A tragedy at Kadena Air Base last year starkly illustrates the risks posed by helicopter rotor wash, an underappreciated hazard that is starting to receive more attention.

Ontario’s air ambulance provider reimburses IFR training costs in a bid to strengthen the Canadian HEMS talent pipeline.

Leonardo Helicopters has been awarded the U.K.’s £1 billion New Medium Helicopter (NMH) program, with the U.K. government contracting for 23 AW149s.

Leonardo Helicopters has revealed a new tiltrotor design concept that represents what it believes could be the future of the technology’s evolution.

The recent entry of the “S6” aircraft — the first production aircraft of the AW09 — into the flight test campaign, along with the completion of all critical testing, give Leonardo reason to believe the type will soon be ready to enter the market.

The UPLIFT Collective seeks to expand access to leadership development, mentorship, and safety-focused training, with its first scholarship cycle set to launch in 2026.

Leonardo Helicopters is exploring potential improvements to its best-selling AW139, but is not yet ready to launch an official program, the company’s managing director has said.

A Norwegian startup has spent over a decade developing a camera-based wire detection system for helicopters. Now they are putting it into operation.

The 8.3-tonne AW249 Fenice — the clean-sheet attack helicopter being developed by Leonardo Helicopters for the Italian Army — is on track for qualification and first deliveries in 2027, the manufacturer says.

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense is coming towards the end of the second year of a five-year project to create an unmanned and autonomous variant of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter.

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