Airbus Corporate Helicopters Rolls Out 700th H130
May 24, 2017, 11:55 AMSince it first entered service as the EC130 in 2001, the model has accumulated more than 1.8 million flight hours with 340 operators worldwide.
View ArticleRedesigned Mi-8 On Display But Not Yet Certified
May 30, 2017, 6:49 AMThe Mi-171A2 borrows from the Mi-38: both helicopters appeared at the HeliRussia 2017 show.
View ArticleAirbus Breaks Ground On H135 Assembly Line in China
May 30, 2017, 12:15 PMThe assembly line is part of a $790 million, 2016 framework agreement that calls for the assembly of 100 H135s in China over the next 10 years.
View ArticleLeonardo To Deliver 10 AW189s to Russia's Rosneft
May 30, 2017, 12:19 PMOil-and-gas giant could take a total of 200, if a larger deal goes through
View ArticleHeliRussia 2017 Reaches New Heights
May 31, 2017, 10:36 AMThe number of exhibitors jumped 85 percent from the 129 that participated in the first HeliRussia expo in 2008 to 237 this year.
View ArticleBoeing Prepares To Begin CH-47F Chinook Block 2 Upgrade
May 31, 2017, 3:42 PMThe U.S. Army plans to upgrade 542 CH-47F and MH-47G helicopters, with deliveries starting in 2023.
View ArticleRussian Helicopters Gets Funding for New Helo
June 2, 2017, 1:46 PMRussia's state-owned Vnesheconombank will finance the new light multipurpose helicopter along with other areas of Russian Helicopters business.
View ArticleRussian Helicopter Ka-62 Makes First Flight
June 5, 2017, 12:31 PMThe Ka-62 is expected to cost in the $10 million range, seat 12 to 15 and be aimed primarily at the offshore energy and search and rescue markets.
View ArticleTwo Enstrom TH-180s Now in Flight-test Program
June 6, 2017, 11:50 AMOne helicopter is in flight test while the other is currently engaged in a 100-hour ground-test run of the drive system and controls.
View ArticleBell 505 Gains FAA Certification
June 8, 2017, 10:01 AMThe helicopter now holds approvals from three agencies and expects a fourth shortly.
View ArticleEarly Tiltrotor Pioneer Lynn Dies
June 8, 2017, 12:48 PMHe began his career with Bell in 1950.
View ArticleKaman Delivering First New-production K-Max
June 9, 2017, 3:42 AMThe first aircraft is scheduled to be handed over in July.
View ArticleBristow Morphing into Regional Provider
June 9, 2017, 2:46 PMContinued losses prompt restructuring.
View ArticleBell Plans To Soon Resume 525 Flight Testing
June 12, 2017, 8:10 AMThe company anticipates type certification next year.
View ArticleAW609 Final Accident Report Issued
June 13, 2017, 10:29 AMThe pilot's control inputs exacerbated extreme aerodynamic forces.
View ArticleHAI Sees Local Drone Regulations as Major Threat
June 13, 2017, 11:35 AMHAI chief is nervous that localities imposing UAV restrictions will see a regulatory parallel between UAVs and helicopters.
View ArticleHelicopter Makers Are Propelling The Way Forward
June 14, 2017, 1:17 AMTo change the concept of helicopter designs can only start with an evolution helicopter propulsion and power systems.
View ArticleHelibras Holds HEMS Conference in São Paulo
June 14, 2017, 9:15 AMThe audience consisted mainly of HEMS users, oil and gas helicopter operators, highway concessionaires and doctors, and government regulatory authorirties.
View ArticleLeonardo Opens AW101 Training Center in Norway
June 15, 2017, 12:28 PMNorway has ordered 16 AW101s for search and rescue missions.
View ArticleBell Eyes Future While Wrestling With the Present
June 16, 2017, 8:24 AMBell is seeing stabilization of the commercial market and preparing to return the 525 to flight test status.
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