HI Uplift: Bell 525 Relentless aims to quench demand for medium liftnews Mike Stones 22 Mar 24 0Relentless is a popular name – from energy drinks to US warships (and even a 24th century Star Trek patrol vessel). Another chapter is opening… Read more
Bristow confirms fatal S-92 North Sea crashnews Mike Stones 29 Feb 24 0Bristow Group has confirmed the crash of a search and rescue (SAR) S-92 helicopter off the coast of Norway, which resulted in one fatality and… Read more
HAI reports: Milestone agrees S-92 lease deal with Lidernews Mike Stones 27 Feb 24 0Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation has signed a lease agreement with Brazilian offshore operator Líder Aviação for a Sikorsky S-92 aircraft. Configured for offshore passenger transport,… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter Investor takes off on social medianews Mike Stones 5 Jan 24 0Sikorsky’s plans for its S-92A heavy helicopter, a senior appointment at Bell Flight and Bristow’s financial results proved three of the most popular posts on… Read more
Sikorsky ‘committed to the S-92A and its commercial customers’news Mike Stones 12 Dec 23 0The Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky has again pledged its commitment to the manufacture and support of S-92A commercial helicopters. Leon Silva, vice president of Sikorsky’s… Read more
HI Uplift: Heli demand to rise – but from growth or replacement?news Mike Stones 10 Dec 23 0Touring the European Rotors event in Madrid last week, excitement was in the air. It wasn’t just the prospect of paella and Rioja Gran Reserva.… Read more
Milestone delivers Sikorsky S-92 to China General Aviation Companynews Mike Stones 9 Nov 23 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to its new client China General Aviation Company (CGAC). Configured for offshore passenger transport, the S-92… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow sees eVTOLs and helicopters ‘on a parallel path’news Mike Stones 28 Sep 23 0Pragmatic partnership between Bristow and eVTOL manufacturers to develop advanced air mobility aircraft and the business case to support their safe and efficient operation in… Read more
Milestone completes purchase and leaseback for four S-92snews Alasdair Whyte 1 Jun 18 0Milestone has purchased four Sikorsky S-92s which it will lease back to the seller. This brings the GE-owned lessor’s fleet of S-92s to 95 –… Read more
Waypoint: super-mediums challenged by legacy S-92sinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 17 0Irish lessor Waypoint has released a study that shows that used S-92s are a more competitive option for oil and gas operations than new super-medium… Read more
Mexico certificates S-92 operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Nov 17 0Mexico’s Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) has approved the offshore the utility type certificate for the Sikorsky S-92, allowing the helicopter to begin operations… Read more
Bristow renews Barents Sea Contractsnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Sep 17 0Bristow Norway has renewed contracts for two S92s with Norwegian operators Eni Norge and Statoil to be operated on the Barents Sea. Statoil and Eni… Read more
Bristow Helicopters wins search and rescue awardnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Sep 17 0Rescuing a surfer stranded at sea for 32 hours has won Bristow Helicopters a Sikorsky Winged-S Rescue Award. The award was presented by Sikorsky yesterday… Read more