HI Uplift: Airbus highlights role of multi-mission helisnews Mike Stones 3 Mar 26 0Airbus Helicopters revealed a big order for multi-mission rotorcraft from Ghana’s Ministry of Defence earlier this year. The contract, the first with the African nation,… Read more
Airbus Helicopters lifts 2025 revenues by 13% to €8.9bnnews Mike Stones 19 Feb 26 0Airbus Helicopters achieved revenues of €8.9bn ($10.6bn) last year – 13% up on 2024 – in full-year 2025 results posted today by its parent company… Read more
HI Uplift: Rotortrade hails Euro demand (and UK promise)news Mike Stones 19 Dec 25 0Rebounding civil helicopter markets – with steady demand and increasing parapublic missions – is how Rotortrade describes the “mature but shifting market” of Europe, according… Read more
HI Uplift: Rotortrade’s four growth sectors for African helisnews Mike Stones 29 Aug 25 0Four key sectors will dominate growth in the small but emergent African helicopter industry, according to Aurélien Blanc, Rotortrade’s head of region for APAC, Middle… Read more
US medical firm orders 28 Airbus helicoptersnews Mike Stones 5 Nov 24 0US medical firm Global Medical Response (GMR) has ordered 28 Airbus helicopters. The order – which includes six H125s, five H130s, 14 H135s and three… Read more
Rotorcraft market faces headwinds in first half of 2024news Fayaz Hussain 19 Sep 24 0The rotorcraft market experienced a downturn in the first half of 2024, with a 5.1% fall in shipments to 428 deliveries compared with 451 in… Read more
Helisul’s $36m acquisition of Ecocopter is ‘springboard for growth’news Mike Stones 8 Jul 24 0Helisul acquisition of Ecocopter makes it Latin America’s largest rotary wing business, according to Humberto Biesuz, executive director of Helisul. Read more
H125s tasked with firefighting in Chilenews Mike Stones 10 Apr 24 0As the peak fire season closes in Chile, Airbus H125 operator Rotortec reflects on the lessons learned during another intense firefighting campaign. “In Chile we… Read more
THC purchases 10 Airbus H125 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 20 Aug 20 0Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 20 August 2020 – The Helicopter Company (THC), which is fully owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, announced… Read more
Airbus delivers first of 16 law enforcement H125s to US Customs and Border Protectionnews Terry Spruce 19 Aug 20 0Columbus, Miss. – 19 August 2020 – Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (AHI) delivered the first of 16 new H125 helicopters uniquely configured for U.S. Customs and… Read more
Helitrans accepts first helicopters under e-delivery processnews Terry Spruce 9 Jun 20 0Trondheim, Norway – 3 June 2020 – Helitrans of Norway has become the first customer to take delivery of new Airbus helicopters using the e-Delivery… Read more
San Diego adds four aircraft to police fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Nov 19 0The San Diego City Council has approved the purchase of four Airbus H125 helicopters for approximately $21 million to replace its ageing fleet. The agreement… Read more
Airbus nets more orders, delivers fewer helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jan 19 0Airbus Helicopters saw increased orders in 2018 but delivered fewer aircraft year-on-year. The French manufacturer secured 381 civil and military helicopter net-orders last year –… Read more
Airbus secures deal with Ukraine for 55 helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jul 18 0Airbus Helicopters has announced the biggest helicopter order at Farnborough so far, 55-helicopters for the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior. The helicopters will be used for… Read more
Airbus delivers four H125s to NSDNRnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Jun 18 0Airbus Helicopters has completed the delivery of four H125s to Canadian operator Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSDNR). The operator ordered the aircraft in… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers Airbus H125 to Jujuy Province in Argentinanews Terry Spruce 8 May 18 0Metro Aviation recently delivered a completed Airbus H125 to the Government of Jujuy Province in Argentina. The multi-mission aircraft will be utilized for firefighting, air medical… Read more
Airbus delivers H125 to TransCanadanews Alasdair Whyte 4 Jan 18 0Airbus has delivered an H125 to Toronto energy firm TransCanada PipeLines. TransCanada PipeLines builds and maintains a 91,500 km network of gas pipelines, which supplies… Read more
Airbus ceases H120 productionnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Dec 17 0Airbus Helicopters has ended serial production of the H120. It ceased production after it cleared its orderbook, delivering the last H120 in September from the… Read more
Qinetiq signs deal to acquire and modernise four H125snews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 17 0Multinational defence technology company Qinetiq has signed a deal to acquire and modify four H125s with Airbus to modernise its Empire Test Pilot’s School (ETPS)… Read more
Airbus take five helicopters to Heli-Exponews Alasdair Whyte 29 Feb 16 0Airbus Helicopters will take five aircraft to this years Heli-Expo. The exhibition will take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. The five helicopters… Read more
