Helicopters – Page 14
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AnalysisCan UK start-up Hill Helicopters climb to the top of light helicopter market?
UK start-up reveals a grand ambition to reinvigorate the market for light helicopters, with an innovative approach that will see it manufacturing almost every element of its clean-sheet aircraft in-house.
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NewsNH Industries plans to extend life of NH90 helicopters to half-century
NH Industries believes it can extend the service life of its NH90 helicopter out to 50 years with no modifications required to the airframe or dynamic components.
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NewsST Engineering will help put the SAF into Safran Helicopter Engines
Safran Helicopter Engines and ST Engineering are to work together to study the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the French manufacturer’s turboshaft powerplants.
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NewsBell sees continued demand from Asia-Pacific militaries for civil helicopters
Military operators in the Asia-Pacific region continue to express interest in Bell’s civil helicopters, such as the 412 medium-twin, as they seek cost-effective solutions for their vertical lift requirements. The ease-of-use and low cost of civil derivatives relative to dedicated military models makes the rotorcraft favourites with Asian defence buyers, ...
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NewsOffshore market weighs on H175 but Airbus Helicopters confident on long-term prospects
Airbus Helicopters is confident that its H175 will bounce back from two consecutive years of low sales amid a continued demand slump for offshore-roled rotorcraft.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters upbeat after strong sales in 2021
Airbus Helicopters saw orders and deliveries climb year on year in 2021 – helping it to take a preliminary 52% share of the civil and parapublic market – as the sector saw some recovery from the impact of Covid-19.
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NewsHill sees demand for over 250 HX50 helicopters in first year of production
UK start-up Hill Helicopters plans to build 260 examples of its HX50 light-single in the first year of production based on current demand for the clean-sheet rotorcraft.
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NewsSpanish Customs Service receives final Dauphin delivery
Airbus Helicopters has delivered final Dauphin to roll off its Marignane production line, with the AS365 N3 handed over to the Spanish Customs Service.
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NewsBell continues 525 certification push but timeline depends on FAA
Bell must still compete flights and paperwork as part of the certification programme for its 525 Relentless super-medium-twin, although the company insists helicopter’s long-delayed march towards service entry is nearing an end.
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NewsSB-1 Defiant wraps up FLRAA mission profile flight testing
A Sikorsky/Boeing team has completed mission profile test flights with the SB-1 Defiant demonstrator related to the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition.
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NewsEASA approves high-power upgrades for AW169 helicopter
European regulators have approved two performance improvement packages for the Leonardo Helicopters AW169, boosting the medium-twin’s payload in several operating conditions.
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NewsFAA decision frees some helicopter operations from 5G prohibitions
Helicopter lobby group Helicopter Association International (HAI) says it achieved a partial victory for members as it strives to keep medical air transports flying after cellular phone companies introduce new fifth-generation (5G) networks next week.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters begins Norwegian flight tests to resolve H145 IBF icing issue
Airbus Helicopters has begun a flight-test campaign in Norway that aims to remove the cold weather operating limitations currently imposed on H145 light-twins fitted with inlet barrier filters (IBFs).
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NewsFrance unveils H160 order for Gendarmerie Nationale with contract signed last year
France has confirmed a long-planned order for 10 Airbus Helicopters H160s in a law enforcement configuration to be operated by aviation units of the Gendamerie Nationale.
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NewsIsrael concludes deal for 12 CH-53Ks, two KC-46s
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has signed agreements with the USA to acquire 12 Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters, as well as two Boeing KC-46 tankers.
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NewsMalaysia’s Berjaya Air orders ACH160, H175
Malaysia’s Berjaya Air has placed an order for an Airbus Helicopters ACH160, as well as an H175.
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NewsRussian Helicopters flies first updated Mi-171A3
Russian Helicopters has performed the maiden sortie of its new Mil Mi-171A3 – a hovering flight that lasted 15min.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters nets 10 orders for parapublic-roled H145s
Airbus Helicopters has scored a twin win for its H145 from the parapublic sector with operators in Germany and France between them ordering 10 examples of the 3.8t rotorcraft.
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InterviewWhy sums add up for Leonardo Helicopters boss Gian Piero Cutillo
Gian Piero Cutillo has been in charge of the Italian aerospace firm’s helicopter division since 2017 and over that time has delivered steady growth and acquisitions. But with the rotorcraft market set to be shaken up by the arrival of new competitors and technologies, how is the manufacturer preparing for the future?
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NewsAirbus delivers first H160 to Japan’s All Nippon Helicopter
Japan’s All Nippon Helicopter has become the first operator of the Airbus Helicopters H160 having taking delivery of a single example of the medium-twin.