Finmeccanica Helicopters is days away from conducting the first flight of its AW109 Trekker, the skidded version of its AW109 twin-engine light helicopter.
Sikorsky’s next commercial product will likely feature fly-by-wire and a high degree of automation, but it is undecided whether such a platform will benefit from the company’s X2 high-speed technologies
Finmeccanica Helicopters is negotiating with the FAA to restart flight tests of the AW609 commercial tiltrotor, following the loss of the second prototype last October.
China will likely overtake Japan this year as the largest civil helicopter market in the Asia-Pacific region, even as its rapid growth of the recent past abates to more realistic levels.
Germany aircraft manufacturer REMOS plans to unveil the next generation of its high-wing composite GX aircraft at the Aero Friedrichshafen 2016 trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, April 20-23.
Bell Helicopter has signed a letter of intent with Guangxi Diwang Group for 10 Bell 525 Relentless helicopters. It has also signed an agreement with Aichi Prefecture in Japan for one Bell 412EPI helicopter.
Honeywell Aerospace forecasts demand for 4,300 to 4,800 helicopters for civilian use over the next five years. That’s roughly 400 aircraft lower than last year’s five-year forecast.
After years of western rotary wing dominance, Russian helicopter manufacturers will take over the top slot as the single largest force in global sales over the next five years, the American Helicopter Society (AHS) predicts.
