All Helicopters articles
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NewsFAA suspends visual separation between helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in busy airspace
US regulators are ordering air traffic controllers to use radar separation in high-traffic airspace following the 2025 mid-air collision between a passenger jet and army helicopter in Washington, DC that killed 67 people.
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AnalysisSikorsky chases over 80 new sales for S-92A+, but forecast reveals changing market
US helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky is working on orders for up to 81 of its upgraded S-92A+ as it attempts to build a backlog to support production of up to 12 of the heavy-twins each year. But its latest forecast reveals a changing market for the type.
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NewsHelicopter Alliance waits for ‘avalanche’ of European orders for refurbished Black Hawks
Czech Republic-based Helicopter Alliance believes there is a need for 20-40 refurbished Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks in Europe for civil firefighting or disaster relief operations by 2030 as the continent tackles the growing threat from wildfires.
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NewsJapanese national police order three H135s
The Japan National Police Agency (NPA) has ordered three Airbus Helicopters H135s as part of its fleet modernization efforts.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters and GE to continue joint research on next-generation rotorcraft engines
Airbus Helicopters and GE Aerospace are to continue their collaboration on a next-generation rotorcraft propulsion system offering significantly lower fuel burn than current engines.
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NewsKAI targets Surion helicopter export sales as it makes Verticon debut
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has stepped up its pursuit of international sales of its Surion 8t-class twin-engined helicopter into the civil and parapublic market, making a surprise debut at the Verticon exhibition in Atlanta in early March.
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NewsGuimbal grows ambitions with launch of Grand Cabri G5
Pioneering light helicopter manufacturer Guimbal has confirmed one of the industry’s worst kept secrets, launching – in the softest way possible – a “bigger brother” of its two-seat Cabri G2.
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NewsRobinson chief Smith hails R88’s rapid progress and maintains 2026 first-flight target
One year since the public launch of its new 10-seat R88, Torrance, California-based Robinson Helicopter continues to make strong progress on the light-single’s development, with chief executive David Smith describing it “as fast as any programme” in his career.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters stands up European supply chain for H175M, pitches Canadian final assembly line
Airbus Helicopters has confirmed that it has stood up a European supply chain for the H175M, removing Chinese aerostructures from the military variant of its super-medium-twin.
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NewsSikorsky plans three first flights this year as it defines next product
The helicopter manufacturer is advancing multiple technology demonstrators including a hybrid-electric tiltwing, the autonomous Nomad 100 rotor-blown-wing aircraft and an unmanned U-Hawk Black Hawk variant, with first flights scheduled for 2026.
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NewsBell closes on certification for 525 but declines to commit to firm target
After a development process now stretching into its 15th year, Bell appears increasingly confident that its 525 super-medium-twin is on the home straight.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters takes wraps off ‘game-changing’ ACH140 cabin
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled the cabin of the ACH140 – the VIP variant of the new light-twin – as it prepares for service entry in the segment in 2030.
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NewsSikorsky targets 2026 certification for upgraded S-92A+ amid test-stand hold ups
Sikorsky anticipates Federal Aviation Administration certification of its S-92A+ heavy-twin helicopter in 2026, despite test-stand problems delaying approval of the aircraft’s redesigned main gearbox. Meanehile, the manufacturer is relocating production to Owego, New York, and building three ‘white tail’ aircraft while pursuing additional head-of-state orders.
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NewsLeonardo stays clear on tiltrotor ambitions and unveils optimised next-generation design
Leonardo Helicopters has doubled down on its pursuit of a future tiltrotor aircraft, unveiling a new “optimised” design even as it ramps up flight testing of an EU-funded technology demonstrator.
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters mulls next ‘evolution’ of AW139 but stays tight-lipped on details
Leonardo Helicopters has confirmed it is evaluating an “evolution” of its best-selling AW139 intermediate-twin but is not yet ready to officially launch the long-speculated MkII ugrade programme.
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AnalysisWait and sea: Leonardo puts Proteus at heart of Yeovil’s future but much hinges on delayed DIP
Development of an autonomous military helicopter could be central to the future of Leonardo Helicopters’ plant in Yeovil in the UK, but maintaining the factory until that capability can be delivered is another matter.
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NewsLeonardo awaits Royal Navy’s signals before deciding on next steps for Proteus
Leonardo Helicopters is uncertain if or when its Proteus uncrewed technology demonstrator will fly again following the autonomous platform’s maiden sortie earlier this year.
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NewsH160 rotor component inspections show no defects after Brazil ditching incident
Inspections of main rotor components returned to Airbus Helicopters in the wake of a 2 January ditching of an H160 medium-twin off the Brazilian coast have so far found zero defects, the airframer has revealed.
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NewsGrowing prototype fleet lifts H140 programme as testing accelerates
Airbus Helicopters continues to accelerate testing of its new H140 following the light-twin’s launch in March last year, with cold weather trials now under way and a hot-and-high campaign set to kick off in the USA later this year.
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NewsBrazilian H160 probe focuses on maintenance error in run-up to ditching
Brazilian investigators probing the ditching of an Airbus Helicopters H160 have discovered that the rotorcraft was involved in a serious maintenance mishap a little over a week before the 2 January incident.