Helicopters

Manufacturer has 2,200 provisional orders for its nine-passenger EL9 from customers around the world, CEO Marc Allen tells FLYING.

Agency follows NTSB guidance and heavily limits rotorcraft operations.

Sustainable aviation fuel use at the annual trade show called a ‘ meaningful step toward reducing aviation’s carbon footprint.’

Control tower data shows the U.S. Army helicopter was flying at an altitude around 300 feet despite restrictions limiting it to no higher than 200 feet.

Skyryse, developer of the SkyOS operating system for flight, will work with the military to equip the utility helicopters with automated systems.

Deposit-backed order makes Metro one of the first air medical service providers in the U.S. to add electric aircraft to its fleet.

The device, which simulates marginal VFR, is now in use on all seven continents, the company said.

According to organizers, 15,000 professionals from 87 countries came to the 35th annual show in Anaheim, California.

The move is only the second such change in the company’s 50-year history.

More than 4,000 general aviation aircraft were delivered last year.