Bell 525 completes first flight with SAFnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Nov 21 0The Bell 525 Relentless completed its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this summer. Bell first incorporated SAF in its training and demonstration fleet… Read more
Bell agrees five-aircraft deal in Ukraine plus 505 NXi sale in Slovakianews Mike Stones 18 Nov 21 0Bell Textron has revealed purchase agreements for five helicopters with corporate clients in Ukraine plus the first sale of a Bell 505 NXi in Slovakia.… Read more
Airbus Corporate Helicopters delivers a ACH145 with a vegan interiornews Mike Stones 16 Nov 21 0An ACH145 helicopter with “a fully vegan interior” has been delivered to a customer in Germany, Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has revealed. The model –… Read more
Is it SAF? Yes. 100%.news Alasdair Whyte 12 Nov 21 0We live in a world where helicopters can fly using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). People are now taking notice. Within the next nine years,… Read more
Airbus H225 flies with 100% SAFnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 21 0Earlier this week, an Airbus H225 in Marignane performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering one of its Safran… Read more
Blueberry Aviation announces Gianfranco Sottotetti joins commercial teamnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Nov 21 0Aircraft transactions company Blueberry Aviation has added Gianfranco Sottotetti to its commercial team. Sottotetti’s expertise includes engines, fixed-wing and rotary aircrafts, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.… Read more
Lobo Leasing now owned by CEO and COOnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 21 0Helicopter lease servicing company Lobo Leasing has completed a management buy-out. The company is now wholly owned by CEO Bill Wolf and chief operating officer… Read more
‘Back on track to sell 70 helicopters a year’news Mike Stones 1 Nov 21 0Airbus 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… Read more
First five-bladed H145 arrives in the Middle Eastnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Oct 21 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to Milestone Aviation and Al-Sharqiya Aviation, which will operate the helicopter in the Sultanate of Oman for… Read more
Aero Asset Q3 Heli Market Trends reports stable sales volume, shrinking supplynews Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 21 0There has been a decrease in supply of preowned twin-engine helicopters and stable retail transaction volume year-over-year, according to Aero Asset’s third quarter (Q3) 2021… Read more
UK Civil Aviation Authority announces eVTOL safety consortiumnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Oct 21 0The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced a new international consortium – eVTOL Safety Leadership Group (eVSLG) – of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)… Read more
‘Electric aircraft could replace cars in the organ transportation sector’news Alasdair Whyte 4 Oct 21 0In 1987 the Metropolitan Police released dashcam footage of officers trying to get a liver from Stansted Airport to a hospital in the centre of… Read more
A HyPoint for Piasecki: World’s first hydrogen helicopterinsight Alasdair Whyte 30 Sep 21 0It is only a matter of time (and lots of money) before the conversation around alternative fuels and electric propulsion takes over every facet of… Read more
Blade Air Mobility to acquire Trinity Air Medicalnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Sep 21 0Blade 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… Read more
LCI and SMFL add 12 helicopters to joint venturenews Alasdair Whyte 16 Sep 21 0LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing (SMFL) are adding 12 helicopters to their joint venture. The 12 helicopters are worth $120m and are added… Read more
LCI’s Praveen Vetrivel named in Airline Economics’ awardsnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Sep 21 0Praveen Vetrivel, chief financial officer (CFO) at helicopter leasing company LCI has been named in Airline Economics’ 40 under 40 awards. The 40 under 40… Read more
Bristow and Electra to bring mid-mile logistics for retail distributionnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Aug 21 0Bristow Group has made its first move towards advanced air mobility, when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short… Read more
HyPoint strikes $6.5m deal for world’s first manned hydrogen helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 21 0Fuel 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… Read more
Bristow signs MOU to purchase 50 eSTOLs from Electra.aeronews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 21 0Bristow 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… Read more
Newsletter: SAR takes off with Covid rule relaxationsinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 21 0Depending on where you are reading this, there might be reasons to revel in the easing of restrictions. Maybe you are on a summer holiday… Read more
