flight in 2027

Garmin’s GFC 600H Autopilot Coming To Airbus H130 Fleet

Cash Crunch Forces Consolidation among eVTOL Contenders

FAA Clears Airbus H125 Helicopter for Single-pilot IFR Operations

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