S-76 Rotates into Burning Man
Arriving by air at the annual counter-culture Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock desert is not new; private pilots and fixed-wing charter operators have been doing it for years at the...
View ArticleTexas Researchers Study Coaxial Inflow
Aerospace researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and associated collaborators have received a five-year grant from the Pentagon and NASA to study the dynamic inflow of air associated with...
View ArticleRussian Helicopters Backlog Grows, Income Shrinks
Russian Helicopters recently announced it has boosted its order backlog to 500 helicopters and that it intends to pursue the offshore and light helicopter segments more aggressively. CEO Alexander...
View ArticleSeeing Turbulence, Air Methods Might Trim Bell Buy
The largest helicopter EMS company in the U.S. posted slightly lower quarterly year-over-year net income for the quarter ended June 30 but higher income for the first six months of the year. Air...
View ArticleClaims Court Sides with Leonardo in Army Row
On August 24 the United States Federal Claims Court issued a potentially far-reaching opinion (AgustaWestland North America, Inc. v. United States No. 14-877 C) in the continuing dispute between...
View ArticleUBS: Pre-owned Helicopter Inventory Dips a Bit in August
There were 1,364 pre-owned helicopters available for sale at the end of August, which equates to 6 percent of the installed base and 1 percent lower than in July, according to data released last week...
View ArticleSikorsky S-92 Begins Alaska SAR Mission
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky delivered an S-92 heavy twin configured for helicopter EMS and search-and-rescue to North Slope Borough (NSB), Alaska, on Thursday. It is the first S-92 to fly the...
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EASA Clears Super Pumas for Service Return
EASA has cleared the Airbus Helicopters EC225LP and AS332L2 for return to service. However, aviation authorities in both the UK and Norway have decided to keep their flight bans on the helicopters in...
View ArticleSafety Team IDs Top Fatal Helicopter Accident Causes
Loss of control in flight, unintended flight into instrument meteorological conditions and low-altitude operations accounted for 50 percent of 104 fatal helicopter accidents between 2009 and 2013,...
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German Police Super Pumas Get Cockpit Upgrade
Heli-One is in the process of modernizing the systems of the Airbus Helicopters AS332L/L1 operated by the German police service (Bundespolizei), following a similar program undertaken for Super Pumas...
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Marenco Set To Add Third SKYe SH09 Prototype to Test Program
Marenco Swisshelicopter (MSH) is in the final stages of completing the third prototype of its all-composite SKYe SH09 light-single helicopter. Dubbed P3, the rotorcraft will soon join the second...
View ArticleJSSI Adds H130 Parts-only Program, New Customer
Hourly cost maintenance program provider Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) has introduced a new parts-only program for the Airbus Helicopters H130. Coverage includes parts that require replacement due...
View ArticleCorail Launches Airbus Fleet Keeper Management Program
With seven Airbus Helicopters in its fleet, Corail Helicopters has become the first customer for the Fleet Keeper web-based management system developed by the OEM and recently validated by the French...
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Helitech Orders Underscore AW169 EMS Credentials
Three orders announced by Leonardo at the Helitech show in Amsterdam have expanded the order book (orders, options and framework agreements) for the AW169 beyond 150 aircraft. Many of the helicopters,...
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LCI Sees Recovering Market for Leased Helicopters
Enjoying what it says is its busiest year to date, Lease Corporation International (LCI) has leased three Airbus Helicopters H130s to Aviators Air Rescue in India. Based in Bangalore, Aviators is...
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Slovenian Police To Receive Linx-equipped H135
Airborne Technologies, the Austrian ISR specialist, is to deliver a specially equipped Airbus Helicopters EC135 to the Slovenian police force. The helicopter is equipped with Airborne Technologies’...
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Public Services H175 Completes First Test Campaign
Airbus Helicopters completed the first phase of flight trials of the H175 medium twin last week. This initial campaign comprised 12 flights and included a first demonstration of the variant for the...
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FastFin for Airbus H125 Nears Certification
FAA certification of BLR Aerospace’s FastFin tailboom modification for the Airbus Helicopters H125 is imminent, with EASA approval to follow shortly after, the company said this week at Helitech 2016....
View ArticleCHC Recapitalizes with $450 Million
Bankrupt helicopter OGP services company CHC announced a financial restructuring plan on October 11 that will recapitalize the enterprise with $300 million in new capital and leasing lines of $150...
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Battery-powered R44 Flies
Tier 1 Engineering flew a battery-powered, manned Robinson R44 in September at Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Calif. The flights were made under a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental...
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