FAA, US DOT select pair of new test sites for UAS program The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the FAA announced Jan. 8 that the two new unmanned aircraft system (UAS)… Continue reading →
GE Aerospace wins contract to provide CH-53K engines (Defence Blog) – The US Navy has approved a contract valued at $1.42 billion for GE Aerospace to supply 277… Continue reading →
Airbus Helicopters issues service bulletin for H160 The OEM released an emergency alert service bulletin following a Jan. 2 H160 cruise flight in Brazil where the pilots… Continue reading →
Leonardo DRS appoints new COO The Arlington, Virginia–based Leonardo subsidiary has promoted Sally Wallace to executive VP and COO. She previously served as executive VP… Continue reading →
US government to provide 10 helicopters for Sri Lanka (Devdiscourse) – Julie Chang, United States ambassador to Sri Lanka, announced Jan. 8 that 10 US Navy TH-57s will arrive… Continue reading →
Winter flying safety: A helicopter pilot’s view Winter helicopter flying is about discipline, margins, and patience. Clean blades, reliable visual references, warm systems, generous daylight buffers, and… Continue reading →
Police arrest suspect for pointing laser at helicopter (VIDEO) (WIVB) – According to the New York State Police (NYSP), the suspect allegedly shined the laser repeatedly at a NYSP… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B The FAA is accepting comments through Feb. 23 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require replacing the emergency… Continue reading →
Aerofugia secures orders for AE200 eVTOL aircraft (China Daily) – The Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer has received orders for 300 AE200s. Continue reading →
Nvidia’s IGX Thor to support Archer air taxi operations Archer Aviation plans to debut the Nvidia artificial intelligence computing module at its recently acquired operational hub and test site… Continue reading →
