Colorado VTOL manufacturer XTI Aircraft has extended its equity crowdfunding offering for the second time, enabling it to continue selling shares until it closes its $25m Series B financing round. XTI originally planned to...
Nobody could have predicted the impact of the coronavirus. Even now, its full consequences are less than clear. In a little over a month, we have moved from a handful of reported cases outside...
UPDATE: A Leonardo spokesperson told Helicopter Investor the following regarding the impact of Coronavirus on delivery acceptance: “Leonardo is unable at this stage to perform acceptance of aircraft at the Vergiate plant because customers...
French startup VoltAero has flown its first hybrid-electric test flights using the new Safran ENGINeUS 45 electric motors. VoltAero is testing two of the motors on its Cassio 1 demonstrator aircraft – a testbed...
Robinson Helicopters and Escrow Custodian Services are the two newest members of the European Helicopter Association (EHA). Robinson will join fellow helicopter OEMs Bell, Airbus, Kopter and Leonardo as members of EHA. The Torrence,...
eVTOL infrastructure developer Skyports has extended its Series A venture capital funding round with an investment from Irelandia Aviation – bringing its total capital raised to £6m. Irelandia Aviation has invested £650,000 into the...
Leonardo is continuing to manufacture helicopters in Italy despite severe restrictions imposed throughout the country to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, known as COVID-19, a Leonardo spokesperson has told Helicopter Investor. The company...
Babcock has won a five-year offshore transport contract from Integrated Aviation Consortium (IAC) to operate more than 100 helicopter flights per month between Shetland and the North Sea for three offshore oil firms. The...
Gama Aviation is no stranger to rotary aviation. It has long offered maintenance services for helicopters and its co-founder is both a fixed wing and helicopter pilot and maintains a long-standing love of all...
Valuing helicopters can be difficult. With a wide variety of missions, configurations and helicopter types – not to mention big price fluctuations – providing useful and accurate data for investors is harder than ever...