Boeing offers CH47 to Poland for defence and humanitarian reliefnews Mike Stones 9 Sep 24 0Boeing is offering its CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to Poland for defence and humanitarian relief. “The Chinook has been a key part of the European… Read more
LCI delivers two new AW139s to Babcock Australasia for EMS opsnews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0LCI has delivered two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters to Babcock Australasia for emergency medical services (EMS) missions across the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone puts firefighting S-92s to worknews Mike Stones 19 Aug 24 0It’s a marriage made, if not in heaven, then at least in fire-torn skies. As wildfires worldwide intensify, lessor Milestone Aviation and Helitak Fire Fighting… Read more
Volocopter conducts eVTOL validation flight in Parisnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Aug 24 0Volocopter has begun crewed validation test flights at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, just outside Versailles, France. Conducted on August 8th, the flight marks the beginning… Read more
Milestone and Helitak win FAA certification for FT5000 fire tank for S-92Anews Mike Stones 5 Aug 24 0Milestone Aviation and Helitak Firefighting Equipment – the Australian firefighting equipment manufacturer – have received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the FT5000 fire tank… Read more
ARC Aerosystems and Ecojet agree deal for up to 50 aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 1 Aug 24 0ARC Aerosystems has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with startup airline Ecojet to purchase 20 Linx P9 aircraft, with options for an additional 30.… Read more
HI Uplift: Airbus Racer tech aims ‘to transform civil heli missions’news Mike Stones 26 Jul 24 0Imagine a civil helicopter cruising at nearly 300mph (277kts). Think of an aircraft fitted with two pusher propellers and a box-wing design; that can cut… Read more
Bell sells five Bell 505s to private European operatorsnews Mike Stones 26 Jul 24 0Bell has signed purchase agreements for five Bell 505 helicopters to private operators across Europe. The orders were placed by clients in Spain, Switzerland, Poland,… Read more
HI Uplift: Heli help for a planet ‘literally on fire’. (Shame about rates) news Mike Stones 22 Jul 24 0Demand for firefighting helicopters has never been greater. Both the number and intensity of wildfires worldwide is fuelling the need for more aerial support –… Read more
Babcock delivers new H145 to South Australia emergency servicesnews Mike Stones 19 Jul 24 0Babcock has delivered a new Airbus H145 helicopter to the South Australia State Rescue Helicopter Service (SRHS). The aircraft – owned, operated, and maintained by… Read more
Safran signs support by-the-hour contract for German forces’ H145 enginesnews Mike Stones 8 Jul 24 0Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a big support-by-the-hour contract with Airbus Helicopters for the engines powering the German Bundeswehr’s new fleet of Airbus H145M helicopters.… Read more
First Airbus H160 enters US service with PHI Aviationnews Mike Stones 3 Jul 24 0The first Airbus H160 has entered US service with PHI Aviation. The aircraft is the first of an initial four H160 deliveries that will be… Read more
Columbia and Piasecki team up to upgrade 107 helicopternews Mike Stones 3 Jul 24 0Heavy-lift, tandem rotary specialist Columbia Helicopters is teaming up with Piasecki Aircraft to upgrade its Model 107-II aircraft. The new partnership will deliver more fuel-efficient,… Read more
Blueberry Aviation to be AW09 distributor for Central and Southern Europenews Mike Stones 29 May 24 0Blueberry Aviation is to become the Leonardo AW09 distributor for Central and Southern Europe, in a move revealed at the EBACE event in Geneva, Switzerland.… Read more
Milestone to lease two AW169s to Northern Rescuenews Mike Stones 15 May 24 0Milestone Aviation has agreed to lease two Leonardo AW169 aircraft to New Zealand air ambulance helicopter services provider Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited. Both helicopters will… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow hails rising revenue from offshore & govt contractsnews Mike Stones 10 May 24 0Chris Bradshaw seemed in buoyant mood when he led Bristow Group’s First Quarter 2024 investors’ Call on Wednesday. It was not difficult to understand why.… Read more
Bell unveils heli lab to develop autonomous fly-by-wirenews Mike Stones 7 May 24 0Bell Textron has unveiled its Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA) based on its Bell 429 helicopter. The aircraft is focused on developing an aircraft… Read more
Airbus Helicopters’ Racer demonstrator makes maiden flightnews Mike Stones 1 May 24 0Airbus Helicopters’ demonstrator helicopter Racer has made its maiden flight at the manufacturer’s Marignane facility in southern France. The helicopter flew for about 30 minutes to… Read more
GDHF seals deal for 20 H175s for worldwide leasenews Mike Stones 25 Apr 24 0Dublin-based new helicopter lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) is to market 20 H175s after its parent company GDAT signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters. The… Read more
HI Uplift: NHV says ‘Upcycle offers opportunity for profit (and growth)’news Mike Stones 13 Apr 24 0A vital opportunity to generate profit and to plan growth. That’s how Thomas Hütsch, CEO, NHV Group sums up the opportunity offered by the current… Read more
