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 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...
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 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 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...
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)....
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...
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced a new international consortium – eVTOL Safety Leadership Group (eVSLG) – of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) leaders and aviation experts at the HeliTech Expo 2021....
It is only a matter of time (and lots of money) before the conversation around alternative fuels and electric propulsion takes over every facet of aviation. Bell training helicopters are flying using sustainable aviation...
Blade Air Mobility has entered into a $23m definitive agreement to acquire US-based organ logistics company Trinity Air Medical. It will purchase 100% of the capital stock of Trinity. CEO Rob Wiesenthal said: “Given...