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Sep
30
2025

The Apache Turns 50: A Look at the Iconic Attack Helicopter

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Sept. 30, 2025 marks 50 years since the first YAH-64A prototype took to the skies for the first

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Dec
20
2024

Joby Successfully Conducts First FAA Testing under TIA, Begins Final Phase of Certification Program

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has entered the final phase of certification for its electric air taxi, having conducted its first FAA testing under Type Inspection Authorization (“TIA”). The testing involved pilots from the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) evaluating human factors elements of flight safety using an FAA-conforming flight deck in a Joby simulator.

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Mar
03
2025

Swiss MRO Karen Joins Forces with Horix for Switzerland’s First AW139 Disassembly

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Lodrino, Switzerland, 28th February 2025 - Karen, Switzerland’s largest private helicopter MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) provider, is pleased to announce the acquisition of an AW139 helicopter for disassembly and the establishment of another Consignment Agreement with Horix Aerospace under the Horix Trust Consignment Program to remarket the materials. This collaboration covers the recovery of materials from the first-ever AW139 helicopter disassembly in Switzerland, further solidifying Karen’s reputation as a European center of excellence for the disassembly and related recertification of Leonardo Helicopters materials.

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Tags: AW139 Horix Leonardo
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Mar
12
2025

UK National Police Air Service orders seven Airbus H135s

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Oxford, UK, 12 March 2025 – Airbus Helicopters has been selected by the UK’s National Police Air Service (NPAS) to supply seven H135 helicopters as the initial phase of its fleet renewal programme.

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Tags: Airbus Helicopters H135
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Mar
13
2025

ROTORTRADE AND HELICOPTER ALLIANCE A.S JOIN FORCES TO EXPAND UH-60 BLACK HAWK SALES

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 13 March 2025 - Rotortrade, the global helicopter dealership, has signed a strategic agreement with Helicopter Alliance A.S., a Czech-based aviation holding company whose member companies specialize in the modernization and operation of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Under the agreement, Rotortrade has been mandated to market and sell UH-60 Black Hawks from Helicopter Alliance’s fleet across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

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Tags: Black Hawk Helicopter Alliance Rotortrade UH-60
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Dec
07
2024

Italian Navy Commissions New Landing Helicopter Dock Trieste

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Trieste is the largest combat vessel delivered to the Italian Navy since World War II. On Dec. 7,

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May
29
2025

FLIGHT ADVISORY - GPS Interference Testing – Camp Pendelton, CA

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FLIGHT ADVISORYGPS INTERFERENCE TESTING CAMP PENDLETON CALIFORNIA (CPENCA) 25-01 02 – 07 JuneCamp

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Sep
27
2025

U.S. Navy E-2D Refuels from French Rafale, A400M and A330 MRTT

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The completion of aerial refueling testing with French tankers is another step towards the

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Mar
12
2025

LEONARDO AND MITSUI BUSSAN AEROSPACE RENEW DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT IN THE JAPANESE HELICOPTER MARKET

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Dallas, 12 March 2025 - At Verticon 2025 (Dallas, TX, 11-13 March) Leonardo and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace announced the renewal of the Distributor Agreement for AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopter sales and support & services in Japan and a commitment to procure eleven new helicopters from all types over the 2025-2027 period.

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Tags: AW139 AW169 AW189 Leonardo Mitsui Bussan Aerospace
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Mar
30
2025

Raytheon Test Fires New Coyote LE SR Variant from Helicopter for the First Time

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The Coyote LE SR can be fired from the air, ground or sea to detect, identify, locate and defeat

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