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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Japan Orders Its First H160 for Emergency Response

Fire and disaster management agency to use aircraft in aerial reconnaissance role

September 3, 2026

Airbus H160 in flight over sea

Singaporean eVTOL Conducts Test Campaign In Germany

Flights with two scaled technology demonstrators will inform potential future iterations

September 1, 2026

White evtol mockup on stand at Singapore airshow

FAA Approves TSO for ASU Panoramic Night-vision Goggles

Lightweight white-phosphor NVG have a 94-degree field of view

August 31, 2026

Aviation Specialties Unlimited E3 PANO night vision goggles

Axis Announces Plans for Helicopter Training Systems

Austrian manufacturer has yet to say which rotorcraft types it will support

Training and Workforce

August 31, 2026

Axis Flight Simulation flight training device

Videos

How Leonardo's AW139 Helicopter Helps Track Nuclear Threats from the Sky

It flies low over cities and often between buildings.

Nuclear Emergency Support Team Leonardo AW139 Helicopter

Airbus Is Bringing the H140 Helicopter to Market with Special VIP ACH140 Variant

The ACH140 can comfortably transport six passengers.

Airbus Helicopters H140 Prototype

Robinson Unmanned Envisions Collaboration between Uncrewed Helicopters and Drones

Unmanned helicopters and drones can help with a variety of missions.

Robinson Helicopter TurbineTruck with crate loaded

Valo eVTOL Moves Closer to Service as Vertical and Bristow Collaborate

Updated Valo model features design changes from the VX4 prototype.

Vertical Aerospace Valo eVTOL mockup at Verticon 2026

More Articles

FAA Floats Special Conditions for Skyryse Fly-by-wire R66

Proposed rule addresses pilot awareness of control limits

August 28, 2026

Skyryse One

Wisk Begins Building eVTOL Vertiport at Hollister Airport

Site will support both piloted and pilotless VTOL flight testing

August 27, 2026

A digital rendering of Wisk’s Gen 6 eVTOL hovering over a vertiport

NTSB Cites Heliport Misidentification in Aug. 2025 Crash

Captain opted out of instrument approach over autopilot concerns

August 27, 2026

Image courtesy Texas Department of Public Safety

Vertical Lift Groups Extend Trade Show Partnership

European Helicopter Association and Vertical Aviation International extended their alliance

August 26, 2026

European Helicopter Association Chairman and Vertical Aviation International CEO

TSB: Rotorcraft More Prone To Loss-of-visual-reference Accidents

Helicopters more than twice as vulnerable to loss of visual reference accidents than airplanes

August 26, 2026

Photos of a accident site in Nunavut in 2021, taken hours apart, showing the snow-covered, featureless terrain; an overcast sky; and flat white conditions.

NTSB: Bell 206L Damage Caused by Aeroelastic Interaction

Helicopter experienced a vertical hop for which the pilot didn’t know the recovery procedure

August 24, 2026

Damaged tail boom due to vertical hop

Sikorsky Is Upgrading the Black Hawk Helicopter for Evolving Military Needs

Armed forces will be able to outfit Black Hawks with new armament and equipment.

August 24, 2026

Armed Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter at Farnborough Airshow 2026

Archer, AEG To Develop eVTOL Vertiport in Los Angeles

A Midnight aircraft is on display in Los Angeles this week

August 24, 2026

Midnight at LA Live

Kawasaki To Deploy 1st Asia-Pac Loft H145 VR Simulator

Virtual-reality device allows pilots and crew to practice realistic emergency scenarios

Training and Workforce

August 20, 2026

Loft Dynamics VR Multi-Pilot Simulator

Seven Killed in Kenyan Helicopter Sightseeing Flight

Single-engine rotorcraft crashed near Mount Ololokwe

August 20, 2026

Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Points to a New Level of Performance for Future Helicopters

Originally developed for the U.S. military, X2 technology is in search of a new customer.

August 19, 2026

Sikorsky S-97 Raider in flight

Gold Coast Helitours To Operate SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft

Queensland-based operator has a fleet of Airbus and Robinson rotorcraft

Charter & Fractional

August 19, 2026

Gold Coast Helitours eVTOL charter network

Flexjet Bases European Helicopter Fleet at Blackbushe

S-76s and AW139s will carry passengers to and from London-area airports

August 17, 2026

Flexjet Europe helicopter

Bell 505 Makes Asia-Pacific Debut with Aichi Police

Joins fleet of longtime operator of Bell 206s and 412s

August 17, 2026

Bell 505 helicopter

Omni Táxi To Equip AW139 Fleet with Honeywell Wx Radar

IntuVue RDR-7000 radar creates real-time depictions of weather conditions

August 14, 2026

Honeywell

Enstrom Delivers 480B to Africa’s Safomar Aviation

Distributor will use the helicopter to introduce customers to its capabilities

Enstrom Helicopter 480B

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