Heli-Expo 2024

By Tony Osborne
Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Jason Hill, founder of UK startup Hill Helicopters, has committed to achieving a first flight of the company’s HX50 turbine-powered light helicopter this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The first Bell 525 order was one of several placed by the offshore helicopter industry at this year’s Heli-Expo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Columbia Helicopters and Erickson are producing new-build S-64s and Model 234 Commercial Chinooks for the first time in decades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Tony Osborne
After 35 years, Heli-Expo is transforming into a new, broader event to be called Verticon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
The rotorcraft-maker’s new president, David Smith, is already making an impact on the company.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bell has secured its first-ever order for its fly-by-wire 525 super-medium helicopter from a Norwegian energy company.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Erickson has begun producing the first new-build S-64 Aircrane heavy helicopter to be built since the late 1960s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Tony Osborne
Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Tony Osborne on the ground at Heli-Expo as show organizers have moved to embrace eVTOLs.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
Iit had been initially reported that all six crewmembers onboard the helicopter had been rescued following the Feb. 28 accident.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has teamed with Bell to explore cooperation in a bid to bring tiltrotor helicopter technology into the European market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Schweizer RSG is close to finally being able to sell aircraft in the U.S. with the development of a crash-resistant fuel system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
David Smith, incoming president and CEO of Robinson Helicopter, says it is on the verge of growth plans that potentially include developing new, larger models.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabia's The Helicopter Company has signed multi-year framework orders with Airbus and Leonardo for a combined 250 helicopters at Heli-Expo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Sikorsky has unveiled the configuration of the Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully autonomous prototype to be developed with GE Aerospace, at Heli-Expo.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Enstrom is looking to reestablish its presence in the U.S. helicopter market, but is being challenged by certification and supply chain challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is to establish a final assembly line for the company’s H145 twin-engine light helicopter in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Sikorsky says it aims to overcome the supply chain issues that have bedeviled the S-92 fleet by the end of 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The leadership of legendary light rotorcraft manufacturer Robinson Helicopter Company has been handed to a family outsider for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo is performing a study with Italy’s armed forces on potential missions for the AW609 as the company works to certify the tiltrotor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
FAA certification for Bell's fly-by-wire 525 twin-engine, super-medium helicopter is expected by mid-year, company executives say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) trade association is rebranding itself as Vertical Aviation International (VAI).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Six parties have expressed an interest in purchasing the MD902 Explorer helicopter type certificate, the CEO of MD Helicopters says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Erickson Incorporated has selected Milwaukee-based Astronautics for a long-planned upgrade of a subfleet of Sikorsky S-64 heavy lift helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A British workers union representing oil workers has reacted angrily to suggestions that Airbus’ H225 could return to North Sea service.
Aircraft & Propulsion