Helicopters

Bell is expected to deliver prototypes to the Army in 2025, with the aircraft entering the fleet within five years.

Agreement includes the purchase of up to 140 tilt-wing Aero2 unmanned aircraft.

A team of pilots and engineers tested the high-altitude capabilities of the AW101 helicopter in Colorado at Buena Vista and Leadville, which sits nearly two miles above sea level (9,933 feet msl at the airport, KLXV).

The HeliSAS certification adds to existing FAA STC as well as approvals from CAA and ANAC.

GAMA’s first-half report shows recovery continues.

NAFI president Paul Preidecker called Service Award winner Ned Parks “a friend and colleague of the industry” and said, “when I think of role models, Ned is at the top of the list.”

Aero Asset, a Canadian Helicopter brokerage firm, said in its half-year helicopter market trends report this week that a dwindling supply of used single-engine turbine helicopter inventory also caused sales volume to shrink.  Lower Sales Due to Lower Inventory Aero Asset tracked retail sales of select helicopter models for purchase by Airbus, Bell, and Leonardo. […]

The 48-year-old brand made its landmark sale to French company Blugeon Hélicoptères.

EASA releases world’s ‘first’ regulatory framework for air taxis operating in European cities.

Sikorsky Aircraft, the helicopter subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), signed a new five-year contract this week with the U.S. Army to deliver at least 120 H-60M Black Hawk helicopters with an option for up to 225 more.