Articles for category HeliNews Headlines

Nov 06 2026

Bell Delivers the 2,000th Bell 407, Celebrating Three Decades of Innovation and Global Impact Posted by Admin

Fort Worth, TX (November 5, 2026) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the delivery of the 2,000th Bell 407 to White Saddle Air Services a family-owned and operated helicopter company based at Bluff Lake, near Tatla Lake, in British Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin region. The milestone marks a significant accomplishment for a platform that has supported operators around the world for nearly three decades across commercial, utility, corporate, and versatile mission operations.

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Nov 06 2026

HMS Queen Elizabeth Hosts Tekever AR5 and Nyan Strike Drones During New Trials Posted by RSS Feed

Operating in the North Atlantic, the Royal Navy aircraft carrier launched Nyan one-way attack drones

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Nov 05 2026

F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time Posted by RSS Feed

The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test asset from an F-35B’s internal weapons bay,

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Nov 05 2026

Shield AI Reveals First Full-Scale Prototype X-BAT VTOL Fighter Drone Posted by RSS Feed

Around half the size of an F-35, and powered by an afterburning GE F110 engine with thrust vectoring

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Nov 05 2026

Bombardier's backlog swells to $22.2 billion. Buyers may still have to wait. Posted by RSS Feed

Bombardier's third-quarter results showed revenue of $2.4 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $382 million

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Nov 05 2026

Wheels Up orders six Phenom 300Es in its first direct Embraer deal Posted by RSS Feed

Wheels Up has signed a definitive agreement with Embraer Executive Aircraft for six factory-new

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Nov 05 2026

Japan Intercepts Chinese WZ-7 High-Altitude Drones Flying Through Miyako Strait Posted by RSS Feed

Chinese state media recently featured the WZ-7 alongside other PLA reconnaissance drones, describing

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Nov 05 2026

Milestone Completes Multi-Aircraft Transaction with Omni for Three New AW189 Helicopters, AW139 Lease Extension, and Two S-92 SAR Helicopters Posted by Admin

DUBLIN, — NOVEMBER 5, 2026 — The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, today announced a transaction with Omni Helicopters International ("Omni"), comprising the purchase-and-leaseback of three new Leonardo AW189 helicopters, the lease extension of one AW139 helicopter and the lease of two Sikorsky S-92 SAR helicopters.

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Nov 05 2026

From Drones to Bomb Hoaxes: Is Europe’s Civil Aviation Facing a New Form of Hybrid Warfare? Posted by RSS Feed

A wave of false bomb threats has triggered flight diversions, emergency procedures and fighter jet

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Nov 05 2026

Business jet flights jump 39%. Challenger 300 leads the surge Posted by RSS Feed

Avi-Go reported 69,320 business-aviation flights worldwide during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, up

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