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NTSB Chair Pushes for More Helicopter IFR
In the wake of the Kobe Bryant crash report, NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt is pressing for more IFR helicopter operations. March 17, 2021, 8:30 AMDuring the February 9 hearing into the fatal...
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NYC Helicopter War Heats Up
New York City is considering legislation that would effectively shut down heliports there. March 17, 2021, 10:05 AMNew York City has had a troubled relationship with the helicopter industry ever since...
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Sikorsky Donation Helps Launch RedTail Academy
An anonymous donation of a Sikorsky helicopter is helping a chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen to launch RedTail Flight Academy.March 18, 2021, 9:00 AMThe formation of the Tuskegee Airmen in 1941 forever...
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Used Helicopter Market Attains Shaky Hover
Pandemic, falling energy prices, overhang used helicopter market. March 18, 2021, 9:23 AM For the first six months of 2020, it seemed that used helicopter prices were plummeting faster than a Maltese...
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HAI Salutes Michael Hynes for Lifetime Achievement
Michael Hynes, HAI's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, has had a 65-year career that has included Brantly helicopter production and as an educator.March 18, 2021, 10:00 AMAs a child nearly 80 years...
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Hill Reveals More Features for HX50 Helicopter
Hill HX50 to have options including folding blades and landing gear skids.March 19, 2021, 3:44 AMHill Helicopters announced a new online configurator and a variety of features and options for its new...
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Bell Nears Milestones With 525, 505 Helos
Bell looks to wrap up certification flight testing of the 525 Relentless in the first half of 2021.March 19, 2021, 9:00 AMAbout six years after the first flight of Bell’s newest and largest civil...
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Hillsboro Aero Academy Keeps the Rotors Turning
Although flight hours dropped significantly during the Covid pandemic, Hillsboro Aero Academy has been able to keep its fleet busy.March 19, 2021, 10:00 AMAt Hillsboro Aero Academy in Troutdale,...
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U.S. AAM Market To Generate $115B Annually by 2035
The joint Deloitte/AIA study sees the AAM market, including flying taxis and cargo drones, to generate the equivalent of 0.5 percent of U.S. GDP by 2035.March 19, 2021, 12:53 PMA joint study from...
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Robinson Helicopter Hits Milestone, Sees Daylight
Torrance, California-based Robinson Helicopter started off the year with the delivery of its 13,000th rotorcraft.March 22, 2021, 8:00 AMTorrance, California-based Robinson Helicopter started off 2021...
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HAI Pilot of the Year Robert McCabe Brought Lessons to USCG
HAI's Pilot of the Year, USCG Lt. Cdr. Robert McCabe, demonstrated his skills coaching a pilot through disorientation and shared the lessons learned. March 22, 2021, 9:00 AMHelicopter Association...
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Bell Finds Additional Opportunities with Wichita Office
Bell opened the Wichita site in August 2020 to support its efforts to win contracts on two substantial future vertical lift programs for the U.S. Army.March 22, 2021, 10:00 AMEight months into Bell...
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Bell's New Army Rotorcraft Programs Charging Ahead
Assembly has begun on the Bell 360 Invictus while the V-280 tiltrotor continues flight testing.March 23, 2021, 6:05 AMSemi-finalist Bell is moving ahead with its entries into the U.S. Army’s FARA...
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Airbus Expanding Customer Support Program
Airbus HCare now covers 2,400 helicopters and will be expanded to include legacy aircraft. March 23, 2021, 3:00 PMAirbus Helicopters has grown its HCare Smart and HCare Infinite customer support...
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Honeywell Adds Major Upgrades to Helicopter Avionics
Honeywell's latest avionics upgrades to synthetic vision, radar, and EGPWS are available for Leonardo's AW139.March 24, 2021, 8:08 AMHoneywell avionics engineers have been busy developing new products...
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StandardAero Continues Expansion in Helo MRO, STCs
One of StandardAero's newest STCs is an autopilot for light single helicopters.March 24, 2021, 9:41 AMIt was a busy year last year for StandardAero’s helicopter business and one that continues into...
View ArticleEASA Recommends Fuel Lever Mods for Airbus Helo Singles
Airbus developed fuel lever modification in the wake of fatal 2018 NYC "door off" helitour flight. March 24, 2021, 1:42 PMEASA is recommending, but not mandating, that operators of Airbus AS350 and...
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NASA Readies Mars Helicopter for First Flight
NASA Ingenuity helicopter could fly on Mars sometime in early April. March 25, 2021, 8:00 AMNASA's $80 million, four-pound Ingenuity Mars helicopter could fly by early April, the agency said this week....
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HAI Honors California Nat. Guard for Creek Fire Rescue
Honored by HAI, the California National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade used a Chinook and Black Hawk to rescue 242 trapped by the Creek Fire.March 25, 2021, 8:45 AMOn Sep. 5, 2020, a rapidly...
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Airbus Begins Assembly of Racer Compound Helicopter
Airbus Racer isexpected to demonstrate increased speed and reduced emissions and noise. March 25, 2021, 9:45 AMAirbus Helicopters is pushing off the first flight of its compound Racer—which stands for...
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