Features / News
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February 28, 2023
Embraer Signs an Agreement with Ocean Explorer and Beacon Expands to helicopters' segmentEmbraer has signed a commercial agreement with Ocean Explorer, a Brazilian helicopter operator, for the use of Beacon, the maintenance coordination digital platform that connects resources and professionals for a faster return-to-service.
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November 8, 2022
LPR Achieves 200,000 Engine Hours of Flight on Fleet of Airbus H135 Helicopters Powered by PW206B EnginesPratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, announced today that Polish medical air rescue service Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (LPR) has flown 200,000 engine hours on its fleet of 27 PW206B-powered H135 helicopters...
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November 7, 2022
GE Delivers 250th CT7-2E1 EngineGE's CT7-2E1 hit a significant milestone with its 250th engine delivery. The 250th CT7-2E1 engine was shipped to Leonardo in late September in support of the AW149 and AW189 helicopter programs respectively.
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November 2, 2022
Sikorsky and DARPA's Autonomous Black Hawk® Flies Logistics and Rescue Missions Without Pilots on BoardUninhabited Black Hawk® helicopter lifts external cargo and completes casualty evacuation and medical resupply missions
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March 9, 2022
Safran and Bell to collaborate on sustainable aviation fuel initiative for Bell 505Safran Helicopter Engines and Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced today a collaboration intitiative to explore technical performance and economic impacts of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on the Arrius 2R-powered Bell 505.
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March 8, 2022
Safran signs the first SBH® contract to support Arrano enginesAll Nippon Helicopter (ANH) has signed a Support-By-the-Hour(SBH®) contract with Safran Helicopter Engines to support Arrano engines powering its brand new Airbus H160 helicopter.
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March 8, 2022
Safran launches digital services to improve helicopter engine monitoringSafran Helicopter Engines is launching two new digital services, My Engine Dashboard and Logbook Viewer, accessible from the EngineLife® Customer Portal.
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March 8, 2022
Pratt & Whitney Canada's PT6B-37A Engines to Power Mercy Flight Central's Four New Leonardo AW119Kx HelicoptersPratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, today that announced Mercy Flight Central, a critical care helicopter operator serving the Finger Lakes, Central and Southern Adirondack Regions of New York State, will renew its fleet with the purchase of four new Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters powered by the PT6B-37A engine.
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November 16, 2021
Heli-Union Extends Engine Maintenance Contract for 18 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C EnginesPratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, announced today its customer Heli-Union has signed a five-year extension to its Fleet Management™ Program (FMP™) for the 12 PT6C-67C engines powering its fleet of Leonardo AW139 helicopters.
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November 16, 2021
Pratt & Whitney Canada Supports ADAC Luftrettung in Long-Term Sustainable Aviation Fuel StrategyPratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, today announced that it will participate in a long-term sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) strategy by German air rescue operator ADAC Luftrettung.
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November 16, 2021
Pratt & Whitney Canada Expands Carbon Offset Service to Include Helicopter EnginesPratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, today announced the expansion of its year-old carbon offset service to include operators of the company's helicopter engines enrolled in the Eagle Service™ Plan (ESP™) and Fleet Management Program (FMPTM) pay-per-hour maintenance programs.
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September 23, 2020
Rostec starts assembling parts for the first Russian offshore helicopter Mi-171A3Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) started production of the first pre-production prototype of Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter.
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September 16, 2020
Rosaviatsiya certified electronic documentation for AnsatThe Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) granted the Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) the approval to make a major change to the Ansat helicopter type certificate. The event took place during the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2020 This document will enable operators to use full electronic documentation with the helicopters.
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September 16, 2020
HSC and Polar Airlines sign a comprehensive service contract for Ansat helicoptersHelicopter Service Company (HSC) of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) and Polar Airlines signed a comprehensive service contract for Ansat helicopters at the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2020.
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September 15, 2020
Russian Helicopters presents new equipment options for AnsatRussian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) presents additional equipment options for the Ansat multipurpose helicopter at the HeliRussia-2020 Exhibition - new variants include an internal fuel tank and inflated ballonets.
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September 9, 2020
Russian Helicopters deliver Mi-171 to ChinaThe Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has supplied a Mi-171 helicopter with VK-2500-03 engines to a Chinese civil aviation company.
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August 7, 2020
Ansat flights start in MexicoFlights of Ansat light multipurpose helicopter owned by the Mexican company Craft Avia Center started in Guadalajara. The video shows the helicopter landing on a helipad of a high-rise building in the city center.
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February 17, 2018
HAL offers Dhruv-civil to private industry
By Rohit SrivastavaIndia's defence aviation major, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is looking for Indian private companies to manufacture the civil version of its Advanced Light Helicopter-Dhruv(ALH).
