Mark Huber
Contributor

Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

Latest from Mark Huber

Rotorcraft

Robinson Sees Increased Helicopter Production in 2023

New R66 horizontal stabilizer to be offered as a retrofit
A Robinson R66 helicopter is pictured in flight.
Rotorcraft

Enstrom Names R&D Center for 55-year Employee

James Bournonville joined Enstrom in 1968
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation
Rotorcraft

ArcosJet and Air Chateau Pair on Dubai Heliport Plan

ArcosJet acquires stake in Air Chateau
Air Chateau helicopter
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Tests Single-stick eVTOL Flight Controls

Airbus FlightLab tests eVTOL electric flight control system
Airbus tests eVTOL flight controls
Avionics

Rain and Sikorsky Collaborate on Autonomous Firefighting Helicopters

Uncrewed Black Hawk will be used to demonstrate rapid fire response
Article image
Rotorcraft

FAA Promotes Rotorcraft Bird Strike Avoidance

FAA SAIB counsels helicopter owners, operators on bird strike strategies
Helicopter birdstrike
Security

CBP Tightens APIS Rules for Private Flights

CBP requires advance reporting of manifest and flight time changes
Rotorcraft

FAA Approves First Public-use Vertiport

Blackstone, Virginia vertiport will enable advanced air mobility
Blackstone Army Airfield (Source: Idawriter)
Charter & Fractional

Airshare Closes Deal for Wheels Up's Managed Fleet

Transaction triples the size of Airshare's managed fleet
Airshare Embraer Legacy 500 (Photo: Airshare)
Rotorcraft

Erickson Selling More Air Cranes to Helicopter Express

Heavy-lift specialist operates a diversified fleet of 24 helicopters
Erickson
Safety

Laser Injures Yorkshire Air Ambulance Flight Crew

Yorkshire helicopter ambulances hit by lasers three times in one week
Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter
Rotorcraft

Low Clearance Helicopter Snagged Under Freeway Overpass

Sikorsky S-92 gets jammed under I-12 in Louisiana while being transported by truck
Environment

Airbus Seeks Greener Helos from PioneerLab Research

Modified H145 helicopter will feature hybrid propulsion and autonomous systems
Airbus's PioneerLab helicopter technology testbed based on an H145 model.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Names New Board sans Founder Kenny Dichter

Dichter out, Bellemare in
Wheels Up King Air 3501
Rotorcraft

USHST Summit Illuminates Helicopter IFR Issues

U.S. Helicopter Safety Team summit presses for wider adaptation of weather cameras, FAA reforms
Rotorcraft

Used Twin-engine Helicopter Market Softens in 1H

Aero Asset reports declining transactions and increasing supply
Helicopter for state of industry
Rotorcraft

FAA Warns of Helo Parts from Data-plate Swapping

Data plate from wrecked Bell 206B allegedly attached to similar aircraft of 'unknown origin'
FAA building
Rotorcraft

Western Air Ambulance Services Mark Anniversaries

Intermountain Life Flight and Classic Air Medical have transported nearly 200,000 patients
Intermountain Health System's air ambulance helicopters.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Appoints New CEO

Delta board member George Mattson will join Wheels Up as CEO in October
George Mattson CEO Wheels Up
Environment

Protestors Attempt To Shut Down NYC's West 30th Street Heliport

Police arrest six in West 30th Street heliport protest
Protest against NYC helicopters
Maintenance and Modifications

Rotor OEMs Move To Improve Mx Service Offerings

Companies announce initiatives to improve customer service
Rotorcraft

Florida's Palm Beach County Getting Two Medevac AW169s

A pair of AW169s will enter the Palm Beach Trauma Hawk program early next year
New Trauma Hawk Aircraft Landing
Rotorcraft

Medevac Helicopter Pilot Heard Loud 'Bang' Before Crash

Sound came from rear prior to fatal accident
Broward Country air ambulance helicopter accident August 28, 2023
Rotorcraft

PHI Signs for 28 Airbus Helicopters

Deal includes orders and options for Airbus H175 and H160 helicopters
PHI Airbus H160 helic0pter
Rotorcraft

Aerogulf Bell 212 Crash Investigation Underway

Body of second crew member recovered
Bell 212
Charter & Fractional

Delta Air Lines Pumps Another $15 Million into Wheels Up

Airline has plowed $60 million into Wheels Up over the last month
Private aviation group Wheels Up operates light jet aircraft.
Rotorcraft

Léman Aviation Acquires Alpes Hélicoptères

Industry veterans take control at Alpes Hélicoptères
Rotorcraft

Black Widow and XP Join To Produce New UH-60 Variant

Lima+ will feature engine and avionics upgrades
Rotorcraft

AW169 Crash Investigation Points to Flaws in Part 29 Regs

Duplex bearing failure lead to 2018 AW169 crash
Rotorcraft

Whirly-Girls Opens 2024 Scholarship Applications

Whirly-Girls will award $500,000 in scholarships in 2024
2022 Whirly-Girls scholarship recipients