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Mar 8, 2023 - 4:27 PM
Advanced Air Mobility Pioneers Aim to Transform Vertical Flight
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.

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Enstrom booth at HAI Heli-Expo 2023
Mar 9, 2023 - 6:10 AM
Enstrom Helicopter Scores Big at Heli-Expo
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
Leonardo Sells 12 More AW139s to Middle Eastern Customers
The Helicopter Company and Abu Dhabi Aviation boost Leonardo AW139 fleets.
Mar 8, 2023 - 4:27 PM
Advanced Air Mobility Pioneers Aim to Transform Vertical Flight
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 Adds High Capacity Tanks to Chinook Firefighters
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
Vertical Flight Society Taps Collins as New Director
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 Calls for Safety Cameras, Data Recorders in eVTOL Aircraft
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 Seeks To HEX eVTOL Competitors
Sikorsky and GE developing large, fully-autonomous hybrid electric eVTOL demonstrator.
Airbus H125 helicopter
Mar 7, 2023 - 3:47 PM
Airbus Launches IFR-capable H125 Helicopter
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 Upgrades Helicopter Cockpit Displays
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 Progresses on Multiple Program Fronts
Leonardo reports certification near for its AW609 civil tilrotor and that other programs are making progress.
Mar 6, 2023
Airbus Helicopters H225 Landing in Downtown Atlanta

Before the Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo annual trade show, there are two days of helicopters flying in to be put on display in the Georgia World Congress Center. The aircraft land in an adjacent parking lot before being towed indoors.

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Feb 28, 2018 - 1:00 PM
Heli-Expo At the Show - Day 2
Any major aviation event is rife with opportunities for aviation enthusiasts to geek out over the latest and greatest tools and toys.

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helicopter in flight
Feb 28, 2018 - 1:00 PM
Heli-Expo At the Show - Day 2
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
Heli-Expo Arrivals Part 2
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
Heli-Expo Arrivals Part 1
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 - Day 2
Heli-Expo 2016 attendees eagerly flocked to the Kentucky Exposition Center for the opening day of the show yesterday morning,
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Mar 1, 2016 - 3:15 PM
Heli-Expo 2016 - Day 1
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
On the Show Floor at Heli-Expo 2015
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
Heli-Expo 2015 - Around the Show
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
Heli-Expo 2015 - Arrivals
Crate Expectations. Imagine the possibilities within.
Mar 2, 2015 - 5:15 PM
HeliExpo 2015 - Hall Setup
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
Heli Expo 2014 Business Highlights
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
Heli-Expo 2014 Helicopter Highlights
Feb 26, 2014 - 10:30 PM
HAI's 2014 Salute to Excellence Awards
Feb 24, 2014 - 6:00 PM
Transforming the Halls for Helicopters: Heli-Expo 2014
Feb 23, 2014 - 1:15 PM
Helicopters Arrive at the Anaheim Convention Center for Heli-Expo 2014
Euroopter Group President & CEO Lutz Bertling with Bristow President Bill Chilles inside a EC175 display.
Mar 7, 2013 - 3:15 PM
Heli-Expo 2013 in Pictures
Enstrom
Mar 5, 2013 - 4:45 PM
Editors' Choice: Heli-Expo 2013 Convention Floor Photos
EC145T2
Mar 4, 2013 - 2:15 PM
Heli-Expo 2013 Arrivals
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
Focus on Law Enforcement Helicopters
Metro Aviation in partnertship with University of Michigan med-evac helicopter. (Photo Andrew Zaback)
Feb 12, 2012 - 7:00 PM
Focus on Air Medical Helicopters
Feb 12, 2012 - 1:15 PM
Heli-Expo 2012 Exhibit Setup
AgustaWestland AW609 demonstration flight
Feb 11, 2012 - 8:45 PM
Augusta Westland Tilt Rotor Tour
Feb 10, 2012 - 12:15 PM
Heli-Expo 2012: Helicopter Arrivals

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Mar 6, 2017 - 10:45 AM
Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show
Mar 6, 2017 - 10:00 AM
FAA Certification Due for Enstrom TH180 by End of 2016
Enstrom is test flying its second TN180, while a third is undergoing static testing and will fly soon.
Bell Helicopter hopes to soon resume flight testing of its super medium Bell 525. Flight testing has been halted since the crash of FTV1 last July in Italy, Texas.
Mar 6, 2017 - 9:45 AM
Bell 525 Prepping To Resume Flight Testing
Bell Helicopter XworX engineers are forging ahead on testing of Bell 525 systems in preparation for the resumption of flight testing.
The Honeywell Aspire 200 satcom system for helicopters includes either a motorized or fixed antenna, line replaceable units and MMU-II integrated dialer and text messaging terminal.
Mar 6, 2017 - 9:18 AM
Honeywell Aspire 200 Satcom STC Due for AS350
Honeywell is awaiting its next STC for the Aspire 200 as it works on medevac and police applications.
Mar 6, 2017 - 9:00 AM
Honeywell Lowers Rotorcraft Delivery Forecast
In its annual survey of rotorcraft operators, the company noted that new purchase-plan rates for the next five years were lowered globally.
Mecaer Aviation Group named Gary Brown as its new director of maintenance.
Mar 6, 2017 - 1:00 AM
Mecaer Names Gary Brown as Director of Maintenance
Brown has 20 years of experience in aviation, approximately 10 years working in Part 145 organizations and more than seven years supporting the AW139.
Mar 6, 2017 - 1:00 AM
Heliatica Debuts Two Camera Systems at Heli-Expo 2017
Heliatica unveiled a universal geodetic photomapping and monitoring payload and a blind-zone video system.
Mar 5, 2017 - 6:28 PM
Meridian Selling or Leasing Two Bell Helicopters at Heli-Expo
The 2004 and 2006 206L4 Long Rangers on display are both for sale or lease.
Mar 5, 2017 - 6:16 PM
Shaw Aerox Highlights Medical Oxygen Systems
The company is displaying a range of productions, including system installation hardware, cylinder and regulator assemblies and trans-filling hardware.
Mar 5, 2017 - 4:54 PM
Next-generation Thommen Stratotimer Ready to Fly
According to Thommen, its digital clocks can easily replace old devices without major changes to the cockpit instrument panel.