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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Leonardo AW09 Gets Updated Corporate Look

Helicopter to embark on demonstration tour

AW09 interior unveiling

PHI Adds AW189 Helicopters for Offshore Work

Super-medium helicopter will join AW109s and AW139s in PHI’s global rotary-wing fleet

Leonardo AW189

Airbus Corporate Helicopters Sees Continued Success

The ACH145 and ACH160 lead their market segments in sales value

ACH 160 Line Lounge interior

Shell Signs with CHC Helikopter for North Sea Support

The contract is a continuation of the CHC-Shell relationship

CHC Helicopter Sikorsky S-92

Videos

Small Argentine Helicopter Manufacturer Aims to Revolutionize Helicopter Training

Small Argentine Helicopter Manufacturer Aims to Revolutionize Helicopter Training

Era Group Goes Beyond Offshore Oil & Gas With Its Helicopter Business

Era Group Goes Beyond Offshore Oil & Gas With Its Helicopter Business

HeliJet Operates a Scheduled Helicopter Airline with Sikorsky’s S-76C+

HeliJet Operates a Scheduled Helicopter Airline with Sikorsky’s S-76C+

Aging Black Hawk Helicopters are Brought Into the Digital Age with All New Avionics

Aging Black Hawk Helicopters are Brought Into the Digital Age with All New Avionics

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Panterra Buys Blackhawk Fitted with Extensive Ace Mods

Upgrade includes avionics and firefighting equipment

Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter

Sumitomo Mitsui and LCI Order 21 Airbus Helicopters

Deal for H145s, H160s, and H175s includes firm orders for 14 and options for seven

LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing helicopter order

VAI Rallies Members To Help Keep NYC Heliport Open

A state bill threatens to close the heliport permanently

West 30th Street Heliport in Manhattan

Iran Confirms Helicopter Crash Killed Its President

The Bell 212 was part of a convoy of three

U.S. Government Backs Piasecki's Hydrogen VTOL Aircraft Study

The Department of Energy is funding further research for urban air taxi missions

PA-890 helicopter being developed by Piasecki Aircraft Corp.

Textron eAviation's Nexus eVTOL Aircraft Could Fly in 2025

The company's Nuuva cargo drone is approaching its first flights, too

Textron eAviation's Nexus eVTOL aircraft

Milestone Leasing Two AW169s to Northern Rescue

The two helicopters are the leasing company's first placement in New Zealand

Northern Rescue Helicopter Leonardo AW169 helicopter

HeliXP Opens Today in São Paulo

The three-year-old show is expected to draw thousands of attendees

Crowds of showgoers at HeliXP

Legislators Kill Hawaii Air Tour Insurance Bill

The bill would have required liability insurance of $20 million per person

Moloka'i

Atrium Health Earns First Accreditation in Mobile Healthcare, Paramedicine

'The accreditation serves as a symbol of excellence'

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bell Testing 429 Helicopter Autonomy Laboratory

The fly-by-wire Bell 429-based flying lab is capable of autonomous flight

Bell ALFA 429 flying laboratory

R44 Crash Final Report Cites Maintenance Errors

Missing hardware led the NTSB to conclude that pilots and maintenance personnel performed "inadequate inspections"

NTSB report R44 helicopter accident

Learning To Fly Helicopters in the Guimbal Cabri G2

How a long-time fixed-wing pilot transitions to the rotary-wing world

Guimbal Cabri G2

China’s GDAT Buying up to 20 Airbus H175 Helicopters

The H175s will be marketed by GDAT Group's newly formed GD Helicopter Finance

Airbus Helicopters H175

Bell Helicopter Shipments Lag in 1Q2024

Bell delivered 18 commercial helicopters in the quarter, down from 22 delivered a year ago

Airbus Celebrates First Flight of Racer Compound Helo

The high-speed helicopter's design has already generated 90 patents

Airbus Helicopters Racer high-speed helicopter

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