In the final episode recorded from the floor of HAI Heli-Expo 2023 in Atlanta, The Hangar Z Podcast co-host Jeff Ratkovich interviews Amy McMullen, aircraft configuration coordinator at Metro Aviation, and Shawn Bruton, director of maintenance.

The flights took place on March 16 and 17 in Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy, and were part of the first round of EASA's familiarization activities for the AW609 certification program.

The complexities of computational fluid dynamics have made the design of completely novel airfoils and airframes a prohibitively expensive endeavor. A company in Belgium is setting out to change that.

During a search for three missing hikers in Buckskin Gulch, crews from the Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau came across other hikers in distress, extracting a total of 18 individuals from the canyon the week of March 13.

In the second of three episodes recorded from the floor of HAI Heli-Expo 2023 in Atlanta, The Hangar Z Podcast co-host Jeff Ratkovich talked to Diane Dollar from the Forever on the Fly Podcast.

The helicopter industry has been predicting an impending labor shortage for years. By all accounts, it’s here.

For more than four decades, Metro Aviation has been at the forefront of the HEMS industry, leading the way on several key innovations that have now become common practice in the sector today.

The next 12 months will be a crucial period for eVTOL developers and infrastructure companies.

Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter and Jet Company is now in its fourth year of providing helicopter support for the thrilling but gruelling Dakar Rally. Vertical was invited behind the scenes to find out what is involved.