Invictus by Bell
Bell Textron Inc., has announced a new rotorcraft, Bell 360 Invictus, as the company’s entrant for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program. Bell’s innovative approach to designing the Bell 360 Invictus combines...
Leonardo and Olmedo join forces
Leonardo, and Olmedo, a leading European company for the transformation and preparation of vehicles for healthcare use, have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement aimed at the development of technologies and equipment for rotary-wing and motor vehicles...
H225 for Air Greenland
Air Greenland has ordered two Airbus H225 heavy helicopters to support its bid to win its home country’s search and rescue (SAR) contract. Under the terms of a firm contract assisted by Airbus Helicopters, two H225s repurposed from the oil and gas industry will be...
StandardAero Expansion at Company’s Hillsboro
StandardAero Component Services recently celebrated the grand opening of the company’s 30,000 sq. ft. expansion of its Hillsboro, Ohio, engine component manufacturing and engine component repair facility. The additional working space and capital improvements included...
Trekker at the Monaco Yacht Show
The first LeonardoAW109 VIP Trekker helicopter for a European customer has debuted at the Monaco Yacht Show held from 25 to 28 September. After the show, the VIP Trekker flew to the United Kingdom for delivery thanks to Sloane Helicopters, Leonardo's distributor for...
Lands on top of the Andes
Airbus Helicopters has reached new heights: the latest version of the H145 has set its skids down on the Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere, culminating at 6,962 metres (22,840 feet). This is the first time a twin-engine...
Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter enter in production
Lockheed Martin has announced the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program achieved a Milestone C decision from the U.S. Air Force, which moves the program into low rate initial production. The Combat Rescue Helicopter will perform critical combat search...
EASA requested Inspections on Airbus helicopters
The Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) requested last wednesday inspections on 400 Airbus helicopters after the fatal crash of a manufacturer's aircraft in Norway last month. Norwegian investigators did not discover the cause of the AS350 B3E helicopter accident...
Leonardo displays AW149 helicopter at the DSEI 2019 exhibition
During DSEI 2019, Leonardo has pitching the twin-engine AW149 to customers around the world which are considering replacing their fleets of ageing multi-mission helicopters and it could be an ideal solution for the UK. In line with this strategy, the AW149 is designed...
Airbus delivers 1,000th Super Puma helicopter
On september, Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 1,000th Super Puma helicopter: a twin-engine multi-role H215 assembled in Marignane, France, and handed over to the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) to support the German Havarie Command, which...
