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: RIVE aims for €2.4bn in assets ‘within four years’news Mike Stones 24 Oct 25 0The trouble with targets is as soon as you hit one, another is quick to follow. Over the summer, RIVE Private Investment exceeded €1.2bn ($1.4bn)… Read more
ITC-AeroLeasing reports two busy quartersnews Mike Stones 17 Oct 25 0Tokyo-based leasing company ITC-AeroLeasing has reported two busy quarters closing nine new aircraft lease transactions. Highlights including the continuing partnership with one of the largest… Read more
HI Uplift: Avincis blows into wind market, acquiring KN Helicopters news Mike Stones 2 Oct 25 0Emergency services operator Avincis has diversified into the offshore wind generation market with the acquisition of Danish firm KN Helicopters for an undisclosed sum. “Adding… Read more
Air Ambulance Week aims to boost UK donationsnews Terry Spruce 11 Sep 25 0The UK’s fund raising Air Ambulance Week 2025 started on Monday, September 8th, and runs until Sunday September 14th September, with charities delivering the message:… Read more
New Airbus light twin-engine H140 takes off at Verticonnews Mike Stones 11 Mar 25 0Airbus has launched its new H140 light twin-engine helicopter at Verticon 2025 – the vertical aviation event in Dallas, Texas The multi-mission aircraft – an… 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
‘Back on track to sell 70 helicopters a year’news Mike Stones 1 Nov 21 0Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) is on track to sell 70 helicopters this year, back to pre-Covid levels, according to Frederic Lemos, head of ACH. In… Read more
ÖAMTC Air Rescue starts fleet modernisation with five Airbus H135 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Dec 20 0Donauwörth, 18 December 2020 – Airbus Helicopters and ÖAMTC Air Rescue have signed a firm contract for the purchase of five H135s. The delivery of… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers H135 to Collier Countynews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 20 013 October 2020 – Metro Aviation recently delivered an H135 T3H to Collier County’s Emergency Medical Services program. “The arrival of the new aircraft will… Read more
Two Airbus H135 helicopters delivered to support space exploration at NASAs Kennedy Space Centernews Terry Spruce 1 Oct 20 0Grand Prairie, Texas, 1 October 2020 – Airbus continues to expand its portfolio of products supporting the future of space exploration with the delivery of… Read more
Airbus to keep NASA’s helicopters flying for up to 10 yearsnews Terry Spruce 17 Sep 20 0Grand Prairie, Texas, 17 September 2020 – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed a $15million HCare Infinite full-availability support solution with Airbus… Read more
EASA grants ESG STC for the installation of 3G/4G mobile communications and cabin Wi-Fi in helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 8 Jun 20 0Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany – 8 June 2020 – In May, EASA approved ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH for their new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) “Installation of a… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter sales fell in 2019insight Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 20 0Sales in the pre-owned helicopter market fell year-on-year in 2019, according to Aero Assets’ 2019 Annual Pre-Owned Helicopter Market Trends Report. $444m worth of civil… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter market remains difficult, but with some positive signsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Oct 19 0It’s not altogether clear whether the market log-jam for pre-owned helicopters is loosening up. However, there may be some odd signs judging from Aero Asset’s… Read more
The helicopters of Monaconews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 19 0In September, all eyes in the superyacht market turn to Monaco, where hundreds of the world’s most luxurious boats come to berth in Port Hercules… Read more
Airbus delivers first H135 with Helionix in police configuration to Brazilian Ciopaernews Terry Spruce 23 Oct 18 0Brazil, 22 October 2018 – Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two H135 helicopters with Helionix in police configuration to its Brazilian customer Ciopaer. The two delivered… Read more
Waypoint leases one H135T3 to ALTnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Apr 18 0Waypoint Leasing has leased one H135T3 to German aviation service provider ALT to be used for pilot training. This is the seventh H135 Waypoint has… Read more
Milestone leases four H135s to ADAC, secures army ordernews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 18 0Milestone Aviation is to lease four H135s to German MRO firm ADAC. The helicopters will be operated by the German military for pilot-training operations. The… Read more
Waypoint sets up leasing platform in Tianjinnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Sep 17 0Waypoint has established a new leasing platform in China’s Tianjin Free Trade Zone, just six months after entering the Chinese market. The Irish lessor made… Read more
