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 ...

A Broward Sheriff's Fire Rescue Eurocopter helicopter caught fire shortly after takeoff, resulting in a crash into an apartment building. The pilot, Captain Terryson Jackson, and a woman in the ...

Eurocopter is officially entering the race to develop a high-speed helicopter with its new X3 technology demonstrator. The prototype helicopter is designed to offer "the speed of a turboprop-powered ...

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 ...

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

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

See that chopper right there? That's the Eurocopter X3, and as of last week, it can cruise at more than half the speed of a commercial jet. Although the helicopter was striving to hit 220 knots, it ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Eurocopter has rebuffed German media reports questioning the operational suitability of its Tiger attack helicopter, and says the type has passed the 20,000 flight hour mark without incident. "Wire ...

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 ...