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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Lockheed Martin Concludes $9 Billion Acquisition Of Sikorsky

Dan Schultz to lead new Lockheed Martin business unit formed by Sikorsky, which will remain headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut.

Rotorcraft

November 9, 2015

AW609 Crashed During High-speed Testing

Accident aircraft had logged 567 hours since its first flight in November 2006 and was scheduled to complete flight-testing by the end of next year.

Accidents

November 9, 2015

Bell Helicopter Receives Orders for Two VIP Super Medium Twins

Airframer sees market share improving amidst overall declining markets

Rotorcraft

November 8, 2015

Fly-by-wire Controls A Feature On Bell 525 Helicopter

Fly-by-wire controls reduce pilot workload and therefore improve safety, Bell says.

Rotorcraft

November 8, 2015

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NorthStar Displays Cost-effective Armed Helicopter

The Bell 407-derived NorthStar Aviation 407MRH is on display at the Dubai Air Show for the first time.

Rotorcraft

November 8, 2015

Helicopters Are Leading Export Success For Russia

Now in its 16th year, Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport continues to achieve high sales on the global market.

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2015

With Ex-Im Authorization in Limbo, GA Shipments Fall

Fixed wing deliveries drop by more than 6 percent

Aircraft

November 7, 2015

Air Methods To Acquire Tri-State Flight for $222M

Tri-State was founded in 2002 and operates a mixed fleet of 19 EMS helicopters and four fixed-wing aircraft from bases in the U.S. Southwest.

Rotorcraft

November 6, 2015

Boeing Helping Indian Manufacturing to Fly

U.S. OEM is working closely with India to encourage progress in manufacturing, with final assembly of military helicopters on the cards.

Rotorcraft

November 5, 2015

Airbus Helicopters Will Assemble H135s in China

Chinese partner commits to build 100 H135s over 10 years.

Rotorcraft

November 3, 2015

AW609 Prototype Crashes in Italy, Killing Both Pilots

Prototype 2 of the civil tiltrotor went down during a routine test flight.

Accidents

October 30, 2015

Marines' CH-53K King Stallion Takes to the Air for First Flight

The first flight of the new heavy-lift helicopter was delayed from last year by issues with its gearbox and other technical challenges.

Rotorcraft

October 27, 2015

French Helicopter Operators Consolidate Further

Newly formed group, which operates a combined 117 helicopters, brings Mont Blanc Hélicoptères and Hélicoptères de France under the same banner.

Charter & Fractional

October 26, 2015

Glasgow Police EC135 Crew Didn't React To Fuel Warnings

Both engines flamed out although usable fuel remained in the main tank of the Airbus Helicopters light twin.

Accidents

October 23, 2015

Chicago Helitour Company Branches into Air Charter

Charter flights are available daily or hourly and include shuttle flights to all Chicago-area airports and local and regional golf courses.

Charter & Fractional

October 22, 2015

Full Anti-icing Gear Coming Soon on AW189

Certification of the full icing protection system is anticipated by the middle of next year.

Rotorcraft

October 17, 2015

Blade Is the New (Uber) Black

Blade's Bounce service operates short hops from NYC heliports to area airports.

Rotorcraft

October 16, 2015

Garrison Bowing Out of Bell Helicopter

Garrison led Bell through an overall rejuvenation of the helicopter manufacturer’s culture and a period of dynamic and dramatic transformation.

Rotorcraft

October 16, 2015

U.S. Army Plans First Deployment of Laser-Guided Rocket

The service has procured 'an initial quantity' of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, manufacturer BAE Systems said.

Rotorcraft

October 14, 2015

Bell, Sikorsky Showcase Different Concepts for Army Helo

The two manufacturers said Lockheed Martin's involvement with competing teams for the Army joint multi-role demonstration is not a problem.

Rotorcraft

October 13, 2015