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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NASA Chief: Uncrewed Aircraft 'Safer'

The agency's administrator touts advanced UAM technologies.

Rotorcraft

July 27, 2020

HeliValue$: 'The Worst Helicopter Market in 40 Years'

Used helicopter values sink under the pressures of pandemic, cheap oil, and scarce credit.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

July 27, 2020

Guimbal Cabri Helicopters Remotely Serviced by Precision

Precision Support Services has competed multiple remote inspections of Guimbal Cabri helicopters.

Charter & Fractional

July 27, 2020

UK Mulls Puma Replacement Plans

The UK operates an aging fleet of Puma support helicopters rapidly approaching the end of their service lives.

Rotorcraft

July 23, 2020

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Wysong Enterprises Keeps First Responders Airborne

The helicopter MRO has worked on more than 20 aircraft during the Covid-19 pandemic in the last 12 weeks.

Maintenance and Modifications

July 22, 2020

EASA Grafts Cybersecurity Onto Certification Standards

New EASA cybersecurity standards include helicopters.

Regulations and Government

July 20, 2020

Leonardo AW139 Gets Honeywell Primus Epic Upgrade

The new Honeywell Primus Epic Phase 8 software will be available in the Leonardo AW139 intermediate twin.

Avionics

July 17, 2020

Honeywell Opens New T55 Engine MRO Facility

Honeywell Aerospace's T55 Repair and Overhaul Center of Excellence is located near its Phoenix headquarters.

Maintenance and Modifications

July 17, 2020

NHV's Airbus H175 Fleet Tops 40,000 Hours

NHV’s fleet accounts for more than 60 percent of the Airbus Helicopters H175’s 66,000 flight hours to date.

Rotorcraft

July 16, 2020

FAA's New Urban Air Mobility ConOps Raises Questions

Morphing existing helicopter VFR corridors into dedicated urban air mobility routes is among the challenges identified by critics of ConOps 1.0.

ATC

July 15, 2020

Piedmont Expands Helo Rotor Blade Capability

Piedmont Propulsion Systems has received FAA certification for repair and overhaul of the Van Horn Aviation 206/OH-58 tail rotor blade.

Maintenance and Modifications

July 15, 2020

Mecaer Gets EASA Mx Approval for Philadelphia Base

Italian MRO provider Mecaer Aviation Group (MAG) has received EASA certification for its Philadelphia Part 145 rotorcraft repair station.

Maintenance and Modifications

July 15, 2020

Bell Buys Chinese MRO Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation

Bell is acquiring Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation Limited to increase its MRO capacity in China.

Maintenance and Modifications

July 15, 2020

Airbus Helicopters Marks 60 Years in Japan

Airbus Helicopters marks 60 years in Japan with new maintenance facility, orders.

Rotorcraft

July 14, 2020

Helo Accidents Fall During Pandemic

Reduced helicopter flight activity translated into fewer accidents during the first six months of 2020

Accidents

July 13, 2020

StandardAero Completes Helo MRO Consolidation Early

The consolidation integrated three StandardAero helicopter maintenance facilities into one.

Maintenance and Modifications

July 8, 2020

Bell Delivers First ENG Helo to China

Bell has delivered the first dedicted ENG helicopter for service in China.

Rotorcraft

July 8, 2020

U.S. Approves Hawkeyes for France and Ospreys for Indonesia

The latest round of U.S. State Department approvals of Foreign Military Sales includes a prospective deal to supply MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors to Indonesia.

Aircraft

July 7, 2020

Helicopter Laserer Gets Federal Prison

A California man who lasered a sheriff’s helicopter in 2017 has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.

Rotorcraft

July 7, 2020

Leonardo Lands First Commercial IFR AW119Kx Order

Leonardo announced the first commercial and EMS order for its IFR-certified AW119Kx single-engine helicopter.

Aircraft

July 7, 2020