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...
Bristow Group has made its first move towards advanced air mobility, when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short take-off and landing) aircraft from developer Electra.aero. The company...
Fuel cell developer HyPoint announced a $6.5m deal with unmanned systems and rotorcraft manufacturer Piasecki Aircraft to work on its eVTOL PA-890 helicopter. The $6.5m agreement will see the development of five 650kW hydrogen...
Bristow Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short take-off and landing) aircraft from developer Electra.aero. The company said it would focus on the future electric service to...
Blade Urban Air Mobility will accept only fully vaccinated passengers from September 7th. CEO Rob Wiesenthal said they would need to present a self-certification and may need to show proof before boarding. The helicopter...