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Helicopter Express New Partner for Erickson S-64F

Helicopter Express, the first commercial operator to acquire an Erickson S-64F helicopter, now signed a strategic alliance to support and diversify the Aircrane operations
29-Sep - #aircrane

Australian Taipans Retired Earlier than Expected

Australia’ MRH90 Taipan helicopters will not fly again. The fleet has been grounded since a fatal accident last July. The withdrawal was originally planned for December 2024, when the new UH-60M Black Hawk are to be fully operational
29-Sep - Taipan

Canadian Approval for Bell 505 Cargo Basket

DART Aerospace received a new Transport Canada’s Civil Aviation (TCCA) supplemental type certificate (STC) for the external cargo Heli-Utility-Basket™ designed for the Bell 505 helicopter. It is also currently pursuing U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) validation
28-Sep - #basket

Rolls-Royce Hybrid-Electric Engine First Fuel Burn

The new Rolls-Royce new small engine for advance hybrid-electric flight completes successful first fuel burn. Developed for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market including electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) or electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft up to 19 seats
28-Sep - #ElectricEngine

Poland Minister of Defense Visits Boeing Apache Site

Poland’s Minister of Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, visited the Boeing Mesa site in Arizona, where the 96 AH-64E helicopters ordered for the Polish Army are being built
27-Sep - #Mesa

South Dakota Air Ambulance Carrying Life-Saving Whole Blood

South Dakota’ Black Hills Life Flight helicopters now carries life-saving whole blood, the first community-based air ambulance service in the state with this capability
27-Sep - #RapidCity

MD Helicopters Refurbished Parts from Able Aerospace

MD Helicopters (MDH) collaborates with Able Aerospace for parts refurbishment and reduced costs for customers
26-Sep - #Parts

Timberland Bell 206 in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission

A Bell 206 helicopter, operated by Timberland Helicopters, assisted in the historic recovery of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission at the Utah desert’s Dugway Proving Ground
26-Sep - #OSIRISREx

Helicopter Institute Awarded USN IFT-R COPTR Contract

Helicopter Institute Inc (HII) at Fort Worth, Texas awarded the US Navy Initial Flight Training Rotary (IFT-R) contract using Bell 206. The Contractor Only Pilot Training – Rotary (COPTR) will support the Naval Air Training Command (NATC) in their existing helicopter training programs.
26-Sep - #FlightTraining


News Top Arquives Helicopter Express New Partner for Erickson S-64F Helicopter Express, the first commercial operator to acquire an Erickson S-64F helicopter, now signed a strategic alliance to support and diversify the Aircrane operations 29-Sep - #aircrane Australian Taipans Retired Earlier than Expected Australia’ MRH90 Taipan helicopters will not fly again. The fleet has been grounded since a fatal accident last July. The withdrawal was originally planned for December 2024, when the new UH-60M Black Hawk are to be fully operational 29-Sep - Taipan Canadian Approval for Bell 505 Cargo Basket DART Aerospace received a new Transport Canada’s Civil Aviation (TCCA) supplemental type certificate (STC) for the external cargo Heli-Utility-Basket™ designed for the Bell 505 helicopter. It is also currently pursuing U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) validation 28-Sep - #basket Rolls-Royce Hybrid-Electric Engine First Fuel Burn The new Rolls-Royce new small engine for advance hybrid-electric flight completes successful first fuel burn. Developed for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market including electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) or electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft up to 19 seats 28-Sep - #ElectricEngine Poland Minister of Defense Visits Boeing Apache Site Poland’s Minister of Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, visited the Boeing Mesa site in Arizona, where the 96 AH-64E helicopters ordered for the Polish Army are being built 27-Sep - #Mesa South Dakota Air Ambulance Carrying Life-Saving Whole Blood South Dakota’ Black Hills Life Flight helicopters now carries life-saving whole blood, the first community-based air ambulance service in the state with this capability 27-Sep - #RapidCity MD Helicopters Refurbished Parts from Able Aerospace MD Helicopters (MDH) collaborates with Able Aerospace for parts refurbishment and reduced costs for customers 26-Sep - #Parts Timberland Bell 206 in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission A Bell 206 helicopter, operated by Timberland Helicopters, assisted in the historic recovery of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission at the Utah desert’s Dugway Proving Ground 26-Sep - #OSIRISREx Helicopter Institute Awarded USN IFT-R COPTR Contract Helicopter Institute Inc (HII) at Fort Worth, Texas awarded the US Navy Initial Flight Training Rotary (IFT-R) contract using Bell 206. The Contractor Only Pilot Training – Rotary (COPTR) will support the Naval Air Training Command (NATC) in their existing helicopter training programs. 26-Sep - #FlightTraining		Helicopters for sale Accidents Acronyms Airshows Future helicopters Flying a helicopter Helicopter stories TV and movies Helicopter books Helicopter patches Helicopter model kits