Erickson announces final FAA certification of the composite main rotor blades of the S-64F and CH-54Bnews Terry Spruce 4 Dec 20 04 December 2020 – Portland, OR. – Erickson Incorporated has announced final FAA certification for the composite main rotor blades on the S-64F and CH-54B.… Read more
Milestone delivers a Sikorsky S-92 to Caverton Helicoptersnews Mike Stones 26 Nov 20 0Helicopter leasing company Milestone Aviation Group recently delivered a Sikorsky S-92 to Caverton Helicopters, based in Lagos, Nigeria. The S-92 will be deployed on facilitating… Read more
Milestone Aviation delivers first S-92 to Caverton Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 25 Nov 20 0Dublin – 24 November 2020 – The Milestone Aviation Group Limited, a GECAS company announces that it has recently delivered a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to… Read more
LCI appoints Jaspal Jandu new CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 20 0Helicopter lessor LCI has announced the promotion of Jaspal Jandu to CEO. Former CEO, Michael Platt becomes vice chairman, and Praveen Vetrivel is appointed chief… Read more
How the OEMs are affected by Covid-19insight Alasdair Whyte 20 Mar 20 0Helicopter manufacturers in Europe have been hit heavily by the coronavirus this week, whereas those in the US remain largely unaffected, according to company representatives… Read more
Sikorsky sees ‘no specific impact’ from coronavirus pandemicnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 20 0Sikorsky’s operations and supply chain are currently unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesperson for parent company Lockheed Martin told Helicopter Investor. As the number… Read more
HAI Heli Expo 2020 – OEM round upinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 20 0To announce at shows or not to announce at shows? That’s the question for OEMs planning their event coverage. Airbus generally prefers big announcements to… Read more
Erickson announces the Sikorsky S-64F+ Air Cranenews Terry Spruce 29 Jan 20 0Portland, ORE. – Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, has announced at Heli Expo in Anaheim, a new production… Read more
Six S-64 Air Crane Helicopters continue to fight fires in Australianews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 20 0Portland, Oregon –Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, is continuing to fight the devastating Australian bushfires into the new… 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
Sikorsky announces S-92A+ and S-92Bnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 19 0Lockheed-owned helicopter company Sikorsky has unveiled two new variants of its popular S92 helicopter – the S-92A+ and the S-92B. The S-92A+ will be a… Read more
Sikorsky eyes urban air mobility with Blade dealnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Feb 19 0Sikorsky’s New York based charter subsidiary AAG has struck a deal with helicopter-booking platform Blade to provide and operate an S76C+ on Blade’s service. Many… Read more
Sikorsky operator marks safe flight milestone with S76 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 25 Oct 18 0Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has recognised American Express’ corporate flight department for achieving 8,000 hours of safe flight with its fleet of S-76 helicopters.… Read more
Sikorsky registers first S-100 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 8 Aug 18 0Sikorsky has registered a new helicopter model named the S-100 with the FAA. Without any announcement or fanfare, Sikorsky has submitted a new helicopter to… 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
Milestone Aviation completes purchase and leaseback of four S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 1 Jun 18 0Dublin, Ireland, May 31, 2018 – Milestone Aviation Group Limited, a GE Capital Aviation Services company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, announced today… Read more
HI talks to Sikorsky’s Dana Fiatarone – Weathering the downturninsight Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 18 0If any single helicopter manufacturer has turned the drop off in oil and gas missions into a positive, that one is Sikorsky. The manufacturer has… Read more
Heli Expo 2018: Order round-upnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 18 0The whole concept of orders being announced at airshows is ridiculous. Any multiple order involves hours of negotiations and pouring over contracts. Customers have not… Read more
Erickson completes its first transmission line project in UKnews Terry Spruce 6 Mar 18 0PORTLAND, Ore. — Erickson Incorporated, a leading aerospace manufacturer and aerial services company, contracted with Balfour Beatty to build a transmission line for Scottish and… Read more
Sikorsky delivers 300th S 92 to Era Groupnews Terry Spruce 1 Mar 18 0LAS VEGAS, Feb. 28, 2018 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, delivered the 300th S-92 helicopter. Era Group Inc. signed for the aircraft, configured for… Read more
