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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Milestone Sees Growth in Super-medium Helicopter Market

Newer helicopters are supplanting aging machines that have reached end of life

CHC Helicopter Leonardo AW189 helicopters

CHC Helicopter and Heli-One Join Supernal’s AAM Efforts

Supernal’s eVTOL aircraft could join CHC’s global fleet

Bell Sees 'Strong Path Forward' To 525 Certification

Company's largest helicopter has been delayed at the finish line

Bell 525 at the company's booth at Verticon

Aero Asset: Preowned Twin Helicopter Prices Climbed in 2024

Fewer transactions in fourth quarter signal a possible cooling trend

Graph of average transaction prices from 2019 to 2024

Videos

How Garmin’s GFC 600H Flight Control System Makes Flying a Helicopter a lot Easier - AIN

How Garmin’s GFC 600H Flight Control System Makes Flying a Helicopter a lot Easier - AIN

Meet the U.S. Navy’s New Training Helicopter, the Leonardo TH-119 - AIN

Meet the U.S. Navy’s New Training Helicopter, the Leonardo TH-119 - AIN

February 25, 2020

Leonardo Buys Swiss Helicopter Manufacturer Kopter - AIN

Leonardo Buys Swiss Helicopter Manufacturer Kopter - AIN

February 5, 2020

Vahana Concept Paves the Way for Airbus's eVTOL Plans

Vahana Concept Paves the Way for Airbus's eVTOL Plans

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Robinson Unveils the R88, Its Largest-ever Helicopter - Full Launch Event

The R88 is the first new helicopter from Robinson in almost two decades.

Mockup of Robinson Helicopter R88 during launch event

Leonardo Helicopters Shine in Offshore Environment

Company's market share in energy services continues to grow

Leonardo AW119 helicopter arrives at Verticon 2025

Bell Debuts Upscale Interiors for 407 GXi

Upgrades represent the newest addition to the company's designer series catalogue

Bell 407GXi interior in grey

NEMSPA Invites Future EMS Pilots To Launch Careers

Event encourages networking and learning from industry experts

ARS Unveils Advanced Helicopter Rescue Training Curriculum

Customizable course can be scaled to all levels of experience

Training and Workforce

Vita Inclinata Air Reach Seat

MagniX Announces Helistorm Family of Electric Engines

Robinson Helicopters CEO supports new electric propulsion initiative

MagniX Helistorm electric engine for helicopters

LAPD Air Unit Moves to Virtual Training

Loft Dynamics device makes emergency training much more realistic

LAPD Loft Simulator

Helicopter Broker Reaches Landmark Tally in 2024

With offices around the world, Blueberry Aviation passed the $100 million mark

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Blueberry Aviation W139

Sikorsky Readies for S-92A+ Gearbox Certification

Company has spent more than $100 million and a decade on its development

Sikorsky's test S-92 equipped with the new Phase IV gearbox

Sikorsky's UAS Achieves Hover-to-Cruise Transition Flight

Autonomous drone proved it can transition from vertical to horizontal flight

SIkorsky's UAS successfully demonstrated its ability to transition from vertical to horizonal flight

AEM Unveils New Digital Audio System for Aircraft

Unit was developed in consultation with special mission stakeholders

AEM Compact Digital Audio System

Robinson Unveils the R88, Its Largest-ever Helicopter

Clean-sheet design offers twin-engine performance in a single-engine aircraft

Robinson R88 reveal

FlySight Integrates Opensight AR Tool with MFAR Mission Computer

Augmented-reality software meets high-performance computing

FlySight Opensight Mission Console

Lots of Helicopters Land at Verticon 2025 Convention in Dallas, Texas

The helicopter landings are an event before the event.

Airbus Helicopters H160 helicopter on approach to land

Boost Systems Introduces Nextgen Aerial Wash System

Integrates Isolair tank to improve wash and deicing efficiency

Boost Aerial Wash System for helicopters

PS Engineering Debuts HEMS, Police Audio Control Heads

Units work with HUB50 audio management system

PS Engineering configurable audio management system control heads

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