Sikorsky is suing Babcock International for failing to take delivery of two S-92 helicopters worth $58 million that were ordered in 2011. In a court filing, Sikorsky asks for: “compensatory damages, incidental damages, and...
A recent independent review by British defence company Qinetiq has praised the transition of the UK’s search and rescue helicopter (SARH) services to the civil market as “successful”. In 2012, the UK Government put...
Amidst the process of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Bristow has secured a new five-year contract to fly workers to and from BP’s offshore oil rigs in the North Sea. The contract commenced on 13 May...
CHC Group has secured an offshore helicopter transport contract with oil and gas company OMV in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The group won the contract to provide helicopter services for the...
Jet Support Services Inc’s customer flight hours are at the highest since the market downturn in 2008 but sales are slightly below expectations. JSSI completed helicopter deliveries in Europe, North America, Africa and Latin...
An Irish search-and-rescue S92 has crashed with four crewmembers on board. The helicopter, operated by CHC helicopters crashed off the west coast of Ireland. Captain Dara Fitzpatrick was recovered from the aircraft’s wreckage after an...
Bristow Helicopters has signed a contract with offshore service provider Petrofac to operate in the North Sea using both Sikorsky S92 and Airbus H225 aircraft. The deal was announced this week, but started in...
Dallas-based Protective Packaging Corp (PPC) has preserved a Sikorsky S-92 for Bristow Helicopters that became surplus to requirements due to the oil price downturn. The company needed to protect the aircraft from corrosion, and...
Bristow Group has announced a cash tender offer to purchase $75 million of its […]
The reality of 2019 thus far is that not many people are buying helicopters, […]
Sikorsky is suing Babcock International for failing to take delivery of two S-92 helicopters […]
From July 22-28 this year, legacy and experimental aviation companies were strutting their stuff, […]
Buoyed in part by helicopter sales, Leonardo has seen a 34% increase in new […]
A recent independent review by British defence company Qinetiq has praised the transition of […]
Continental Aerospace Technologies and VerdeGo Aero have announced a strategic partnership to develop hybrid-electric […]
Franky Zapata, the flying enthusiast who attempted to cross the English Channel on his […]
Bristow, the helicopter operator currently in Chapter 11 protection, has entered into a backstop […]
XTI has partnered with GE Aviation to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion system to power […]