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...
Helicopter Investor’s publisher, Specialist Insight, has received a commemorative bowl in recognition of its Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2019. Making the presentation at Specialist Insight’s head office in Reigate, Surrey,...
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...
The Vertical Flight Expo – previously known as HeliTech International – has been acquired by PRYSM Group from Reed Exhibitions. This comes just a year after the annual European helicopter market trade show was...