ROTOR Daily®

(The Load Star) - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in a high gear to make commercial drone operations a reality.

The 25-hour cockpit voice recorder developed by Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright has received EASA technical standard order certification.

The FreeFlight datalink ADS-B solution has received model list supplemental type certificate approval covering over 400 FAA Part 23 aircraft airframes....

(Daily Mail) - Australian drivers are praising a helicopter pilot who landed in the middle of a roundabout while responding to a motorcycle accident.

(Aviation Pros) - Aero Asset reports that while the pre-owned twin-engine helicopter market continued to recover in the fourth quarter of 2020....

At the Jan. 14 HAI@Work webinar, several aviation journalists shared their insights on how 2020 affected the rotorcraft industry and what lies ahead for 2021.

Westwind Helicopters of Santa Fe, Texas, is a full-service helicopter operator primarily serving energy companies in the Gulf Coast states. The company also specializes in sling-load operations, which it regularly performs in the ship-to-shore movement of cargo and equipment during offshore operations....

The US Army is looking for agility at the X for their Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program, and Bell delivers with the Bell V-280 Valor.

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Models EC135 P1, EC135 P2, EC135 P2+, EC135 P3, EC135 T1, EC135 T2, EC135 T2+, and EC135 T3 helicopters.

(The New York Times) - Seven Philippine soldiers, including an air force colonel, died when the helicopter they were flying in crashed....