RegulationLeonardo TH-119 Becomes First Single-Engine Helicopter In Decades To Gain FAA Instrument Certification Leonardo’s TH-119 is now cleared by the FAA to fly in inclement weather under instrument flight rules, the first single-engine helicopter in decades to earn that certification. “The TH-119 is the only…
IIOTMelbourne Joins Dallas, L.A. as Third Uber Air Launch City Melbourne, Australia, is Uber’s third international pilot city for Uber Air, joining Dallas and Los Angeles as launch municipalities for the rideshare giant’s air taxi venture. “As a growing business, it was…
MilitaryCzechs to Buy More Than $1 Billion in Upgraded Attack, Utility Helicopters The State Department has cleared the Czech Republic to buy more than $1 billion in Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks. Larger of the two separate authorizations, announced May 6 by…
CommercialCity Airbus eVTOL Prototype Makes First Flight in Germany City Airbus, the namesake company’s unmanned, ducted-fan-driven urban air taxi prototype, made its first flight May 3 in Donauwörth, Germany. Airbus Helicopters did not make a formal announcement of the milestone, but…
Business & GAGrowing Rapidly, Quebec's Aerospace Sector Aims High MONTREAL -- Quebec’s aerospace industry is growing at a rapid pace, and provincial leaders are determined to capture a larger percentage of the world market. Burgeoned by Airbus’ expanding presence, industry sales…
MilitarySierra Nevada Will Bring Old Alpha-Model Black Hawks Into the 21st Century on The Cheap ATLANTA — Sierra Nevada Corp. is taking the Army’s old UH-60As, some with more than 16,000 flight hours on them, and installing upgrades that bring the old birds nearly to the capability…
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…
MilitaryUS Coast Guard to Upgrade H-65 Avionics The Coast Guard is set to start full-rate production of an overhaul program to extend the life of its Airbus H-65 Dolphins by 10,000 flight hours and at the same time upgrading…