Airbus Helicopters’ revenue falls 9% on lower deliveries news Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 24 0 Airbus Helicopters revenue fell by 9% year-over-year to €1.5bn compared with €1.6bn in the same period last year owing to lower deliveries of 50 units… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and SKYCO agree deal for six H175s news Mike Stones 11 Mar 24 0 Airbus Helicopters and China’s SKYCO International Financial Leasing Co have signed a contract for six H175 helicopters to be deployed on critical missions. SKYCO Leasing,… Read more
AIRBUS PRESENTS EVTOL PROTOTYPE TO PUBLIC news Yves Le Marquand 9 Mar 24 0 The rollout of Airbus’ eVTOL is an “important and very real step” towards AAM, according to Balkiz Sarihan, the firm’s head of Urban Air Mobility. The CityAirbus… Read more
HAI reports: Airbus agrees 120-helicopter deal with THC news Mike Stones 28 Feb 24 0 Airbus has agreed a 120-aircraft deal with The Helicopter Company (THC) of Saudi Arabia. The framework deal – including firm orders for eight H125s and… Read more
Loft Dynamics’ Airbus H125 simulator sold to EPNER news Mike Stones 16 Feb 24 0 Flight simulator manufacturer Loft Dynamics has sold an Airbus H125 flight simulator to the EPNER test pilot school in France. The virtual reality device will… Read more
Airbus Helicopters boosts revenue with stable deliveries, order book up 6% news Fayaz Hussain 16 Feb 24 0 Airbus Helicopters announced financial results for 2023, reporting revenue from the helicopter segment at €7.3bn, a 4% increase year-over-year from €7bn in 2022. Deliveries rose… Read more
Airbus Helicopters claims 54% share of civil & parapublic market news Mike Stones 24 Jan 24 0 Airbus Helicopters is claiming a 54% share of the civil and parapublic helicopter market, after delivering 346 helicopters last year. The market is showing “steady market… Read more
Airbus Helicopters to buy UAS firm Aerovel news Mike Stones 15 Jan 24 0 Airbus Helicopters is to acquire unmanned aerial system (UAS) firm Aerovel, in a bid to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions, including Flexrotor. This… Read more
Airbus uses tablet to fly fully automated helicopter news Mike Stones 27 Nov 23 0 Airbus has used a tablet to fly a fully automated helicopter. The flight was enabled by a new human machine interface (HMI) along with advanced… Read more
Airbus helicopter deliveries down 33% in third quarter news Fayaz Hussain 9 Nov 23 0 Airbus, the European aerospace giant, saw its helicopter deliveries plummet 33% year-on-year (YoY) in the third quarter, from 78 units to 52 units. This decline… Read more
Airbus Helicopters reveals H145 PioneerLab flying laboratory news Mike Stones 25 Sep 23 0 Airbus Helicopters has revealed its new twin-engine technology demonstrator, called PioneerLab, based on the H145 platform. The demonstrator will test technologies that reduce helicopter emissions,… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and PHI agree 28-helicopter deal for energy sector news Mike Stones 12 Sep 23 0 Airbus Helicopters and PHI Group have signed a 28-helicopter agreement that includes 20 super-medium H175 helicopters and eight H160s to serve energy markets worldwide. The… Read more
Airbus Helicopters’ H175 wins certification in China news Mike Stones 20 Jul 23 0 Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its H175 helicopter, ahead of the delivery of four aircraft to… Read more
Airbus Helicopters’ H160 wins FAA certification news Mike Stones 30 Jun 23 0 Airbus Helicopters’ H160 has received FAA certification. The award marks a significant milestone in the aircraft’s development ahead of its entry into the US market,… Read more
Airbus signs H135 contract with Le Havre Port news Mike Stones 26 Jun 23 0 Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with Le Havre Port for the acquisition of a H135 aircraft to be used for marine pilot transfer. To… Read more
Airbus H125 completes first SAF-powered heli flight in China news Mike Stones 14 Jun 23 0 An Airbus H125 helicopter, powered by a Safran Ariel 2D engine, has completed the first Sustainable Aviation Fuel powered helicopter flight in China. The flight… Read more
HI Uplift: Airbus sells 43 helicopters to Italy’s Air Corporate insight Mike Stones 31 May 23 0 Airbus has revealed its biggest commercial helicopter order in Italy, with the sale of 43 helicopters to rotary services firm Air Corporate at EBACE 2023… Read more
Airbus agrees sale of 43 helicopters to Italy’s Air Corporate news Mike Stones 26 May 23 0 Airbus has revealed its largest commercial helicopter transaction in Italy, with the sale of 43 helicopters to rotary services firm Air Corporate at the EBACE… Read more
Airbus signs 50-helicopter deal with China’s GDAT news Mike Stones 11 Apr 23 0 Airbus Helicopters has agreed to sell 50 H160 medium utility twin-engine helicopters to Chinese helicopter lessor and operator GDAT. The deal is the largest single… Read more
Airbus Helicopters’ 2022 earnings rise €104m to €639m news Mike Stones 16 Feb 23 0 Airbus Helicopters’ EBIT climbed to €639m ($683.37m) in Airbus full-year results posted today. The €104m rise on the €535m reported in 2021 reflects higher services… Read more