Helicopter Maintenance News

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 12:23
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces that Global Medical Response (GMR) has signed a purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with the option to purchase an additional eight, maintaining its spot as the world’s largest Bell helicopter operator in the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) field.

Helicopter Maintenance Blogs

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 12:16

For those of you that work on or support helicopters or have ever been to the Helicopter Association International’s (HAI) main event — Heli-Expo, you know that it is undoubtedly the largest helicopter tradeshow in the world. This year’s Heli-Expo 2024 was no exception.

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Introducing WetWorks® Pre-Saturated Cleaning Wipes
Introducing WetWorks® Pre-Saturated Cleaning Wipes

Hospeco Brands Group, a manufacturer of products that protect, clean and provide care and comfort to millions around the globe, introduces a powerful new solution — in stock and available through the company’s distribution channel. New and widely available WetWorks® Pre-Saturated Cleaning Wipes make clean-up easy with a single-dispense, 8.4 in. x 6 in. wipe that contains a hospital-grade quaternary formula.

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “company”), an autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, achieves a significant milestone on the path to offering urban air mobility (“UAM”) services worldwide. On Dec. 9, the Civil Aviation Authority of Austria issued a trial flight permit for the EH216 passenger-grade AAV. The permit allows trial operation of full unmanned flights in Austrian national airspace. This is the first flight permit for EHang’s passenger-grade AAVs within the European Union.

Metro Aviation Delivers H125 to Texas DPS and Becomes Maintenance Provider for the Fleet
Metro Aviation Delivers H125 to Texas DPS and Becomes Maintenance Provider for the Fleet

Metro Aviation delivers a new H125, the most advanced law-enforcement helicopter completed by the Shreveport, LA-based company, to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Metro collaborated with aviation technology and wireless communications provider, CNC Technologies, to customize the aircraft to meet the Texas DPS’s specific mission needs.

Bell's Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque Demonstrator Wins Popular Science “Best of What’s New in Aerospace” Award
Bell's Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque Demonstrator Wins Popular Science “Best of What’s New in Aerospace” Award

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces that Popular Science recognized Bell’s Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque (EDAT) innovation as the winner of its “Best of What’s New" award in the Aerospace category for 2020.

Thales and StandardAero announce the first successful flight test of a revolutionary compact autopilot system that will bring Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopters into a new era of performance and safety. The achievement of this key milestone lays the groundwork for an important phase of the supplemental type certification (STC) process and the launch of an unparalleled autopilot solution to the light-helicopter market by mid-2021.

AeroBrigham Receives FAA STC Approval for Bell 505 Accessory Fitting
AeroBrigham Receives FAA STC Approval for Bell 505 Accessory Fitting

Longtime helicopter and airplane service center, completion, and heavy maintenance provider, AeroBrigham, announces the completion of a new Bell 505 helicopter accessory fitting designed to improve safety. Developed as an attachment point for utility operations such as personal restraint harnesses during doors-off flight operations, the assembly is now FAA-approved as a supplemental type certificate (STC) component.

Airbus Helicopters, in Grand Prairie, TX, is seeking a manager for its Dynamic Component Repair Shop (DCR). In this challenging but rewarding role, the manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the DCR shop to ensure safe maintenance operations and compliance with all company, FAA and governmental safety rules and regulations, including the aircraft airworthiness.

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