Right helicopter, wrong time for Bristowinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Jan 20 0This originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly newsletter series. Click here to subscribe. What a difference six years can make. At Heli-Expo… Read more
Bristow cancels 22 H175 order with Airbusnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jan 20 0UPDATE: Airbus has since dismissed claims that the 22 H175s cancelled represent half of the model types order backlog. Bristow Group has cancelled a long-standing… Read more
Russian Helicopters chooses PWC to supply engines for the VRT500news Alasdair Whyte 10 Dec 19 0Russian Helicopters has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada to supply the engines for its upcoming VRT500 light-single helicopter. The Russian Helicopters’ subsidiary, VR-Technologies, is developing… Read more
San Diego adds four aircraft to police fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Nov 19 0The San Diego City Council has approved the purchase of four Airbus H125 helicopters for approximately $21 million to replace its ageing fleet. The agreement… Read more
Dubai Air Show 2019 – Helicopter order round upnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Nov 19 0Whilst commercial aviation orders might have been the talk of the town at the Dubai Air Show this week, several helicopter orders were also announced… Read more
Revenues up, orders down for Leonardo in Q3news Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 19 0Leonardo saw mixed results in the third quarter, with revenues up 11% year-on-year at €9.1bn but commercial helicopter orders down drastically by 52%, buoyed only… Read more
Bracing for Brexit – NHV Group gains UK operating certificatenews Alasdair Whyte 31 Oct 19 0The protracted volatility of the oil and gas market has caused financial troubles for many helicopter operators in Europe. But Belgian operator NHV has weathered… Read more
FAA issues new airworthiness directives for EC225snews Alasdair Whyte 21 Oct 19 0The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new airworthiness standards for the troubled Airbus EC225LP ‘Super Puma’. The new airworthiness directive requires owners to: “Determine the… Read more
LCI launches its first co-investment vehiclenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Oct 19 0 Helicopter lessor LCI has just launched its first helicopter co-investment vehicle, in partnership with a subsidiary of Paris-based investment firm Flexam Invest. The co-investment… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter market remains difficult, but with some positive signsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Oct 19 0It’s not altogether clear whether the market log-jam for pre-owned helicopters is loosening up. However, there may be some odd signs judging from Aero Asset’s… Read more
Helicopters are at highest risk from consumer dronesnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Oct 19 0Consumer drones are a severe risk for helicopters – according to a recent report from the UK Government. The UK’s House of Commons Science and… Read more
Kitty Hawk’s new eVTOL is “barely discernible to the human ear”news Alasdair Whyte 8 Oct 19 0Kitty Hawk, the Mountain View, California-based eVTOL manufacturer has revealed a third experimental aircraft concept named Heaviside – a vertical take-off and landing craft which… Read more
The helicopters of Monaconews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 19 0In September, all eyes in the superyacht market turn to Monaco, where hundreds of the world’s most luxurious boats come to berth in Port Hercules… Read more
EHang linked to Nasdaq IPOnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Sep 19 0EHang, the Chinese drone and eVTOL manufacturer has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to $200 million shares with Nasdaq – according… Read more
Airbus demonstrates ACH160 yacht capabilities at Monaconews Alasdair Whyte 26 Sep 19 0Whilst superyacht owners may seem a particularly niche market, there are more than 100 helicopters flying to and from superyachts around the world. And this… Read more
Super Puma hits new delivery milestoneinsight Alasdair Whyte 23 Sep 19 0When the SA332 Super Puma first flew in 1978, many were impressed by its performance. But few suspected that 40 years later the Super Puma… Read more
Volocopter closes EUR 50 million financingnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 19 0Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely. The Series C financing more than doubles Volocopter’s capital. It… Read more
Russian Helicopter orders at MAKS 2019news Alasdair Whyte 30 Aug 19 0Russian Helicopters has announced several orders for its commercial models: the VRT500, Mi-8AMT and Ansat helicopters at the International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS 2019)… Read more
Sikorsky sues Babcock for not taking two S-92s from 16 helicopter ordernews Alasdair Whyte 6 Aug 19 0Sikorsky is suing Babcock International for failing to take delivery of two S-92 helicopters worth $58 million that were ordered in 2011. In a court… Read more
Leonardo reports 34% increase in orders in H1 2019news Alasdair Whyte 5 Aug 19 0Buoyed in part by helicopter sales, Leonardo has seen a 34% increase in new orders across all of its segments (helicopters, defence electronics & security,… Read more
