At the Bastille Day parade in Paris last week, water-craft racer Franky Zapata amazed crowds and European dignitaries – including French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel – with his personal VTOL...
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the leading helicopter lessor and aviation division of the Libra Group, is growing the breadth of industry talent and experience within its organisation with the appointment of Mark Stevens and...
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At Revolution.Aero Europe 2019, in London, the British aerospace start-up Faradair has revealed its intention to certify its 18-seat, hybrid electric ‘BEHA’ aircraft (Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft) by 2025, for passenger operations. Designated the...
Wetzikon, Switzerland, February 26, 2019 – Following its first flight on 22 November 2018, Kopter’s SH09 third prototype (P3) completed more than 50 hours of testing at the company facility in Mollis, Switzerland, where...
Offshore helicopter safety group HeliOffshore has appointed its operations director François Lassale to the role of chief operating officer. In his new role, Mr Lassale is responsible for maintaining operations and supporting member companies...
MEBAA, Dubai – 10 December 2018 – The London Heli Shuttle, operated by Castle Air at London Biggin Hill Airport, is extending its fleet to 10 helicopters with the addition of a new AgustaWestland...
Houston, TX – Bristow Group, the leading provider of global industrial aviation services, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to combine with privately-held Columbia Helicopters, Inc. (“Columbia”) for $560 million. Columbia will be designated as...
Marignane, France – Airbus Helicopters is expanding its presence in the North American emergency medical services (EMS) market with the sale of six helicopters for two customers at the 2018 Air Medical Transport Conference,...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has recognised American Express’ corporate flight department for achieving 8,000 hours of safe flight with its fleet of S-76 helicopters. The event took place during the 2018 National Business...
Med-Trans Corporation and Northwest Texas Healthcare Systems are commemorating the 25th anniversary of LIFESTAR air medical transport service in the Texas Panhandle and surrounding states. After beginning in one location with one helicopter, LIFESTAR...
The New York Bankruptcy Court has ruled in favour of helicopter lessor LCI Helicopters […]
Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate […]
AE Industrial Partners has completed its acquisition of heavy-lift helicopter operator Columbia Helicopters. The […]
Russian Helicopters has announced several orders for its commercial models: the VRT500, Mi-8AMT and […]
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Bristow Group has announced a cash tender offer to purchase $75 million of its […]
The reality of 2019 thus far is that not many people are buying helicopters, […]
Sikorsky is suing Babcock International for failing to take delivery of two S-92 helicopters […]
From July 22-28 this year, legacy and experimental aviation companies were strutting their stuff, […]
Buoyed in part by helicopter sales, Leonardo has seen a 34% increase in new […]