ITC-AeroLeasing continues to support Air Ambulance operations in the USnews Terry Spruce 1 May 20 030 April 2020 – ITC-AeroLeasing has announced the successful completion of a further air ambulance lease deal with a leading air medical transportation company in… Read more
VIH Aviation Group first customer for Sikorsky’s S-92A+ Kitnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Apr 20 0Canada’s VIH Aviation Group has ordered four S-92A+ upgrade kits from Sikorsky. The S-92A+ upgrade kit includes an increase to 27,700 lb. Max Gross Weight, longer component… Read more
Bell 525 Relentless completes noise testing milestonenews Terry Spruce 22 Apr 20 0Everything is calm and quiet at the Buttonwillow Airport in northwest Kern County, California, as the Bell 525 Relentless moves one step closer to becoming… Read more
RBI Hawker in Dubai completes industry first with AW139 main rotor blade repairnews Terry Spruce 17 Apr 20 014 April 2020 – RBI Hawker recently received OEM approval for successfully completing the industry’s first leading edge abrasion strip replacement on the Leonardo AW139… Read more
Japan Coast Guard orders two H225snews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 20 0The Japan Coast Guard (JCG), has placed a new order for two H225 helicopters. The Coast Guard already operates two AS332s and 13 H225s. The helicopters will… Read more
Bristow flies coronavirus patients off oil rigsnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 20 0Bristow has launched a fleet of specifically-configured AW139, S76 and S92 helicopters to transport suspected or confirmed coronavirus victims ashore. The operator has performed flights… Read more
How the OEMs are affected by Covid-19insight Alasdair Whyte 20 Mar 20 0Helicopter manufacturers in Europe have been hit heavily by the coronavirus this week, whereas those in the US remain largely unaffected, according to company representatives… Read more
Sikorsky sees ‘no specific impact’ from coronavirus pandemicnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 20 0Sikorsky’s operations and supply chain are currently unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesperson for parent company Lockheed Martin told Helicopter Investor. As the number… Read more
XTI extends crowdfunding offeringnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Mar 20 0Colorado VTOL manufacturer XTI Aircraft has extended its equity crowdfunding offering for the second time, enabling it to continue selling shares until it closes its… Read more
Gama’s right time for rotaryinsight Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 20 0Gama Aviation is no stranger to rotary aviation. It has long offered maintenance services for helicopters and its co-founder is both a fixed wing and… Read more
Gama Aviation wants to disrupt the UK HEMS marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 20 0Gama Aviation, the charter and management company probably best known for its business jet services, has invested £20m into launching a helicopter air ambulance arm… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2020: A new ERAinsight Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 20 0Bristow and ERA are merging to form a dominant offshore operator, creating a safe and financially strong player with a presence in established and emerging… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2020: Starting with cautious optimisminsight Alasdair Whyte 26 Feb 20 0Cautious optimism summed up the mood on the first day of Helicopter Investor’s London 2020 conference. While speakers acknowledged the sector was still grappling with… Read more
Helicopter leasing: Olivier Piot on finding success in a down marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 20 0At the turn of the millennia, the helicopter leasing market did not exist. But across the aisle, commercial aircraft leasing was booming, with almost half… Read more
Airbus orders and deliveries fell in 2019, revenues stablenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 20 0Airbus Helicopters saw orders and deliveries fall in 2019, but the decline didn’t impact overall revenues, which saw a slight increase year-on-year (YoY). The French… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter sales fell in 2019insight Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 20 0Sales in the pre-owned helicopter market fell year-on-year in 2019, according to Aero Assets’ 2019 Annual Pre-Owned Helicopter Market Trends Report. $444m worth of civil… Read more
HAI Heli Expo 2020 – OEM round upinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 20 0To announce at shows or not to announce at shows? That’s the question for OEMs planning their event coverage. Airbus generally prefers big announcements to… Read more
European Rotors – can it fly?insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jan 20 0This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. If you want these articles in your inbox before they appear on the… Read more
New EHA conference unites eVTOLs and Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 20 0A new collaborative conference by the European Helicopter Association (EHA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will bring major helicopter companies, eVTOL start-ups, and… Read more
Leonardo wins $176 bid for US Navy helicopter programmenews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 20 0Leonardo’s TH-119 has been selected as the US Navy’s new training helicopter – beating bids from Bell and Airbus for the $176m deal. The US… Read more
