Rotorcraft
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.
Fly Lindy plans to offer per-seat, scheduled helicopter charter shuttle service between New York City, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore starting in June.
Erickson said it would begin flying an optionally-piloted S-64F+ in 2022 and that it aimed for first customer deliveries in 2024.
Transport Canada issues emergency airworthiness directive mandating inspection of collective sticks in Bell 505s.
The Bell 206 derivative served as the U.S. Army's primary training helicopter since 1993.
NASA's Ingenuity micro copter was parachuted onto the planet’s surface from the belly of the Perseverance rover.
Blade Urban Air Mobility announced that it would base helicopters at Vertiport Chicago.
The U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) has developed a list of recommended practices focusing on spatial disorientation.
Airbus will begin final assembly of the first Racer compound helicopter in the coming weeks.
Airbus Helicopters has broken into the U.S. offshore market with a deal to provide four H160s to PHI and Shell.
A new Airbus HCare support contract will cover Air Methods fleet of 80 EC135 light twins.
