This week, various incidents in aviation drew attention due to their unusual, concerning, or groundbreaking nature.

“Combining helicopter and airplane flight characteristics onto a flying wing reflects Sikorsky’s drive to innovate next-generation VTOL UAS aircraft ... for potential commercial and military ...

By Corey Kilgannon “Living the dream.” That was how Seankese Johnson, 36, described his new career as a New York City commercial helicopter pilot, flying sightseeing tours around Manhattan.

At the world’s largest helicopter trade show—the annual Heli-Expo, held in Dallas last March—there were signs that the worldwide commercial helicopter market was finally beginning to recover ...

Around 70,000 commercial helicopter flights take off from the New York-New Jersey metro area a year, and more than half of those crafts are carrying tourists on short joy rides around New York ...