Browsing: Helicopter

New Challengers Target Light Helicopter Segment | Aviation Week Network Skip to main content Tony Osborne March 17, 2026 The new G5, right, takes numerous design…

Safran Helicopter Engines and Helicopteres Guimbal have announced an exclusive partnership to power the new GrandCabri G5, a five-seat helicopter now under development as Guimbal expands beyond its two-seat Cabri G2.  The GrandCabri G5 will use the…

Airbus Helicopters has secured an order from Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) for three H135 helicopters as part of its ongoing fleet modernization program. Airbus said…

Bell Prepares Final Tests For 525 Helicopter | Aviation Week Network Skip to main content Tony Osborne Guy Norris March 09, 2026 Credit: Tony Osborne-Aviation Week…

Though they’ve been around for a few years, emergency autoland systems are still fairly unproven. Garmin Autoland—which is installed on more than 1,000 aircraft—got its first…

John PetkovicSumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company Helicopters (SMFLH), a helicopter lessor, has launched today with headquarters in Dublin and officers across Ireland, London, and Singapore.…

ROME — The U.K. will hand Leonardo a £1 billion ($1.34 billion) contract to build 23 AW149 helicopters at the firm’s Yeovil plant in the U.K.,…

Photo of the AW149 medium-lift helicopter at the Farnborough International Air Show, 24 July 2024. Credit: Author. Reports emerged in recent hours that the UK was…

Airbus Is Modernizing Its French Helicopter Manufacturing Hub | Aviation Week Network Skip to main content Tony Osborne February 27, 2026 Airbus’ NextGen factory for rotorcraft…

Airbus and Leonardo have launched the second phase of the European Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies project, a three-year effort co-funded by the European Union to mature…