Neill Osborne has become chairman of the Alexandria, Virginia-based Helicopter Association International (HAI) and chairman of the International Federation of Helicopter Associations. Osborne was elected to the HAI Board for 1993-4, served as assistant treasurer during 1994-5, as treasurer during 1995-6 and as vice chairman for 1996-7.
Source: Flight International
Bell says civil aviation regulators are completing the last few evaluation flights on the new super-medium-twin helicopter, with executives hoping for a certification decision before the end of 2024.
Turkish Aerospace is seeing progress across its rotorcraft portfolio, with continued work on the 6t T625 Gokbey helicopter and a pending restart of T-70 production.
Just seven flights and 9h into its test campaign, Airbus Helicopters Racer technology demonstrator has already beaten its 220kt (407km/h) target speed and opened up 80% of its flight envelope since its 24 April maiden sortie.
