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ASU Wins “Coolest Thing Made in Idaho” Award

ASU Wins “Coolest Thing Made in Idaho” Award

10-Nov-2023Source: ASU

The Idaho Manufacturing Alliance (IMA), in partnership with Idaho Power, recently hosted the third annual “Coolest Thing Made in Idaho” contest, celebrating the exceptional creativity and ingenuity of the state’s manufacturers. After a fierce competition featuring numerous outstanding nominations, the public had the final say in determining the winner. We are delighted to announce that... Read more

Retired pilots recall iconic photo 20 years later

Retired pilots recall iconic photo 20 years later

10-Nov-2023Source: Pennsylvania National Guard

On Nov. 10, 2003, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry Murphy and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Paul Barnes were piloting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in northeastern Afghanistan when they received a call to assist U.S. Soldiers who were operating on the ground. The two pilots, members of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Company G, 104th Aviation Regiment,... Read more

Vertical Aerospace Announces Q3 2023 Financial Results

Vertical Aerospace Announces Q3 2023 Financial Results

10-Nov-2023Source: Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (“Vertical” or the “Company”) (NYSE: EVTL; EVTLW), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero emission aviation, announces its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. The Company has also issued a shareholder letter discussing its operating results and management commentary, which is posted to its investor... Read more

IBAC Welcomes new EBAA Secretary-General Role

IBAC Welcomes new EBAA Secretary-General Role

10-Nov-2023Source: IBAC

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) welcomes Holger Krahmer as the new European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) Secretary-General beginning in January 2024. Kurt Edwards, IBAC Director General, said, “The IBAC global community welcomes Holger Krahmer as EBAA Secretary-General. We look forward to working with Holger and his team at EBAA to continue our journey to... Read more

ICARUS device enhances helicopter training at UND

ICARUS device enhances helicopter training at UND

10-Nov-2023Source: ICARUS

By simulating clouds or fog while flying, the device — a lightweight visor that changes opacity — helps pilots practice the critical transition to instrument flight Suppose you’re driving at freeway speeds and suddenly find your view of the road blocked by fog. Suppose you’re piloting an aircraft when that happens. Suppose you’re piloting an... Read more

Conti Federal Services awarded $14M contract for Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator Facility,

Conti Federal Services awarded $14M contract for Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator Facility,

10-Nov-2023Source: US DoD

Conti Federal Services LLC, Orlando, Florida, is awarded a $14,998,242 firm-fixed-price contract for P-242 Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator Facility, Aviano, Italy. This work includes the construction of an addition to, and renovation of, an existing squadron operation facility (Building 7300) to support bed-down of the Combat Rescue Helicopter simulator. Work will be performed in Aviano,... Read more

Mexican state of Nuevo León adds law enforcement Black Hawk

Mexican state of Nuevo León adds law enforcement Black Hawk

9-Nov-2023Source: Nuevo León

In order to strengthen public security and the armor of Nuevo León, Governor Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda presented the new “Black Hawk” helicopter, which adds to the eight aircraft that the Civil Force already had. At Police Field No. 1 of the Civil Force in Escobedo, García Sepúlveda highlighted that this helicopter represents the symbol... Read more

US Park Police Celebrates Half a Century Flying Bell

US Park Police Celebrates Half a Century Flying Bell

9-Nov-2023Source: Bell

Bell teammates joined over 120 esteemed dignitaries that gathered at the U.S. Park Police (USPP)’s Washington D.C. headquarters, more commonly known by the USPP as the ‘Eagle’s Nest’, to celebrate the Unit’s 50-year anniversary, their life-saving accomplishments while utilizing Bell aircraft, and the exclusive use of Bell aircraft since their inception. “Bell congratulates the USPP’s... Read more

Archer Is Set To Debut Its Midnight Electric Air Taxi At Dubai Airshow

Archer Is Set To Debut Its Midnight Electric Air Taxi At Dubai Airshow

9-Nov-2023Source: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced its Midnight aircraft will make its Middle Eastern debut at the Dubai Airshow from November 13-17 as the featured aircraft in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Pavilion. Additionally, Archer founder and CEO, Adam Goldstein, is set to deliver a... Read more

Triumph awarded production contract for CH-53K Rotor Systems

Triumph awarded production contract for CH-53K Rotor Systems

9-Nov-2023Source: Triumph

Triumph Group, Inc. (TRIUMPH) [NYSE:TGI] announced that its Actuation Products & Services business has been awarded a contract from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the CH-53K King Stallion™ rotorcraft. TRIUMPH will provide the main rotor blade fold actuation and dampening systems for lots 7 and 8, including spares. This work will be performed at... Read more

Blade Air Mobility to Present at Baird 2023 Global Industrial Conference

Blade Air Mobility to Present at Baird 2023 Global Industrial Conference

9-Nov-2023Source: Blade Air Mobility

Blade Air Mobility, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLDE, “Blade” or the “Company”), a technology-powered air mobility platform, announced that management will present at the Baird 2023 Global Industrials Conference on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 12:25 pm ET. A webcast of the event will be available at the link here. A replay will be available shortly after... Read more

Booz Allen Hamilton awarded $17M contract for AH-64E technical support

Booz Allen Hamilton awarded $17M contract for AH-64E technical support

9-Nov-2023Source: US DoD

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia, was awarded a $17,661,515 modification (P00045) to contract W31P4Q-21-F-B004 for AH-64E technical support. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 3, 2024. Fiscal 2010 Foreign Military Sales (Australia); fiscal 2023 research, development, test, and evaluation, Army; fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement, Army; and... Read more

Bell Introduces Managing Director of Commercial Business in Europe

Bell Introduces Managing Director of Commercial Business in Europe

9-Nov-2023Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has appointed Jacinto Monge as the Managing Director of Commercial Business in Europe. Previously, Jacinto served as the Managing Director for Bell, Asia-Pacific, and as the Representative Director for Bell in Japan, where he led Bell’s commercial business in China, Japan, Korea, India, South East Asia,... Read more

LCI launches Social Loan Framework for heli leasing, finance and ops with SMFL

LCI launches Social Loan Framework for heli leasing, finance and ops with SMFL

9-Nov-2023Source: LCI

LCI, a leading aviation company, and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. (SMFL) have announced the development of the world’s first Social Loan Framework for helicopter leasing, finance and operations. LCI and SMFL’s Social Loan Framework has received the highest rating of “Social 1(F)” from the Japan Credit Rating Agency. The framework has been... Read more

ITP Aero leads two R&D projects on electric propulsion systems for urban and regional mobility

ITP Aero leads two R&D projects on electric propulsion systems for urban and regional mobility

9-Nov-2023Source: ITP Aero

ITP Aero is leading two R&D projects on electric propulsion systems for urban and regional mobility, with a total budget of 13 million euros, which will be the first propulsion systems of these characteristics made in Spain. Despite the fact that the electrification of ground propulsion systems has reached a high level of technological and... Read more

Rotor Technologies completes uncrewed Flight Tests

Rotor Technologies completes uncrewed Flight Tests

8-Nov-2023Source: Rotor Technologies

Rotor Technologies, Inc. (Rotor), a developer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, has completed the first autonomous helicopter flight campaign of a full-scale civilian helicopter. The campaign was flown with two Rotor R220Y autonomous helicopters. The R220Y is an experimental platform based on the popular Robinson R22 two-seat helicopter, with seats, pilot controls,... Read more

Alpine rescue org ICAR makes DRF Luftrettung permanent member

Alpine rescue org ICAR makes DRF Luftrettung permanent member

8-Nov-2023Source: DRF Luftrettung

In future, DRF Luftrettung will be represented as a permanent member of ICAR (International Commission for Alpine Rescue), the leading international professional organization for alpine rescue. This was recently decided unanimously at the ICAR conference in Toblach, Italy, which brought together around 200 delegates from 41 countries.   The aim of ICAR and its 72 international... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance receives accreditation from Best Companies

Devon Air Ambulance receives accreditation from Best Companies

8-Nov-2023Source: Devon Air Ambulance

The data that Devon Air Ambulance receives from Best Companies will help the charity to further explore what they do well and enable them to identify any areas for change, to ensure the organisation continues to create a great environment to work in. The survey consists of several questions based on how employees are feeling... Read more

Eve Names eVTOL Avionics, Flight Controls and Thermal Management System Suppliers

Eve Names eVTOL Avionics, Flight Controls and Thermal Management System Suppliers

8-Nov-2023Source: Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) named three new suppliers for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Garmin® (NYSE: GRMN), will supply the avionics for the aircraft while Liebherr-Aerospace will supply the flight controls actuators. Intergalactic will provide the thermal management system. “We are looking forward to working with each of our... Read more

Signia Aerospace Acquires Meeker Aviation and Airfilm Camera Systems

Signia Aerospace Acquires Meeker Aviation and Airfilm Camera Systems

8-Nov-2023Source: Signia Aerospace

Signia Aerospace, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (“Arcline”), announced the acquisition of Meeker Aviation and Airfilm Camera Systems (“Meeker Aviation”). Based in California, Meeker is a leading international supplier of aircraft external payload mounts for Electro-Optical and Infrared (EO/IR) sensors, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) laser scanners, searchlights, camera systems, and speaker systems.... Read more

SkyDrive and Kansai Electric Power Co collaborate on eVTOL Charging

SkyDrive and Kansai Electric Power Co collaborate on eVTOL Charging

8-Nov-2023Source: SkyDrive

SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL aircraft (*1) manufacturer based in Japan, have jointly developed electric charging facilities for eVTOLs with the Kansai Electric Power Company (“KEPCO”) (*2). We will install and operate the electric charging facilities in Osaka, Kansai for the World EXPO 2025. With the mission of “taking the lead in the... Read more

EHang Responds to Short Seller Report

EHang Responds to Short Seller Report

8-Nov-2023Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading urban air mobility (“UAM”) technology platform company, announced that the report published today by short seller Hindenburg Research contains untrue statements and misinterpretation of information regarding the Company’s business operations and financial conditions. The report highlights the short seller’s cursory and incomplete understanding... Read more

Australian Gov backs AMSL Aero for hydrogen-powered Vertiia with grant

Australian Gov backs AMSL Aero for hydrogen-powered Vertiia with grant

7-Nov-2023Source: AMSL Aero  

Leading Australian green aviation company AMSL Aero today welcomes the Australian Government’s move to back development of its hydrogen-powered aircraft Vertiia to help first responders and emergency personnel save lives and better meet the needs of Australians living in regional and remote areas. AMSL Aero will use the A$5.43 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), to... Read more

Eve Holding, Inc. Reports 2023 3Q Results

Eve Holding, Inc. Reports 2023 3Q Results

7-Nov-2023Source: Eve Holding

Eve Holding, Inc. (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX and EVEXW) reports its third quarter 2023 earnings results. Financial highlights Eve is a pre-operational company dedicated to the development of an eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft and the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem that includes the aircraft development, air traffic management systems and services and support solutions. Eve... Read more

Flexjet extends helicopter service from Florida to The Bahamas

Flexjet extends helicopter service from Florida to The Bahamas

7-Nov-2023Source: Flexjet

Flexjet, Inc., a global leader in private aviation, offers direct luxury helicopter service from Florida to The Bahamas, ahead of the 2023 private aviation peak travel season. It was a logical extension of the company’s year-round helicopter service in the Sunshine State. Flexjet launched its helicopter division in 2022 with a fleet of Sikorsky S-76s... Read more

Law firm announces investigation on behalf of EHang shareholders

Law firm announces investigation on behalf of EHang shareholders

7-Nov-2023Source: Rosen Law

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EH) resulting from allegations that EHang may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. SO WHAT: If you purchased EHang securities you may be entitled to compensation without... Read more

Swiss Air Force marks 100,000 flight hours with the H135

Swiss Air Force marks 100,000 flight hours with the H135

7-Nov-2023Source: Airbus Helicopters

It’s not every day a helicopter operator hits 100,000 flight hours on a single helicopter type. Since 2010, when the country’s 20 H135s became fully operational, the Swiss Air Force has clocked 100,000 flight hours with the multi-mission helicopter type. Training pilots and more “One of our main tasks is to train helicopter pilots. We... Read more

US State Dept approves FMS to Iraq of Bell CLS

US State Dept approves FMS to Iraq of Bell CLS

7-Nov-2023Source: DSCA

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq of Bell Helicopter Contracted Logistics Support (CLS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Iraq... Read more

Lilium to Lift the Lid on the Power behind its revolutionary eVTOL Jet

Lilium to Lift the Lid on the Power behind its revolutionary eVTOL Jet

7-Nov-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, announced that it will share new details about its revolutionary aircraft design and battery technology during a webinar hosted on the Lilium website and presented by Lilium’s Co-Founder and Chief Engineer for Innovation, Daniel Wiegand. The webinar, which will include newly... Read more

Archer Is Set To Debut Its Midnight Electric Air Taxi At The Dubai Airshow

Archer Is Set To Debut Its Midnight Electric Air Taxi At The Dubai Airshow

7-Nov-2023Source: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced today its Midnight aircraft will make its Middle Eastern debut at the Dubai Airshow from November 13-17 as the featured aircraft in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Pavilion. Additionally, Archer founder and CEO, Adam Goldstein, is set to deliver a... Read more

Helicopter Museum Volunteer wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Helicopter Museum Volunteer wins Lifetime Achievement Award

7-Nov-2023Source: The Helicopter Museum

A long standing volunteer at The Helicopter Museum (THM) in Weston-super-Mare has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from Aviation Heritage UK, the umbrella body for all the aviation museums in the country. Alan Norris has been a member of The Helicopter Museum for almost 50 years.  Alan began his association with the collection in 1974,... Read more

Vislink to Showcase Public Safety Capabilities at the 2023 Milipol Paris Show

Vislink to Showcase Public Safety Capabilities at the 2023 Milipol Paris Show

7-Nov-2023Source: Vislink

 Vislink Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: VISL), a global leader in the collection, delivery, management and distribution of high-quality live video and data, will join an accomplished group of industry decision-makers at the 2023 Milipol Paris Show, a four-day conference highlighting security innovation internationally. This comes on the heels of Vislink’s acquisition of the majority assets of Broadcast Microwave... Read more

HAI Now Accepting Nominations For Board Of Directors

HAI Now Accepting Nominations For Board Of Directors

7-Nov-2023Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International (HAI) is seeking nominations for two open positions on the HAI Board of Directors for the term of Jul. 1, 2024, through Jun. 30, 2027. All HAI helicopter operator member organizations are invited to submit nominations for candidates to fill two openings for the position of director, commercial operator. Voters may submit... Read more

MightyFly awarded USAF contract to develop the autonomous load/unload system for autonomous eVTOL

MightyFly awarded USAF contract to develop the autonomous load/unload system for autonomous eVTOL

7-Nov-2023Source: MightyFly

MightyFly announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25 Million focused on MightyFly’s Autonomous Load Mastering System (ALMS) to allow MightyFly’s autonomous hybrid eVTOL cargo aircraft to load, unload and deliver cargo autonomously and to address the most pressing expedited logistics challenges. MightyFly’s Autonomous Load Mastering System will provide automation,... Read more

Urban-Air Port® joins NACO to accelerate vertiport integration globally

Urban-Air Port® joins NACO to accelerate vertiport integration globally

7-Nov-2023Source: Urban-Air Port®

NACO Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Urban-Air Port® (UAP), making it the first specialist aviation planning consultancy to support UAP in exploring how its pioneering ground infrastructure technology can be integrated into airport masterplan projects around the world. NACO will further support UAP on airport land-use planning, regional vertiport... Read more

Fugro to launch updated coastal mapping system at Hydro 2023

Fugro to launch updated coastal mapping system at Hydro 2023

6-Nov-2023Source: Furgo

Fugro will showcase their latest Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System, RAMMS 2.0, at this week’s Hydro 2023 conference in Genoa, Italy. RAMMS 2.0 is the world’s only airborne lidar system that can deliver both full water column imaging and high-resolution bathymetry, making it ideal for accurately mapping, monitoring and modelling coastal environments. This information is... Read more

Idaho ANG recognizes 22 flight crew members

Idaho ANG recognizes 22 flight crew members

6-Nov-2023Source: US National Guard

The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group recognized 22 helicopter pilots and flight crewmembers Friday for their roles in completing seven search and rescue missions from 2018-2023. “Today we recognize the professionalism and selfless service of Idaho Army National Guard aircrews who have conducted life-saving rescue missions,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Garshak, adjutant general... Read more

Volocopter carries out flight tests in Florida

Volocopter carries out flight tests in Florida

3-Nov-2023Source: Volocopter

Tampa International Airport (TPA), ranked the #1 Large Airport in J.D. Power’s North America Airport Satisfaction Study, and Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), have successfully kicked-off a multilayered flight test campaign with a crewed Volocopter 2X. This marks the first-ever flight test of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in an operational and large international... Read more

UMS Skeldar announces 2024 Australasia UAV demo campaign

UMS Skeldar announces 2024 Australasia UAV demo campaign

3-Nov-2023Source: UMS Skeldar

UMS SKELDAR, Europe’s leading provider of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, has announced at IndoPacific that it is preparing for a series of comprehensive in-country flight demonstrations of its market-leading SKELDAR V-200 solution to key stakeholders in the greater Australasia region throughout 2024. The SKELDAR V-200 platform is an unmanned Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) system trusted... Read more

EHang Promotes Operations and Commercial Deployment of EH216-S

EHang Promotes Operations and Commercial Deployment of EH216-S

3-Nov-2023Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading urban air mobility (“UAM”) technology platform company, announced that the Company is progressing towards obtaining the Production Certificate (“PC”) and Airworthiness Certificate (“AC”) for the EH216-S, its self-developed passenger-carrying Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“UAV”) system, with the full support from the Civil Aviation Administration... Read more

Subaru Air Mobility unveils concept at Japan Mobility Show 2023

Subaru Air Mobility unveils concept at Japan Mobility Show 2023

3-Nov-2023Source: Subaru

Subaru Corporation has unveiled two concept models, the SUBARU AIR MOBILITY Concept and the SUBARU SPORT MOBILITY Concept, as show models to express Subaru’s vision of a new generation of mobility. Newly debuted models in Japan, Levorg Layback Limited EX, Levorg Layback Limited EX Genuine Accessory Parts equipped model, the updated model Solterra ET-HS, and... Read more

Alpine Aerotech receive TCCA and FAA STC’s Bell Stowage Compartment

Alpine Aerotech receive TCCA and FAA STC’s Bell Stowage Compartment

3-Nov-2023Source: Alpine Aerotech

Alpine Aerotech announced that they have officially received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for a convenient stowage compartment that installs to the AFT of the center pedestal in Bell medium helicopters (205, 212, 412) The Alpine Aerotech AFT Pedestal Stowage Compartment utilizes dead space between the... Read more

AI set to revolutionise Royal Navy engineering capabilities

AI set to revolutionise Royal Navy engineering capabilities

2-Nov-2023Source: Royal Navy

A new AI tool could produce solutions to military engineering problems in seconds, helping keep more vehicles at readiness for deployment. At Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, a collaborative project between 1710 Naval Air Squadron (based in HMNB Portsmouth), DE&S Digital AI Team and Royal Navy Engineers is showcasing pioneering new capabilities to innovative defence... Read more

Poland receives first two of 32 AW149s

Poland receives first two of 32 AW149s

2-Nov-2023

On October 30 in Nowy Glinnik, the head of the Ministry of National Defense handed over the first copies of AW-149 helicopters to soldiers of the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade. The AW-149 helicopter was selected for the Polish Army as part of the Perkoz multi-role support helicopter program. Based on the contract signed in July 2022,... Read more

Delaware State Police marks 100 Years with Bell 429 Purchase

Delaware State Police marks 100 Years with Bell 429 Purchase

2-Nov-2023Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the signed purchase agreement for two Bell 429s by Delaware State Police (DSP). In addition to law enforcement operations, the Bell 429 will also aid in the completion of emergency medical services and search-and-rescue operations. “This year, Bell joins in DSP’s celebration of an incredible achievement,”... Read more

Bristow reports Q3 2023 Results

Bristow reports Q3 2023 Results

2-Nov-2023

Total revenues of $338.1 million in Q3 2023 compared to $319.4 million in Q2 2023 Net income of $4.3 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in Q3 2023 compared to net loss of $1.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, in Q2 2023 EBITDA adjusted to exclude special items, asset dispositions and foreign exchange gains... Read more

Joby Aviation Reports Q3 2023 Results

Joby Aviation Reports Q3 2023 Results

2-Nov-2023Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, issued its Third Quarter 2023 Shareholder Letter detailing the company’s operational and financial results for the period ending September 30, 2023. The company will host a live audio webcast of its conference call to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m.... Read more

EHang inaugurates European UAM Center for Unmanned eVTOLs

EHang inaugurates European UAM Center for Unmanned eVTOLs

2-Nov-2023Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) technology platform company, announced the inauguration of its first European UAM Center in Spain. Located inside the Lleida–Alguaire International Airport (“LEDA”), the center represents the first-of-its-kind in Europe for unmanned electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, setting a... Read more

Airbus and Naval Group collaborate with DGA and French Navy

Airbus and Naval Group collaborate with DGA and French Navy

2-Nov-2023Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group, in collaboration with the French Armament General Directorate, DGA (Direction génerale de l’armement), and the French Navy, have tested the SDAM demonstrator (Système de Drone Aérien Marine/ Naval Aerial Drone System) from a multi-mission frigate (FREMM). The trials took place on board the French Navy frigate, Provence, in the Mediterranean... Read more

Life Flight Network Grows Air Ambulance Fleet

Life Flight Network Grows Air Ambulance Fleet

2-Nov-2023Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical program in the country, has added two additional Bell 407GXi helicopters and plans to accept delivery of an additional Bell 429 in December. With 22 Bell aircraft, Life Flight Network is the largest air medical operator... Read more

GCAA Visits Archer’s Flight Test Facility

GCAA Visits Archer’s Flight Test Facility

1-Nov-2023Source: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced today released the following statement and photos from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) regarding the company’s commercial launch in the UAE in 2026 His Excellency Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority, said:... Read more

LCI’s Michael Platt to retiring from Vice Chairman role

LCI’s Michael Platt to retiring from Vice Chairman role

1-Nov-2023Source: LCI

LCI, a leading aviation company, announces that Michael (Mike) Platt will be stepping down and retiring as Vice Chairman at the end of 2023. He will thereafter serve as a senior advisor to the company, working on a number of business innovation projects for LCI. Mike joined LCI as Chief Executive Officer in 2009, and... Read more

Four NZ aerospace companies go to HAC Trade Show with Canadian expansion plans

Four NZ aerospace companies go to HAC Trade Show with Canadian expansion plans

1-Nov-2023Source: HAC

Four leading New Zealand aviation companies – Salus Aviation, Spidertracks/Air Maestro, TracPlus and Eye in the Sky – will be showcasing their products and services at the Helicopter Association of Canada (HAC) Annual Conference and Trade Show. Hundreds of aviation companies, operators and executives will attend the largest annual gathering of the Canadian helicopter industry... Read more

Helijet to become first Canadian eVTOL operator with Beta Alia-250 orders

Helijet to become first Canadian eVTOL operator with Beta Alia-250 orders

31-Oct-2023

Helijet International Inc., North America’s largest and longest-standing helicopter airline, today announced plans to become the first Canadian air carrier to provide passenger and cargo services using electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft after placing firm orders for ALIA eVTOL aircraft from BETA Technologies.  Helijet President and CEO Danny Sitnam and BETA Sales Director Skye... Read more

Polish Land Forces take delivery of first two AW149s

Polish Land Forces take delivery of first two AW149s

31-Oct-2023Source: Leonardo

The Polish Land Forces has taken delivery of their first two AW149 helicopters during a ceremony held at the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade in Tomaszów Mazowiecki yesterday, where they are entering service 15 months after the contract signing. The new Polish military helicopters’ configuration allows combat support missions among others. Fully meeting the requirements of... Read more

Lilium appoints Middle East dealer

Lilium appoints Middle East dealer

31-Oct-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, has signed an agreement that appoints ArcosJet DMCC (“ArcosJet”), a Dubai-based leader in business aircraft brokerage, as the exclusive authorized dealer for private sales of the Lilium Jet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israel, and the Republic of Cyprus. The agreement... Read more

Schiebel participated in REPMUS showcasing CAMCOPTER® S-100 ASW

Schiebel participated in REPMUS showcasing CAMCOPTER® S-100 ASW

31-Oct-2023Source: Schiebel

Schiebel participated in REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) and Dynamic Messenger 2023, in Portugal. Together with several partners, Schiebel conducted flights with the CAMCOPTER® S-100, showcasing its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sonobuoy deployment solution, bathymetric scanning for Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) and Mine Counter Measures (MCM) as well as Autonomous Underwater Vehicle... Read more

AW169 – higher gross weight for skid-equipped variant

AW169 – higher gross weight for skid-equipped variant

31-Oct-2023Source: Leonardo

The AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopter’s operational capabilities and range of options will grow further with the launch of a 5,100 kg (11,243 lb) IGW kit and an 11-seater configuration fully compliant with the IOGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers) Report 690. Both will be made available for the aircraft version with... Read more

Triumph signs supplier agreement for Honeywell T55 components

Triumph signs supplier agreement for Honeywell T55 components

31-Oct-2023Source: Triumph

Triumph Group, Inc. (TRIUMPH) [NYSE: TGI] and Honeywell Aerospace signed a long term agreement across multiple Honeywell engine platforms. The contract includes TRIUMPH manufacturing and maintenance of boost pumps, electronic control units, and hydro-mechanical fuel controls for T55 helicopter engines along with the main fuel pumps for F124 fighter/trainer engine and HTF7000 business jet engines. This work is... Read more

Native Air holds open house to celebrate one year of service

Native Air holds open house to celebrate one year of service

31-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

As a “thank you” for the amazing support over the past year, Native Air 18 in Show Low, AZ invited first responders, partners, and requestors to an open house event where guests had the opportunity to enjoy camaraderie and partnership with the Native Air 18 crew. When Native Air 18 opened one year ago, the... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance thanks generous donors

Yorkshire Air Ambulance thanks generous donors

30-Oct-2023Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) took a unique approach to thank its dedicated supporters during their first ‘Ta Very Much’ day, which was part of the charity’s 23rd anniversary celebrations. This heartwarming event, hosted at the Nostell Air Base in Wakefield, was designed to show gratitude to donors for their generous contributions. The name ‘Ta Very... Read more

HeliTSA launches PW200 Series Training in Australia

HeliTSA launches PW200 Series Training in Australia

30-Oct-2023Source: HeliTSA

HeliTSA is expanding its suite of engine courses to include P&WC PW200 Series engine type training. With PW200 engines used in EC135, Bell 429 and AW109 aircraft, the new training services a broad range of operators. The new course follows HeliTSA’s popular training model of covering an entire series in a single course. Across five... Read more

Skyfly completes flight simulator and hires more engineers

Skyfly completes flight simulator and hires more engineers

30-Oct-2023Source: Skyfly

Skyfly now has its Axe eVTOL flight simulator live, allowing test pilots to assess and fine tune the Axe’s control systems and conduct familiarisation flights ahead of the first manned test flights, which are planned for the first quarter of 2024. The simulator uses many of the same systems as the real Axe eVTOL, including... Read more

FAA and US Air Force team up on AAM efforts

FAA and US Air Force team up on AAM efforts

30-Oct-2023Source: FAA

The FAA is partnering with the U.S. Air Force to help support the safe integration of Advanced Air Mobility aircraft into the National Airspace System. Under an agreement signed during an Oct. 25 event at Duke Field in Florida, the agencies will exchange data and share capabilities and expertise for testing these emerging technologies. “A... Read more

Norway orders six MH-60R Seahawks

Norway orders six MH-60R Seahawks

27-Oct-2023Source: Lockheed Martin

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)  a contract to produce six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters for the Norwegian government. Designed and built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, MH-60R aircraft will enable Norway to perform multiple maritime missions, including search and rescue and coastal and offshore patrol. “Sikorsky and the U.S. Navy have... Read more

Sikorsky starts install of ITEP engine in Raider-X ᐧ

Sikorsky starts install of ITEP engine in Raider-X ᐧ

27-Oct-2023Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) is beginning the installation process of the U.S. Army’s new Improved Turbine Engine (ITEP) on its RAIDER X® aircraft designed for the Future Attack Reconnaissance (FARA) program. The U.S. Army and Sikorsky engineers reviewed the engine after its arrival at the company’s West Palm Beach facility and then... Read more

Cochise County Sheriff’s Office takes AS350B3 on five year agreement

Cochise County Sheriff’s Office takes AS350B3 on five year agreement

26-Oct-2023Source: HeliHub.com

Sheriff Mark J Dannels (seen below) has recently been very pleased to introduce a new helicopter to the citizens of Cochise County in Arizona.  The Airbus H125 will be known by the name “Hawkeye.” The helicopter is the result of a grant from a state grant, and Sheriff Dannels made a point in a social... Read more

Vertical Aerospace expands partnership with Hanwha

Vertical Aerospace expands partnership with Hanwha

26-Oct-2023Source: Hanwha Aerospace

Hanwha Aerospace (“Hanwha”), a leading aircraft engine and advanced machinery manufacturer, and Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the design, testing, manufacture, and supply of tilt and blade pitch control system for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft. Following the signing of a contract with Vertical last year for the development of EMA... Read more

EuroTec Vertical Flight Solutions delivers Airbus H125 to Teton County SAR

EuroTec Vertical Flight Solutions delivers Airbus H125 to Teton County SAR

26-Oct-2023Source: EuroTec

EuroTec Vertical Flight Solutions, a leading helicopter sales and service center, delivers brand new custom completed aircraft to Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Since it was founded in 1993, Teton County Search and Rescue has never had its own year-round SAR-dedicated helicopter. For many years, the team contracted a... Read more

Archer Achieves Key Flight Test Program Milestone As Midnight Takes Flight

Archer Achieves Key Flight Test Program Milestone As Midnight Takes Flight

26-Oct-2023Source: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced that its flight test program hit another key milestone as the company’s Midnight aircraft took flight. This milestone builds on Archer’s four years of flight testing, including two years of full-scale flight testing with Maker. “This next phase of... Read more

European Medical Drone signs for 11 Aero2 uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft from Dufour

European Medical Drone signs for 11 Aero2 uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft from Dufour

26-Oct-2023Source: European Medical Drone

European Medical Drone, the Swedish drone operator focusing on connecting hospitals by means of drone transportation, and Dufour Aerospace, the Swiss eVTOL innovator, signed a development cooperation and purchase agreement for 11 Aero2 uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft. The agreement includes the delivery of one Aero2 X2.3 prototype aircraft in 2024 and 10 serial Aero2 aircraft with... Read more

Wales Air Ambulance unveils the newest additions to fleet

Wales Air Ambulance unveils the newest additions to fleet

26-Oct-2023Source: Wales Air Ambulance

The Wales Air Ambulance Charity has unveiled its new aircraft, which has been named by the people of Wales, and its new Rapid Response Vehicles. The lifesaving service, funded through charitable donations, funds a fleet of rapid response vehicles and aircraft. They are equipped with some of the most advanced medical equipment in the world... Read more

Bellwether debut latest eVTOL at Dubai Airshow 2023

Bellwether debut latest eVTOL at Dubai Airshow 2023

26-Oct-2023Source: Bellwether

The Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company Bellwether Industries (“Bellwether”) has confirmed its presence at the upcoming Dubai Airshow 2023 and will be debuting its latest eVTOL aircraft model. The London-based mobility startup will be bringing a glimpse of what the future holds and the possibilities of a new lifestyle to the public eye through Oryx,... Read more

Gympie Council pledges $160K to LifeFlight

Gympie Council pledges $160K to LifeFlight

26-Oct-2023Source: RACQ LifeFlight Rescue

Gympie Regional Council has further strengthened its commitment to aeromedical service RACQ LifeFlight Rescue with a new $160,000 agreement. The partnership will see LifeFlight receive $40,000 each year, for the next four years, from Council. The agreement recognises the significance of the work done by the service in Gympie and beyond. “LifeFlight play such an... Read more

ASU obtains STC for B429 from EASA

ASU obtains STC for B429 from EASA

26-Oct-2023Source: ASU

ASU has obtained a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Bell 429 from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “Our team has worked closely with EASA for years,” said ASU’s vice president of business development and experienced instructor pilot Chad St. Francis. “Last year, we were able to announce EASA STCs or the Bell 212, 412,... Read more

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