Helicopter news

Airbus Helicopters has introduced a new helicopter to its line up at the vertical lift industry show VERTICON in Dallas, Texas. The H140 is a twin-engined light helicopter in the 3-tonne class and is designed to be a multi-mission aircraft for passenger, medical, private and business aviation markets. The aircraft [read more]

Everett, Washington based magniX has unveiled a range of lightweight, high-speed electric engines designed for helicopters. Designed for small singe-engine helicopters through to larger hybrid twin-engined aircraft, the Heli-Storm engines have operating speeds between 6,000 and 7,000 rpm and are significantly lighter than turbine engines. By combinging the engines with [read more]

Airbus Helicopters has continued its record of strong growth with 2024 seeing gross orders hit 455 from 182 customers across 42 countries. The orders were spread across Airbus Helicopters’ entire range from light helicopters to its heavy lift and military range. “Airbus Helicopters’ order intake in 2024, with an increase [read more]

This week has seen a raft of orders for Airbus Helicopters including an historic contract for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The SkyAlyne partnership was first to sign this week when they placed an order for 19 Airbus H135 helicopters for RCAF military training. The partnership is a joint [read more]

Airbus is set to re-enter the running for a Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to replace the Puma Helicopter fleet, including plans to build a new Helicopter engineering facility at Broughton in North Wales. Airbus previously withdrew from the process saying that the tender, worth around £1bn wasn’t attractive enough. [read more]

The Iraqi Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for 12 H225M Helicopters from leading aerospace manufacturer Airbus. The new helicopters will be used by Iraqi Army Aviation and will replace old Russian-made Mi-17 aircraft on missions such as counter-terrorism, special operations, tactical troop transport, attack, ground fire support, MEDEVAC [read more]

The Kingdom of Belgium has placed an order for 15 Airbus H145M helicopters for its Army and two additional H145s for its Federal Police through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. The deal also includes options for a further three helicopters for the Federal Police. “We are proud that Belgium [read more]

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order for six more Airbus H145 Jupiter Helicopters as it continues its renewal of its rotary aircraft. The new aircraft are set to be deployed to Cyprus where they will undertake emergency response duties and also to Brunei to support UK [read more]