LCI orders 50 Alia eVTOLs from Beta
LCI has ordered 50 Alia 250s from eVTOL manufacturer Beta Technologies with an option for up to 125. The leasing company has paid a deposit. Beta is one of the most developed electric vertical...
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Bell highlights sustainable rotorcraft manufacture
Helicopter OEM Bell has underlined its commitment to sustainable rotorcraft on World Earth Day (Friday April 22nd), with a pledge to continue improving the sustainability of its aircraft operation and manufacture. Sustainable aviation fuel...
Brazil’s eVTOL opportunities grow ever brighter
Brazil boasts not only the biggest population in South America, at 212.6m, but also one of the world’s best opportunities to commercialise eVTOLs and urban air mobility (UAM), according to Paul Malicki, CEO and...
Bristow pre-orders up to 50 Butterfly eVTOLs in Overair deal
Helicopter operator Bristow has pre-ordered between 20 and 50 Butterfly five-seat passenger eVTOLs as part of a new partnership with Californian start-up Overair. A piloted, zero carbon operating emissions, low-noise eVTOL, the Butterfly is...
EMBRAER’S EVE TO LIST ON NYSE AFTER MERGER WITH ZANITE CORP
Embraer is to merge its electric aircraft subsidiary Eve with Zanite Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), ahead of listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The deal, which values Eve’s equity...
LCI’s ‘marriage’, market prospects & ESG
Last week’s Helicopter Investor Virtual Summit began with LCI’s “marriage” to Nova Capital Aviation Ireland before considering the over supply in helicopters serving the oil and gas sector and environmental concerns. “We have sort...
Blade deal forms North America’s largest UAM business
Blade Urban Air Mobility acquired scheduled helicopter operator Helijet International’s flights, making it the largest urban air mobility service in North America. For $12m, Blade has acquired exclusive rights to offer scheduled helicopter flights...
Blade India to add five Airbus H125s to fleet
Blade India will take delivery of five new Airbus H125 helicopters to expand its on-demand helicopter services. The helicopters will be leased to operators by a GIFT-City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City)-based leasing company. Amit...
‘Different deals need different capital sources’
2021, for many in the helicopter industry, has been a year of consolidation. As well as very good performance on the existing fleet, leasing services company Lobo Leasing also announced a management buy-out (MBO)....
‘Back on track to sell 70 helicopters a year’
Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) is on track to sell 70 helicopters this year, back to pre-Covid levels, according to Frederic Lemos, head of ACH. In a wide-ranging conversation, Lemos told Helicopter Investor (HI) of...