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Negotiations between the Canadian government and Leonardo to extend the life of the CH-149 Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopter fleet until 2040 have stalled.

Renowned author and test pilot Shawn Coyle, who was a regular contributor to Vertical through his "Torque Talk" columns, died on June 19, 2021.

How a previously unidentified fly-by-wire software problem led to the fatal crash of a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone helicopter last year.

After three years of record-breaking flight, Bell’s V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor is being retired as the company focuses on pitching the U.S. Army a replacement for the Black Hawk.

Bell’s APT 70 cargo drone demonstration for NASA last year identified several gaps in command-and-control and detect-and-avoid capabilities.

Four helicopters from Coulson Aviation went on contract this week to provide firefighting support to Southern California.

Hill Helicopters has sold over 200 of its clean-sheet luxury five-seater HX50, the manufacturer has revealed, and is on schedule to fly the first of three prototypes next year.

Leonardo has officially delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the U.S. Navy, which plans to buy 130 of the helicopters to replace the aging TH-57 Sea Ranger.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating an incident in which one of its helicopters flew low over protestors this week in Minnesota.

The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency has announced the shortlisted companies who are being invited to tender for its second-generation search-and-rescue program (known as UKSAR2G) — a bumper 10-year contract set to begin in 2024.