Helicopter Maintenance News

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 - 09:24
Life Flight Network places an order for five Airbus H135 helicopters to support critical emergency medical missions across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. These new aircraft will build on the company's order for three new H135s placed in 2025, bringing the total number of aircraft ordered to eight.

Helicopter Maintenance Blogs

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - 10:18

It’s time to let our voices be heard. We need to do our part to participate in the Federal Government’s rulemaking process. The FAA recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled Mechanic Certification: Inspection Rating and Recent Experience Requirements in the Federal Register. The proposed rule will affect FAA certified mechanics with Inspection Authorization.

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Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings introduces the new Jet Prep™ Pretreatment (CM0220P01), a chrome-free, water-based, translucent, sol-gel metal pretreatment solution designed specifically for the aerospace industry. The two-component pretreatment kit provides superior adhesion and corrosion protection over aluminum substrates and pairs with aerospace-grade corrosion-protective epoxy primers and topcoat paint systems.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings launches Fill Bond Flex Aerospace Filler (FBF100) as a new, convenient method for filling seams, rivets and small spot repair areas on aircraft prior to painting. The high-quality, two-component polyester filler kit is designed to block and permanently conceal surface imperfections on composite exterior aircraft surfaces. The lightweight filler provides performance, versatility and productivity by offering strong adhesion, resistance of shrinkage, sandability, flexibility, and stain resistance, making it ideal for creating smooth surfaces for topcoat applications.

Vita Inclinata completes an agreement that authorizes the company to be a global distributor of Lifesaving Systems (LSC) equipment. The partnership allows Vita Inclinata's Aerospace division to provide a broader range of life-saving equipment and gear to the search-and-rescue community.

Bell Begins HSVTOL Risk Reduction Testing at Holloman Air Force Base
Bell Begins HSVTOL Risk Reduction Testing at Holloman Air Force Base

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the delivery of a high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (HSVTOL) test article to Holloman Air Force Base for demonstration and technology evaluation. The team will leverage the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Holloman High Speed Test Track to test the folding rotor, integrated propulsion, and flight-control technologies at representative flight speeds.

Cadorath and Rolls-Royce Complete AMROC Agreement to Support M250 and RR300 Turbine Engines
Cadorath and Rolls-Royce Complete AMROC Agreement to Support M250 and RR300 Turbine Engines

Cadorath, a supplier of Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 single part repair and overhaul, announces that the company has been named an authorized maintenance repair and overhaul center (AMROC) as part of the Rolls-Royce FIRST Network, and, in partnership with Rolls-Royce, has added complete assembly repair and overhaul support for the M250 and RR300 series of turbine engines and modules.

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