Helicopters
See the Navy Wessex XT761 fly in May
Anyone with an interest in helicopters, especially historical helicopters, will have seen the amazing progress that’s been made by the team restoring XT761, a Navy Wessex HU5. It was taken …
Helicopters
Engineering, MRO & Leasing
Strong growth for Airbus Helicopters in 2018
There was strong growth for Airbus Helicopters in 2018 as the company saw orders for 413 aircraft across the year, up 18% on 2017 and delivered 356 aircraft. The figures …
Air Safety
Leicester City owner dies in helicopter crash at Stadium
A helicopter belonging to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed outside of the stadium after taking off after today’s match. Leicester City has officially confirmed Mr Srivaddhanaprabha was on board at …
England
Helicopter Museum welcomes only flying Sycamore
The Bristol Sycamore 171 is the oldest flying British designed helicopter still Flying. This example is also the only surviving Sycamore 171 still flying. The sycamore was Designed by Raoul …
Air Safety
AAIB sending team after Helicopter ditches in Scotland
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed it is sending a team to Scotland after a Helicopter was forced to ditch into a Loch. The Eurocopter AS350 Ecureil helicopter, …
Air Safety
AAIB sending team to fatal North Yorkshire Helicopter crash
The Air Accident Investigations branch has confirmed that it is sending a team to the site of a helicopter crash in North Yorkshire. According to North Yorkshire Fire Service. Firefighters …
Business Aviation
Airbus Corporate Helicopters shows off first ACH130
Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has shown off the first helicopter to be delivered since its formation. The ACH130 aircraft is being displayed to the public for the first time at …
Airshow News
Yeovilton Air Day 2018 – Helicopter Role Demos
Yeovilton Air Day in July has already announced a spectacular line-up of display for 2018 but they keep coming and the latest comes from aircraft actually based at RNAS Yeovilton. Both …
Air Safety
One injured in Perth helicopter crash
One person has been taken to hospital following a helicopter crash at Perth Airport (PSL/EGPT) in Scotland. The crash happened as the aircraft was taking and it came down just …
Air Safety
North Wales fatal helicopter crash caused by weather
A fatal helicopter crash in North Wales last year was caused by the weather according to the Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB). The Airbus Helicopters AS355 Ecureuil II, G-OHCP crashed into …