LCI & SMFL deliver two new AW169s to Italian EMS operatornews Mike Stones 16 Jun 22 0Two new Leonardo AW169 helicopters have been delivered by leasing services company LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company Limited (SMFL), from their joint… Read more
Air Methods expands air medical service in Texasnews Mike Stones 14 Jun 22 0HI Summary Air Methods has opened a new US base to grow air medical services in Texas. The new base is designed to provide quicker… Read more
Constant Aviation grows MRO services to include helicoptersnews Mike Stones 9 Jun 22 0Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Constant Aviation is growing its services beyond business jets, commercial airliners and other fixed-wing aircraft to include rotorcraft such… Read more
Flexjet launches private helicopter divisionnews Mike Stones 6 Jun 22 0Private jet fractional fleet operator Flexjet has launched a private helicopter division featuring Sikorsky S-76s. The service, led by Eli Flint, will offer complimentary helicopter… Read more
NHV Group logs 70,000 flying hours with the H175insight Mike Stones 31 May 22 0HI Summary NHV Group’s fleet of Airbus H175 has logged more than 70,000 flying hours. Recent H175 flight hours have included ferry flights around the… Read more
HI Uplift: Enstrom to ‘hit high notes of heli production’ with Surack Enterprisesinsight Mike Stones 30 May 22 0Building any business is tough. But constructing a $1.5bn world-leading music business, starting from the back of your Volkswagen bus, reveals extraordinary grit, determination and… Read more
SaxonAir signs AW109SP GrandNew helicopter order for Q1 2023 deliverynews Mike Stones 25 May 22 0HI Summary * SaxonAir has confirmed an order for an Agusta AW109 GrandNew helicopter to be delivered in Q1 2023. * The new helicopter, registration… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone sees demand uncaged in 2022insight Mike Stones 10 May 22 0“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… Read more
HI Uplift: Reviving the old, the shock of the new (eventually)insight Mike Stones 19 Apr 22 0The reviving fortunes of the commercial helicopter market, powered by renewed oil and gas demand, coupled with excitement about the deployment of drones and, eventually,… Read more
US sanctions Russian Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 22 0This story first appeared on SemaphoreIntel.com – the specialist sanctions and screening product for aviation. The US has issued sanctions against Russian Helicopters. The company… Read more
Uganda’s Bar Aviation buys medivac Bell 412Epinews Mike Stones 23 Mar 22 0Uganda helicopter and fixed-wing operator Bar Aviation is to buy a Bell 412EPi to support round-the-clock medical evacuation missions and the new development of oil… Read more
HI Uplift: Bell 505 beats 100,000 flight hoursinsight Mike Stones 28 Feb 22 0Notching up more than 100,000 activities in any pursuit is an impressive achievement. In some cases, it is vital for life. For example, this fist-sized… Read more
Airbus Helicopters hails the Covid bounce back … with a warningnews Mike Stones 28 Jan 22 0Airbus Helicopters has hailed a bounce back in orders and deliveries in 2021, while warning that it could take up to three years for the… Read more
Bell clinches Bell 505 sale to SECO Internationalnews Mike Stones 12 Jan 22 0Bell Textron has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 505 helicopter with SECO International, which has been appointed the first dealer in Japan for… Read more
Jet Aviation delivers three overhauled Bell 412s to Middle East clientnews Mike Stones 23 Dec 21 0Jet Aviation has delivered three Bell 412 twin-engine helicopters to an undisclosed Middle East client after major inspections and refurbishments. The company’s maintenance facility in… Read more
Bell signs contract to build flight training devices for the Czech Republicnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Dec 21 0Bell Textron signed a contract with the US Government to build the AH-1Z Flight Training Device for the Czech Republic’s new helicopter fleet. The Flight… Read more
LCI buying portfolio from Nova Capitalnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Dec 21 0LCI has agreed to acquire Nova Capital Aviation Ireland which owns Nova Capital’s twin-engine helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Nova Capital will keep its single-engine helicopter… Read more
Nova Capital fleet passes 100 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Nov 21 0Aircraft lessor Nova Capital announced its 100th owned and managed aircraft bringing its total fleet value to $500m. This came following the award of a… Read more
Blade India to add five Airbus H125s to fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Nov 21 0Blade 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… Read more
Newsletter: ‘Dancing on the head of theoretical pins’insight Alasdair Whyte 23 Nov 21 0“This isn’t the time to be dancing on the head of theoretical pins, it’s a time to consolidate, to balance power between the oil majors… Read more
