Just about every helicopter operator is quite familiar with noise complaints. Whether it be the local news helicopter or even a medical helicopter, many people on the ground don't like the sound ...

Since Eurocopter‘s formation 20 years ago from the merger of helicopter producers in France and Germany, the company has steadily increased its market share, capturing and holding onto the coveted ...

Looking ahead at the future of rotorcraft design, Eurocopter has launched two concurrent research and development programs that are aimed at producing the company’s next generation of civil and ...

The pilot of an EC120 helicopter had not flown that type in almost 15 years prior to an uncommanded yaw on take‑off accident ...

EADS's rotorcraft unit Eurocopter has brought to ILA a new medical evacuation variant of its NH90 helicopter, developed "with a view to future German military requirements". The variant is a response ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a close-call incident near the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Eurocopter has announced a new pair of speed records set by its hybrid helicopter demonstrator, the X3. Piloted by Hervé Jammayrac, the X3 reached a level flight speed of 255 knots (472 km/h) over the ...

Eurocopter boss Lutz Bertling is crystal-clear about what drives the company, "We don't sell helicopters. We sell mission capability." Then, he adds: "To stay ahead, innovate, innovate, innovate - and ...

Eurocopter is reporting a new breakthrough in the test flight program for its X3 high-speed, long-range Hybrid Helicopter demonstrator. The aircraft is equipped with two turboshaft engines that power ...

An Ottawa judge has thrown out fraud charges against Eurocopter Canada Ltd., stopping in its tracks the one criminal prosecution in the decade-long Airbus saga. The case involved the purchase by the ...

The Eurocopter test pilot set a new speed record for helicopters last week, achieving 255 knots (293 mph) in the Eurocopter X3 hybrid. That easily eclipsed the benchmark Kevin Bredenbeck set in the ...

NTSB is sending a team to investigate a loss of separation event between an inbound Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a ...