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Safran Helicopter Engines is unveiling its brand-new Aneto high power engine family at Helitech International, in London. Designed for new super-medium and heavy helicopter market, it incorporates ground-breaking technologies, developed as part of the Safran...

With the deadline for 2017 Scholarship applications fast-approaching, Midlands-based Helicentre Aviation Academy have announced a 2018 Helicopter Pilot Scholarship programme, the sixth year this ever-expanding academy have offered such a life-changing opportunity to...

New partnership responds to demand for consolidated jet and helicopter aviation services 11th September 2017, Luxembourg: Luxaviation Helicopters, part of the Luxaviation Group, is today announcing the acquisition of Starspeed, the global helicopter management,...

The H145 simulator at the Airbus Helicopters Training Academy in Germany has been awarded level D status by the German Federal Aviation Office – the highest possible certification for a full flight simulator. With such airworthiness authority approval, more training...

Airbus Helicopters is gearing up for an extensive presence at this year’s Helitech International air show, which will take place from 3-5 October at ExCeL London. The world’s leading helicopter manufacturer will display nearly its entire range of aircraft,...

In late July, Safran Helicopter Engines (SHE, formerly Turbomeca) announced the launch of a new online service called Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETP), which will give customers access to technical documentation. “Every helicopter equipped with a...

Leonardo announced the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Police has placed an order for an AW119Kx. The helicopter, which is scheduled for delivery in 2018, will support the DEP Police in water supply protection operations. As the largest...

Bell Helicopter has made considerable progress on the V-280 Valor program. Bell engineers are currently running ground tests on the aircraft on a specially designed platform. This testing phase should be the last before the rotorcraft’s first flight, which the...

The Mi-28UB, designed for the Russian Aerospace Forces, successfully passed tests set by the Russian authorities. In addition to its main purpose, the aircraft can be used for flight instruction and crew training. The dual control setup is the next logical step in...

Leonardo has announced that an AW189 super medium helicopter will be operated by Aviashelf to perform oil & gas transport operations from Sakhalin Island in Russia. The aircraft will be supplied together with a support and training package with delivery expected...