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Bell Showcases Designer Series Bell 429 at Singapore Airshow

Bell Showcases Designer Series Bell 429 at Singapore Airshow

21-Feb-2024Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, will showcase the Designer Series Bell 429 commercial helicopter for the first time in Southeast Asia at the Singapore Airshow 2024. The Designer Series elevates the Bell 429 cabin experience with superior leathers specially tailored to cover seats, consoles, door accent panels and headliner. Also included are... Read more

Rotor-Lift to partner Toll Group on Tasmanian EMS tender

Rotor-Lift to partner Toll Group on Tasmanian EMS tender

21-Feb-2024Source: Rotor-Lift

Tasmanian helicopter company Rotor-Lift will partner with Toll Group as part of its tender to continue supplying emergency helicopter services to the Tasmanian Government. Rotor-Lift Chief Executive Officer Susan Stanley said the business was proud to be working with Toll Aviation, an experienced emergency helicopter service operator, to complement and strengthen Rotor-Lift’s local expertise and... Read more

P&WC adds heli engine overhaul capability in Singapore

P&WC adds heli engine overhaul capability in Singapore

21-Feb-2024Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada announced it will expand its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities by creating a new overhaul line in Singapore for its PT6C-67C engines, which power the Leonardo AW139 medium-twin helicopter. Pratt & Whitney is an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business. The Singapore facility was chosen as the location for the new overhaul line in response to... Read more

Coptersafety upgrading AW169 sim to Phase 8 avionics

Coptersafety upgrading AW169 sim to Phase 8 avionics

21-Feb-2024Source: Coptersafety

Coptersafety announced that they are upgrading theirTRU Odyssey H AW169 Full Flight Simulator to Avionics phase 8. The simulator is estimated to be ready by the Q4 of 2024. Head of FSTD at Coptersafety, Toni Rönnberg, said “I’m pleased to announce that Coptersafety is upgrading its TRU AW169 FFS to the latest Avionics phase 8... Read more

ESG supplies laser safety glasses to Brandenburg police

ESG supplies laser safety glasses to Brandenburg police

21-Feb-2024Source: ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH

ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH has been commissioned by the procurement authority for the Brandenburg police force to supply its pioneering visAIRion laser safety glasses to the pilots and flight technicians of the Brandenburg police helicopter squadron. The laser safety glasses were handed over to the future users at the Ahrensfelde site. The police helicopter squadron... Read more

Avidyne upgrades Flight Management Systems on Colombian Army fleet

Avidyne upgrades Flight Management Systems on Colombian Army fleet

21-Feb-2024Source: Avidyne

Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics systems announced that the Colombian Army has selected IFD550 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM systems for their fleet of UH1-H, UH-1N, MI-17, and UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters as part of their Avionics Standardization Program. A portion of the fleet has been upgraded and operationalized in 2023 and the second phase of installations... Read more

Lilium partners with Star Charge to develop eVTOL charging system

Lilium partners with Star Charge to develop eVTOL charging system

21-Feb-2024Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V (Nasdaq: LILM), the developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, has partnered with Star Charge, global leader in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and microgrid solutions, to develop, customize, and provide charging systems for its Lilium Jets. At the Singapore Airshow, the companies announced that Lilium placed a first order... Read more

Bell signs contracts with customers in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines

Bell signs contracts with customers in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines

21-Feb-2024Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, continues to see robust sales of its Bell 505 helicopter across the Asia Pacific region. The latest contracts signed with customers in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines demonstrate the ongoing demand. Leading the new orders at the Singapore Airshow 2024 was Hammock Helicopter, a Malaysian helicopter services... Read more

Entrol to exhibit H11 FTD Level 5 flight sim at Heli Expo

Entrol to exhibit H11 FTD Level 5 flight sim at Heli Expo

21-Feb-2024Source: Entrol

Entrol, the manufacturer of EASA and FAA certified FNPT, FTD and AATD flight simulators, will be attending the HAI Heli Expo to be held on February 27, 28 and 29 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California (USA). For the second consecutive year, the company – which will be located at booth 8041 and at... Read more

Eve Air Mobility and SkyScape Announce First Urban ATM Agreement in Japan

Eve Air Mobility and SkyScape Announce First Urban ATM Agreement in Japan

21-Feb-2024Source: Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) and SkyScape, a Japanese vertiport development and management company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, have announced an agreement to use Eve’s Urban ATM (air traffic management) as a part of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) concept of operations published by the Japanese government. The announcement makes Skyscape Eve’s 13th... Read more

Garmin adds IFR and 4-axis capability to GFC 600H helicopter flight control system

Garmin adds IFR and 4-axis capability to GFC 600H helicopter flight control system

21-Feb-2024Source: Garmin

Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) announced the GFC™ 600H Helicopter Flight Control System is now available in an IFR configuration with a Stability Augmentation System (SAS). This configuration includes collective control, bringing 4-axis capability to the GFC 600H system for the first time. Leonardo Helicopters’ AW109 Trekker is the first platform to incorporate the GFC 600H with IFR... Read more

Maverick Helicopters expands operations in Southern California

Maverick Helicopters expands operations in Southern California

21-Feb-2024Source: Maverick Helicopters

Maverick Helicopters, one of the largest aviation-based tourism companies in the world, has recently expanded its operations to Southern California, welcoming fliers to experience the coast from a new perspective. In addition to stunning aerial views, Maverick Helicopters offers passengers various adventures including flights over the iconic Hollywood Sign to the untouched charm of Catalina... Read more

Vertical Aerospace awarded new UK Government grant

Vertical Aerospace awarded new UK Government grant

21-Feb-2024Source: Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) [NYSE: EVTL], a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero emissions aviation, today announces it has been awarded £8 million ($10 million) in grant funding by the UK Government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme, to develop its next-generation propellers for use on its VX4 aircraft. The project is... Read more

Lilium launches services org – Lilium Power-On

Lilium launches services org – Lilium Power-On

21-Feb-2024Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V (Nasdaq: LILM), the developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, has appointed Senior Lilium Executive Dominique Decard to head the eVTOL industry’s first Customer Service organization, named Lilium POWER-ON. At the Singapore Air Show, the company announced its newly established business unit that will offer the full aircraft manufacturer... Read more

Philjets signs Safran SBH contract for Arrano engines

Philjets signs Safran SBH contract for Arrano engines

21-Feb-2024Source: Safran Helicopter Engines

Safran Helicopter Engines and PhilJets Aero Services Inc (PhilJets) marked a milestone at the Singapore Airshow 2024 by signing a new Support-By-the-Hour (SBH) contract for the Arrano engine. PhilJets, the Certified Distributor Center for Safran in the Philippines, and Safran Helicopter Engines (Safran HE) have solidified their 3 years collaboration through this strategic agreement. PhilJets... Read more

Microflite adds new five-bladed H145

Microflite adds new five-bladed H145

21-Feb-2024Source: Airbus Helicopters

Australian commercial aircraft operator Microflite has ordered a second five-bladed H145 to support its growing training, commercial, utility, fire observation and rescue operations. Microflite is Airbus’ largest civil helicopter customer in Australia, currently operating an Airbus fleet of 20 rotorcraft ranging from single-engine H120, H125 and H130, to twin-engine H135 and H145. The operator also... Read more

HAI to provide Heli-Expo aircraft with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

HAI to provide Heli-Expo aircraft with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

21-Feb-2024Source: HAI

To reduce the event’s carbon footprint, Helicopter Association International (HAI) is providing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to all aircraft flying into HAI HELI-EXPO 2024. The annual conference and trade show, the largest in the world for the vertical aviation industry, will take place Feb. 26–29 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., with exhibits... Read more

BALPA union names strike dates for Bristow pilots

BALPA union names strike dates for Bristow pilots

21-Feb-2024Source: BALPA

The British Airline Pilots’ Association has given notice to Bristow Helicopters that it will call on its members to strike in March. BALPA has been in negotiation with the company for months, but Bristow has failed to put forward any offer that its pilots and tech crew could support. Following a strong ballot result of... Read more

Lilium partners with Philippine operator PhilJets

Lilium partners with Philippine operator PhilJets

21-Feb-2024Source: Lilium

Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, and PhilJets, a leading aviation provider of global services in the ASEAN region, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at the Singapore Airshow. The agreement includes the intent to purchase 10 Lilium Jets, as well as a future strategic... Read more

Schiebel wins S-300 contract for South Korean Navy

Schiebel wins S-300 contract for South Korean Navy

20-Feb-2024Source: Schiebel

Schiebel, together with Korean based defence solutions companies Hanwha Systems and UI Helicopter, has been awarded a contract by the Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) for the development and delivery of the Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) CAMCOPTER® S-300 Unmanned Air System (UAS), to be operated by the South Korean MOD. The contract was signed... Read more

Blackcomb Helicopters to install GPMS HUMS on four EC135s and four Bell 212HPs

Blackcomb Helicopters to install GPMS HUMS on four EC135s and four Bell 212HPs

20-Feb-2024Source: GPMS

GPMS International announced that Blackcomb Helicopters, a leading helicopter utility provider in Western Canada, has chosen to equip their four Airbus EC135s and four Bell 212HPs with the industry’s leading health and usage monitoring system, Foresight MX. “Blackcomb Helicopters choosing to equip their fleet with Foresight MX HUMS is turning point for utility operators in... Read more

Doroni Aerospace Set to Unveil eVTOL ‘Flying Car’ Technology

Doroni Aerospace Set to Unveil eVTOL ‘Flying Car’ Technology

20-Feb-2024Source: Doroni Aerospace

In an exciting development poised to transform the urban air mobility landscape, Doroni Aerospace announces a forthcoming revelation that will set a new standard for innovation in the industry. Scheduled for March 1st, this announcement is anticipated to be a watershed moment, heralding a new era in the evolution of transportation. With a storied history of pushing... Read more

BAE Systems received $114 million in FMS contracts from the US Army for Common Missile Warning Systems

BAE Systems received $114 million in FMS contracts from the US Army for Common Missile Warning Systems

20-Feb-2024Source: BAE Systems

BAE Systems received $114 million in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts from the U.S. Army for AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS). CMWS is a combat-proven aircraft survivability system for rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft that integrates missile warning, hostile fire indication, and countermeasure controls. CMWS provides the U.S. and its allies with advanced threat detection and... Read more

Airborne picked by Airbus Helicopters to renew cutting room in Donauwörth

Airborne picked by Airbus Helicopters to renew cutting room in Donauwörth

20-Feb-2024Source: Airborne

Airborne is selected by Airbus Helicopters to renew the cutting room in Donauwörth, Germany, with state of the art digital Kit by Light systems. The main objective is to improve operation and material efficiency by making composite plies kitting faster, easier and without mistakes. The new Cutting & Kitting lines will include full digital control... Read more

Yugo and Eve MoU on Urban Air Mobility in Southeast Asia

Yugo and Eve MoU on Urban Air Mobility in Southeast Asia

19-Feb-2024Source: Yugo Global Industries

Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) and Yugo Global Industries Pte. Ltd. (“Yugo”), a Singapore-based aviation company, have announced that the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study the potential for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and eVTOL flights in Southeast Asia. Yugo is a private aviation network established by aviation... Read more

MD Helicopters Showcases TH/AH530 at Singapore Airshow

MD Helicopters Showcases TH/AH530 at Singapore Airshow

19-Feb-2024Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters LLC (MDH) (Singapore Airshow Booth #C-S66) is returning to the biannual Singapore Airshow in Singapore from Feb. 20 to 25. The company’s booth will be located in the USA Partnership Pavilion. “We are committed to listening to our customers globally and taking what we learn to continuously improve our products and services,” says MD Helicopters... Read more

Veryon to Debut Veryon Tracking+ at Heli Expo 2024

Veryon to Debut Veryon Tracking+ at Heli Expo 2024

19-Feb-2024Source: Veryon

Veryon, a leading provider of information services and software solutions for the aviation industry, recently announced its upcoming attendance at the Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli Expo, the world’s largest trade show dedicated to the helicopter industry, taking place on Feb. 26 – 29 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The annual event celebrates the... Read more

Canadian TSB makes recommendations on Inadvertent IMC

Canadian TSB makes recommendations on Inadvertent IMC

19-Feb-2024Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada

In its investigation report (A21C0038) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) found that insufficient regulatory requirements and defences to protect against loss of visual reference accidents led to the fatal 2021 crash of an Airbus AS350 helicopter on Griffith Island, Nunavut (NU). As such, the Board is issuing four recommendations to the regulator, Transport Canada. On 25 April 2021,... Read more

NAS Key West recognized with SAR award

NAS Key West recognized with SAR award

19-Feb-2024Source: Naval Air Station

Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West was recognized as the 2023 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue (SAR) Model Manager Aviation Unit of the Year during a SAR Symposium held aboard Naval Base Coronado. The Marlin SAR team at NAS Key West consists of 57 personnel: eleven officers, ten enlisted aircrew and corpsmen,... Read more

Americase to Showcase Cutting-Edge Protection Containers at Heli-Expo 2024

Americase to Showcase Cutting-Edge Protection Containers at Heli-Expo 2024

19-Feb-2024Source: Americase

Americase will exhibit premier protective containers at booth #2400, including Helicopter Blade Case, custom-engineered and extensively tested to protect rotor blades from damage during shipping or storage; Main Rotorhead Case which provides a fully form-fitted interior and a robust, sealed, welded aluminum construction; and Helicopter Engine Case custom-designed to mechanically hold and protect the cargo... Read more

Skyports, RTA and Joby to launch air taxi service in Dubai

Skyports, RTA and Joby to launch air taxi service in Dubai

16-Feb-2024Source: Skyports

Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports), the leader in vertiport infrastructure for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry, today announced it has signed a Definitive Agreement with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) and all-electric aircraft company Joby Aviation to launch passenger air taxi services in Dubai by 2026. The agreement, signed at the World Governments Summit in... Read more

French military awards Priority 1 Air Rescue hoist training contract

French military awards Priority 1 Air Rescue hoist training contract

16-Feb-2024Source: Priority 1 Air Rescue

Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR), a world leader in helicopter Search and Rescue (SAR) and Tactical mission operational training and support, is pleased to announce the award of a multi-year contract by French Ministry of Armed Forces Command to provide virtual SAR, Tactical, Aerial Use of Force/Gunnery , and NVIS simulation and training support services... Read more

Helicopter Express Launches into HUMS with Foresight MX

Helicopter Express Launches into HUMS with Foresight MX

16-Feb-2024Source: GPMS

GPMS International announced that Helicopter Express has completed their first installation of Foresight MX, the industry’s leading HUMS solution, on their new Bell 429.  Additionally, Helicopter Express has placed a follow-on order of Foresight MX for their new Bell 412EPX.Based in Tate, Georgia, Helicopter Express operates a mixed fleet of utility and firefighting aircraft throughout the world.  “We’ve... Read more

Safomar Technologies and AEM sign distribution agreement for Africa

Safomar Technologies and AEM sign distribution agreement for Africa

16-Feb-2024Source: AEM

Canadian avionics manufacturer, Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp. (AEM), is proud to announce a new distribution agreement with South Africa-based Safomar Technologies. The two companies join forces to bring AEM’s special mission communication products to Africa and to better serve customers in the region by providing best-in-class avionics systems and solutions. The deal makes Safomar Technologies... Read more

EPNER Selects Loft Dynamics’ VR Simulator to Train Highly Qualified Test Pilots

EPNER Selects Loft Dynamics’ VR Simulator to Train Highly Qualified Test Pilots

16-Feb-2024Source: Loft Dynamics

Loft Dynamics, a leading virtual reality (VR) flight simulation training device (FSTD) manufacturer, announced that EPNER, the world-renowned and highly selective test pilot school in France, will acquire one of the company’s EASA-qualified simulators. EPNER will use Loft Dynamics’ Airbus H125 VR FSTD to safely and efficiently train their students in executing and evaluating maneuvers... Read more

106th Rescue Wing Takes Top Prize at Air Force Rescue Competition

106th Rescue Wing Takes Top Prize at Air Force Rescue Competition

15-Feb-2024Source: US Air Force

The 101st Rescue Squadron, assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard, won the Top Squadron award at a competition for combat search and rescue, also known as CSAR, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, November 2023. The 101st Rescue Squadron competed against six other squadrons from across the... Read more

Phenix Solutions to showcase Ultra 2XL drone at Heli-Expo

Phenix Solutions to showcase Ultra 2XL drone at Heli-Expo

15-Feb-2024Source: Phenix Solutions

Phenix Solutions is excited to announce they will participate in the upcoming HAI HELI-EXPO scheduled for Feb 27-29th in Anaheim, CA. This event is known for providing aviation industry leaders and professionals the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest trends in aviation, so this promises to be an excellent venue for Phenix to... Read more

Ecocopter and Andes Helibike highlight growth of helibiking around the world

Ecocopter and Andes Helibike highlight growth of helibiking around the world

15-Feb-2024Source: Ecocopter

Helibiking in Chile is gaining more and more strength and the Andes Mountains have become an attractive mountain for lovers of this sport around the world. An adventure activity that combines mountain biking with helicopter transport and consists of climbing to a high and remote summit with a bicycle and then descend on trails or... Read more

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue welcomes 26 new doctors

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue welcomes 26 new doctors

15-Feb-2024Source: RACQ LifeFlight Rescue

They have been flipped upside down, blindfolded and experienced a simulated crash in the middle of the night – all to become an RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor. There are 26 new graduates from LifeFlight Australia’s specialist training academy in Brisbane, set to join aeromedical crews across the state. While some of the latest... Read more

MD Helicopters makes two additions to service provider network

MD Helicopters makes two additions to service provider network

15-Feb-2024Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, LLC (MDH) is pleased to announce two new additions to its growing global network of MDH service providers. Clemens Aviation of Wichita, Kansas, is now an MD Helicopters Authorized Service Center (ASC). Additionally, Seaside Helicopters of Mesa, Arizona, became an MD Helicopters Authorized Spare Parts Retailer. With a wealth of MDH service experience and... Read more

Arizona DPS awards Priority 1 Air Rescue hoist training contract

Arizona DPS awards Priority 1 Air Rescue hoist training contract

14-Feb-2024

Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) was recently awarded a 5-year contract by the Arizona Department of Safety (AZ/DPS) to deliver multiple initial to advanced level synthetic and live flight training for all AZ/DPS Bell 429 SAR Pilots, Hoist System Operators, and Paramedic Rescue Specialists operating at their 3 aviation units in Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff.... Read more

Ex-Change Parts parting out SAR EC225

Ex-Change Parts parting out SAR EC225

14-Feb-2024Source: Ex-Change Parts

Ex-Change Parts, a Swedish global leader in helicopter aftermarket parts and solutions, proudly announces its latest milestone with the disassembly of an EC225 helicopter, further strengthening its position as a key player in the Airbus Super Puma family. With over 25 years of industry expertise and a commitment to quality, reflected in their ISO 9001:2015... Read more

Bell appoints Heli-One for Canadian CH146 support

Bell appoints Heli-One for Canadian CH146 support

14-Feb-2024Source: Heli-One

Heli-One, a leading global provider of rotor-wing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by Bell Textron Canada Limited (Bell) to provide In-Service Support for CH146 Griffon helicopters operated by the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND), in a contract valued at over $150M (CAD) over 5... Read more

Joby to Launch Air Taxi Service in UAE

Joby to Launch Air Taxi Service in UAE

14-Feb-2024Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) to launch air taxi services in the Emirate by early 2026, with Joby targeting initial operations as early as 2025. The agreement, signed at the World Governments Summit... Read more

CareFlight 5 Flight Paramedic celebrates two big milestones

CareFlight 5 Flight Paramedic celebrates two big milestones

14-Feb-2024Source: Air Methods

While the new year is a time for looking forward, the emergency air medical team at CareFlight 5 in Santa Fe is reflecting on the accomplishments of one of their own. Flight Paramedic Cory Myers recently celebrated two important milestones—15 years in the profession and 1,400 air medical transport flights. “I look back at that... Read more

Kawasaki delivers third five-blade H145 to Central Helicopter Service

Kawasaki delivers third five-blade H145 to Central Helicopter Service

14-Feb-2024Source: Kawasaki

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced its delivery of H145//BK117 D-3 helicopter (“D-3”) to Central Helicopter Service, Ltd. This is the third D-3 delivered to the same company, and the 13th it has delivered in total. The D-3 delivered this time, like the two already delivered, is intended for use in emergency medical services. The BK117... Read more

Precision Helicopters picks Foresight MX HUMS for AS332 fleet

Precision Helicopters picks Foresight MX HUMS for AS332 fleet

14-Feb-2024Source: GPMS

Precision announced that next quarter they will begin monitoring their fleet of Airbus AS332 Super Puma helicopters with GPMS International’s industry leading health and monitoring system (HUMS), known as Foresight MX.  Ordered in 2023, Precision will be the first AS332 operator to utilize advanced HUMS for firefighting support in the United States and beyond.“We’re very excited to see HUMS... Read more

Sikorsky Completes Flight Tests Of 3 Greek Navy MH-60Rs

Sikorsky Completes Flight Tests Of 3 Greek Navy MH-60Rs

14-Feb-2024Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, (NYSE: LMT) has completed testing of the integrated mission systems and sensors aboard three MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopters purchased by the Hellenic Navy. Completed in early December 2023, the tests verify each MH-60R aircraft is an efficient and effective air weapon system capable of performing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions from... Read more

Schiebel S-100 receives operational approval from Australian CASA

Schiebel S-100 receives operational approval from Australian CASA

13-Feb-2024Source: Schiebel

Wedgetail Aerospace, supported by Schiebel Pacific, successfully obtained the approval from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to operate the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) in civil airspace. It is the first large (>150 kg) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAS to attain this civil approval from the Australian authorities. Wedgetail Aerospace,... Read more

Lilium Designates Future Orlando Vertiport as Network Hub

Lilium Designates Future Orlando Vertiport as Network Hub

13-Feb-2024Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ:LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet and global pioneer in Regional Air Mobility (RAM), announced its designation of the future Orlando International Airport (MCO) vertiport as a network hub for Lilium Jet operators in central Florida. Lilium also announced its support for Florida House Bill 981, which... Read more

Yates County EMS selects Air Methods Ascend’s online programs

Yates County EMS selects Air Methods Ascend’s online programs

13-Feb-2024Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that Yates County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has selected Air Methods Ascend’s online programs to provide additional training for its emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and medics. Located in the Finger Lakes Region of the State of New York, midway between Pennsylvania and Lake Ontario,... Read more

Bell Introduces new Commercial Business Sales CCO

Bell Introduces new Commercial Business Sales CCO

12-Feb-2024Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has appointed Danny Maldonado as its Chief Commercial Officer. Danny is responsible for all of Bell’s global commercial aircraft sales, aftermarket solutions and customer service, and the Bell Training Academy. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Textron Financial Corporation for nine years... Read more

Cambridge Design Technology help promote Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

Cambridge Design Technology help promote Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

12-Feb-2024Source: Cambridge Design Technology

Cambridge– and Suffolk-based CAD and product design specialists Cambridge Design Technology (CDT) have just delivered their latest pro bono charitable project. The project involved the creation of large, detailed, scale replica models of the new fleet aircraft to be used by Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT), the Augusta Westland AW169, twin-engine helicopter. To create... Read more

Smith Myers launches partnership to bring Artemis mobile phone detection to Leonardo helicopters in MENA region

Smith Myers launches partnership to bring Artemis mobile phone detection to Leonardo helicopters in MENA region

12-Feb-2024Source: Smith Myers

Smith Myers and AgustaWestland Aviation Services (AWAS) have formed a partnership to bring Smith Myers award-winning ARTEMIS mobile phone detection, location and communication systems to existing Leonardo’s helicopter users in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regions. Abu Dhabi-based AWAS provide a combination of engineering and maintenance expertise that will offer current Leonardo’s helicopter... Read more

MH-139A helps Maxwell AFB launch first active-duty flying training unit since 1945

MH-139A helps Maxwell AFB launch first active-duty flying training unit since 1945

12-Feb-2024Source: US Air Force

The 908th Airlift Wing has an active-duty associate mission partner on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama for the first time. Detachment 3 of the 58th Operations Group had an official activation ceremony Jan. 31, 2024, on Maxwell.   Det. 3 will provide mission support to the 908th’s flying training mission and local support to Air Education and Training Command’s... Read more

Enstrom Opens of New Repair Station

Enstrom Opens of New Repair Station

12-Feb-2024Source: Enstrom

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is celebrating the opening of its brand-new, FAA-approved repair station, number EHCR228E. The state-of-the-art repair station operates within Enstrom’s Menominee, MI factory. It will provide helicopter maintenance, damage repairs, upgrades, and component overhauls, all at the hands of Enstrom’s premier repair experts. “This is a significant upgrade to what customers might have... Read more

Bristow UK pilots vote to strike

Bristow UK pilots vote to strike

12-Feb-2024Source: BALPA

Helicopter crews at Bristow Helicopters have overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pay. The ballot conducted among members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) closed on Wednesday 7th February 2024 and returned a 96.31% YES vote on a 92.74% turnout BALPA General Secretary, Amy Leversidge said: “This ballot is... Read more

eVTOL carries out casualty evacuation

eVTOL carries out casualty evacuation

12-Feb-2024

The BETA Technologies ALIA team waited and watched as an HH-60W Jolly Green II dropped in fast to the clearing beside them deep within the Eglin range Jan. 11, 2023. As soon as it touched down, Air Force special mission aviators were out the helicopter’s side door carrying a casualty on a stretcher. The BETA... Read more

US Army cans FARA program

US Army cans FARA program

9-Feb-2024

Warfighting is changing more rapidly than it has in decades, and the Army is continuously transforming based on lessons learned and a sober assessment of the modern battlefield. To meet emerging capability requirements in a resource constrained environment, the Army today announced it will rebalance its aviation modernization investments across new and enduring platforms. The... Read more

Joby Receives Part 145 Maintenance Certificate from FAA

Joby Receives Part 145 Maintenance Certificate from FAA

9-Feb-2024Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has received its Part 145 Repair Station Certificate from the FAA, qualifying the Company to perform select maintenance activities on aircraft and marking another key step on the path to commercializing Joby’s electric air... Read more

UK to lease five Airbus H135s to Australia

UK to lease five Airbus H135s to Australia

8-Feb-2024Source: HeliHub.com

The British military acquired five new Airbus H135 helicopters in 2022 under a program known as “Project Matcha”, with the intention that they would operate in Northern Ireland to replace Gazelle helicopters operating in the province. At some point after agreeing to purchase these aircraft, a different decision was made and the requirement evaporated.  Consequently,... Read more

Archer Receives Part 145 Certification From the FAA

Archer Receives Part 145 Certification From the FAA

8-Feb-2024Source: Archer

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced today that it received its Part 145 certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Under FAA regulations, Archer is now authorized to perform specialized aircraft repair services while maintaining the highest levels of safety and compliance, a key requirement... Read more

Bell Demonstrates HSVTOL Technology at Holloman Air Force Base

Bell Demonstrates HSVTOL Technology at Holloman Air Force Base

8-Feb-2024Source: Bell

Bell showcases High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) technology capabilities upon completion of testing efforts at Holloman Air Force Base. The team has utilized the Holloman High Speed Test Track to demonstrate the folding rotor, integrated propulsion and flight control technologies at representative flight speeds. “The successful sled test completion is a culmination of Bell’s... Read more

First Aviation Services announces further expansion in UH-60 support

First Aviation Services announces further expansion in UH-60 support

8-Feb-2024Source: First Aviation Services

First Aviation Services Inc. announced a major expansion of their support for the UH-60 Black Hawk and its derivates by integrating the resources of the company’s individual subsidiaries to provide the industry’s most comprehensive set of aftermarket solutions.  Currently, First Aviation subsidiaries provide in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”) for the UH-60 Black Hawk main... Read more

Archer confirms construction of 3 Midnights is underway

Archer confirms construction of 3 Midnights is underway

8-Feb-2024Source: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) announced that they are well underway in constructing the Company’s first three conforming Midnight aircraft, with the first aircraft set to begin final assembly in the coming weeks. Archer’s initial fleet of piloted aircraft will begin piloted flight testing later this year, and subsequently be used in “for credit” flight... Read more

USHST plans extensive agenda for all-hands meeting at Heli-Expo

USHST plans extensive agenda for all-hands meeting at Heli-Expo

8-Feb-2024Source: USHST

The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) will announce the development of a Peer Pilot Program during the USHST all-hands meeting at HAI HELI-EXPO 2024 as part of several new safety initiatives. The Peer Pilot Program’s goal is to have volunteer pilots and others act as resources for other pilots facing mental health or life... Read more

Loft Dynamics make new appointment to drive training expansion

Loft Dynamics make new appointment to drive training expansion

8-Feb-2024Source: Loft Dynamics

Loft Dynamics announces that Sabrina Barbera has joined the leadership team as Chief Service Officer to support the company’s rapid growth. Sabrina provides a profound background within the helicopter industry. She will lead the Flight Simulator Training Device Organization (FSTDO) team consisting of aviation and compliance specialists to offer high standard simulator training services to... Read more

Bristow Takes Step Towards Next Generation of SAR Services in Ireland

Bristow Takes Step Towards Next Generation of SAR Services in Ireland

8-Feb-2024Source: Bristow

Bristow Ireland Limited, a subsidiary of Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, has received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), marking a significant step towards the next generation of Coast Guard search and rescue aviation services in Ireland. “Gaining an... Read more

WAI appoint new COO

WAI appoint new COO

8-Feb-2024Source: WAI

Women in Aviation International CEO Lynda Coffman is pleased to announce the promotion of Stephanie Kenyon to the new position of chief operating officer at WAI, effective immediately. “Since joining our team as chief growth officer in 2021, Stephanie has fostered innovation and implemented strategic initiatives that align with our mission and values,” Lynda said.... Read more

920th Rescue Wing receives first new HH-60W

920th Rescue Wing receives first new HH-60W

7-Feb-2024Source: US Air Force

A new era began when the 920th Rescue Wing’s first new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter touched down here Feb. 1. Flown to the 943d Rescue Group by the 305th Rescue Squadron, the arrival of the HH-60W marks the beginning of the wing’s conversion from the HH-60G Pave Hawk, which served the wing since 1993,... Read more

EASA publishes air mobility proposals, invites comments

EASA publishes air mobility proposals, invites comments

7-Feb-2024Source: EASA

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has launched the public consultation of Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2024-01 to proactively support aviation stakeholders in the efficient and proportionate implementation of the regulatory framework for innovative air mobility (IAM) with manned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)-capable aircraft (VCA), more commonly known as air taxis. The NPA proposes... Read more

Eve announces new VP of Industrialisation

Eve announces new VP of Industrialisation

7-Feb-2024Source: Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) announced that Antonio João Carmesini Barcellos, current Chairman of the Board and General Director of Embraer Portugal, will be the company’s new Vice President of Industrialization. With more than 27 years of experience in the aviation industry, Carmesini spent almost eight years as the Director of Manufacturing Engineering... Read more

STARS completes first ever neonatal transport in Saskatchewan

STARS completes first ever neonatal transport in Saskatchewan

7-Feb-2024Source: STARS

A Saskatchewan newborn baby needing critical care was recently helped by STARS as the organization completed its first ever helicopter neonatal intensive care transport in Saskatchewan. A major accomplishment for STARS, the new equipment used in the mission received approval late last year, and when the need arose in December 2023, STARS crews were able... Read more

Avidyne adds NVG compatibility option for FMS Systems

Avidyne adds NVG compatibility option for FMS Systems

7-Feb-2024Source: Avidyne

Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics systems, announced that they have added Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatibility as a factory option for their IFD550, IFD545, IFD540, and IFD510 (IFD5-Series) FMS systems. “The helicopter segment is a growing market for Avidyne, and we continue to add new features to support our customers’ needs,” said... Read more

US Navy outlines how helicopter training has changed

US Navy outlines how helicopter training has changed

7-Feb-2024Source: US Navy

The U.S. Navy took a first step to enhance rotary-wing aviation capabilities with an innovative approach that will benefit an age-old partnership. Eight Student Naval Aviators (SNA) including five Navy and three Coast Guard students began training under a new joint-Service, public-private partnership program that promises faster time-to-train, greater helicopter simulator availability and in-aircraft training... Read more

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