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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Boeing Gives More Work to India

Boeing further participates in Make In India

Rotorcraft

February 12, 2016

Budget-Constraints Drove Helicopter Choices in Malaysia

Budget-Constrained Helicopter Choices in Malaysia

Rotorcraft

February 12, 2016

Ex-Sikorsky President Jeff Pino Killed in P-51 Crash

Pino owned the P-51D Mustang, “Big Beautiful Doll,” since early 2014, and that October made a successful gear-up landing in the airplane.

Rotorcraft

February 6, 2016

NYC Helitour Operators Forced To Accept 50% Flight Cut

Reductions will begin in April, with an elimination of all Sunday flights, followed by 20 percent cuts each in June and October and 10 percent in January.

Regulations and Government

February 4, 2016

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Airbus To Deliver First Upgraded H225 at Year-end

Airframer drops improved Turbomeca Makila 2B engine, thus limiting weight increase.

Rotorcraft

February 3, 2016

Commission Proposes Army National Guard Retain Apaches

The National Commission on the Future of the Army has recommended that the Army National Guard keep some AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.

Rotorcraft

February 1, 2016

Flight Training Begins for First Class of Lakota Pilots

The Army is transitioning its basic training and basic combat skills training flying from the Bell TH-67 Creek and OH-58A/C Kiowa Warrior to the UH-72A.

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2016

Bell Helicopter in Hover This Year, Growth Mode in 2017

Bell 505 JetRangerX and 525 Relentless will boost Bell Helicopter next year, but shipments and revenues this year are expected to be flat.

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2016

Airbus Flies First H160 Prototype with Turbomeca Engines

The Turbomeco Arrano engine will be the production standard on the H160.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2016

Norwegian Operator Forms Weather Camera Network

A Norsk Luftambulanse pilot has invented a sensing unit comprising three cameras, a thermometer and a barometer.

Rotorcraft

January 27, 2016

MAG Luxury Cabin for Bell 429 Receives Russian STC

The sign-off from Russian authorities follows last year's EASA approval.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

January 26, 2016

2015 Orders, Deliveries Dwindle at Airbus Helicopters

A bright spot was the H175 super-medium twin helicopter, which received 36 orders last year.

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2016

Helo Cockpit Research Study Uses Eye-tracking Tech

Twenty-six pilots participated in the first phase of observational study, which seeks to improve pilot performance in the cockpit.

Rotorcraft

January 25, 2016

Robinson Increases Deliveries in 2015

Robinson sees a soft market in 2016.

Rotorcraft

January 21, 2016

Second Bell 525 FTV Flies

Collectively, the first two flight test vehicles have accumulated 78 hours.

Rotorcraft

January 21, 2016

Uber Plans Four-Day Helicopter Experiment at Sundance

Airbus teamed with Uber to offer the flights during the festival as part of what the manufacturer calls a market pilot.

Rotorcraft

January 20, 2016

Airbus Delivers Six Helos to California Law Enforcement

Two each to the California Highway Patrol and Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, and one each to the Los Angeles and Ontario Police Departments.

Rotorcraft

January 19, 2016

Bell Delivers First EMS-config 407GXP to Air Methods

This is the first of what could be up to two hundred 407GXPs delivered by Bell to Air Methods over the next decade.

Rotorcraft

January 19, 2016

Finmeccanica Mulls Longer Run-dry Duration for Helos

AW139's 60-minute performance is not the end of the road, company expert says.

Rotorcraft

January 7, 2016

Helo Pilots Warned of Running Landing Hazards

FAA says helicopter pilots should avoid conducting running landings in skid-equipped aircraft on runways with lighting systems embedded in pavement.

Regulations and Government

January 6, 2016