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Robinson Captures 79% of Helicopter Production - Torrance, CA  (8/26/04) Piston helicopters continue to gain market share over turbine helicopters...

Robinson Helicopter Sales Still Climbing - Torrance, CA  (4/28/04) Robinson leads helicopter industry with production delivery figures for first quarter 2004...

New Airborne Law Enforcement Service - Las Vegas, NV  (3/15/04) Merced County Sheriff and Silver State Helicopters highlight successful airborne law enforcement service using R44...

Robinson Breaks Helicopter Sales Record - Torrance, CA  (1/8/04) Robinson Helicopter Company produced 422 new helicopters in 2003...

Fontana Police Helicopter Delivered - Torrance, CA  (11/5/03) Fontana Police receive New R44 Raven II Police Helicopter...

5,000th Robinson Helicopter Delivered - Torrance, CA  (9/26/03) Robinson Helicopter Company reached another milestone this month with the delivery of its 5,000 th helicopter...

First Robinson Helipad Opened - Torrance, CA  (6/09/03) Frank Robinson landed an R44 Raven II on the first Robinson Heliport, a private helistop at Honda of Santa Ana, California...

Robinson Sales Up - Torrance, CA  (4/08/03) RHC deliveries of R22 and R44 helicopters during the first quarter of 2003 were 58% higher than last year...

New Warranty for New Helicopters - Torrance, CA  (2/01/03) RHC has announced a new warranty for all new R22 and R44 helicopters...

R44 Raven II Sales Brisk - Torrance, CA  (11/21/02) Robinson Helicopter Company today announced it has already received more than 50 orders for its new high-performance R44 Raven II...

Robinson Receives Japanese Certification - Torrance, CA  (11/18/02) Robinson Helicopter Company is the first U.S. helicopter manufacturer to receive Japanese type certification....

R44 is First Piston at the North Pole - Torrance, CA  (10/1/02) U.K. pilots Steve Brooks and Quentin Smith flew Brooks’ R44 Raven helicopter to the North Pole...

Robinson Announces the New R44 Raven II - Torrance, CA  (7/10/02) Robinson Helicopter Company has announced its new R44 Raven II. The aircraft has more power, a higher gross weight, 28- volt electrical system...

China’s First R44 Police Helicopter Delivered - Beijing, China  (6/28/02) Robinson delivered its first R44 Police Helicopter in China to the Zheng Zhou Public Security Bureau following the China Police Expo 2002 earlier this month....

Robinson Delivers First Digital ENG Newscopter - Torrance, CA  (6/24/02) Robinson delivered its first digitally equipped R44 Newscopter this month to Metro Networks. This helicopter is Metro’s ninth R44 and Robinson’s 29th ENG helicopter....

Robinson Gives $1 Million to American Helicopter Museum  - Torrance, CA  (5/14/02) Frank Robinson, founder and president of Robinson Helicopter Company, has delivered $1 million to Peter Wright, Jr., Chairman of the American Helicopter Museum...

Robinson’s 1st Rooftop Helipad to be Built on Auto Dealership  - Torrance, CA  (2/14/02) Approximately one year ago, Robinson Helicopter Company announced plans to aggressively promote the use of small, lightweight helipads on the rooftops of...

‘Region One’ to Get Second R44 Police Helicopter  - Torrance, CA  (2/14/02) 
The Air Support Division for the cities of El Monte, Baldwin Park, and Montebello, California has just received confirmation that city officials have approved the purchase of a second...

Estonia Confirms Purchase of Four New R44 Helicopters  - Torrance, CA  (2/14/02)
The Estonian Air Force has ordered four Robinson R44 helicopters for delivery this year. Two of the aircraft are fully equipped Police Helicopters which include Infrared sensor and...

Extended Warranty Announced for Future R22 & R44 Helicopters  - Torrance, CA  (2/14/02) The Robinson Helicopter Company limited warranty for new R22 and R44 helicopters ordered after 01 February 2002 has been increased from twelve months to....

R44 Receives Russian Certification  - Torrance, CA  (2/14/02)
On February 04, 2002, Vladimir Bespalov, Senior Vice Chairman of the Interstate Aviation Committee presented Frank Robinson with the Russian Type Certificate for...

Robinson Pistons Outsell Turbines Again - Torrance, CA  (2/1/02)
Robinson Helicopter Company was once again the most prolific manufacturer of civil helicopters last year, producing a total of 328 new aircraft...

Aerotech Buys Eleventh R44 Clipper Helicopter - Torrance, CA  (1/8/02)
Aerotech International, which operates a fleet of ten fishing boats, has just taken delivery of its eleventh R44 Clipper helicopter...

Lightweight Oil Filter Introduced for New R22 and R44 Helicopters - Torrance, CA  (1/8/02) Robinson Helicopter Company has developed a new oil filter for its two-seat R22 and four-seat R44 helicopters which is less costly and much lighter than previous filters...

St. Maarten Police on Patrol in New R44 Police Copter - Torrance, CA  (1/8/02) The St. Maarten Police Department in the Netherland Antilles purchased a new R44 Police helicopter earlier this year and have already completed over 600 flight hours...

R44 Receives Russian Certification - Torrance, CA  (1/8/02)
The Robinson R44 will be the first U.S. manufactured helicopter approved by Russia and the other states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). A highly-qualified...

City of Toledo Chooses R44 Police Helicopter - Torrance, CA  (10/4/01)
The city of Toledo, Ohio has purchased a new R44 Police Helicopter, dubbed "Air One," for use by the police and fire departments...

Piston Helicopter Market Remains Strong  - Torrance, CA  (10/3/01)
The latest Aerospace Industries Association sales figures once again place Robinson Helicopter Company in the number one position for North American civil helicopter sales...

Pistons Take 83% of Civil Helicopter Market - Torrance, CA  (6/7/01)
According to the latest figures just released by the Aerospace Industries Association, piston-powered helicopters are outselling turbines nearly five to one... 

Auto Racing Legend Bob Bondurant Buys R44 Raven - Torrance, CA  (5/17/01)
Bob Bondurant, operator of America's most renowned auto racing school, has just taken delivery of a new R44 Raven four-seat helicopter. Bondurant recently purchased... 

Robinson Helicopter Launches New Website - Torrance, CA  (5/9/01)
Robinson, producer of the world's two most popular civil helicopters, has announced today the successful launching of a new website (http://www.robinsonheli.com). The new site...

Ohio's Butler County Switches to R44 Police Helicopter - Torrance, CA  (5/9/01)
The Butler County Sheriff's Office has just purchased a new Robinson R44 Police Helicopter to replace the aging government surplus helicopters it has operated for...

Another Tuna Boat Company Buys Two R44 Helicopters - Torrance, CA (5/9/01) PESCA AZTECA, based in the Port of Mazatlan, Mexico, has purchased two R44 Clipper helicopters for fish spotting. The company has the largest, most modern fishing fleet...

Aviation Pioneer Lillian Sherman, 89,
Takes First Helicopter Ride
Torrance, CA  (5/4/01) 
89-year-old Lillian Sherman - the very first woman to achieve the position of "Final 'A' Inspector" for Douglas Aircraft - went for her first helicopter ride today...