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NewsColumbia Helicopters renews Chinook firefighting deal with Turkey
Columbia Helicopters will deploy four civil Chinook heavy-lift rotorcraft to Turkey in the coming months following the renewal of an aerial firefighting contract.
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NewsRacer resumes flight testing with new low-drag parts in place
Airbus Helicopters’ Racer demonstrator is back in flight testing after a six-month lay-up to install new parts to boost the high-speed rotorcraft’s aerodynamic performance.
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NewsCharter tour Mi-8 fatally collided with mountain ridge as crew descended in poor visibility
Russian investigators have found that a Mil Mi-8T helicopter captain’s decision to descend in limited visibility, while operating in mountainous terrain, led to a fatal collision with a ridge, with no survivors from among the 22 occupants. The Vityaz Aero helicopter (RA-25656) had lifted off from the vicinity of the ...
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NewsSurion military, parapublic operators to cooperate more closely
South Korean operators of the Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion helicopter will work more closely on sustainment and development of the rotorcraft, with an eye to developing the platform and coordinating acquisitions.
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NewsRivals line up to unseat S-92 from offshore throne
For nearly a decade now, from Aberdeen to Stavanger to Houma, wherever the oil and gas industry has needed to move a lot of people a long way offshore, the S-92 has been the helicopter of choice. But with an ageing fleet and competitors snapping at its heels, will the Sikorsky heavy-twin’s dominance endure?
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NewsTHC eyes move beyond Saudi Arabia’s borders as rapid expansion continues
Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter Company (THC) will shortly announce its first international operation, as the fledgling business continues its rapid expansion. In addition, the operator – owned by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – will this year launch its urban air mobility (UAM) unit and carry out flight tests ...
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NewsLeonardo mulls Wildcat’s future amid dwindling backlog
Leonardo Helicopters continues to assess the future of its AW159 Wildcat programme in light of a dwindling backlog and a challenging sales environment.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters ‘overwhelmed’ by reaction to H140 as orders pile up
Airbus Helicopters has almost sold out the first three years of production for its new H140 since the light-twin’s 11 March launch.
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NewsArrius 2E fleet reaches double figures as Safran accelerates test programme
Safran Helicopter Engines has already built more than 10 examples of its new Arrius 2E powerplant for the Airbus Helicopters H140 as it eyes certification in support of service entry in 2028.
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NewsUK’s Police helicopter fleet renewal to begin with seven new H135s
The UK’s National Police Air Service is to field seven new Airbus Helicopters H135s from later this decade, via the first part of a fleet renewal activity.
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NewsMagnix makes move into rotorcraft market with Helistorm motors
Advanced propulsion specialist Magnix aims to begin deliveries to customers in 2026 of its first Helistorm electric motors for helicopter applications.
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NewsOmni reveals more details of Bell-funded 525 operational evaluation
More details have emerged on the six-month operational evaluation of the Bell 525 to be carried out later this year in Guyana by offshore operator Omni Helicopters International and funded by the airframer.
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NewsSikorsky eyes new S-92 orders but plays down likely offshore demand
Sikorsky still sees “significant demand” for the S-92 and is hoping in the coming months to finalise the first new orders in several years for the heavy-twin, largely for VIP or head-of-state missions.
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In depthAirbus Helicopters to ‘raise the bar’ with launch of new H140 light-twin
Occupying the space between its strong-selling H135 and H145 light-twins, the H140 features a five-blade main rotor, a new powerplant – the Safran Helicopter Engines Arrius 2E – a T-tail, a larger cabin, an improved Fenestron shrouded tail rotor.
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NewsLCI chief hails ‘global reach’ from Macquarie Rotorcraft acquisition
The acquisition of Macquarie Rotorcraft by leasing joint venture SMFL LCI Helicopters (SMFLH) will provide “global reach for a global platform”, says LCI Investments chief executive Jaspal Jandu.
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NewsAW609 inches closer to certification with start of type-inspection flights
Federal Aviation Administration pilots have begun Type Inspection Authorization flights of the Leonardo Helicopters AW609 tiltrotor from the manufacturer’s US plant in Philadelphia.
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NewsAW09 flight tests resume following five-month pause to resolve supplier issue
Leonardo Helicopters has resumed test flights of its single-engined AW09 following a five-month pause to address a manufacturing non-conformity issue in the main gearbox.
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NewsBell partners with Omni for 525 operational trial in Guyana
Bell will later this year begin an operational evaluation of its 525 Relentless in partnership with Omni Helicopters, as the airframer closes on certification for the long-running super-medium-twin.
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NewsLCI and Sumitomo joint venture snaps up rival rotorcraft lessor Macquarie
Leasing joint venture SMFL LCI Helicopters (SMFLH) is to acquire rival lessor Macquarie Rotorcraft for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsSikorsky completes transition flights of rotor-blown-wing prototype
Sikorsky has successfully completed vertical-to-forward flight transitions of its autonomous rotor-blown-wing demonstrator, an all-electric aircraft the company is using to better understand the complexity of such manoeuvres.
