Bell 505 Gains FAA Certification
June 8, 2017, 10:01 AMThe helicopter now holds approvals from three agencies and expects a fourth shortly.
View ArticleBell 525 Resumes Flight Testing
July 7, 2017, 2:17 PMThe Bell 525 Relentless has resumed flight testing and is on track to certification in 2018.
View ArticleBlue Thunder Fighting London Terror
June 29, 2017, 2:21 AMThe unit was established in 2015.
View ArticleWaypoint Leasing Extends Credit Facilities
June 29, 2017, 10:55 AMThe company will use the funds to support aircraft and continue customer financing.
View ArticleLast Bell LongRanger Rolls Off Production Line
July 10, 2017, 10:29 AMBell has manufactured more than 3,800 LongRangers since production of the helicopter started in 1975.
View ArticleAirbus X6 Cleared for $430M in Government Subsidies
July 10, 2017, 10:48 AMTwin-engine X6 is the long-awaited successor to Airbus Helicopters' Super Puma.
View ArticleFirst Marine Corps' CH-53K Arrives at Patuxent River for Testing
July 10, 2017, 12:55 PMThe U.S. Naval Air Systems Command expects to receive seven of the improved heavy-lift helicopters over the next year.
View ArticleSummit Building Thriving Helo-support Business
July 11, 2017, 8:20 AMThe company has found markets in both the civil and military sectors.
View ArticleUK, Norway Regulators Ready To Lift Super Puma Ban
July 11, 2017, 10:12 AMConditions for return to flight focus around a second-stage planet gear in the epicyclic module of the main rotor gearbox.
View ArticleBandy To Lead Columbia Helicopters
July 11, 2017, 10:18 AMColumbia is the leading civil operator of tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopters.
View ArticleFAA To Study EFVS for Helos Using Max-Viz Units
July 11, 2017, 12:37 PMRegulations for enhanced flight vision systems do not currently exist for helicopters flying to onshore or offshore helipads at heliports.
View ArticleKaman Delivers First New-build K-Max in Fourteen Years
July 17, 2017, 11:31 AMChinese agent Lectern Aviation took delivery of the "Aerial Truck" that will serve in a firefighting role in northeast China.
View ArticleN.Y. Jets Training Facility Gets Approval for Helipad
July 19, 2017, 2:26 PMThe NFL team was approved to contsruct its own helipad at its Florham Park training facility, just minutes away from New Jersey's Morristown Airport
View ArticleDynali Helicopter H3 To Begin Shipping to U.S.
July 20, 2017, 4:33 PMVersion being imported into the U.S. by Dynali's authorized distributor Hangar 36 will retail for $129,700 and feature the turbocharged Rotax 914 engine.
View ArticleThales EC135 Sim Gains Chinese Approval
July 27, 2017, 11:56 AMSimulator will be used by Haite to provide initial, recurrent and mission-specific pilot training for EMS and commercial operators.
View ArticleSafran Helicopter Engines Launches New Online Service
July 27, 2017, 12:07 PMWeb IETP offers instant access to the company’s maintenance manuals, troubleshooting books, spare parts and tools catalogs and Service Bulletins.
View ArticleA Maximum View for A-Star Pilots
July 27, 2017, 12:11 PMBubble door for the Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350 offers a significant increase in lateral visibility and pilot headroom when leaning to the right.
View ArticleU.S. Army Awards Boeing Contract for Chinook Block II Upgrade
July 28, 2017, 12:28 PMThe manufacturer will build and test three upgraded CH-47F helicopters under the engineering and manufacturing development contract.
View ArticleCHC Inks Deal with Milestone for Super-medium Helos
August 1, 2017, 12:32 PMThe new helicopters will be configured for energy transport missions and will serve CHC customers in the North Sea and Australia.
View ArticleHAI Asks FAA To Include Helos in ADS-B Rebate Program
August 2, 2017, 11:13 AMADS-B OUT avionics will be required for all aircraft, including helicopters, flying in controlled U.S. airspace on Jan. 1, 2020.
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