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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Heritage Aviation Ramps Up Light Helicopter Capability

Airbus H125 operator orders a new H130 at Wings India

January 31, 2026

Heritage H130 T2

Rotortrade Report Flags Strong Demand, Tight Supply

OEM backlogs push operators toward preowned aircraft

January 30, 2026

2025 North America Helicopter Market Report

Aero Asset Reports Helo Sales Drop, Climb in Value

2025 single-engine report highlights reduced supply and higher transaction prices

January 30, 2026

Leonardo A119Kx

GPMS Releases Open HUMS Program Manual

Manual aims to move data into decision-making

January 29, 2026

screenshot of HUMS data

Videos

Kopter Expects Versatile AW09 Helicopter To Punch Above Its Weight

The all composite turbine single promises to bring new technology to its segment

Kopter AW09 helicopter flying near mountains

HAI Ushers in New Era as Vertical Aviation International

VAI wants to show it has 'open arms' for all kinds of vertical lift

HAI VAI announcement event

Flying the MD530F and the Resurrection of MD Helicopters

We test the MD530F and see for ourselves how the company is coming back from bankruptcy.

February 1, 2024

MD Helicopters MD530F taking off, in flight

Paris 2024 Olympics Could See First eVTOL Passenger Flights with Volocopter VoloCity

Passengers may have the chance to fly between a few sites in the Paris metro area

Rendering of Volocopter eVTOL aircraft flying above Paris with Eifel tower in background

More Articles

Bell Military Revenue Surges 20% in 2025, MV-75 Ramps Up

Bell delivered 78 commercial helicopters in Q4 2025

January 29, 2026

FLRAA MV-75

Airbus Helicopters Orders Climb 20% in 2025

Military market share rises to 28% as yearly orders total 544 aircraft

January 27, 2026

Airbus H140 helicopter

FAA Makes KDCA Helicopter Restrictions Permanent

Interim rule implements urgent March 2025 NTSB safety recommendation

Regulations and Government

January 26, 2026

updated route chart

FAAST Webinar Highlights USHST Peer Pilot Program

Confidential support modeled after airline peer programs

January 23, 2026

screenshot from the pilot peer program webinar Jan 6 2026

Volocopter Chases Approval of Light Sports eVTOL Aircraft

Diamond subsidiary still seeking type certification for VoloCity model

January 23, 2026

Volocopter 2X eVTOL

AeroGulf Plans to Buy Up to 20 SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft

Dubai helicopter charter operator outlines provisional framework for eVTOL aircraft acquisition

January 22, 2026

View over Osaka harbour from an onboard camera of the SD-05 eVTOL

Airbus PioneerLab Prepares For 2026 Critical Design Review

Hybrid-electric technology demonstrator to receive further hardware modifications

January 22, 2026

Airbus Helicopters PioneerLab

Key Objectives Outlined as Airbus Racer Completes Eco-Mode Installation

Upcoming single-engine flight testing to be augmented by additional capability extensions

January 21, 2026

Airbus Racer

Leonardo Flies Proteus Naval Autonomous Helicopter

Proteus technology demonstrator could augment existing crewed military platforms in anti-submarine missions

January 21, 2026

Proteus helicopter sitting on tarmac, grass in foreground

Asia-Pacific Helo Operators Focus on Fleet Harmonization

Concludes that mature markets rely on buying preowned aircraft

January 20, 2026

Composition of APAC turbine helicopter fleet

Vertical Lift Center Signals Upward Trend at AirVenture

New display supported by Robinson Helicopter and Vertical Aviation International

January 19, 2026

Joby eVTOL aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

Private Equity Group Buys Majority Stake in Coptersafety

European rotorcraft pilot training group attracts new investment

Training and Workforce

January 14, 2026

Coptersafety training

Matthieu Louvot Tapped To Helm Airbus Helicopters

New appointment to take effect April 1

January 13, 2026

Airbus H140 second prototype first flight

Skyports and Linden Plan Heliport At Miami's Watson Island

Upcoming vertiport to include provision for future eVTOL aircraft

January 8, 2026

Map of Miami showing location of Watson Island

Airwolf Adds Japan STCs for Lithium-ion Batteries

Covers a variety of popular rotorcraft models from Airbus, Bell, Enstrom, and MD

Maintenance and Modifications

January 6, 2026

True Blue Power lithium-ion battery in Airbus H125 helicopter

Linfox Places First Airbus H160 Order in Australia

Company plans to use the new helicopter for passenger transportation

December 29, 2025

Airbus H160 helicopter

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