Business Aviation Tiltrotor AW609 carried out tests on an Italian aircraft carrier Leonardo revealed on Wednesday that it had carried out a test campaign on a ship with its AW609… Ricardo MeierPublished June 26, 2024 Read More
Defense United States will resume flights with the V-22 Osprey The United States armed forces announced the resumption of the flights with the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor even… Ricardo MeierPublished March 8, 2024 Read More
Defense Sikorsky is defeated in appeal against selection of Bell V-280 Valor for the US Army The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent audit body, has denied a protest by Sikorsky against the US… Ricardo MeierPublished April 8, 2023 Read More
Business Aviation AW609 has new customer and expected to debut in 2023 Leonardo announced another customer for the AW609, the world’s first civil tiltrotor aircraft. According to the company, a… Ricardo MeierPublished March 8, 2022 Read More
Defense Bell unveils three hybrid tiltrotor jet propulsion concept aircraft Bell unveiled three aircraft concepts that use HSVTOL (High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing) technology, that “blends the hover… Ricardo MeierPublished August 3, 2021 Read More
Business Aviation First production AW609 tiltrotor scheduled for completion by the end of the year After frustrated forecasts, Leonardo hopes to complete the first production AW609 tiltrotor by the end of 2021. According… Ricardo MeierPublished August 1, 2021 Read More
General Aviation Tokyo evaluates using the AW609 tiltrotor to connect Japanese archipelago Leonardo, manufacturer of the AW609, the world’s first civilian tiltrotor, announced on Wednesday that the Tokyo metropolitan government… Ricardo MeierPublished September 3, 2020 Read More
Helicopters Tiltrotor AW609 returns to fly with third prototype One of the longest aviation projects currently, the tiltrotor aircraft AW609 has returned to fly in tests this… Ricardo MeierPublished February 16, 2017 Read More