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Apache AH-64E: Boeing’s Next-Gen Attack Helicopter
Following an extensive re-vamping of the AH-64D, Boeing has now developed the next-generation of this well-known attack helicopter into the newest AH-64E variant. Richard Meanor, Boeing’s senior...
View ArticleMarenco, Honeywell Sign Engine Agreement for SKYe Helo
Honeywell Aerospace signed a contract to supply the HTS900 turboshaft to Marenco Swisshelicopter for the SKYe SH09 single-engine helicopter, the companies announced yesterday. This marks the first...
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Bell Refining 525 Interior
Bell Helicopter (Booth N2132) plans to unveil a mockup of its new 525 super-medium twin fitted with a VIP interior at the NBAA Convention, but not until next year’s show. Right now Bell is working on...
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Bell 505 Closer To Certification
Bell Helicopter (Booth N2132) reports letters of intent for more than 350 copies of the new Jet Ranger X light single helicopter, which features the dual-channel Fadec Turbomeca Arrius 2R engine (504...
View ArticleRobinson Introduces Cadet
Robinson Helicopter has developed a version of the piston-powered R44 configured specifically for the training market. The R44 Cadet will be available in next year’s first quarter and be priced below...
View ArticleMonacair To Operate Nice-Monaco Route Next Year
Monaco-based helicopter operator Monacair will offer scheduled flights between Nice Airport and Monaco’s heliport beginning January 1. The company, which won a 10-year tender against incumbent operator...
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Airbus Flies Diesel-powered H120 Light Single
Airbus Helicopters is flying an H120 powered by a diesel engine in place of its usual Turbomeca Arrius 2F turboshaft. The main benefit of the effort, part of Europe’s Clean Sky joint technology...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters Sees Bright U.S. Market
While civil helicopter sales are down worldwide with the falling price of oil, Doug Carriger, Airbus Helicopters’ senior director of marketing for North America, sees a resilient U.S. market that is...
View ArticleMecaer Wins STC for H145T2 Luxury Interior
Italy’s Mecaer Aviation Group (MAG) has earned an EASASTC for its Mercedes-Benz Style luxury interior for the Airbus H145T2. The interior is available in four variations that customers can combine with...
View ArticleSundance Stresses Safety
Since being purchased by Air Methods in December 2012, Las Vegas-based heli-tour operator Sundance Helicopters has focused sharply on safety programs and fleet renewal. This year Sundance became the...
View ArticleMaverick Opens New Vegas Terminal
Heli-tour operator Maverick Helicopters recently unveiled its new $5 million Las Vegas terminal. The facility has floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook McCarran International Airport’s runways,...
View ArticleAirbus Helo Seeks Customized Part Service Life Limits
Airbus Helicopters wants to offer “customized” service life limits for parts by combining customer data on the time the helicopter spends in each flight phase with loads measured, in flight testing, in...
View ArticleAgustaWestland, EASA Explore Safe Reject Approach
AgustaWestland and EASA are discussing a new approach to the height-velocity (H-V) diagram for multi-engine helicopters, proposing to replace it with “safe reject” indications. They advocate adopting...
View ArticleCAAC Official Details Fast-Growing Chinese industry
In a rare presentation by a Chinese official, Capt. Zhang Yu, a representative of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), gave an update on the state of the helicopter industry in the...
View ArticleSecond Bell 525 Relentless Joins Flight-test Program
Test flying of the new Bell 525 super medium twin helicopter is “ahead of plan,” according to Bell Helicopter 525 program vice president Larry Thimmesch. The first 525 flight-test vehicle (FTV1) made...
View ArticleEvoLux Helicopter Charter Portal Moves To 'Next Level'
The online helicopter booking portal EvoLux now has 200 helicopters enrolled in the system in eight major metropolitan areas, among them New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami. Founder Ray Leavitt...
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Bell 505 Aiming for Mid-2016 Certification
Bell Helicopter is now aiming to have the 505 Jet Ranger X certified by the FAA in the first half of next year, as the three test aircraft have thus far logged 485 flight hours and another 115 on the...
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EASA Rotorcraft Symposium Spurs New Safety Ideas
The EASA’s ninth rotorcraft symposium gathered more than 200 attendees in Cologne, Germany, early last month and proved, once again, to be a valuable place for constructive exchange–sometimes in hot...
View Article700th R66 Rolls Off Production Line
Robinson’s 700th R66 turbine helicopter rolled off the production line on December 18, five years after the five-place helicopter received FAA certification. S/N 700 is an R66 Turbine Marine, which is...
View ArticleNHV To Base Two Airbus H175s at New Aberdeen Site
Helicopter operator NHV on December 18 inaugurated a new base in Aberdeen, UK, and said it is to receive another three Airbus Helicopters H175s shortly. The Ostend, Belgium-headquartered company has...
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