Airbus Helicopters

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is calling on operators of its H160 rotorcraft to replace main rotor system pitch rods after a ditching incident in the ocean near Brazil.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) plans to become a rotorcraft operator with the takeover of Belgium-based NHV Group.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus has secured a blockbuster helicopter order from the Spanish Defense Ministry that has committed to taking 100 rotorcraft of different types.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Germany has decided to buy 20 more Airbus H145M helicopters, exercising options placed as part of its landmark deal for the rotorcraft two years ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Despite post-pandemic growth, stalled flagship programs raise questions about whether the commercial market is ready for the next leap in rotorcraft technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Moroccan Air Force has ordered the Airbus H225M twin-engine heavy helicopter as part of an ongoing modernization drive.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bristow Group is set to become the latest operator to put new Airbus H160s into operation to support oil and gas customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is planning to ramp up production of its new H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft to up to 60 aircraft a year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters test pilots have been putting the Racer compound rotorcraft through a series of trials for potential military roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
BCA recently visited Air Methods LifeNet 8-1 maintenance hangar at Rider Jet Center, the lone FBO at Hagerstown Regional Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Madrid’s funding package positions Airbus at the center of Spain’s contribution to European defense autonomy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has named the town of Vemagal in India as the location for a new final assembly line for the H125 single-engine light helicopter.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has flown the second prototype of its new H140 twin-engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s National Airborne Service Corps will modernize its Airbus AS-365 Dauphin fleet under a recapitalization program, including acquiring five more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus has kicked off flight trials of the militarized version of the H160 helicopter in development for the French Armed Forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has achieved its speed target with its Racer compound rotorcraft with the experimental aircraft flying at 240 kt. in April.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A successful integration would see the H225M crew take full control of Airbus’ Flexrotor uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France has established a framework deal paving the way for a single-source purchase of Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group’s VSR700 uncrewed rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has branded its modular crewed-uncrewed teaming (CUC-T) capabilities for rotorcraft, marketing it as HTeaming.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Testing has begun in France on a flat-panel active electronically scanned array radar for the new Airbus H160M Guepard helicopters for its armed forces.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Loft Dynamics has partnered with Alaska Airlines to reimagine the legacy full-flight simulator using virtual-reality technology.
Maintenance & Training

By Steve Trimble
The helicopter unit of Airbus is close to realizing its 15-year-old vision of the H145 as an armed and autonomous attack and scout helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus sees growing helicopter sales opportunities in Australia from an anticipated replacement cycle of Lockheed Martin S-92 rotorcraft, the OEM says.
Aircraft & Propulsion