Continental Aerospace Technologies and VerdeGo Aero have announced a strategic partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion systems for eVTOLs. Florida-based VerdeGo is a start-up developing its Integrated Distributed Electric Propulsion (IDEP) system, while Continental is...
Following Uber’s entry into the helicopter air taxi market with its launch of Uber Air this month, Airbus is doubling down on its own helicopter urban-transport efforts by launching its Voom air taxi service...
Pipistrel Vertical Solutions – a Pipistrel company – unveiled its first eVTOL model 801 at the Uber Elevate summit, in Washington D.C. this week. This is a five-seater, fully electric air taxi concept. The...
Sikorsky’s New York based charter subsidiary AAG has struck a deal with helicopter-booking platform Blade to provide and operate an S76C+ on Blade’s service. Many of Sikorsky’s contemporaries – including Bell and Airbus –...
Blade, a helicopter-ride app launched in 2014, has announced plans to extend its service to India’s financial capital Mumbai. This will be the company’s first route outside the United States, where it offers customers...
The New York Bankruptcy Court has ruled in favour of helicopter lessor LCI Helicopters […]
Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate […]
AE Industrial Partners has completed its acquisition of heavy-lift helicopter operator Columbia Helicopters. The […]
Russian Helicopters has announced several orders for its commercial models: the VRT500, Mi-8AMT and […]
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Bristow Group has announced a cash tender offer to purchase $75 million of its […]
The reality of 2019 thus far is that not many people are buying helicopters, […]
Sikorsky is suing Babcock International for failing to take delivery of two S-92 helicopters […]
From July 22-28 this year, legacy and experimental aviation companies were strutting their stuff, […]
Buoyed in part by helicopter sales, Leonardo has seen a 34% increase in new […]