EASA and EHA Partner To Launch New European Rotors Show
The new European Rotors show will launch in Cologne, Germany, in November 2020, and will include all vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.January 21, 2020, 9:45 AMThe European Helicopter Association...
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Airbus Helicopters Bringing Diverse Fleet To Heli-Expo
Airbus Helicopters is bringing three aircraft to its Heli-Expo 2020 booth. January 21, 2020, 11:16 AMAirbus Helicopters is bringing three aircraft to its booth (3432, Hall B) at Heli-Expo 2020 next...
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HAI Salute to Excellence in Safety Award: Krisna Dewi
Krisna Dewi is the HAI Salute to Excellence in Safety Award winner.January 21, 2020, 3:00 PMWith some notable exceptions, the male of our species has dominated the helicopter industry from its...
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Navy’s Osprey Enters Flight Test
The CMV-22B is a longer-ranged version of the Osprey tiltrotor for carrier delivery duties.January 22, 2020, 5:27 AMBell Boeing has flown the first example of the CMV-22B Osprey, a version of the...
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Elbit Hydrop Is Aerial Firefighting Game-changer
Elbit Systems' Hydrop aerial firefighting system that enables retardant drops from much higher altitudesJanuary 21, 2020, 12:02 PMElbit Systems completed a successful field demonstration of its new...
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HAI Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year: Jason Glynn
Jason Glynn is winner of the HAI Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year Award.January 22, 2020, 10:00 AMThe route to becoming a helicopter pilot can take many paths. Jason Glynn’s path began when he...
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Avidyne Helios Brings Multifunction FMS to Rotorcraft
The new Helios FMS is designed to replace console-mounted FMS units in legacy rotorcraft.January 22, 2020, 10:37 AMFollowing the introduction of the Atlas touchscreen flight management system (FMS) for...
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Sikorsky Apprentice Program Helping Long-term Hire Goal
More than 300 students have participated in Sikorsky's eight-week summer programs, which this summer resulted in job offers for all who participated.January 22, 2020, 11:00 AMStratford,...
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FAA Recognizes Vuichard Recovery in Handbook
The 2019 edition of the handbook includes the Vuichard Recovery, developed to make recovering from the insidious and dangerous “vortex ring state” safer.January 22, 2020, 12:00 PMThe FAA's Helicopter...
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HAI Salute to Excellence: Corey Brekke Chosen for Maintenance Award
Corey Brekke was named winner of the HAI Salute to Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award.January 22, 2020, 1:00 PMCorey Brekke, selected for HAI’s 2020 Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award,...
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HAI Honors Mark Ogden for Communications Excellence
Excellence in Communications Award honoree Mark Ogden has spent 20 years editing magazines focused on civil, military, and aerial firefighting ops.January 22, 2020, 2:00 PMHAI has selected veteran...
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HAI Salutes Bryn Elliott for Global Police Outreach
Recipient of the HAI 2020 Law Enforcement Award, Elliott founded Police Aviation Research.January 22, 2020, 2:00 PMBryn Elliott, who spent 30 years as a police constable with the London Metropolitan...
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HAI Salute to Excellence Golden Hour Reward: NSW Ambulance
New South Wales Ambulance Service is the HAI Golden Hour Reward recipient.January 22, 2020, 4:00 PMAir medical helicopters have come a long way since Jan. 5, 1945, when a Bell 47 prototype carried a...
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HAI Salute to Excellence: Gary Wiltrout, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
HAI Salute to Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award goes to pilot Gary Wiltrout.January 23, 2020, 10:00 AMTens of thousands of helicopter pilots learned to fly during the war in Vietnam, and many of...
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Horizon Flight Academy Vital to Mideast Rotorcraft Training
An order for 12 Bell 505s heralds Horizon Flight Academy's phaseout of aging Bell 206s.January 23, 2020, 12:00 PMAs the only company in the Middle East to offer the full gamut of helicopter training...
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Safran Calls 2019 'Fantastic Year'
Safran Helicopter Engines certified four new models in 2019 and is continuing work on electric and hybrid systems. January 23, 2020, 12:00 PMA senior Safran Helicopter Engines executive called 2019 “a...
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Dwayne Williams Caps Career with HAI Instructor Award
HAI Flight Instructor of the Year recipient Dwayne Williams has had a 50-plus-year career with the U.S. Army, PHI, Bell, MD Helicopters, and Aerodynamics.January 23, 2020, 1:00 PMDwayne Williams, a...
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UK Takes Four More Airbus H145 Trainers
Airbus Helicopters is providing four additional H145 twins as part of an expansion of the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS). January 23, 2020, 3:00 PMAirbus Helicopters is providing four...
View ArticleHelicopter Operators Bristow and Era To Merge
Offshore helicopter companies Bristow and Era will combine to form a new company with $1.5 billion in annual revenues. January 24, 2020, 9:10 AMThe long-awaited consolidation of the offshore helicopter...
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Metro Aviation Thrives in a Tough Environment
The helicopter emergency services provider, which has clients nationwide, also completes about 35 aircraft per year and trains pilots and technicians. January 24, 2020, 10:49 AMThe helicopter emergency...
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