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How helicopter OEMs are guiding the future with technology demonstrators

1 week ago | verticalmag.com | Mark Huber

Published on: May 27, 2025Estimated reading time 18 minutes, 30 seconds. Airbus Helicopters is using several helicopter test beds to explore new technologies for its current family of rotorcraft and future vertical-lift aircraft. The company is currently working on several research and technology bricks that are aimed at making its aircraft more fuel efficient, while offering performance and mission flexibility.
Unmanned rotary lift: Going Big

3 weeks ago | verticalmag.com | Mark Huber

Published on: May 14, 2025Estimated reading time 17 minutes, 59 seconds. Worldwide militaries have been developing large capacity rotorcraft UAVs for more than a decade.
F-47: Bird of Pay

1 month ago | skiesmag.com | Mark Huber

Even before Boeing officially was awarded the $20 billion U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract to develop the F-47 sixth-generation fighter last month, the company already was making big bets in that direction.
Robinson Plans Relief Flying Courses with Operation Helo | AIN

Mar 5, 2025 | ainonline.com | Mark Huber
Helicopter operators in the North Sea grapple with new challenges

Jan 7, 2025 | verticalmag.com | Mark Huber

Published on: January 7, 2025Estimated reading time 14 minutes, 55 seconds. Despite the overhanging challenges of tax and environmental public policies, labor concerns, and supply chain issues, the North Sea offshore helicopter market will continue to grow at an estimated compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than two percent through 2029. So predicts a recent study from consultancy Mordor Intelligence.
Heavy helicopter evolution

Dec 6, 2024 | verticalmag.com | Mark Huber

Published on: December 6, 2024Estimated reading time 15 minutes, 8 seconds. For operators of big-bladed, heavy lift “Category 1” helicopters, times have never been better. “We’re seeing immense demand,” enthused Katrina Miller, director of business development at Billings Flying Service in Billings, Montana. Billings currently operates six Boeing CH-47D Chinooks in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restricted category, and is working an additional six into its fleet.
Aircraft in 2024: Bigger, Better, Bolder | AIN

Dec 1, 2024 | ainonline.com | Mark Huber

Aircraft in 2024: Bigger, Better, Bolder2024 was marked by the certifications of the G700 and unveiling of the next generation of CJsDeliveries of Gulfstream’s flagship G700 have accelerated following FAA approval in March.
FlyNYON Tragedy Results in Hefty Jury Award | AIN

Oct 31, 2024 | ainonline.com | Mark Huber

FlyNYON Tragedy Results in Hefty Jury AwardJury awards $116 million for doors-off crash victimFive passengers died when a helitour Airbus AS350 autorotated into New York City’s East River in 2018. © NTSB
How helicopters protect offshore oil workers when hurricanes hit

Oct 23, 2024 | verticalmag.com | Mark Huber

Three Gulf of Mexico hurricanes in quick succession during September and October have again illustrated the difficulties confronted by offshore helicopter operators serving energy platforms in the region when it comes to rapid personnel evacuations and post-storm repopulations.
Snowmobiler Who Collided with Army Helicopter Awarded $3.3 Million | AIN

Sep 27, 2024 | ainonline.com | Mark Huber

Black Hawk had landed on a private airstrip that was also a snowmobile trail