A new Army contract worth up to $10 billion will shift entry-level helicopter training to a private contractor.

The Army’s existing training helicopter, the UH-72 Lakota, is expensive to operate—and not always beginner-friendly, resulting in a steep learning curve and potential safety implications.

The temporary pause on training flights comes two days after two soldiers died during a maintenance test flight.

Army aviation students participate in flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. (Staff Sgt. Austin Berner/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army is turning its helicopter pilot training over to civilian instructors ...

Whirly-Girls International, a non-profit promoting women in the helicopter industry, offers scholarships to offset the high cost of rotorwing flight training. Coptersafety is sponsoring a scholarship ...

The U.S. Army said Wednesday it will resume Apache helicopter training missions after a brief pause prompted by a crash in Texas last week killed two soldiers. The decision to resume the training ...

Robinson Helicopter’s R66 will train the next generation of Army pilots in a deal the California manufacturer says could ...

Skyfarer is building a marketplace that connects pilots with flight instructors, mechanics, examiners and aircraft across all ...