Maiden flight for Airbus Helicopters new H160.news Alasdair Whyte 19 Dec 18 0The first serial-production H160 performed a flight demonstration at the Airbus Helicopters base in Marignane yesterday (17 December) after a seven-year development process. Three previous… Read more
Eurocopter seized and sold in UK’s largest divorce settlementnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Dec 18 0A helicopter at the centre of the largest divorce settlement in UK history has been sold for €5 million (euros). The Eurocopter EC155 helicopter (registered… Read more
CHC secures new offshore contract with OMVnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0CHC Group has secured an offshore helicopter transport contract with oil and gas company OMV in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The group… Read more
Ahead of the curve: Airbus’s Jörg Müller on urban air mobilityinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The City Airbus VTOL concept The best-known company in urban aviation is Uber. Its Uber Elevate project has captured the imagination of many of the… Read more
The world’s first Hoverbike: Q&A with Hoversurf’s Joseph Segura-Conninsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The world’s first hoverbike, Hoversurf’s Scorpion 3, did not have the smoothest of landings when it entered the industry at GITEX 2017, Dubai’s annual tech… Read more
Mitsui Bussan Aerospace of Japan signs four helicopter contractnews Terry Spruce 5 Dec 18 0Leonardo and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, the official distributor in Japan for the AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopter models, recently announced a contract for four additional… Read more
Transport Canada approves Robinson R66 cargo hooknews Terry Spruce 4 Dec 18 0Torrance, CA – On 8 November 2018, Transport Canada approved Robinson’s R66 cargo hook installation, providing Canadian commercial lift operators with a high performance, low… Read more
Bell delivers first law enforcement configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Sacramento Policenews Terry Spruce 4 Dec 18 0December 3, 2018 – Bell Helicopter has announced the delivery of the first law enforcement-configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to the Sacramento Police Department.… Read more
SH09 latest prototype begins flight trialsnews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 18 0Mollis, Switzerland – Kopter Group AG has commenced the next phase of its helicopter development and certification programme with its latest SH09 prototype number 3… Read more
Leonardo announces two orders for 37 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 18 0Leonardo announced two separate deals for a total of 37 helicopters on 12 November. The Italian helicopter manufacturer will be delivering 15 EMS-configured AW139s to… Read more
ALIAS – automation by another namenews Alasdair Whyte 1 Nov 18 0DARPA and Sikorsky have completed the first test flight of Sikorsky’s experimental autonomous flight system. Last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) oversaw… Read more
Enstrom receives New Zealand type certificate for F-28F, 280FX and 480Bnews Terry Spruce 31 Oct 18 0Menominee, Michigan – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation was granted New Zealand Type Acceptance for its Enstrom F-28/280/480 series of helicopters by the Civil Aviation Authority of… Read more
Airbus to deliver first Canadian H145 in EMS configurationnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 18 0Airbus Helicopters will deliver the first EMS-configured H145 to Canada in 2019. The H145 was selected by Canadian operator STARS Air Ambulance as the replacement… Read more
Airbus delivers first H135 with Helionix in police configuration to Brazilian Ciopaernews Terry Spruce 23 Oct 18 0Brazil, 22 October 2018 – Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two H135 helicopters with Helionix in police configuration to its Brazilian customer Ciopaer. The two delivered… Read more
Kopter’s SH09 perfectly suited for Helicopter Emergency Medical Servicesnews Terry Spruce 22 Oct 18 0Kopter is very pleased to showcase its SH09 helicopter in HEMS configuration at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Phoenix, AZ, October 22-24th. The… Read more
Kopter appoints Lee McCammon as Air Medical Sales Specialist for North American marketnews Terry Spruce 19 Oct 18 0Mollis, 19 October 2018 – Kopter North America (NA) announced the appointment of Lee McCammon as the latest addition to its sales team assuming the… Read more
Enstrom announces 280FX sale at Helitechnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 18 0Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 17, 2018 – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation signed a contract at Helitech International to deliver a new 280FX into France. The deal is… Read more
Bell launches certified training facilities to expand global training offeringnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 18 0Helitech, The Netherlands – 17 October 2018 – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc company, has announced the launch of Certified Training Facilities (CTFs) to expand its global… Read more
Kopter announces firm SH09 order with SAS Malaysianews Alasdair Whyte 17 Oct 18 0Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter has announced a firm order for one SH09 at Helitech 2018 today. Kopter has sold one of its upcoming SH09 helicopters… Read more
Kopter announces a first firm order with SAS from Malaysianews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 18 0Amsterdam, 16 October 2018 – At Helitech 2018, Systematic Aviation Services (SAS) from Malaysia has signed a firm order with Kopter for one SH09 helicopter… Read more
