Contractors bidding to train U.S. Army rotary-wing pilots have centered their plans on different training aircraft.

AAR has announced US Transportation Command has awarded its Airlift division a task order for additional rotary wing airlift services in Afghanistan, as part of an existing services contract to ...

The autogyro, with its unmistakable silhouette and ingenious simplicity, has long fascinated aviation enthusiasts. The concept attracted pilots interested in the idea of rotary-wing flight without the ...

Under the proposal, instruction would shift to a facility owned and operated by the contractor, an unprecedented move for ...

Boeing and Leonardo will pursue together the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) contract. Boeing and Leonardo announced a new partnership to jointly pursue the ...

Fort Rucker, Ala. - Fort Rucker flight students have started receiving new models of flight helmets. The HGU-56/P Rotary Wing Helmet (RWH) is an improved version of the HGU-56/P helmets previous ...

The Italian Air Force has officially activated its New Helicopter School at Viterbo airport, relocating the 72° Stormo and creating a joint national rotary-wing training hub. The Italian Air Force ...

Three contenders advanced in the Flight School Next effort, which seeks to revamp the US Army’s basic rotary-wing instruction course, including by replacing Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas as the ...

Texas-based Helicopter Institute has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Navy (USN) for pilot training services that runs until 2030. An extension of the existing Contractor Operated Pilot ...

An Airman demonstrates the next-generation chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective mask known as the Joint Service Aircrew Mask - Rotary Wing during ...

Fixed-wing aviation began earlier, and progressed more quickly, than rotary-wing aviation. Fixed-wing aviation is generally understood to have started with the Wright Brothers, at Kitty Hawk, North ...