The first test flight of the new Boeing AH-6i light helicopter has been successful, says the company. The test flight of the attack and reconnaissance helicopter took place over Arizona Desert.
Eurocopter, the world’s biggest helicopter-maker and a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), is doing well in sales in September 2009.
US-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technology Corporation, has re-entered the Indian market with the delivery of its first commercial S-76C++ VVIP helicopter to an unidentified Mumbai based corporate.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered grounding and inspection of Bell Helicopter’s civil aircraft models for checking and repairing a control mechanism that was improperly installed.
Italy’s biggest Aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica unit AgustaWestland signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India's Tata Sons for the assembly of helicopters in India, the Italian company said on Thursday.
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has proposed 10 rules for news gathering helicopters.