Helicopters

An R44 that crashed south-west of Newman WA was probably over its maximum take-off weight, according to the ATSB.

Robinson Helicopter has signed an agreement to collaborate on developing hydrogen-powered helicopters.

LifeFlight yesterday officially opened a new maintenance centre at Archerfield Airport.

Former AHIA president Ray Cronin has been appointed Chair of AHIFF.

Airbus Helicopters has successfully achieved a speed of 420 kmh in their Racer demonstration helicopter.

Bell announced earlier this week that they had delivered the 500th Bell 429.

RACQ Lifeflight recorded a large increase in demand for helicopter services in 2023-24.

The ATSB said today that a coronary incident may have contributed to the fatal crash of a Bell 206 near Maitland.

Ryan Aerospace will launch their new Robinson-style Helimod this weekend.

Jim Norrie has become the new president of the Australian Helicopter Industry Association.

Bell Australia says that the Bell 525 Relentless is closing in on type certification.

Heliwest's Tim Hand this week delivered a speech outlining the most challenging issues facing the rotary aviation industry.

Airbus Helicopters today announced that CASA had approved the H160 for operations in Australia.

Extreme teetering in the main rotor has been identified as a contributing factor in the crash of an R22.

Two of Robinson Helicopter's senior management team will visit RotorTech this year.

Airbus Helicopters has flown the first prototype of their Racer experimental rotorcraft.