Rotorcraft

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Nov 15, 2021 - 11:46 AM
Tawazun takes 50 percent stake in VRT500 helicopter program, orders 100 aircraft.
Nov 15, 2021 - 5:21 AM
Bell announced the sale of a Bell 429 to Kuwait International Aircraft Leasing for use by the Ministry of Health.
Nov 14, 2021 - 9:55 PM
Leonardo's civil tiltrotor, on display at Expo 2020 and at the Dubai Airshow, should complete flight testing in August 2022.
Bell 505
Nov 12, 2021 - 2:00 AM
Bell sees flight training, law enforcement, HEMS, VVIP, and general aviation customers as areas of focus.
Nov 10, 2021 - 11:30 AM
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services has been named an authorized service center for Bell Textron.
Nov 9, 2021 - 11:14 AM
The Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act would require flight data and cockpit voice recorders in most models.
Airbus H225
Nov 9, 2021 - 10:18 AM
Flight is start of campaign to get 100 percent SAF approved for use in all Airbus Helicopter models.
Abu Dhabi Aviation
Nov 9, 2021 - 3:00 AM
With the recent addition of five Leonardo helicopters, Abu Dhabi Aviation's fleet size reaches 65.
Peter Van Scoyoc
Nov 3, 2021 - 4:00 PM
Town supervisor wants to largely reduce or eliminate commercial jet and helicopter traffic at KHTO.
Nov 2, 2021 - 4:12 PM
Bell booked orders for 18 of its 407GXi turbine single engine helicopters and options for nine more at the Air Medical Transport Conference.