Articles for category HeliNews Headlines

Oct 28 2025

NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight Posted by RSS Feed

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in

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Dec 15 2025

Reliable Robotics begins test flights for automated Cessna 208B Caravan Posted by RSS Feed

Reliable Robotics announced on Wednesday a new contract with NASA to perform demonstration flights

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Apr 21 2026

The Piper Cub’s timeless appeal Posted by RSS Feed

A pilot's first flight training experience helps shape their lifelong flight adventures. Thousands

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Feb 05 2026

BELL EXPANDS AERIAL FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES IN ASIA PACIFIC WITH FIRST BELL 505 ORDER FOR FIREFIGHTING IN SOUTH KOREA Posted by Admin

Singapore Airshow (3 February 2026) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that South Korean aviation operator EnB Air has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 505 helicopter dedicated to initial attack firefighting missions. This marks the Bell 505's entry into Korea's firefighting operations and expands the aircraft's growing role in aerial firefighting worldwide.

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Jun 18 2026

First Airbus ACH160 delivered in New Zealand following CAA certification Posted by Admin

Auckland, New Zealand, 18 June 2026 - Auckland-based charter operator Advanced Flight took delivery of the country’s first Airbus ACH160 helicopter today, following the aircraft's recent grant of NZ Type Certification by New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority. 

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Nov 05 2025

Archer to participate in Tokyo's eVTOL Implementation Project Posted by RSS Feed

Archer Aviation announced that the Japan Airlines-led consortium, which features Archer's Midnight

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Dec 24 2025

First Royal Navy F-35Bs are Undergoing Corrosion Repair at the U.S. Navy’s FRCSE Posted by RSS Feed

The three Royal Navy F-35Bs will be put through an extensive inspection of airframe and substructure

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Jan 27 2026

UPS retires MD-11 fleet months after Louisville crash, reports Q4 earnings Posted by RSS Feed

UPS has completed the retirement of its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft fleet, as it reported in

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Jan 20 2026

FAA mandates new airworthiness limits for Gulfstream GVI jets Posted by RSS Feed

The FAA has adopted a new airworthiness directive requiring operators of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

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Oct 27 2025

Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau becomes first firefighting operator of Airbus H160 helicopter Posted by Admin

Kobe, Japan, 27 October 2025 – Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau of Japan has taken delivery of its first Airbus H160, becoming the world’s first firefighting operator of the type. 

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Tags: Airbus H160 Hiroshima City Fire Services Japan
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