Rotorcraft

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

Maintenance and Modifications

OEMs Extend Service Agreements for BBA's GES

BBA Aviation’s Global Engine Services group companies announced a series of extensions for their support agreements with various manufacturers.

Rotorcraft

Essex Unveils Ergonomic Collective Grip for Helicopters

Essex offers new ergonomic collective grip and cyclic grips.

Rotorcraft

Leonardo Joins with CAE for New U.S. Training Center

CAE to provide its Series 3000 FFS sims for new Leonardo Philadelphia training center.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

SureFlight Shows Off Tricked-out Bell 505

The light single helicopter was finished with the completion specialist's GT package offering a host of customized options and upgrades.

Rotorcraft

Dart Cargo Net Boosts AW139 Capacity

The Dart Aerospace high-capacity cargo net will add another 160 pounds to the AW139 load-carrying limit.

Rotorcraft

EuroTec Delivers 407GXP, Completing K-Max

EuroTec has delivered a Bell 407GXP for Swiss VIPs and is near completing a Kaman K-Max for Rainier Heli.

Rotorcraft

Hickok IFR Procedures Now Showing on ForeFlight

ForeFlight's Content Packs demonstrate unique new uses, with Hickok custom approach procedures becoming available soon.

Maintenance and Modifications

Dart Introduces New Firefighting Buckets, Skylight Window

Smaller firefighting buckets and a new Skylight window are highlights of the Dart Aerospace exhibit at Heli-Expo 2019.

Rotorcraft

U.S. Army Orders Elbit Common Helmet Mounted Display System

Elbit Systems of America will begin delivering its Common Helmet Mounted Display to the U.S. Army in 2020.

Rotorcraft

Hillsboro Creates New Heli Academy

Hillsboro Aero Academy has launched a new division and campus with its Hillsboro Heli Academy.

Maintenance and Modifications

Concorde Awarded STC for S-92A Lead-acid Battery

A new STC allows replacement of NiCad batteries with Concorde lead-acid batteries in Sikorsky's S-92A.

Rotorcraft

PACDelivers EMS Airbus EC135P2+

PAC International has delivered its fourth EMS-congigured Airbus EC135P2+ to Wake Forest Baptist Health AirCare.

Rotorcraft

Safran Helicopter Engines, CHC Sign MRO Contract

Safran has produced more than 12,000 units in the past 40 years.

Rotorcraft

CNC Launches Secure Online Video Portal for Law Enforcement

CNC Live allows real-time sharing, archiving of aerial footage by hundreds of users.

Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Outlines Vision for Urban Air Mobility

Sikorsky suggests that urban mobility solutions might also come from non-aviation companies.

Rotorcraft

Lynn Tilton: Making Helicopters Great Again

MD Helicopters plans to submit a proposal for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.

Rotorcraft

Donaldson Filters New Medium Twins

The company was tapped to provide inlet barrier filters for the Bell 525 and Airbus H160, both awaiting certification.

Avionics

HAI Head Notes Clock Ticking on ADS-B

Matt Zuccaro says the rotorcraft industry's level of equipage ahead of the FAA's Jan. 1, 2020 mandate, is not where it should be.

Rotorcraft

Helicopter Shipper Makes Heli-Expo Debut

Though the company has facilitated the shipping of 2,000 helicopters worldwide, Direct Helicopter International made its first appearance at Heli-Expo.

Rotorcraft

Italian Style for Aircraft Interiors

Integral to the display are craftsmanship of Tramontano leathers, the high-tech processing of carbon-fiber and the design of computer and communication.