The global helicopter market will reach a value of $41.2bn by 2027 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1%, according to the latest report by research group MarketsandMarkets. Words: Elena Lodge. Increasing...
Wildfires burned in 19 European countries this summer. The only continent on Earth to escape them in 2022, so far, is Antarctica. Yet their impact is being felt even there. A hole in the...
Pre-owned twin-engine helicopter retail sales fell by 17% in the first six months of this year compared with the first half of 2021, according to Aero Asset’s 2022 Half-Year Heli Market Trends report. Twin-engine...
Remember when the iPhone came out? Steve Jobs unveiled it as an iPod, phone and internet communicator. Fast-forward 15 years and the uses are virtually limitless. The advanced air mobility (AAM) sector is the...
Leasing services company LCI Aviation has ordered up to six H175 super-medium helicopters from Airbus, valued at over $125m. The deal follows confirmation of a resurgence in super-medium and heavy helicopter activity earlier this...
Babcock seeks a buyer. It’s a sale few expected and even fewer seem to want. Unless you are the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The authority’s decision earlier this month to order CHC...
Airbus has completed the first flight of its twin-engine H225 helicopter with both Safran Makila 2 engines powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). “This flight with SAF powering the twin engines of the H225...
Five years after its launch, Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) is continuing its drive towards sustainable growth – despite minor supply chain delays – Frederic Lemos, head of ACH, tells Helicopter Investor (HI). He means...
Global helicopter operator Bristow is positioned for growth next year, according to Chris Bradshaw, group president and CEO. Industry specialists consulted by Helicopter Investor (HI) agree – with one even suggesting Bradshaw’s strategy was...
“The lions have been let out of the cage.” Just nine words from Pat Sheedy, president and CEO of lessor Milestone Aviation Group, capture the new world of opportunity facing the commercial helicopter industry....