Commercial UPDATED: Connectivity Essential for Safety Catching a potential failure of a single bearing inside the transmission of an S-70 Firehawk before it breaks could mean the difference between an $8,000…
Military The UN's Helo Fleet The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 was a pivotal moment in history with many positive and negative effects, but one clear good has…
Commercial Hybrid Electric Helicopters Say “electric” or “hybrid-electric” engines, and what comes to mind for many is urban air mobility, on-demand air taxis and the 160 companies salivating for…
Military Opportunity in Europe Faced with existing geopolitical threats and the ongoing militarization of Russia, some European Union countries have announced plans to renew and significantly expand their military…
Public Service 'It's a Responsibility' The U.S. Virgin Islands — Flying five hundred feet over the harbor at the foot of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Maria Rodriguez points out the…
Safety Keeping a Safety MINDSPACE Helicopter operators often use safety management systems (SMSs) to identify and control safety risks, with the word "system" implying a complex arrangement of integral parts…
Commercial UK Helicopter Market Vs. Brexit The U.K. helicopter charter market is overwhelmingly — up to 90 percent — an export industry, according to Simon Mitchell of Starspeed, part of Luxaviation…
Military Army Rotorcraft Acquisition The big overarching question: Will the service overcome previous procurement pitfalls associated with the RAH-66 Comanche — a $7 billion program cancelled by the Army…
Commercial Pilot Fatigue and FDTL: Helicopters Are Different Dr. Katherine A. Wilson, a senior human performance investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), presents two case studies to highlight the “nuts &…
Commercial Crash-Resistant Fuel Systems and the FAA Part 44737 of the law gives helicopter manufacturers until April 5 next year to comply with the inclusion of the systems on all newly built…
Military A Brief History of Wargaming The RAND (Research ANd Development) Corporation, a global policy think tank created by General ‘Hap’ Arnold, defines wargames as “analytic games that simulate aspects of…