The FAA has removed helicopter routes 4 and 6 from the area around DCA and revised Route 7 to extend west of the airport. These changes are aimed at preventing future mid-air conflicts between ...

until you make out a bird flying alongside and realise it is, in fact, a cliff of ice hundreds of feet high. Scientists who have used satellites to track the iceberg's decades-long meanderings ...

A ranger from North Cascades National Park] and a helicopter pilot have been honored by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for their efforts in rescuing an injured climber in July 2009. The following is ...

Medical transportation operator Air Methods has signed a deal to buy 15-IFR-configured Bell 407GXi helicopters, with an option for an additional 12, Bell Textron announced Tuesday. The company ...

March 11 (UPI) --Current airport flight safety practices create an "intolerable safety risk" that could be eliminated by changing allowed separation distances between helicopters and airplanes ...

The crash occurred around 8:48 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, when the American Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ700, was on final approach to runway 33 at DCA (Reagan National). At the same time, a Sikorsky ...

Bell will later this year begin an operational evaluation of its 525 Relentless in partnership with Omni Helicopters, as the airframer closes on certification for the long-running super-medium-twin.

Bell is proposing ... for a new training helicopter. Changes over the baseline 505 are largely related to the introduction of single-pilot instrument flight rules (IFR) capability, says Carl ...

The Airbus Helicopters PioneerLab team is focused on efforts to make rotorcraft safer to fly and with less environmental impact. Bell Pilot on Flying the 525 Relentless Fly-by-Wire Helicopter and ...

No matter who you ask, almost everyone seems to agree that middle seats are undesirable. Being sandwiched between two passengers on a long flight is simply not a pleasant experience. Instead, economy ...

which often encompassed long stretches of the border. Flight data shows Black Hawk helicopter C-FHKS heading to the border near Hinchinbrooke, Que., on the morning of Feb. 23, when it appears to ...

A 'healthy' 33-year-old woman suffered a near-death experience on a long haul flight and has admitted it's a 'miracle' she's still alive. When on a flight heading to the other side of the world, it ...