Rotorcraft

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

Rotorcraft

Peruvian Certification Beckons for Mi-171

Latin America is an important market for Russian Helicopters; certification of the latest Mi-171 version is being pursued in Peru and Brazil.
Rotorcraft

Van Horn Aviation Makes Paris Debut

Van Horn's composite rotor blades last longer and are more durable than metal blades.
Aircraft

Russian, Austrian Firms Team on Med Mod

Russian Helicopters and Air Ambulance Technology to jointly develop module for Ansat helicopters
Rotorcraft

Shell Australia Renews Helicopter Transport with CHC

CHC has transported more than 50,000 passengers under previous agreements with Shell.
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Rotorcraft

French Military To Consolidate Light Helo Fleet with Multi-role Cheetah

The H160M has been named the Guépard, or Cheetah, by its launch customer the French ministry of defense.
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Rotorcraft

EASA Certifies Safran Arrano Engine For Airbus Helicopters' H160

New Safran Arrrano 1A helicopter engine will be 15 percent more efficient and require less time to maintain
Aircraft

Mecaer Showcases VIP Helicopter Interiors

MAGnificent VIP cabins for Bell’s 505 Jet Ranger X, 429 GlobalRanger and 525 Relentless being shown together for the first time
Rotorcraft

Bell Progressing on Nods for 525, 407GXi S-E IFR

CEO Snyder would not specify 525 certification timeline, saying that it is a joint process with the FAA
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Rotorcraft

Raytheon To Add AI to CV-22 Maintenance Scheduling

Raytheon is hopeful that adding its AI technology to the prognostics carried out on the CV-22, it can help increase the readiness of the fleet
Rotorcraft

Leonardo AW169M Nears Certification

The military variant of the AW169 is approaching certification ahead of a planned delivery to launch customer, Italy's Guardia di Finanza.
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Rotorcraft

Bospflug Replacing Gonsoulin at PHI

Long-time PHI CEO Al Gonsoulin will leave the company as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan
Engines

Safran Moving Ahead with New Engine Programs

Safran Helicopter Engines on track to certify four engines in 2019, launching new technology
Rotorcraft

Schumer Calls For Mandatory FDRs in All Helicopters

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls for mandatory flight data recorders in helicopters in wake of last week's crash in NYC.
Rotorcraft

Russian Army To Receive Rychag-AVM on Helicopters

The Rychag-AVM system is touted as the most modern electronic countermeasure for rotorcraft.
Rotorcraft

French Military Advances Airbus H160M Program

The military variant of Airbus Helicopters H160 could enter service by 2026
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Rotorcraft

Sundance Names Hillsboro Heli SkyPath Partner

Sundance's SkyPath program works with helicopter schools to provide the company with a pipeline of qualified pilots.
Rotorcraft

Kopter Expands SH09 Flight Envelope

Kopter's SH09 P3 helicopter prototype has achieved speeds of 135 knots and a ceiling of 10,000 feet
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Receives Go-ahead for Marine One Production

Sikorsky has been awarded a contract to build the first six production VH-92As for the Presidtnial transport mission
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Rotorcraft

NATA: Few Regulations Apply To UAM Ground Ops

A new white paper from the National Air Transportation Association highlights the lack of regulations relevant to Urban Air Mobility ground operations.
Aircraft

Uber Announces eVTOL Partner at Elevate Summit

Honeywell also will.work with Jaunt to define its eVTOL's avionics, navigation, flight control and connectivity.
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Charter & Fractional

HeliFlite To Offer Initial UberCopter Flights

Uber estimates the flights from the Manhattan heliport to JFK airport will average between $200 and $225.
Rotorcraft

Safety Concerns Challenge Budding $17B U.S. eVTOL Market

Consulting firm Deloitte sees $17 billion U.S. eVTOL market by 2040; but 80 percent of those surveyed say vehicles unsafe
Rotorcraft

EmbraerX Unveils New Concept eVTOL

EmbraerX's concept eVTOL features aft ducted thrusters and eight vertical lift rotors.
Rotorcraft

Kamov’s Ka-65 Minoga Breaks Cover

A prototype or full-scale mockup of the Russian navy's new Ka-65 shipborne helicopter is in assembly.
Avionics

Honeywell's Nex-gen Radar Selected By UAM Manufacturer

Honeywell's IntuVue RDR-84K uses electronically steered phased-array radar.
Accidents

AW109 Crashes Atop New York Skyscraper in Rain and Fog

Pilot, the sole occupant, is killed when an AW109E makes a hard landing and catches fire atop New York office tower
Maintenance and Modifications

Metro Aviation Earns EASA Mx Approval

The Shreveport, Louisiana-based company is an Airbus Helicopter approved service center, specialzing in the EC-135 and 145 models.
Rotorcraft

FAA Gives Nod to Bell 505 for High-altitude Ops

Bell 505 FAA TC gets increased performance information to 22,500 feet.
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Rotorcraft

Honeywell Develops Compact FBW for UAM Market

Honeywell will display its new compact FBW control system for UAM vehicles next week at Uber Elevate.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Calls for AS350/EC130 Fuel System Mods

EASA is recommending, but not mandating, that operators of Airbus AS350/EC130 helicopters install crash-resistant fuel systems.