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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Leonardo Philadelphia Grows In Prominence

Defense wins, new training academy bouy Leonardo's Philadelphia operations.

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2020

StandardAero, Robertson CRFT's Move into Canada

StandardAero and Robertson Fuel Systems hand over the first two Canadian-bound of the crash-resistant fuel tanks.

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2020

Kaman Advances UAS K-Max for Military, Commercial Ops

Proved in combat, Kamen touts at Heli-Expo progress on UAS K-Max for military and commercial ops.

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2020

Milestone Lands Seven More Helicopter Leases

Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation sees a “positive demand outlook” as it adds more helicopters to its fleet.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 28, 2020

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Airwolf STCs Put True Blue Batteries on More Helicopters

Airwolf expects FAA STC approval and kits by the end of first-quarter 2020 to install True Blue Power Li-ion batteries on 10 helicopter models.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Schweizer Nears Reintroduction of S300 Piston-powered Helicopter

Start-up Schweizer RSG is ready to put the iconic eponymous rotorcraft back into production, with first deliveries slated for the third quarter of 2020.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

ASG: Helicopter Fleet Growth Ebbing in AsPac

Asian Sky Group reports the civil turbine helicopter fleet increased by 2 percent in 2019, half of the 4 percent CAGR over the past 5 years.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Kopter Finalizes SH09 Design

Swiss developer Kopter Group believes deliveries of its new single-engine helicopter can begin by year-end

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Astronautics To Provide Displays for Bell 412EPX, 429

Astronautics is reaping the benefits of substantial investment in new avionics display products.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Astronautics wACS Preps for Market Entry on Airbus H145

Astronautics' Airborne Communications System will allow data to be uploaded to or downloaded from Airbus helicopters, as well as connect while in flight.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Mars Helicopter Replica Rotors Into Anaheim

NASA's Mars Helicopter, designed to operate in the red planet's extremely thin air, makes an appearance this week at Heli-Expo 2020 in Anaheim, California.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Helo Crash Kills Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant, Eight Others

Helicopter crashes into foggy California hillside, killing basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others.

Accidents

January 27, 2020

Mandatory Changes Made to Helo IFR Minimums

The revisions don't become effective until June 19.

Regulations and Government

January 27, 2020

Deliveries of Garmin GFC 600H To Start Soon

Garmin's GFC 600H helicopter flight control system was announced two years ago and is nearly ready for retrofit installations.

Avionics

January 27, 2020

Oil & Gas Industry Comes Together for Safer Offshore Helo Ops

New IOGP joint industry effort examines industry safety programs and develop new resources and training initiatives

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Oil Companies Invest in HeliOffshore's Safety Programs

Helicopter operators' oil company customers are contributing funds to support safety work being coordinated by HeliOffshore.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Astronics Gets Canadian STC for Max-Viz SVS

Astronics Corporation received a Transport Canada STC for its Max-Viz 1400/1200 SVS for Bell 407s.

Avionics

January 27, 2020

PAC International Makes Old Helicopters New Again

PAC International reurbishes helicopters to make them like new again.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020

Guardian Mobility Debuts New Dual-mode Flight Tracker

Guardian Mobility's new G4C flight tracking unit operates on both satellite and cellular channels to provide seamless, continuous communications.

Avionics

January 27, 2020

FlightSafety to Add Level-D EC145 and AW139 Sims

FlightSafety International announces copter training expansion at Heli-Expo with addition of in-development Level-D EC145 and AW139 sims.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2020