Commercial Milestone Boosts World's S-92 Fleet to 79 Aircraft Milestone Aviation Group Limited is expanding what is already the world's largest fleet of Sikorsky S-92As to a total 79 of the helicopters. The company…
Public Service HAI Now Accepting 2020 Award Nominations Helicopter Association International is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Salute to Excellence Awards, which will be presented Jan. 29 at Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California.…
Military India Ministry of Defence Renews Ban on Leonardo Bidding For Military Contracts The India Ministry of Defence has renewed its ban on Leonardo in bidding on defense acquisition programs in the country. The ministry "has decided to…
Military VH-92 Presidential Helicopter Replacement Makes Debut At July 4 Celebration in D.C. The still-experimental VH-92 Presidential Helicopter made its first official public appearance during President Trump’s July Fourth extravaganza, leading two MV-22 Ospreys over the festivities on…
Commercial Airbus Helicopters Elevates Canada Company President to North America Role Current President of Airbus Helicopters Canada Romain Trapp has been appointed president of Airbus Helicopters and head of the North America region for helicopters, Airbus…
Commercial Turkish T625 Gökbey Takes Flight, Passes First Certification Test The second prototype of Turkish Aerospace Industries’ T625 Gökbey made its 45-minute maiden flight on June 29, passing the first domestic certification challenge presented by…
Commercial European Aerospace Industry Association Forms Working Group on Urban Mobility The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD Europe) has formed a working group on urban air mobility (UAM) and named Hervé Moran as…
Military US Army Units Equipped with Squad Level Nano-UAS Deploying This Summer In late April and early May, soldiers from the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the Ft. Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Airborne Division received Black…
Military Karem, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Team Up on FARA Offering for U.S. Army Karem Aircraft, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon are teaming up to execute a $738 million U.S. Army contract awarded to Karem in April as part of…
Military Senate Calls for Additional HH-60Gs for Air National Guard The U.S. Senate is calling for additional Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopters (CSAR) for the Air National Guard to account for…
Training Training with the Brain in Mind Modern full-flight simulators are so realistic that a student pilot can learn to fly from scratch in the virtual world and step directly into an…