Garth Calitz Feb 222 minBell 505 Becomes World’s First Single Engine Helicopter to Fly Using 100% Sustainable Aviation FuelBell Textron announced the Bell 505 completed its first flight fuelled solely by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marking the...
Garth Calitz Feb 82 minAustralia Orders 40 UH-60M Black Hawks From SikorskyAustralia will acquire 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, which are designed and manufactured by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. The...
Garth Calitz Feb 12 minEnstrom Helicopter First Flight - Since Reopening Helicopter lovers from all over the world are very excited by the announcement by Enstrom regarding the flight of the first new 480B...
Garth Calitz Jan 242 minSikorsky Delivers 5,000th “Hawk,” Highlights Versatility And Future Of Iconic HelicopterSikorsky delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant helicopter, a US Army UH-60M Black Hawk. The iconic aircraft will continue to support...
Garth Calitz Jan 173 minLockheed Martin-Sikorsky and Boeing Protest the Army’s FLRAA SelectionDespite a delay stemming from the Army source-selection board’s self-audit of its choice of Bell’s V-280 Valour as its Future Long Range...
Garth Calitz Jan 102 minThe Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Back in BusinessThe Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has received FAA Production Certificate No. 26CE. Doug Smith, Enstrom’s VP of Quality Assurance, was...
Garth Calitz Dec 20, 20223 minWhy a Helicopter is Worth the InvestmentYour time is your most valuable resource and with more and more airlines reporting delays or cancellations, air travel is becoming...
Garth Calitz Dec 13, 20225 minSmoke Visible - GO! The Western Cape Ready For Fire SeasonBy Rob Russell Photos Rayno Snyman November traditionally heralds the start of the summer fire season, in the Western Cape. The Western...
Garth Calitz Nov 24, 20224 minSeventh Edition of the Popular Helivate OlympicsBy Garth Calitz Helivate Helicopter Services have hosted a Heli Olympics for the last seven years and the pilots seem to love them as...
Garth Calitz Nov 24, 20222 minMontenegro Air Force Spends 200 Hours Battling Wildfires Using Bell 412 EPiEvery year wildfires sweep through Montenegro’s forestland, destroying endangered terrain and threatening people’s lives. When more than...