Kopter Group will exhibit its SH09 helicopter in a passenger transport configurationnews Terry Spruce 19 Feb 19 0Wetzikon, Switzerland, February 19, 2019 – Kopter Group will have a high-profile participation at this year’s Heli-Expo show in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, displaying a full-scale… Read more
Sikorsky eyes urban air mobility with Blade dealnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Feb 19 0Sikorsky’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… Read more
Bell certifies 407GXi in Chinanews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 19 0Bell has received type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to operate the Bell 407GXi light-single helicopter in China. In May last year,… Read more
Airbus nets more orders, delivers fewer helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jan 19 0Airbus Helicopters saw increased orders in 2018 but delivered fewer aircraft year-on-year. The French manufacturer secured 381 civil and military helicopter net-orders last year –… Read more
New eVTOL design from Vermontnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 19 0Vermont-based start-up Beta Technologies has developed and flown a prototype eVTOL with a light-aircraft-style cabin. The aircraft, named Ava,started life as a Part 103 ultra-light… Read more
Bell reveals the ‘Nexus’ VTOLnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jan 19 0Bell has unveiled the final design of its air taxi – the Bell Nexus. Bell Flight took the stage at CES 2019 today to reveal… Read more
GAMA secures £20 million H145 ordernews Alasdair Whyte 31 Dec 18 0The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has placed a firm order for three Airbus H145 Helicopters worth £20 million. The helicopters are set to be… Read more
Maiden flight for Airbus Helicopters new H160.news Alasdair Whyte 19 Dec 18 0The first serial-production H160 performed a flight demonstration at the Airbus Helicopters base in Marignane yesterday (17 December) after a seven-year development process. Three previous… Read more
Eurocopter seized and sold in UK’s largest divorce settlementnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Dec 18 0A helicopter at the centre of the largest divorce settlement in UK history has been sold for €5 million (euros). The Eurocopter EC155 helicopter (registered… Read more
CHC secures new offshore contract with OMVnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0CHC Group has secured an offshore helicopter transport contract with oil and gas company OMV in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The group… Read more
Ahead of the curve: Airbus’s Jörg Müller on urban air mobilityinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The City Airbus VTOL concept The best-known company in urban aviation is Uber. Its Uber Elevate project has captured the imagination of many of the… Read more
The world’s first Hoverbike: Q&A with Hoversurf’s Joseph Segura-Conninsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The world’s first hoverbike, Hoversurf’s Scorpion 3, did not have the smoothest of landings when it entered the industry at GITEX 2017, Dubai’s annual tech… Read more
Mitsui Bussan Aerospace of Japan signs four helicopter contractnews Terry Spruce 5 Dec 18 0Leonardo and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, the official distributor in Japan for the AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopter models, recently announced a contract for four additional… Read more
Transport Canada approves Robinson R66 cargo hooknews Terry Spruce 4 Dec 18 0Torrance, CA – On 8 November 2018, Transport Canada approved Robinson’s R66 cargo hook installation, providing Canadian commercial lift operators with a high performance, low… Read more
Bell delivers first law enforcement configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Sacramento Policenews Terry Spruce 4 Dec 18 0December 3, 2018 – Bell Helicopter has announced the delivery of the first law enforcement-configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to the Sacramento Police Department.… Read more
SH09 latest prototype begins flight trialsnews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 18 0Mollis, Switzerland – Kopter Group AG has commenced the next phase of its helicopter development and certification programme with its latest SH09 prototype number 3… Read more
Leonardo announces two orders for 37 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 18 0Leonardo announced two separate deals for a total of 37 helicopters on 12 November. The Italian helicopter manufacturer will be delivering 15 EMS-configured AW139s to… Read more
ALIAS – automation by another namenews Alasdair Whyte 1 Nov 18 0DARPA and Sikorsky have completed the first test flight of Sikorsky’s experimental autonomous flight system. Last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) oversaw… Read more
Enstrom receives New Zealand type certificate for F-28F, 280FX and 480Bnews Terry Spruce 31 Oct 18 0Menominee, Michigan – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation was granted New Zealand Type Acceptance for its Enstrom F-28/280/480 series of helicopters by the Civil Aviation Authority of… Read more
Airbus to deliver first Canadian H145 in EMS configurationnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 18 0Airbus Helicopters will deliver the first EMS-configured H145 to Canada in 2019. The H145 was selected by Canadian operator STARS Air Ambulance as the replacement… Read more
