Rotorcraft

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

Mar 11, 2021 - 9:53 AM
CHC is purchasing Babcock's offshore aviation business in the UK, Denmark, and Australia.
AW109 Trekker
Mar 10, 2021 - 1:42 PM
Customer FlyKomala will use the aircraft there to carry out a range of missions including passenger transport.
Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore
Mar 9, 2021 - 12:44 PM
Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore said it had a pre-tax loss of $30.285 million.
Mar 6, 2021 - 1:11 PM
Bell said corrective actions for cracked collective sticks on its model 505 light single helicopter are currently in engineering review.
Mar 4, 2021 - 2:00 PM
Consultancy Aero Asset said the used helicopter market showed "incredible resiliency" in the last half of 2020.
Dubai Expo
Mar 3, 2021 - 11:59 AM
Leonardo, Falcon Aviation Services building new rotorcraft terminal for Dubai Expo 2020
Mar 3, 2021 - 11:19 AM
The USHST has unveiled recommended practices document for developing stability augmentation systems and autopilots in light helicopters.
TAI T629
Feb 27, 2021 - 8:18 PM
Turkish Aerospace Industries expects to fly the new, electric-powered, unmanned T629 attack helicopter later this year.
Feb 26, 2021 - 12:14 PM
The crash that killed Kobe Bryant could have been avoided if the pilot just decided to land the helicopter instead of continuing the flight.
Feb 26, 2021 - 12:12 PM
Aerion ADS-B system will monitor helicopter operations in the Bodo Oceanic flight region to altitudes of 10,000 feet.