Airbus Helicopters has announced a reduction in the official empty weight of its new medium H160 as well as reduced fuel consumption figures, which together will provide operators with an increase of 60 nautical miles of range or 100 kilograms of additional payload.

The Vertical MRO Podcast features experts from the field who share invaluable knowledge and stories that are sure to inspire current and future industry maintainers. 

Kamatics has been asking operators of military-surplus UH-1H Hueys to complete driveshaft inspections for years, but a recent fatal crash in Australia has thrown the issue into sharp focus.

Vertical takes a look the how the canceled Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program will impact sector manufacturers and the future workforce.

At HAI Heli-Expo 2024, Hillsboro Aviation owner and CEO Max Lyons gave Vertical a tour of the company's brand new Airbus H145 – which also happens to be the world's first H145 custom-configured by the OEM for firefighting operations.

As eVTOL companies plan out their manufacturing strategy, we look at what the sector is doing to overcome supply chain challenges plaguing the rest of the industry.

The U.K. MOD has ordered a further six Airbus H145 helicopters as the next step in renewing its rotary fleet and cutting the number of different types in service.

This new five-year contract will provide in-service support and maintenance, repair and overhaul, for more than 240 Arriel 2C2-CG engines.

Shizuoka City has ordered one D-3, the newest model in the BK117 series.

The training-to-combat helicopter and its rapidly reconfigurable avionics and mission system are changing the future of light combat rotorcraft through improved mission effectiveness and situational awareness.

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