Embraer X unveils first eVTOL concept
Embraer X, an Embraer organization dedicated to developing disruptive businesses, today unveiled its first electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept. The unveiling was made during Uber Elevate 2018, in Los Angeles, California. Embraer X is...
Russian Helicopters train flight personnel of Ulan-Ude aviation plant for testing of production helicopters Mi-171A2
Flight personnel of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant owned by the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec) has been given simulation and practical training on Mi-171A2 helicopter. Now the pilots from the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant are going to use their skills in...
Safran Helicopter Engies makes management appointments
Florent Chauvancy (41) has been appointed Executive Vice-President, OEM Sales, succeeding Maxime Faribault who is retiring. Florent joined Safran Landing Systems in 1998, fulfilling various positions in production, supply chain and purchasing within its Landing Gear...
PAC International delivers three upgraded EC135s to North Carolina
PAC International, a Metro Aviation company, recently delivered three refurbished Airbus EC135P2+ helicopters to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s AirCare Program. Metro Aviation recently became the air operator for the 3-base program. The aircraft interior...
Metro Aviation delivers 145e to Hartford Hospital LIFE STAR
Metro Aviation recently delivered a completed EC145e to Hartford Hospital LIFE STAR, a critical care program based in Hartford, Connecticut. The aircraft’s price point and large cabin appealed to the VFR program that transports about 1,000 patients each year. “It’s...
The State of Qatar signs a contract for 28 NH90 helicopters
Qatar has signed a contract to purchase 28 NH90 military helicopters for DIMDEX, Qatar's biennial defense exhibition. The agreement, which includes 16 NH90s in tactical transport configuration (TTH) and 12 NH90s in naval configuration (NFH), will support the plan to...
The Helionix fleet reaches 100,000 hours of flight
Airbus's fleet of helicopter equipped with the Helionix avionics system has reached the symbolic milestone of 100,000 hours of flight, just three years after customers began operations. Originally commissioned with the H145 and H175, this digital avionics suite was...
16 additional Lakota for US Army
At the end of last March, Airbus Helicopters was notified of an amendment to the initial contract with the United States Army to supply an additional 16 Lakota helicopters, for an estimated $116 million. This is the second contract of the same type in a year for this...
The 300th S-92 delivered
On February 28, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, symbolically delivered the 300th S-92 heavy helicopter on the occasion of Heli-Expo 2018. The buyer is none other than Era Group Inc., the oldest operator in the United States still in business, and one of the...
Maintenance on Sikorsky in Thailand
As part of Heli-Expo 2018, Sikorsky has announced the appointment of Thailand's Thai Aviation Services as the first authorized maintenance company to service the Sikorsky helicopters in Thailand. This designation comes shortly after the delivery of five S-76Ds and two...
