New Technology, Data Sharing Boosting Offshore Helicopter Safety

helicopter in flight
Leonardo’s AW139 will be the first type to benefit from the new algorithms in HTAWS.
Credit: Leonardo Helicopters
The novel coronavirus pandemic may have thrown another curveball at the long-suffering offshore helicopter industry, but in the meantime the sector is making transformative safety gains. New HTAWS algorithms provide additional warning of CFIT Standards for offshore helicopters are being written by...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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