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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Paraclete Adds Wireless Comm to Helo Pilot Helmets

Paraclete and Global-Sys are working together to provide wireless communications for helicopter helmets.

Leonardo Signs Deal for Four AW609s

European customer plans passenger service with quartet of Leonardo AW609 tilt rotors.

MD Invests Big in Customer Support

MD Helicopters is expanding parts inventory by $24 million as part of its investment in beefing up product support.

Maintenance and Modifications

Aero Asset: Supply of Used Helo Twins Shrinks in Q4

Despite a double-digit increase in 2021 sales of preowned twin-engine helicopters, supply shrinks and deal pipeline slows.

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Vita Inclinata Returns with Hoist, Sling Load Stabilizer

The problem of how to stop a sling load from spinning has been solved by Vita Inclinata.

Robinson To Deliver Quartet of Ships Following Heli-Expo

Robinson to deliver its four helicopters on display at Heli-Expo

Vega Offshore Deploys Rusada Fleet Management Software

Oil and gas services company Vega Offshore has chosen Switzerland-based Rusada's Envision software to manage operations for its fleet of helicopters.

WingX Expands into Helicopter Fleet Tracking

WingX, which has expertise in business jet analysis, is partnering with Parapex Media to provide helicopter fleet information.

Airbus Partners On UAM in Saudi Arabia

Airbus is partnering with THC to bring UAM to Saudi

Safran Helo Engines Emerges a Stronger Firm Post Covid

Safran Helicopter Engines expects a 15 percent increase in year-over-year deliveries.

Metro Aviation Delivers Two EC145s to Flight For Life

Metro Aviation has delivered the first two EC145 air medical helicopters to Flight For Life, which will replace aircraft at its Wisconsin bases.

ForeFlight Enhances Features for Helicopter Pilots

Helicopter operators have access to many new features available in the ForeFlight moving-map app.

Blueberry Moves $80M Worth of Helicopters in 2021

Blueberry Aviation provides helicopter sales and consulting services.

Guatemalan Air Force Fields Upgraded Bell 212

Central American Aviation Services (CAAS) has upgraded the Guatemalan Air Force’s first Bell 212 with Archangel Systems heading sensors.

JSFirm: 'Everyone Is Hiring' in Aviation

Aviation jobs website sees a 30-percent increase in job postings compared to pre-Covid numbers.

Aviation Battery Systems Adds to Line of StartStick GPUs

Aviation Battery Systems' new StartStick 20 portable GPU will be on display at the company's booth this week at Heli-Expo

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aviation Search Group Places More Than 700 Helo Pilots

Texas-based Aviation Search Group specializes in executive and technical placements for the aviation industry.

Genesys Unveils New Control Panel, Autopilot Options

Genesys Aerosystems has unveiled a new control panel and announced development of a fourth axis for its autopilot system.

STAT MedEvac Opts for 10 More Airbus H135s

Pennsylvania-based STAT operates from 18 air ambulances bases.

Alpine Looks To Use Nanocomposites for Helo Parts

The nanocomposite technology Alpine Advanced Materials is using was originally developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works.

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