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NewsAirbus Helicopters outlines schedule for Tiger MkIII upgrade
Airbus Helicopters will use three prototypes for its Tiger MkIII upgrade programme for France and Spain as development work begins in earnest following contract signature with procurement body OCCAR in March.
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Airbus Helicopters looks to firm up ‘concrete’ export interest in H160M
Airbus Helicopters is already having “concrete discussions” with potential export buyers of its H160M Guepard medium-twin, as development activities for launch customer France accelerate.
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AVIC AC313A conducts maiden sortie
AVIC has operated the maiden sortie of its 13t AC313A civil helicopter, which features significant design updates from the original AC313.
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South Korea selects Bell 505 for new pilot trainer
The Republic of Korea will procure up to 40 of Bell’s 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters for training army and naval pilots.
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NTSB blames FAA for fatal air tour helicopter crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has blamed the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to implement safety recommendations that could have prevented a fatal helicopter crash in Hawaii in 2019.
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Israel returns for more AW119Kx helicopters
Israel is to purchase an additional number of Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx rotorcraft sourced via the USA’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mechanism in a deal worth almost $30 million.
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Buyer for MD Helicopters emerges as airframer enters Chapter 11 restructuring
US manufacturer MD Helicopters is to be acquired by a creditor consortium led by investment firm Bardin Hill and MBIA Insurance, potentially ending a recent period of turmoil for the Mesa, Arizona firm.
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Safran pushes UK-built Aneto engines for UK NMH contest
Safran Helicopter Engines (SHE) has become the latest company to declare an interest in the UK’s effort to update its medium-lift rotorcraft fleet, pitching domestic assembly of the Aneto turboshaft as a core element of its offer.
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Norwegian H125 crash probe calls for EASA action on helicopter fuel system safety
Norwegian investigators have called for a European ban on commercial flights of helicopters not equipped with crash-resistant fuel systems in the wake of an accident in which six passengers and crew died due to a post-impact fire.
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Sikorsky clarifies views on X2’s civil future
Sikorsky has clarified its position on the use of its high-speed X2 compound-coaxial architecture on a future civil rotorcraft and says it would consider such a development if market demand materialises.
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China orders six AW189s for search and rescue work
Beijing’s transport ministry has ordered six Leonardo Helicopters AW189 super-medium twins to serve with its maritime search and rescue (SAR) division.
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Bell eyes law enforcement opportunities for 429s in Asia-Pacific
Bell is optimistic about growing the number of law enforcement operators of its Bell 429 light-twin rotorcraft, including around the Asia-Pacific region.
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Milestone stimulates secondary market for S-92, as it looks to follow success of H225 repurposing
Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation is attempting to create new markets for the Sikorsky S-92 as it begins “lifecycle planning” for its fleet of over 80 examples of the heavy-twin.
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Sikorsky rules out civil helicopter using X2 technology
Anyone hoping for a high-speed civil helicopter featuring Sikorsky’s X2 co-axial compound technology looks set to be disappointed after the manufacturer explicitly ruled out such a development.
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MD Helicopters hopeful of new ownership as sale process nears end
MD Helicopters is hopeful that it will have a new owner in place by the summer, ending a sale process that has rumbled on for the past four years.
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Australia’s Nautilus Aviation orders five Bell 407GXis
Australian helicopter operator Nautilus Aviation has ordered five Bell 407GXis, with deliveries set for late 2022.
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Marenco’s Stucki sticks to task with new hybrid helicopter venture
Swiss entrepreneur and engineer Martin Stucki has made a surprise return to the helicopter industry five years after he was ousted from the business he started in order to develop what would eventually become the Kopter AW09 light-single.
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Spirit picked for CityAirbus NextGen wing work
Airbus has selected Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture the wing for its CityAirbus NextGen urban air mobility vehicle.
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Sikorsky mothballs S-76D but seeks international partner for licensed production
Sikorsky has effectively pulled the plug on its S-76D helicopter programme blaming the move on underwhelming sales and the medium-twin’s high production costs.
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Leonardo secures new customer for AW609 tiltrotor and targets 2023 service entry
Leonardo Helicopters has bolstered the backlog of its AW609 civil tiltrotor with a four-aircraft commitment from an undisclosed European operator.
