Category: Helicopter News
Blueberry Aviation has signed a global partnership agreement with Swiss hybrid vertical aircraft manufacturer Dufour Aerospace. Dufour Aerospace is building two hybrid tilt-wing aircraft: the Aero2 drone and the nine person piloted Aero3. “Over...
Lobo Leasing has signed a letter of intent with deposits for the acquisition of 15 Nuuva V300 autonomous cargo hybrid VTOL aircraft from Pipistrel. Pipistrel’s NUUVA V300 has a three cubic meter capacity and...
Investec is providing finance for two AW189 and one AW139 for Lease Corporation International. “These transactions mark a continuation of Investec’s expansion into strategic helicopter financing and a strengthening of the relationship with LCI,”...
This story first appeared on SemaphoreIntel.com – the specialist sanctions and screening product for aviation. The US has issued sanctions against Russian Helicopters. The company was added as part of a group of sanctions...
WINGX and Parapex Media have launched a helicopter market intelligence joint venture. The two companies want to provide insights to operators, brokers, service providers and investors. They will use data covering every western civil-operated turbine...
Angolan operator Bestfly has agreed to buy a new Bell 505. It will be the first of the model in West Africa. Bell will deliver the aircraft in October 2022. Bestfly plans to use...
Ultimate HELI, the South African operator, was a key part of the team that found The Endurance, the lost vessel of Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. The ship sank in 1915 and was under 3km...
Aero Asset says that the helicopter market is seeing a 25% increase in retail sale volume year over year. The helicopter sales and acquisitions specialist is also seeing a big fall in the number of...
LCI has taken delivery of its 100th helicopter engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada. “Today’s announcement reflects LCI’s commitment to maintaining a young, modern and diverse fleet, and Pratt & Whitney Canada’s commitment to advanced,...
Milestone has delivered an Airbus H145 helicopter to Ecocopter Ecuador. Ecocopter now has three H145s but this is the first H145 to be based in the Ecuador. “The H145 is a versatile aircraft that...