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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Mar 7, 2017 - 7:00 AM
LCI, the launch customer for the light intermediate twin-turbine AW169, leased three to Norwegian operator Airlift.
The SmartCopter suite for mission-oriented helicopter operators developed by Astronautics and Jagid Management combines an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissence system and tactical and strategic communications system into one portable device.
Mar 7, 2017 - 2:00 AM
The portable ISR system weighs about 80 pounds and can be installed in helicopters and fixed-wing airplanes.
The Universal Avionics automatic transition-to-hover feature for the AS332L/L1 Super Puma reduces crew workload during winch operations.
Mar 7, 2017 - 1:38 AM
The capability was successfully integrated and tested on the AS332L/L1 Super Puma
Mar 7, 2017 - 1:20 AM
The STC includes ADS-B integration, TargetTrend and Terminal Traffic, geo-referenced FliteCharts, Smart Airspace and other enhancements.
MRO Heli-One Norway was named by Universal Avionics as a top dealer. Heli-One is the first rotorcraft company to achieve this status.
Mar 7, 2017 - 1:00 AM
Heli-One, which introduced several mission retrofit programs last year, is the first rotorcraft company to achieve Universal Avionics top dealer status.
Mar 7, 2017 - 1:00 AM
The MRO company, which changed its logo and launched a new website during Heli-Expo, can now provide services for the T53 engine.
Heli-One has recently relocated its facilities in British Columbia from Boundary Bay to new buildings in Richmond and Delta.
Mar 7, 2017 - 1:00 AM
The MRO recently relocated its Canadian headquarters and established new services for the the AW139, the S-92 and the venerable S-61.
Mar 6, 2017 - 4:30 PM
RemoteFlo provides pilots with real-time fuel-flow information on their GPS or flight management system.
Mar 6, 2017 - 4:18 PM
Now QAI Aerospace, the company’s new name reflects its various worldwide services.
Thales’s new Compact Autopilot is so small that it can fit on any helicopter platform. The company is targeting both the VFR and IFR markets for the system.
Mar 6, 2017 - 4:00 PM
The autopilot can fit on all aircraft, including the lightest platforms.