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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FAA Administrator Dickson Stresses Safety at Heli-Expo

FAA Administrator Dickson cites safety, drones, and eVTOL as key focus areas for the agency’s helicopter initiatives.

Accidents

January 29, 2020

Leonardo Bolsters Lineup with Kopter Buy

Leonardo has purchased Swiss OEM Kopter, which expects to certify its long-single SH09 by the end of this year.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Celebrating 100M Flight Hours, Airbus Raking in Orders

Airbus Helicopters touted 100M fleet hours, product improvements, and new orders at Heli-Expo 2020.

Maintenance and Modifications

January 29, 2020

Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages

Flight testing of the Bell 525 is expected to be completed when the four test helicopters reach 2,000 hours in the next few months.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

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Erickson Looks To the Air Crane's Future

Erickson said the S-64F+ will be the next generation of heavy-lift helicopters.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Zimmer Air Services First Canadian Customer for Crash-Resistant AS350 Fuel Tanks

STC-holders StandardAero and Robertson Fuel Systems report significant interest from Canadian operators following receipt of Transport Canada certification

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Bell Rounds Out Heli-Expo with Orders, New Distributor

Centaurium Aviation sees “great potential” for Bell line in Switzerland.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Enstrom, Botswana Ink 480B Order

Enstrom Helicopters received orders for three 480B helos from Botswana for Q2 delivery.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

GE Aviation Expands TrueChoice Service to T700 Engines

TrueChoice Flight Hour for commercial T700 helicopter engine is a comprehensive service for maintaining commercial operations.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Airbus Opts for Lynx TCAS, ADS-B on H135/H145

Lynx NGT-9000R+ displays traffic and position information on the Helionix flight deck suite saving weight and space.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Heli-One Adding New AW139 Services at Canadian Facility

Heli-One is working with Leonardo Helicopters to establish intermediate and tail gearbox (IGB, TGB) service and repair capability.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

AGS Opening Brazil Helicopter 'Ecosystem'

Logistics firm AGS opening Brazil helicopter “ecosystem”

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Donaldson Progresses on AW169 Inlet Filter

Donaldson expects to receive EASA approval on its inlet barrier filter for the AW169 by early 2021.

Maintenance and Modifications

January 29, 2020

Helo Lessor LCI Adds Investors, AW139

Helo Lessor LCI signed partnerships with Invesco, Santander backing and announced the addition of a Leonardo AW169 to its fleet.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 29, 2020

PS Engineering Unveils New Audio Control Panel

Tennessee-based PS Engineering now has a dual head control for its MultiTalker series of audio contol units.

Avionics

January 29, 2020

Hirschberg: eVTOL Is Urban Moonshot

Vertical Flight Society's executive director sees big potential for urban air mobility—eventually.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Broker Rotortrade Reports 30 Sales in 2019

Broker Rotortrade closied 30 sales in 2019, and two EC225 orders from Air Greenland in 2020.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Kopter Adds SH09 Orders at Heli-Expo

Kopter announced its first order from the Philippines and additional purchase options from Rainier Heli International.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Axnes Announces New PNG Mobile Intercom Base Station

The new NVG-compatible device offers remote radio asset keying and an optional internal Li-Ion battery.

Rotorcraft

January 29, 2020

Erickson Bringing Sikorsky’s Matrix Tech to Firefighting Fleet

Erickson and Sikorsky team to bring Matrix autonomous technology to Erickson’s firefighting S64 fleet.

Maintenance and Modifications

January 29, 2020