HI Uplift: 2026 – Year of the super medium (or not yet)?news Mike Stones 16 Jan 26 0Happy 18th birthday to the super medium helicopter. The first generally accepted super medium – the Airbus H175, originally known as the Eurocopter EC175 –… Read more
SKYCO signs contract for six Airbus H175snews Mike Stones 21 Jul 25 0Chinese aircraft lessor SKYCO International Financial Leasing Co has signed a contract to buy six Airbus Helicopters H175s to be deployed on offshore transport missions.… Read more
HI Uplift: NHV plans consolidation and growthnews Mike Stones 11 Jul 25 0Consolidation this year, growth next. That’s the plan set out by Lars-Henrik Thorngreen, CEO of NHV at our Helicopter Investor London conference last month. Eight months… Read more
HI Uplift: GDHF on the opportunities of ‘tumultuous change’news Mike Stones 3 Jul 25 0“If you haven’t been asleep for the past four months, you’ll have noticed the world has changed and that change has been tumultuous.” Painting a… Read more
GDHF firms 10 H175 orders, brings order book to 20 aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Jun 25 0GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) has expanded its Airbus H175 Super Medium order book, firming up 10 H175 orders that were previously options. This latest commitment… Read more
NHV and Vestas introduce SAF for offshore ops in North Seanews Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 25 0Helicopter services company NHV Group and wind turbine manufacturer Vestas have teamed up to fully integrate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its offshore operations for… Read more
HI Uplift: NHV plans growth through diversificationnews Mike Stones 31 Jan 25 0Diversification offers growth opportunities for NHV Group as the North Sea oil and gas market remains flat, according to Lars-Henrik Thorngreen, CEO of the European-based helicopter… Read more
GDHF delivers Airbus H175 on lease to OHInews Mike Stones 17 Jan 25 0New lessor GDHF has delivered an Airbus H175 super-medium helicopter on lease to Omni Helicopters International Group (OHI). The H175 will operate as part of… Read more
NHV wins contract with Vestas for North Sea wind missions using H175snews Mike Stones 16 Dec 24 0NHV Group has won a multi-year contract with sustainable energy specialist Vestas for offshore wind operations in the North Sea using Airbus H175 super-medium helicopters.… Read more
LCI leases two H175s to Omni Helicoptersnews Mike Stones 5 Nov 24 0Operating lessor LCI has leased two new Airbus Helicopters H175s to Omni Helicopters International; one of the largest helicopter operators in Latin America. The two… Read more
PHI deploys two H175s for offshore missions in Australianews Mike Stones 12 Oct 24 0PHI deploys two Airbus H175 in Australia helicopters to support offshore energy transport, search and rescue (SAR) and medical evacuation operations. The helicopters are a… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first H175 to Guangzhou, Chinanews Mike Stones 1 Oct 24 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H175 super-medium aircraft to the aviation force of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau (GZP) in southern China. The helicopter… Read more
Milestone agrees sale and leaseback with PHI for one Airbus H175news Mike Stones 7 Aug 24 0Milestone Aviation has signed a sale and leaseback agreement for one super-medium Airbus H175 helicopter with PHI Aviation. Recently delivered to PHI in Australia, the… Read more
Heli hires: Offshore Helicopter Services UK recruits MDnews Mike Stones 30 Jul 24 0Offshore Helicopter Services UK has appointed Andy Rodden to the role of MD, starting in September and revealed a new North Sea contract. Joining Offshore… Read more
Westair Helicopters confirms offshore deal in Nambianews Mike Stones 8 Apr 24 0Offshore helicopter operator and maintenance firm Westair Helicopters has confirmed to Helicopter Investor it has signed a seven-year leasing agreement with MHS Aviation, subsidiary of… Read more
HI Uplift: The Bell 525 Relentless prepares for commercial take offnews Mike Stones 5 Oct 23 0The new Bell 525 Relentless carries a heroic enough name. But it has also been a long time coming. Unveiled at the 2012 Heli-Expo Dallas,… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and PHI agree 28-helicopter deal for energy sectornews Mike Stones 12 Sep 23 0Airbus Helicopters and PHI Group have signed a 28-helicopter agreement that includes 20 super-medium H175 helicopters and eight H160s to serve energy markets worldwide. The… Read more
LCI signs deal for up to six Airbus H175 helicoptersinsight Mike Stones 27 Jul 22 0Leasing services company LCI Aviation has ordered up to six H175 super-medium helicopters from Airbus, valued at over $125m. The deal follows confirmation of a… Read more
NHV Group logs 70,000 flying hours with the H175insight Mike Stones 31 May 22 0HI Summary NHV Group’s fleet of Airbus H175 has logged more than 70,000 flying hours. Recent H175 flight hours have included ferry flights around the… Read more
