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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Beijing Police Orders First Leonardo AW189s for China

Leonardo has sold its first super-medium AW189 helicopters into the Chinese market.

December 2, 2021

Helijet Taps Blade as Flight Booking Platform

Under a new agreement, global air mobility platform Blade will have exclusive rights for booking Helijet's scheduled helicopter flights.

Charter & Fractional

December 2, 2021

Helicopter lessor LCI Acquires Nova Aviation Capital

LCI's Nova acquisition boosts its twin-engine rotary fleet to more than 140.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

December 1, 2021

Textron's eVTOL Aircraft Plans Are Still In the Balance

Textron confirmed that its Nexus eVTOL is a technology testbed, rather than an active program as it continues to assess its advanced air mobility options.

November 26, 2021

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Blade India Expands Service with Airbus H125s

Blade India is expanding its service there with five new leased Airbus Helicopters H125 singles provided to its operators there.

Charter & Fractional

November 26, 2021

Airbus Delivers First Naval Combat H225M to Brazil

The Exocet-armed AH-15B version of the H225M helicopter provides the Brazilian navy with a powerful anti-ship capability.

November 25, 2021

Bristow's Leonardo Fleet Tops 500,000 Hours

Leonardo marks Bristow milestone, first Africa sale for AW169.

November 24, 2021

Jetex, Eve Partnering on eVTOL Ecosystem

Business aviation support group Jetex is joining a list of prospective partners working with Embraer Eve to prepare the ecosystem to support eVTOL ops.

November 22, 2021

Latest Ka-32 Makes First Flight

Updated Russian coaxial helicopter aimed at firefighting market.

November 22, 2021

Bell Bags New Orders At European Rotors

Bell announced orders for seven new aircraft at the recently concluded European Rotors conference in Cologne.

November 18, 2021

Upgraded Commercial Mi-171 Helicopter Goes on Show

The Mi-171A2 is the first role-convertible member of the 'Hip' family to receive civil certification.

November 18, 2021

Airbus Delivers Five-blade H145 for Offshore Wind Use

Germany's HTM Helicopters will fly the first Airbus H145D3 for the offshore wind market.

November 17, 2021

HAI Develops New Risk-assessment Tools

HAI has partnered with NGFT Solutions to develop new risk assessment tools tailored to the rotorcraft industry.

November 17, 2021

Here Comes the King

Sikorsky’s mighty CH-53K King Stallion is gearing up for operational service as the replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps’ long-serving Super Stallions.

November 16, 2021

Desert Cat on the Loose in Dubai

Kuwait is the first operator in the region of the Airbus H225M Caracal, the most recent development of the evergreen Puma/Super Puma/Cougar family.

November 16, 2021

Air Ambulance Company Partners with P&WC on SAF

Pratt & Whitney Canada and ADAC Leftrettung are partnering on an SAF test program for air medical helicopters.

November 16, 2021

HAI Strengthens Ties with European Helicopter Association

EHA and HAI already have combined efforts on several projects.

November 16, 2021

P&WC Expanding Carbon Offset Program To Helicopters

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is expanding its year-old carbon offset service to include operators of the company’s helicopter engines.

November 16, 2021

AAMS: New Air Medical Reimbursement Rules Are Unfair

The air ambulance lobby charges federal rules for the new "no surprises" medical billing act favor insurers and sues to block implementation.

November 16, 2021

Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor Takes Bow in Dubai

Leonardo's civil tiltrotor, on display at Expo 2020 and at the Dubai Airshow, should complete flight testing in August 2022.

November 15, 2021

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