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
Qinetiq reviews Bristow SAR contractnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 19 0A recent independent review by British defence company Qinetiq has praised the transition of the UK’s search and rescue helicopter (SARH) services to the civil… Read more
The silver lining to Franky Zapata’s cross-Channel flight cloudnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jul 19 0Franky Zapata, the flying enthusiast who attempted to cross the English Channel on his personal VTOL on July 25, has been unsuccessful. The VTOL –… Read more
A Catalyst for change: XTI partners with GEnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Jul 19 0XTI has partnered with GE Aviation to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion system to power the XTI TriFan 600 eVTOL – with GE’s new Catalyst turboprop… Read more
Metro Aviation orders five SH09snews Alasdair Whyte 25 Jul 19 0Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Metro Aviation to take delivery of five SH09 helicopters following the aircraft’s FAA… Read more
PRICE Systems helps Uber estmate prices for Uber Airinsight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 19 0PRICE Systems, a company providing cost estimating solutions, is helping Uber and its partners in the Uber Air initiative in estimating the optimum price per… Read more
We could be flying, yeah!insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 19 0Airbus recently announced a partnership with Groupe ADP, the RATP group, the Paris Ile-de-France region and the French civil aviation authority (DAGC) for the development… Read more
Airbus sells first ACH160 to Southeast Asianews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jul 19 0Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has netted its first ACH160 sale in Southeast Asia. An undisclosed private customer in the Philippines has ordered one Airbus ACH160.… Read more
LCI closes $75 million asset-backed facilitynews Alasdair Whyte 9 Jul 19 0In the midst a down market where consolidation and oversupply are the main words on the tongue, helicopter lessor Lease Corporation International (LCI) has just… Read more
Rostec wants to invest $600 million in Russian civil aviation projectsnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jul 19 0 Last week, the biggest players in Russian commerce met for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2019 (SPIEF 2019) to discuss the key economic… Read more
Exclusive interview: Eviation’s co-founder and CEO Omer Bar-Yohaynews Alasdair Whyte 1 Jul 19 0In 2017, electric aircraft start-up Eviation displayed a technology demonstrator at the Paris Air Show. In 2019, it returned with an airworthy prototype all-electric aircraft… Read more
Airbus sells first ACH160 to Chinanews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jun 19 0Airbus Corporate Helicopter has netted its first Chinese launch customer for the ACH160. The company announced yesterday at the Paris Air Show that it has… Read more
Kopter P3 completes 34 test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Jun 19 0Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter has completed 34 flights in its latest P3 – having flown more than 100 hours. The company revealed its third prototype… Read more
New York helicopter crash raises security questions about flying over citiesnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Jun 19 0Panic in New York streets on Monday when a twin-engine Agusta A109E burst into flames on crashing into the AXA Equitable Centre in New York… Read more
