Milestone supplies two Airbus H145 helicopters to Quark Expeditionsnews Mike Stones 3 Aug 21 0Two Airbus H145 helicopters from Milestone Aviation Group Limited are being supplied to Quark Expeditions for its polar expeditions. Both helicopters will be stationed on… Read more
Town Hall: Three key markets drive growth, says Airbusinsight Mike Stones 28 Jul 21 0Three key markets are driving sustained growth in Airbus Helicopters’ order book, while two operators report a return to near pre-Covid levels of business, according… Read more
Bell restarts manufacturing UH-1Y Venom for first international operatornews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jul 21 0Bell Textron has restarted UH-1Y Venom helicopter production for its first international operator. Crestview Aerospace has completed manufacturing the first of eight cabins at the Crestview… Read more
Milestone announces Purchase Leaseback with NHV for a AW169 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jul 21 0Milestone Aviation has signed a Purchase/Leaseback (PLB) arrangement for a AW169 helicopter with Belgian-based operator NHV Group. The AW169 helicopter delivered earlier this month will… Read more
David Crick first international ASA International presidentnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jul 21 0Aircraft and helicopter appraiser David Crick, founder of DavAir Group, has been appointed international president of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). It is the… Read more
Aero Asset bullish for ‘Q3 and Q4 light and medium twin-engine sales’news Alasdair Whyte 14 Jul 21 0Aero Asset recently published its second quarter Heli Market Trends report, showing 15% stronger pre-owned twin engine helicopter sales volume in the first half of 2021. Deals… Read more
Bell delivers first Bell 505 helicopter to Ethiopianews Mike Stones 13 Jul 21 0Bell Textron has made the first delivery of its Bell 505 helicopter to a corporate customer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The delivery to WA… Read more
ASA grants Alastair Fallon accredited senior appraiser statusnews Mike Stones 27 May 21 0The American Society of Appraisers has granted Alastair Fallon, helicopter aviation analyst with data intelligence business IBA Group, accredited senior appraiser status in materials technical… Read more
Bell delivers 60th Bell 505 helicopter in Europenews Alasdair Whyte 21 Apr 21 0Bell Textron announced the delivery of its 60th Bell 505 helicopter in Europe. Delivery was taken by the Montenegro Air Force. Patrick Moulay, senior vice… Read more
Weston Aviation to support NHV Group in Cork, Irelandnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 21 0FBO and hangar facility anWeston Aviation will support NHV Group at Cork Airport, in Ireland, where the operator will begin a new contract with PSE… Read more
GPMS closes Series A funding led by DiamondStream Partnersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Mar 21 0AI predictive maintenance company GPMS International has announced the close of a Series A financing round led by DiamondStream Partners. It did not release the… Read more
Aero Asset predicts ‘resilient’ Q1 pre-owned twin salesinsight Mike Stones 9 Mar 21 0Sales of twin engine pre-owned helicopters will remain “resilient” in the first quarter of 2021, matching the trend witnessed in the second half of last… Read more
Milestone Aviation leases 11 Airbus H225s to Air Centernews Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 21 0Milestone Aviation has added 11 Airbus H225 helicopters to the Air Center Helicopters, Inc (“ACHI”) fleet. The aircraft will be delivered throughout 2021 and 2022… Read more
Town Hall: Milestone Aviation ‘completed 65 transactions in 2020’news Alasdair Whyte 1 Feb 21 0“We completed 65 transactions in 2020,” Sebastien Moulin, head of Europe & Americas at Milestone Aviation Group, told Helicopter Investor’s Town Hall online meeting. Most… Read more
Airbus Helicopters market share down to 48% in 2020news Alasdair Whyte 27 Jan 21 0Airbus Helicopters announced its orders and deliveries for 2020, indicating a 6% drop —to 48% — in its share of the civil and parapublic market.… Read more
Milestone leasing two five blade H145s to NHVnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 21 0NHV Group is leasing two five-bladed H145s from Milestone Aviation. The aircraft are being used to support NHV’s contract with Germany’s Federal Armed Forces’ training… Read more
General Motors unveils Cadillac aerial mobility conceptnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Jan 21 0General Motors has entered the aerial mobility space after the unveiling of Cadillac-designed concept at the Consumer Electronics Show 2021. The concept currently accommodates a… Read more
Volocopter to bring electric air taxi services to US citiesnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 21 0German air taxi start-up Volocopter announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepted its application for Type Certificate validation on December 22nd 2020. Volocopter has… Read more
EHang to offer aerial sightseeing in autonomous EH216news Alasdair Whyte 14 Jan 21 0Autonomous eVTOL manufacturer EHang took a step closer to commercial operations on January 8th, as it flew 36 passengers on a sightseeing tour via its… Read more
Blade to go public via SPAC at $825mnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Dec 20 0Helicopter operator Blade is the latest company to go public via a merger with blank check company Experience Investment Corp., an affiliate of KSL Capital… Read more
