Category: Helicopters

The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has signed an agreement with Australian Aerospace and its industry partners the Defence Minister says will “help put the MRH90 helicopter program back on a positive footing”. The agreement “re-baselines the project’s schedule and settles a number of disputed program issues”. The MRH90 program is three years late and has

The US FAA has approved a new functionality on the S-92 helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload by 60 per cent and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions. ‘Rig Approach’ will be available as an option on the S-92 helicopters, providing a fully coupled

After collating all the statistics from its operations worldwide, HNZ Global has enjoyed an accident free 2012, flying more than 65,000 hours in mostly specialised helicopter operations all around the world. “Operating in both the utility market as well as twin-engine IFR scene, this fantastic result is testament to the company’s strict adherence to safety

Eurocopter has flown an “optionally piloted vehicle” (OPV) – an EC145 – in a validation flight that included deployment of an external sling load and undertaking a representative observation mission. Following the success of the flight, Eurocopter will now pursue OPV flight capabilities for its product line of light, medium and heavy-lift helicopters – enabling