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Archer has announced that it has agreed to supply its dual-use electric powertrain technology to
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The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced plans for a squadron at Chitose Air Base to transition
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Mar
28
2025
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Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is proud to announce the promotion of Chief Operating Officer Adam Richardson to President & CEO of Enstrom. Former President Todd Tetzlaff will remain an integral part of Enstrom’s core leadership team, becoming Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Global Relations.
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Nov
19
2025
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Nov. 18, 2025 — In a significant step forward in Europe’s fight against wildfires, PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), announced a groundbreaking contract with Česká Letecká Servisní (CLS) and the Czech Republic Ministry of Interior for two new Sikorsky S-70 FIREHAWK® helicopters, marking the first international fleet of its kind.
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The next-generation J-36 appears to be still in the initial phases of flight testing, flying with
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The FAA has sided with the skydiving company, Go Skydive, in its complaint against the Metropolitan
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Anduril and EDGE will collaborate on Omen, a hybrid-powered, tailsitter UAS which aims to deliver
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Mar
03
2025
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The student pilot reported having completed one flight around the airport traffic pattern with a flight instructor in preparation for the student pilot’s first solo flight. They then landed near a fixed base operator at the airport, and the flight instructor exited the helicopter. The student pilot took off and practiced hovering, hovering taxi, and flew three airport traffic patterns before returning to the grass area at the airport for additional hover and hover taxi practice. The windshield began to fog during the additional practice, so the student pilot landed the helicopter to turn the blower fan switch on, but did not engage the collective friction or reduce the engine power. The student pilot said he had never used the blower fan switch, and it took a couple of seconds to locate, during which time the helicopter rolled right, and the main rotor blades contacted the ground. The helicopter came to rest on its left side.
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Lufthansa’s 100th Anniversary Livery Joins a Growing List of Stunning Centennial Paint Jobs Are we
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Jan
07
2025
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North Vancouver, BC – January 08, 2025 – Blugeon Hélicoptères has selected BOOST Systems’ EASA-certified Human External Cargo (HEC) System, complete with the EASA-approved complex Personnel Carrying Device Systems (cPCDS), for its Airbus AS350/H125 aircraft.
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Blugeon Hélicoptères
Boost Systems
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