Aerospace Helicopters – Page 40
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PARIS: Leonardo nets €100 million Chinese helicopter order
Leonardo and its Chinese distributor Sino-US Intercontinental Helicopter Investment (Shanghai) have inked a deal for 17 rotorcraft worth more than €100 million ($111 million).
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PARIS: Airbus Helicopters secures X6 launch aid approval
Airbus Helicopters has received a boost for its X6 with European Commission approval for €377 million ($420 million) of French and German funding for the programme.
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PARIS: Japan coast guard orders three H225s
The Japanese coast guard has ordered three Airbus Helicopters H225s.
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PARIS: Airbus VSR700 begins flight trials
A demonstrator version of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 has begun autonomous flight trials, some eight months after work began on the optionally-piloted vehicle.
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PARIS: Safran, Hanhwa power up engine for new helicopter
Safran and Hanhwa Techwin have conducted the first ground run of the Arriel 2L2 turboshaft engine that will power the developmental Korea Aerospace Industries' (KAI) Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
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PARIS: Airbus Helicopters not chasing records with Racer concept
Airbus Helicopters is unlikely to repeat the record-breaking speeds of its X3 compound rotorcraft with its Racer demonstrator, as it looks to successfully validate the new configuration.
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NewsPARIS: Airbus Helicopters reveals radical overhaul of high-speed rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a radical change in the configuration of its new high-speed compound rotorcraft, which is being developed as part of the European CleanSky 2 initiative.
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PARIS: LCI signs for nine AgustaWestland helicopters
Lease Corporation International (LCI) has placed a follow-on order with Leonardo Helicopters for nine AgustaWestland rotorcraft.
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PARIS: SureFly debuts personal helicopter
US electric truck maker Workhorse is giving a Le Bourget debut to its SureFly personal helicopter, which it hopes will enter service in 2019 – and has already taken pre-orders at the show.
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PARIS: TAI sets out bold ambitions for helicopter market with T625
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is targeting September 2018 for a first flight of the indigenous T625 intermediate twin-engined helicopter, with certification to follow 18 months to two years later.
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PARIS: Safran secures EASA certification for Ardiden 3G engine
Safran Helicopter Engines has received European Aviation Safety Agency certification for the 3G variant of its Ardiden powerplant for the Kamov Ka-62 medium twin.
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Rostec, Avicopter near heavy-lift helicopter contract
Rostec and Avicopter are making progress toward a contract signing in regard to the pair's planned Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter.
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NewsTail rotor crack discovery grounds Israel's Apache fleet
Israel's air force has temporarily grounded its Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, after a crack was detected in one of their tail rotors during a routine check.
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NewsBell 505 secures FAA certification
Bell Helicopter has secured US Federal Aviation Administration approval for its 505 Jet Ranger X, six months after gaining initial type certification from Transport Canada.
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Rafael to debut Spike LR II missile in Paris
Rafael will launch deliveries of its Spike LR II air-to-surface missile in the fourth quarter of 2018, having already secured a first customer.
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Bell looks to resume 525 flights as crash anniversary nears
Bell Helicopter is confident that its 525 Relentless super-medium-class rotorcraft will be back in the air shortly, despite a self-imposed grounding that has now lasted almost a year and has seen service entry pushed back to 2019.
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Airbus Helicopters breaks ground on China H135 assembly line
Airbus Helicopters has broken ground on a final assembly line in Qingdao, China that will assemble H135 light twin-engine helicopters.
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HAL issues RFIs for new 12t helicopter
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has issued requests for information pertaining to the Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) that was first unveiled at Aero India 2017.
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EBACE: Airbus Corporate Helicopters launched as new brand
Airbus is giving a greater focus to its corporate helicopter range by spinning off Airbus Corporate Helicopters as a separate brand.
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NewsExport version of Z-19 conducts maiden flight
The AVIC Harbin Z-19E attack helicopter has conducted its maiden flight in China's north-eastern Heilongjiang province.