Commercial New AS350 Tail Rotor Bearing May Reduce Inspection Needs A new elastomeric tail rotor bearing offered by LORD Corporation for the AS350 helicopter allows for extended visual inspection periods and therefore less downtime, the…
Commercial FAA Certifies New Bell 505 Flight Deck Lighting The FAA has issued Aero Dyanamix, Inc. (ADI) a new STC for a Bell 505 night vision avionics lighting system. ADI manufactures edge-lit panels, circuit-breaker…
Military US Navy Receives First of 10 New TH-57 Flight Simulators The U.S. Navy's Training Air Wing Five has accepted the first new TH-57 flight simulator in nearly 40 years, the service announced yesterday. The…
Military CHC Australia Rolls Out Six New AW139 for Royal Australian Air Force, Replace S-76 CHC Australia has completed the rollout of six new Leonardo AW139 for the Royal Australian Air Force, replacing the fleet of Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopters…
Commercial Onboard Systems’ MD500 Dual Cargo Hook Kit Certified by FAA Onboard Systems' dual cargo hook kit for the MD500 series has been STC-certified by the FAA for human external cargo (HEC) and has been built…
Military GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian Demos Satcom, Laptop-Controlled Mission General Atomics' MQ-9B SkyGuardian completed a demonstration sortie without the use of an on-site ground control station (GCS) this month, relying on only satcom and the…
Military GA-ASI Names 10 MQ-9 Partners for 'Team Reaper Australia' General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has named 10 partner companies that will comprise Team Reaper Australia, which will furnish the country's military with either MQ-9A or…
Commercial Leonardo Announced Three AW139 Helicopters for Victoria Police of Australia Australia's Victoria Police Air Wing has ordered three Leonardo AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters as part of its fleet modernization efforts. The helicopters will carry out…
Commercial WATCH: Airbus' Vahana Hits 50 Flight Tests, Releases New Footage Airbus announced its self-piloted eVTOL aircraft, Vahana, has conducted 50 full-scale flight tests and posted a video of one flight test that includes a transition…
Commercial Genesys Earns STC for Modernized Avionics Suite on EC-145e Genesys Aerosystems announced that it has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its avionics suite utilizing the IDU-450 featuring 8.0H software on the Airbus Helicopters…
Commercial Genesys Aerosystems Earns Certification for IFR-Certified HeliSAS Genesys Aerosystems announced that the company has earned certifications (STC and TSO) for an IFR-certified Helicopter Stability Augmentation System (HeliSAS) targeted for legacy Part 29…