RUAG Aviation opens new helicopter facility in Switzerlandnews Terry Spruce 18 Dec 13 0RUAG Aviation opens new helicopter maintenance facility in Sion, Switzerland. RUAG Aviation has announced that it will open a new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility… Read more
Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing signs contracts for four Sikorsky helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 30 Oct 13 0Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing signs contracts for four Sikorsky helicopters, two S-92A and two S-76Ds. Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing has signed contracts to acquire two S-92A and… Read more
Jingchen orders second S-92 helicopternews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0The Yunnan Jingchen Group has ordered a second Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. The helicopter will be used to transport corporate and government VIPs. The Yunnan Jingchen… Read more
CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company orders two Sikorsky S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0CITIC signs an order for two S-92s at China Heli-Expo. CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company (COHC) has become the third major Chinese offshore oil service provider… Read more
Zhuhai Helicopter Company orders four more Sikorsky S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0Zhuhai Helicopter Company boosts S-92 fleet at China Heli-Expo. Zhuhai Helicopter Company, a Chinese commercial helicopter operator, ordered a further four S-92 helicopters from Sikorsky.… Read more
Sikorsky and Chinese Ministry of Transport sign contracts for eight S-76D helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0Sikorsky and the Chinese MOT celebrate the signings of eight S-76D contracts at China Heli-Expo show. The Ministry of Transport in China ordered a further four S-76D… Read more
Sikorsky and Changhe sign cabin production agreementnews Terry Spruce 6 Sep 13 0Changhe Aircraft Industries of China will produce S-76D helicopter cabins for Sikorsky. Sikorsky Aircraft has appointed Changhe Aircraft Industries of China to produce S-76D helicopter… Read more
Commercial helicopters vs military helicopters: A tale of two marketsinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Jul 13 0Recent investor calls from Textron, owner of Bell, and Sikorsky parent UTC have been positive for the commercial market. Bell delivered 44 commercial helicopters between… Read more
Gama recognised as first choice service centre for Sikorsky S-76 helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 Jun 13 0The Gama Group announced at a London presentation that its UK-based Gama Engineering subsidiary has become the first choice service centre of Sikorsky S-76 operators. Read more
Sikorsky to complete search and rescue conversion for Brunei Shell S-92news Terry Spruce 30 May 13 0Sikorsky will perform the first post-delivery search and rescue (SAR) modifications to Brunei Shell’s Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. Read more
Mexico certifies the Sikorsky S-76D helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 May 13 0The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) has certified the Sikorsky S-76D helicopter. Read more
Sikorsky delivers first VIP S-92 helicopter to Turkeynews Terry Spruce 9 May 13 0Sikorsky has delivered the first of two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters to the Turkish National Police. Both helicopters will be used by the Turkish Prime Minister. Read more
New platform approach system for Sikorsky S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 7 May 13 0The FAA has approved a new “Rig Approach” system for S92 helicopters, this new system should reduce workload by up to 60 percent and will… Read more
FlightSafety to offer Sikorsky S-76B training at the Dallas centernews Terry Spruce 16 Apr 13 0FlightSafety International will expand flight simulator training at its Dallas learning center by offering Sikorsky S-76B training from later this year. Read more
Arkansas Childrens Hospital purchases two Sikorsky S-76Dsnews Terry Spruce 7 Mar 13 0Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has signed a contract to purchase two S-76D helicopters for its Angel One intensive care medical transport unit, Read more
Chinese Ministry of Transport signs contract for four S-76Dsnews Terry Spruce 6 Mar 13 0China’s Ministry of Transport’s (MOT) Rescue and Salvage Bureau has signed a contract for the supply of four Sikorsky S-76D search and rescue helicopters, with… Read more
Sikorsky sells 30 helicopters to Milestone Aviation Groupnews Terry Spruce 5 Mar 13 0Sikorsky sells 23 S-92s and seven S-76Ds to Milestone Aviation Group, with options on a further 14 S92s and 10 S76Ds. Read more
Sikorsky begins delivery of record S-92 ordernews Terry Spruce 7 Feb 13 0Sikorsky announced the delivery of the first of sixteen S-92 helicopters to the Avincis Group. Read more
2012 was a record year for helicopter manufacturersinsight Alasdair Whyte 28 Jan 13 0Many industries will want to forget 2012, but when writing about helicopter OEMs it is hard to avoid overusing the word record in a good… Read more
Ruili Jingcheng Group orders two Sikorsky helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 16 Nov 12 0Company orders a Sikorsky S-92 and the first Sikorsky S-76D sale into China. Read more
