CommercialSikorsky Wants to Make Air Taxis as Safe, Reliable as Elevators In Sikorsky's vision of future urban air mobility, people ride helicopters above the din and congestion of modern cities with the same security and piece of mind they have when riding an…
CommercialHow Uber's Air Taxis Will Succeed Where Helicopters Failed Uber's key to successfully scaling air taxis up to mass transportation level lies in the vehicles having fundamental advantages over helicopters, according to Engineering Director of Aviation Mark Moore. Speaking Wednesday at…
CommercialAirbus, Bell, Leonardo, Sikorsky Agree on Terrain-Avoidance Updates for Helos Four top helicopter builders — Airbus, Bell, Leonardo Helicopters, and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky — have agreed on improvements for their helicopter terrain avoidance and warning systems (HTAWS), according to HeliOffshore, a safety…
CommercialNorwegian EMS Operator Becomes First Civilian to Receive Airbus Aircraft/Avionics Combo A Norwegian air ambulance operator is the first civil customer to take delivery of an Airbus Helicopters H135 equipped with a Helionix avionics suite, the manufacturer said. Norsk Luftambulanse AS (NOLAS) plans…
MilitaryUS Air Force, Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter Reaches CDR Sikorsky’s HH-60W can now prepare for assembly, test and evaluation, Lockheed Martin said. The U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) project has successfully reached air vehicle critical design review. "This milestone…