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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FN Debuts Helicopter Gun Systems

Aircraft armament specialist offers the HH-60W’s hybrid gun system for export sale

Rotorcraft

June 16, 2025

Bell Selects Honeywell for MV-75 Tiltrotor Systems

Honeywell will provide the MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft with its ECS and APU

Rotorcraft

June 16, 2025

Ex-Hansen Helicopters CEO Sentenced to 33 Years

CEO was found guilty of fraud related to unapproved aircraft parts

Regulations and Government

June 10, 2025

Garmin Helicopter Autopilot Certified in Robinson R66 

A new training program will help pilots make the most of the new flight control system

Rotorcraft

June 10, 2025

Videos

Archer Aims to Revolutionize Air Travel With Its Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

Archer Aims to Revolutionize Air Travel With Its Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

Aircraft

April 25, 2023

Airbus H225 Super Puma Helicopter Demand Soars with New Missions

Airbus H225 Super Puma Helicopter Demand Soars with New Missions

Rotorcraft

April 20, 2023

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator

Rotorcraft

April 3, 2023

Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters Reinvented for 21st-century Missions

Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters Reinvented for 21st-century Missions

Aircraft

March 27, 2023

More Articles

Rotortrade Opens New Brazil Subsidiary

Brazil has largest helicopter fleet in the region

Rotorcraft

June 9, 2025

Horizon Boosted by Transition Flight with Cavorite VTOL Demonstrator

Canadian start-up is now beginning to assemble full-scale hybrid-electric prototype

Engines

June 9, 2025

Tail Rotor Failure Leads to EMS Helo Emergency Landing

All three aboard suffered only minor injuries

Accidents

June 3, 2025

Aerial Inspections Make the Difference in Fighting Bushfires

Powercor deploys Bell 407GXi rotorcraft in Australia

Rotorcraft

June 2, 2025

Los Angeles Police Dept Puts VR Simulator to Work

Loft Dynamics device makes emergency training much more realistic

Rotorcraft

June 2, 2025

Sweet Helicopters Keeps Indianapolis 500 Fans Moving

Traffic jams make it worthwhile for people to fly on short helicopter charter flights

Rotorcraft

May 30, 2025

U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Bar Helicopters in New York City

Rep. Nadler has co-sponsored a half-dozen bills in recent years to curb helo ops

Regulations and Government

May 29, 2025

Airbus Helicopters Opens Niagara Distribution Center

Facility will serve regional customers and improve the OEM’s efficiency

Rotorcraft

May 29, 2025

Rotortrade Sees Growth in Latin American Helo Market

Brazil’s energy market is a strong driver of rotorcraft activity in LATAM

Rotorcraft

May 28, 2025

Robinson Reveals R66 for Army Helicopter Training

Contender to replace the branch's Airbus UH-72 Lakota trainers

Rotorcraft

May 22, 2025

PAG To Distribute Honeywell RDR-7000 Radar in Asia

Move facilitates integrationinto AW139 fleets operating across Asia-Pacific

Avionics

May 22, 2025

Leonardo’s Indian Distributor UVA Orders Two AW169s

Universal Vulkaan Aviation has now ordered seven VIP helicopters

Rotorcraft

May 21, 2025

Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters Get a Second Life as Firefighters

Fireflighting mission is ideal for large rotorcraft nearing the end of their useful lives.

Rotorcraft

May 20, 2025

Leonardo, Sloane Mark 30-year Partnership with AW109 Order

Sloane is coming up on its 109th sale of the AW109.

Rotorcraft

May 20, 2025

Leonardo Taps Rising Demand for VIP Helicopters

Italian aircraft manufacturer is the sole OEM exhibiting at EBACE 2025

Rotorcraft

May 18, 2025

Rain Tests Autonomous Black Hawk on Burning Brush

Two weeks of testing highlighted the value of quick-reaction fire suppression

Rotorcraft

May 15, 2025