HAI Convention News

Enstrom booth at HAI Heli-Expo 2023
Mar 9, 2023 - 6:10 AM
Rejuvenated helicopter manufacturer Enstrom logged 12 sales at Heli-Expo 2023 in Atlanta.
Leonardo booth at Heli-Expo 2023
Mar 9, 2023 - 5:56 AM
The Helicopter Company and Abu Dhabi Aviation boost Leonardo AW139 fleets.
Mar 8, 2023 - 4:27 PM
Plans for a Norwegian emergency medical service to deploy the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL are set to be among the early use cases for all-electric aircraft.
Coulson Aviation will fit its RADS-L tanks to Columbia's Model 234 Chinook helicopters.
Mar 8, 2023 - 4:00 AM
Coulson Aviation is working with Columbia Helicopters to install RADS-L high-flow tanks for water or fire retardant to the Model 234 Chinook rotorcraft.
Angelo Collins, new VFS exec. director
Mar 7, 2023 - 5:51 PM
VFS is bringing Angelo Collins on board as executive director in June as Michael Hirschberg becomes director of strategy.
Flight data recorder
Mar 7, 2023 - 5:00 PM
NTSB's director of aviation safety stressed that eVTOL aircraft should have cameras and data recorders, even if regulators do not require them.
Sikorsky Matrix
Mar 7, 2023 - 4:52 PM
Sikorsky and GE developing large, fully-autonomous hybrid electric eVTOL demonstrator.
Airbus H125 helicopter
Mar 7, 2023 - 3:47 PM
With a cockpit upgrade including a three-axis autopilot from Genesys Aerosystems, the IFR-certified H125 will operate more flexibly.
Garmin G500H TXi flight displays in Enstrom helicopters.
Mar 7, 2023 - 12:00 PM
Enstrom's 2023 480B and 280FX models will feature Garmin G500H TXi all-glass instrument panels and Howell digital engine instrumentation systems.
Leonardo booth at HAI Heli-Expo 2023
Mar 7, 2023 - 8:39 AM
Leonardo reports certification near for its AW609 civil tilrotor and that other programs are making progress.
Feb 28, 2018 - 1:00 PM
Any major aviation event is rife with opportunities for aviation enthusiasts to geek out over the latest and greatest tools and toys.
helicopter in flight
Feb 28, 2018 - 1:00 PM
Any major aviation event is rife with opportunities for aviation enthusiasts to geek out over the latest and greatest tools and toys.
helicopter in flight
Feb 26, 2018 - 9:15 PM
For the second day, aircraft arrivals for the 2018 edition of HAI’s Heli-Expo brought to the Las Vegas Convention Center
helicopter in flight
Feb 25, 2018 - 5:30 PM
At any major air show, aircraft arrivals are a major attraction for watchers. Most of the time, an airport, its runways and a parking ramp
helicopter
Mar 2, 2016 - 2:15 PM
Heli-Expo 2016 attendees eagerly flocked to the Kentucky Exposition Center for the opening day of the show yesterday morning,
helicopter
Mar 1, 2016 - 3:15 PM
Flying examples of Bell Helicopter’s super-medium twin 525 Relentess and light turbine single 505 Jet Ranger X
Mar 4, 2015 - 4:30 PM
Show floor was humming with activity as attendees fawned over the nearly 60 helicopters on display. Photos by Mariano Rosales
It can be tough to grasp how a helicopter can turn engine power into spinning rotors, front and rear, but this transmission at the Heli-Mart booth shows how it happens.
Mar 4, 2015 - 4:00 PM
Even a helicopter show is a "show" and how can you have one without music.
The Bell AH-1 Cobra was the war horse of choice for many Vietnam-era pilots.
Mar 2, 2015 - 5:15 PM
Heli-Expo 2015 - Arrivals
Crate Expectations. Imagine the possibilities within.
Mar 2, 2015 - 5:15 PM
Heli-Expo 2015, Hall Setup: The bright lights of the helicopter industry's biggest show are only part of the story. Photos: Mariano Rosales
Guillaume Faury, Airbus Helicopters CEO; Crispin Maunder, LCI chairman; and Michael Platt, LCI CEO, celebrate LCI’s mammoth Airbus Helicopters order next to the EC175.mockup.  Photo by Barry Ambrose.
Feb 28, 2014 - 10:00 PM
AgustaWestland plans to start flying customer demos in one of its two AW609 prototypes during the Heli-Expo show. Daniele Romiti, AgustaWestland CEO, is a strong supporter of the tiltrotor. See Charles Alcock’s interview with Romiti
Feb 27, 2014 - 3:15 PM
Feb 26, 2014 - 10:30 PM
Euroopter Group President & CEO  Lutz Bertling with  Bristow President Bill Chilles inside a EC175 display.
Mar 7, 2013 - 3:15 PM
EC145T2
Mar 4, 2013 - 2:15 PM
Texas Department of Public Safety flew in their Eurocopter AS 350 to be displayed in the L3 Communications booth. (Photo Andrew Zaback)
Feb 13, 2012 - 9:30 AM
Metro Aviation in partnertship with University of Michigan med-evac helicopter. (Photo Andrew Zaback)
Feb 12, 2012 - 7:00 PM
Feb 12, 2012 - 1:15 PM
AgustaWestland AW609 demonstration flight
Feb 11, 2012 - 8:45 PM
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Feb 28, 2018 - 1:58 PM
Kuala Lumpur-based Weststar Aviation Services inked the deal that will cover the engines on its 22 AW139s for the next 13 years.
Feb 28, 2018 - 1:40 PM
The pilots can also set the system to fly directly to that position, fly a search pattern and view the point or the flight plan on a digital map.
Feb 28, 2018 - 1:19 PM
Phoenix Heli-Flight will upgrade older analog audio, video, and flight data recording devices with the Outerlink IRIS System.
Leonardo Helicopters AW169 medium twin
Feb 28, 2018 - 1:00 PM
AW169 Offer more options, capabilities.
helicopter in flight
Feb 28, 2018 - 1:00 PM
Any major aviation event is rife with opportunities for aviation enthusiasts to geek out over the latest and greatest tools and toys.
Matt Zuccaro, HAI President and CEO
Feb 28, 2018 - 12:39 PM
With Congress ending its effort to privatize the U.S. ATC system, longer-term funding for the FAA is the next step.
Feb 28, 2018 - 12:34 PM
StandardAero received two awards for customer service at the Rolls-Royce FIRST Network Recognition Reception.
Feb 28, 2018 - 12:24 PM
The Redbird VTO's motion system provides cues so small, precise and quick that the pilot feels the deviations before ever seeing them in the visuals.
Feb 28, 2018 - 12:20 PM
PT6C-67D offers performance improvement for UH-1H operators
Feb 28, 2018 - 12:19 PM
Honeywell is anticipating additional HTS900s to be operating on Eagle Copters' 407HP by the end of 2018.