Helicopters – Page 25
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NewsFrench navy plans early adoption of H160
France is to acquire four Airbus Helicopters H160s for offshore search and rescue missions under a three-way partnership designed as a stop-gap measure to allow the speedy retirement of its navy’s Aerospatiale Alouette IIIs.
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NewsElbit to fly Hermes 900 for UK search and rescue trials
Elbit Systems will this year carry out a series of tests in the UK to assess the feasibility of using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to support search and rescue operations.
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In depthSteady as it goes in ASEAN civil helicopter market
Viewers of the film Crazy Rich Asians may get the sense that civilian helicopter operations in Southeast Asia are simple matter of ‘get in and go’. One scene depicts a trio of three (clearly digitized) VIP helicopters fly in close formation from Singapore to a container ship sailing in the ...
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OpinionHow high-profile crash put helicopter safety in spotlight
If the Helicopter Association International (HAI), the organiser of Heli-Expo – the world’s largest rotorcraft trade event – was hoping for a quiet few days focussed on the industry’s positive aspects then they will have been sorely disappointed.
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NewsEASA urges small helicopter operators to fit recorders
European regulators have highlighted to helicopter operators the potential safety enhancement of carrying a flight recorder, even if their rotorcraft type does not meet the criteria for mandatory carriage. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency published the informal recommendation on 27 January, the day after the high-profile fatal Sikorsky S-76B ...
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NewsMetro Aviation orders 12 more Airbus EC145e
Airbus says that Metro Aviation, an operator of medical aircraft for healthcare providers, has ordered 12 more twin-engined EC145e helicopters, bringing the Louisiana-based company’s order book total for the aircraft type to 43.
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NewsTennessee Valley Authority adds four Bell helicopters to its fleet
Bell says that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has added four of its rotorcraft to its fleet, bringing the electricity agency’s total to six.
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NewsRobinson Helicopter deliveries fall by about 33% in 2019
Robinson Helicopter’s deliveries fell by about 33% to 196 units in 2019.
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NewsLeonardo to take delivery of full flight simulator for AW609 tiltrotor
Leonardo Helicopters plans to take delivery of the first AW609 simulator at its Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility in the summer of 2020.
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NewsSafran to introduce four turboshafts to market in 2020 to grab market share
Safran plans to introduce four new turboshafts to the helicopter industry in 2020 as part of an effort to grab new market share.
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters secures launch customer for AW189K
Gulf Helicopters of Qatar is to be the launch customer of the super-medium twin.
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NewsLeonardo acquires Kopter in a deal worth at least $185m
The deal comes as Kopter says it expects to concurrently receive airworthiness certificates from the FAA and EASA in 2020, regulatory approval that will clear the way for the upstart aerospace manufacturer to deliver its first helicopter before the end of the year.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters boosts H125 power for aerial work market
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a batch of upgrades for its H125 it bids to keep the long-running light-single competitive in the crucial aerial work market.
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NewsKobe Bryant crash puts Heli-Expo conference in tricky spot
One day after basketball star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter accident, the world’s largest helicopter association attempted to calm public fears about rotorcraft at an industry conference not far from the crash site.
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NewsCollins prepares for pilotless helicopter rescue with digitally-controlled hoist
Foreseeing a day in the not-too-distant future when pilotless helicopters may fly to people in need of rescue, Collins Aerospace’s next generation hoist, the Pegasus, will have the ability to be controlled digitally – even eventually wirelessly.
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NewsWhy Universal Avionics sees pilot shortage driving boom in wearable displays
Universal Avionics believes that a lack of helicopter pilots in the future will mean operators will increasingly need to rely on solo pilots aided by automated technologies, such as helmets with augmented reality glasses, to handle workloads while flying missions.
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In depthWhy Bell plans to vertically integrate its eVTOL business and compete with Uber
In a partial break with its partner Uber – as well as its own historical business model – Bell plans to vertically integrate aircraft production, flight operations and nearly everything in between, in order to grab a large piece of the nascent electric-vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi industry.
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In depthAirbus Helicopters enters home straight with H160
For Airbus Helicopters, the end of the long road to certification for the H160 now appears to be in sight. Launched in 2015, the medium-twin is in the final stages of its development campaign; test flights ended in late 2019 and, at the time of writing in mid-January, Airbus Helicopters was preparing to submit the final pieces of documentation to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
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In depthBell’s eVTOL vision changes as it eliminates two rotors and goes all electric
Bell changed the design of its proposed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, removing two rotor ducts and adding a purely electric propulsion option, after hearing from potential customers that shorter inner city travel would likely come before longer-range trips between metropolitan areas.
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NewsCertification flights for Ka-62 helicopter get under way
Russian Helicopters has begun certification test flights of the Kamov Ka-62 intermediate-twin and intends to complete the activity in 2020.