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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New Survitec Emergency Breathing System Offers More Air

Survitec's new Emergency Breathing System (EBS) offers offshore helicopter passengers and crew more air.

December 2, 2020

Airbus VSR700 Makes ATOLs from Moving Deck

Airbus's optionally piloted vehicle recently made fully autonomous takeoff and landing approaches to and from a moving deck simulator.

December 1, 2020

Bell Moves Commercial Business into New Center

Formerly the American Airlines building, Bell's Commercial Business Center will house about 600 employees.

December 1, 2020

Brazil's Federal Police Orders Six Leonardo AW119Kxs

Brazil’s Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) has ordered six AW119Kx turbine single-engine helicopters.

November 30, 2020

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Five-bladed Airbus H145 Gets FAA TC

Airbus’s new five-bladed H145 helicopter has received FAA type certification (TC) with the first U.S. delivery slated to occur early next year.

November 30, 2020

Air Methods Settles Suit Over Crumbling Pitot Tubes

Air ambulance provider Air Methods will pay $825,000 to settle Justice Department suit alleging it flew a helicopter with crumbling pitot tubes.

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2020

Thales, StandardAero Fly AStar with 4-Axis Autopilot

Thales and StandardAero anticipate FAA STC approval of the four-axis AStar autopilot by mid-2021.

November 30, 2020

HAI Commits To In-person Heli-Expo 2021

The Helicopter Association International said it will hold its annual Heli-Expo trade show next March in New Orleans.

November 27, 2020

Germany Orders NH90 Sea Tiger Helicopters

The shipborne Sea Tiger helicopter will defend the German navy’s frigates against both submarine and surface attack.

November 26, 2020

Milestone Notes Firsts in S-92 Delivery to Caverton

The S-92 delivery marks the sixth helicopter Caverton is leasing from Milestone Aviation Group.

November 25, 2020

Genesys Displays Approved for AStar Upgrades

The FAA has certified the Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 and IDU-450 EFIS displays for AStar helicopters.

November 25, 2020

Russian Helicopters Delivers First Ansat to Europe

Russian Helicopters has made its first European delivery of an Ansat light twin.

November 24, 2020

NTSB: Spatial Disorientation Triggered Aeromed Fatal

Helicopter spun near the runway and impacted terrain at night, in fog.

November 24, 2020

Blade India Launches Mumbai-Pune Service

Blade India using Bell 407 and Airbus H130 aircraft to slash travel times.

November 24, 2020

Airbus Marks Firsts with H145 Sale to ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil acquires two copies of the Airbus H145 for a liquefied natural gas project in the Asia-Pacific region.

November 24, 2020

Brazil Heli Show Joins Forces with Yachts Event

Heli Show, Brazil’s first in-person aviation fair this year, was held through Saturday as part of the São Paulo Boat Show.

November 23, 2020

Bell Teams with Germany's RAS for 505 Sales

Bell has appointed Rheinland Air Service (RAS) as the first authorized German dealer for the Bell 505 turbine light single.

November 23, 2020

Los Angeles Drone Pilot Faces Year in Prison

The pilot of drone that hit an LAPD helicopter is facing federal charges for the unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.

November 22, 2020

TOP FLIGHT AWARDS NOMINEES: Rotorcraft

The Rotorcraft category saw two new helicopters introduced during the Top Flight Awards time period.

November 20, 2020

Lemmo To Succeed Retiring Sikorsky Prez Schultz

Sikorsky Aircraft president Dan Schultz will retire in early 2021, be replaced by Lockheed Martin executive Paul Lemmo.

November 19, 2020

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