Two helicopters collided in mid-air over the western Eura province of Finland on Saturday, killing all five on board, Finnish news outlet Helsinki Times reported. The helicopters crashed to the ground after the collision. Finnish police said that five people were on board the two helicopters, and there were “several fatalities.” The authorities are yet…
As they flew south along the Potomac River on the gusty night of Jan. 29, the crew aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter attempted to execute a common aviation practice. It would play a role in ending their lives. Shortly after the Black Hawk passed over Washington’s most famous array of cherry trees, an air…
A Spanish executive who died along with four members of his family in a helicopter crash near New York City on Thursday was a top Siemens official whose international career was celebrated in his homeland. The Consulate General of Spain in New York confirmed on Friday that five Spanish citizens — two parents and their…
Two days after a helicopter collided with a passenger jet in Washington in January, killing 67 people, Jo Ellis woke up to a flurry of text messages. Ms. Ellis, a 35-year-old helicopter pilot in the Virginia Army National Guard, learned from friends that her name and photos were all over social media. Users were falsely…
The Israel Defence Ministry (IMOD) has announced a deal with Sikorsky to refurbish 12 CH-53K helicopters. Sikorsky is owned by Lockheed Martin. According to IMOD, the agreement, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, will add advanced Israeli systems to the helicopters to make them highly adaptable to the specific requirements of the Israeli Air Force…
The Federal Aviation Administration will adopt two urgent recommendations issued by a federal safety board to reduce and reroute helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., after a midair crash of a passenger jet and an Army helicopter on Jan. 29 killed 67 people. Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, who oversees…
The family of one of the 67 victims of a plane crash last month near Washington filed two legal claims against the federal government on Tuesday, seeking compensation and signifying the beginning of what is expected to be a long and complex legal fight. The claims, which appear to be the first against the U.S….
HAL staffers work on a Dhruv helicopter ahead of the Aero India 2025, at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: A range of naval aviation assets, including MiG-29K — a fourth generation carrier-borne fighter aircraft — Seaking 42B and anti-ship helicopters will be showcased by the Indian Navy at the…
Valérie André was 10 years old in 1932 when, armed with a congratulatory bouquet, she greeted the hero aviator Maryse Hilsz at the Strasbourg airfield in France. She was already committed to becoming a doctor, an ambitious career goal for a young lady at the time. But she was so warmly received when she presented…
Flying helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport always carries some risk. But the conditions on the moonless night of Jan. 29, when an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet collided, were unusually challenging. Many of the factors that contributed to the disaster are still being uncovered as investigators from the National…