press releases

Life Flight Network has announced plans to open a helicopter critical care transport base in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with dedicated pilots, mechanics, nurses and paramedics.

The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant has successfully completed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft mission profile test flights, including confined area landings and low-level flight operations.

Phoenix Air Unmanned has achieved the first International Standard for Business Aircraft Operators Remote Piloted Aircraft System registration from the International Business Aviation Council.

Safran has assumed a significant role on the H160M Guépard (“Leopard”) helicopter, developed by Airbus for the French armed forces’ Joint Light Helicopter program.

The Idaho Army National Guard’s 1-183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion has completely modernized its fleet with the Army’s most technologically advanced multi-role helicopter.

RS Flight Systems and RotorSky have announced European Union Aviation Safety Agency qualification of the first F-Light Line H135 Helionix flight simulation training device.

The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance continued to provide critical care access in the pandemic’s second year.

Dwayne Williams has been named the recipient of Helicopter Association International’s Salute to Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award.

Helicopter Association International has named United States Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Travis Christy the recipient of its Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year Award.

The Vertical Flight Society attributes its expanding membership to growth in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and significant developments in military and civil rotorcraft.