Heli-Expo 2023

Leonardo Helicopters Managing Director Gian Piero Cutillo talks digitalization, supply chains and his vision for the company’s UK operation.

Offshore helicopter industry faces supply chain challenges, strong competition and squeezed pricing from energy companies.

Rotorcraft are ripe for disruption, but eVTOL makers were largely absent at the signature Heli-Expo show.

Schweizer is considering the installation of a turbine engine as a possible alternative to the piston engine that currently powers its S300C light helicopter.

The Netherlands Defense Ministry is selling off six of its retired Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters to a U.S. operator.

Boeing plans to deliver the final pair of developmental MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters to the U.S. Air Force in July-August.

Malaysia’s Weststar Aviation Group has become the latest partner to sign up to develop capabilities for Leonardo’s AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

Sikorsky is working with Leonardo Helicopters to evaluate its X2 coaxial rigid-rotor compound helicopter technology for application to an emerging Italian Army.

Airbus plans to develop a single-engine Instrument Flight Rules capability for its H125 light helicopter.

Leonardo Helicopters has updated on the progress of its AW609 and the Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor (NGCTR) technology demonstrator.

Robinson Helicopters aims to steady annual production of its light helicopter family as it continues to see a rebound in deliveries.

Sikorsky and GE Aerospace plan to develop a fully autonomous hybrid-electric testbed powered by a CT7 turboshaft-driven hybrid-electric propulsion system.

Helicopter operator PHI will help Kaman explore potential missions for the Kargo to refine its design for the commercial market.

Leonardo executives believe their AW09 single-engine helicopter could achieve similar levels of success as the company’s twin-engine AW139.

Sikorsky has pushed back certification and market entry of its S-92A+ upgrade two years to 2025 and shelved plans for a future S-92B.

Nigeria’s Army has ordered a dozen MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack/scout helicopters from U.S. manufacturer MD Helicopters.

The new owners of MD Helicopters are envisioning raising production to 50 helicopters a year by 2025.

Leonardo Helicopters is expanding its use of simulation, enabling the company’s engineers to iterate faster and reduce the cost of development.

Leonardo Helicopters is exploring the use of big data collected from operators of its helicopters to better understand its fleets.

Boeing has emerged as a surprise teammate in Airbus’ efforts to offer a military version of its H175 super-medium helicopter to the UK.

Helicopter In Service Fleet (ISF) is expected to grow from ~21,500 in 2023 to over 24,000 in 2032.

European military views on the need for high-speed rotorcraft are in stark contrast to those held in the U.S.

An oversupply of helicopters and what Safan Helicopter Engines chief Franck Saudo calls a “capacity overhang” has been largely eliminated, he says.

After years of stagnation in the commercial helicopter market, the industry is seeing the first signals of a reawakening.

NATO procurement officials hope to secure two or three design configurations for the alliance's Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) work.