French government approves building of vertiport on River Seinenews Yves Le Marquand 10 Jul 24 0France’s Ministry of Transport has authorised the construction of a vertiport on a floating landing pad on the River Seine in Paris for electric air… Read more
European Rotors hails success and plans for Amsterdamnews Mike Stones 6 Dec 23 0The organisers of European Rotors 2023 staged in Madrid last week have hailed its success, after the event attracted more than 5,400 people from over… Read more
EASA plans world’s first VTOL urban air taxi rulesinsight Mike Stones 4 Jul 22 0The first proposed rules from an aviation regulator governing the operation of VTOL aircraft in cities have been proposed by the European Union Aviation Safety… Read more
Volocopter to bring electric air taxi services to US citiesnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 21 0German air taxi start-up Volocopter announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepted its application for Type Certificate validation on December 22nd 2020. Volocopter has… Read more
Milestone becomes first leasing customer for Airbus’s H160news Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 20 0Milestone Aviation will include six H160s from Airbus Helicopters in its orderbook, it revealed on October 5th. The helicopters will be destined for a range… Read more
Japan Airlines and Volocopter partner to launch UAM services in Japannews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 20 0Japan Airlines (JAL) and Volocopter GmbH announced a new agreement on September 29th, to promote the development of the urban air mobility industry (UAM) through… Read more
Airbus H160 granted EASA type certificatenews Yves Le Marquand 1 Jul 20 0Airbus Helicopters ’twin engine H160 has been granted its type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The award was “the result of… Read more
Five-blade Airbus H145 gains EASA approvalnews Yves Le Marquand 22 Jun 20 0The new Airbus’ five-bladed H145 has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The foldable bladed helicopter is due for its first deliveries… Read more
EASA grants ESG STC for the installation of 3G/4G mobile communications and cabin Wi-Fi in helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 8 Jun 20 0Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany – 8 June 2020 – In May, EASA approved ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH for their new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) “Installation of a… Read more
European Rotors – can it fly?insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jan 20 0This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. If you want these articles in your inbox before they appear on the… Read more
New EHA conference unites eVTOLs and Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 20 0A new collaborative conference by the European Helicopter Association (EHA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will bring major helicopter companies, eVTOL start-ups, and… Read more
FAA issues new airworthiness directives for EC225snews Alasdair Whyte 21 Oct 19 0The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new airworthiness standards for the troubled Airbus EC225LP ‘Super Puma’. The new airworthiness directive requires owners to: “Determine the… Read more
Kopter P3 completes 34 test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Jun 19 0Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter has completed 34 flights in its latest P3 – having flown more than 100 hours. The company revealed its third prototype… Read more
AeroMobil takes the next step towards productionnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 19 0Slovakian flying-car manufacturer AeroMobil is seeking airworthiness approval for its AeroMobil 4.0 VTOL from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). AeroMobil has submitted the application… Read more
EASA re-elects Patrick Ky as its executive directornews Alasdair Whyte 23 Apr 18 0The Management Board of the European Aviation Safety Agency announces the re-election by a unanimous vote of Patrick Ky (50) as the Agency’s Executive Director… Read more
Kopter awarded DOA approvalnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 18 0The newly branded Kopter Group has received design organisation approval from the EASA. Design organisation approval (DOA) was granted to the Swiss manufacturer after it… Read more
Leonardo AW109 Trekker gains EASA certificatenews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 17 0EASA has awarded the Leonardo AW109 Trekker its certificate and deliveries should start in the first quarter of 2018. The AW109 Trekker is based on… Read more
Héli-Union gains first ever EASA certificate for LPV with combined capabilitiesnews Terry Spruce 25 Aug 17 0Héli-Union has obtained the first ever EASA certification of a localiser performance with vertical guidance (LPV) capability on an Airbus AS332L1 helicopter with both digital… Read more
Robinson R66 Turbine Marine receives EASA approvalnews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 17 0The R66 Turbine Marine has received EASA approval for the pop-out float installation. After tests conducted in July demonstrated the pop-out float installation meets Sea… Read more
EASA awards AW169 maximum gross weight increase certificationnews Terry Spruce 23 Nov 16 0EASA has certificated an increased maximum gross weight (MGW) kit for the AgustaWestland AW169. The MGW will be increased by 200 kg (441 lb), giving… Read more
