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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Van Horn B206L blades
Mar 8, 2017 - 10:33 AM
First flight of with the composite blades was completed in February.
Vector Aerospace v-p of business development for airframe and avionics solutions Elvis Moniz (left) and Astronautics president Chad Cundiff sign an MoU to pursue STCs for the Roadrunner EFI installations in several helicopter models.
Mar 8, 2017 - 10:16 AM
Astronautics and Vector sign an MOU to collaborate on STCs.
Mar 8, 2017 - 10:00 AM
Rolls-Royce is extending the use of new dual channel Fadec and control systems for its helicopter engines.
Mar 8, 2017 - 10:00 AM
Milko served as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War and founded Summit Helicopters.
Mar 8, 2017 - 9:15 AM
The Robinson Helicopter iPad Mount and ArmorGlas with EZ-Align are now available for purchase.
Mar 8, 2017 - 9:00 AM
The devices will be used for recurrent training of Air Evac's 600 pilots every four months.
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton said that the company’s new, clean-sheet MD6XX will fly in late 2017. Photo: Mariano Rosales
Mar 8, 2017 - 9:00 AM
With its first new design in years slated to fly before year-end, and a long due upgrade to its MD 902 underway, things are looking up for MD Helicopters.
Mar 8, 2017 - 8:30 AM
The MP30 handheld transceiver is smaller, lighter and lower cost than the MP50 transceiver introduced last year.
Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) has tapped Metro Aviation to provide upgrades for its EMS helicopter fleet. In fact, Metro recently completed this Airbus EC135T2+ for MAMA.
Mar 8, 2017 - 8:00 AM
Metro Aviation completed MAMA’s EC135T2+ and is supplying the program with an aircraft while its EC135 receives maintenance upgrades.
Heli-Union Leonardo AW139
Mar 8, 2017 - 7:00 AM
Héli-Union will use the rotorcraft to support its activities in Asia.