Nova Capital fleet passes 100 aircraft
Aircraft lessor Nova Capital announced its 100th owned and managed aircraft bringing its total fleet value to $500m. This came following the award of a sale and leaseback facility for six new Airbus H145D3s...
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Blade India to add five Airbus H125s to fleet
Blade India will take delivery of five new Airbus H125 helicopters to expand its on-demand helicopter services. The helicopters will be leased to operators by a GIFT-City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City)-based leasing company. Amit...
Newsletter: ‘Dancing on the head of theoretical pins’
“This isn’t the time to be dancing on the head of theoretical pins, it’s a time to consolidate, to balance power between the oil majors and the helicopter operators,” Clark McGinn tells Helicopter Investor. He...
Bell 525 completes first flight with SAF
The Bell 525 Relentless completed its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this summer. Bell first incorporated SAF in its training and demonstration fleet in March 2021. Doug May, vice president of Flight,...
Bell agrees five-aircraft deal in Ukraine plus 505 NXi sale in Slovakia
Bell Textron has revealed purchase agreements for five helicopters with corporate clients in Ukraine plus the first sale of a Bell 505 NXi in Slovakia. The Ukrainian order, revealed at the European Rotors event...
NHV welcomes new CEO Thomas Hütsch
Belgian operator NHV has announced a new CEO, Thomas Hütsch, who has been promoted from chief operating officer at the same company. Outgoing CEO Steffen Bay has resigned to move to a new position...
Airbus Corporate Helicopters delivers a ACH145 with a vegan interior
An ACH145 helicopter with “a fully vegan interior” has been delivered to a customer in Germany, Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has revealed. The model – featuring an interior free of animal products – was...
Is it SAF? Yes. 100%.
We live in a world where helicopters can fly using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). People are now taking notice. Within the next nine years, nobody will think twice. At least this is the...
Airbus H225 flies with 100% SAF
Earlier this week, an Airbus H225 in Marignane performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering one of its Safran Makila 2 engines. Stefan Thome, executive vice president, Engineering...
Blueberry Aviation announces Gianfranco Sottotetti joins commercial team
Aircraft transactions company Blueberry Aviation has added Gianfranco Sottotetti to its commercial team. Sottotetti’s expertise includes engines, fixed-wing and rotary aircrafts, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. He has previoulsy held sales and management positions at...
‘Different deals need different capital sources’
2021, for many in the helicopter industry, has been a year of consolidation. As well as very good performance on the existing fleet, leasing services company Lobo Leasing also announced a management buy-out (MBO)....
