Helicopter crew conducts initial night firefighting drop (VIDEO) (Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – The New South Wales (Australia) Rural Fire Service crew conducted its first water bombing at night… Continue reading →
Centaurium Aviation orders Bell 407GXi The independent Bell Textron representative will use the new helicopter as a platform for customer demonstrations in Switzerland. Continue reading →
VerdeGo Aero engine enters low-rate production The company has started producing its VH-4T-RD powerplant for developmental noncertificated applications, including ground and flight tests of hybrid-electric aircraft. Continue reading →
Robinson series highlights R66 in military training role (VIDEO) The OEM has released a new episode of its Climb Higher series that features retired US Army aviators Douglas Gabram… Continue reading →
Leonardo to add AW189 simulator in Norway The Level D full-flight simulator will serve operators of more than 25 existing Leonardo helicopters in Norway plus another 20… Continue reading →
Joby, RSG, THC partner on air taxi sandbox in Saudi Arabia The new agreement calls for Joby Aviation, Red Sea Global (RSG), and The Helicopter Company (THC) to establish a sandbox… Continue reading →
HeliOperations purchases pair of Leonardo AW139s (Hlcopters magazine) – The Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom–based company will use the two AW139s for logistics support and training. Leonardo… Continue reading →
Florida officials provide update about vertiport at KSPG (Catalyst) – A task force of local business and government leaders is studying the establishment of a vertiport for electric… Continue reading →
FAA proposes special conditions for Skyryse FCS on R66 The FAA has issued a special conditions proposal for the Robinson R66 that includes the Skyryse four-axis fly-by-wire flight control… Continue reading →
Kopter provides AW09 certification update The Leonardo subsidiary has completed flight testing on its fourth and fifth prototypes and introduced the first production aircraft into… Continue reading →