Authorities say a Marine helicopter dropped a fuel tank in the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern North Carolina coast, spilling 100 to 200 gallons of fuel into the water. Officials believe the ...

A Marine helicopter dropped a fuel tank in the ocean off Surf City Thursday afternoon, spilling 100 to 200 gallons of fuel into the water. The tank fell out of the CH53 helicopter in the early ...

Just 15% of the U.S. helicopters that were built since the 1994 regulation took effect have rugged fuel systems, the NTSB said, adding that without its recent proposal it would take until 2050 for ...

KUSA – Following a series of stories by 9Wants to Know on the tendency of helicopter fuel tanks to rupture following low-impact crashes, one of the major owners of EMS helicopters in the country ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The company whose helicopter was involved in a deadly crash at the Grand Canyon is adding crash-resistant fuel systems to its fleet.. Papillon Airways announced an agreement ...

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 is deployed to Okinawa from Camp Pendleton, California. The auxiliary fuel tanks gave the helicopters a 25 percent range increase, with one helicopter ...

Engineers at Glasgow Heliport had replacement parts to fix a fault on the doomed Clutha helicopter but never carried out the work, an inquiry has heard. Pilot Craig Trott spotted issues with the ...

Some helicopter companies haven’t followed through on plans to install more durable, less fire-prone fuel tanks on civilian helicopters, say critics and some industry leaders.

Australia’s crash investigator has warned that a critical fuel tank modification has not been completed on almost one quarter of Robinson R44 helicopters, used for sightseeing and cattle ...