HI Uplift: OHSUK’s new H175 and 1,000 SAR missions signal growth potentialnews Mike Stones 27 May 25 0Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK) has taken delivery of a new customised Airbus H175 helicopter and marked its 1,000th search and rescue (SAR) mission supporting the… Read more
FAA approves Skyryse to begin for-credit flight testingnews Yves Le Marquand 22 May 25 0Skyryse has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to begin for-credit flight testing with its Skyryse One helicopter. Built on a Rolls-Royce-powered Robinson R66 platform,… Read more
Bell Textron Canada completes 6,000th aircraft at Quebec facilitynews Yves Le Marquand 15 May 25 0Bell Textron Canada has finished building its 6,000th commercial aircraft at the firm’s Commercial Delivery and Assembly Centre in Mirabel, Quebec. The company hit the… Read more
Unither completes maiden hydrogen helicopter flightnews Yves Le Marquand 9 Apr 25 0Unither Bioélectronique has flown the world’s first flight demonstration of a piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter in partnership with Robinson Helicopter Company. The United Therapeutics subsidiary flew… Read more
Verticon 2025: Metro Aviation signs 36 heli purchase deal with Airbusnews Fayaz Hussain 12 Mar 25 0In a significant deal announced at Verticon 2025, Metro Aviation and Airbus Helicopters have signed an agreement for up to 36 H140 helicopters focused on… Read more
New Airbus light twin-engine H140 takes off at Verticonnews Mike Stones 11 Mar 25 0Airbus has launched its new H140 light twin-engine helicopter at Verticon 2025 – the vertical aviation event in Dallas, Texas The multi-mission aircraft – an… Read more
Robinson reveals new R88 heli with $3.8m price tag: Verticonnews Mike Stones 10 Mar 25 0Think R44 but bigger (and more expensive). Launching its first new helicopter in 15 years, The Robinson Helicopter Company chose the Verticon – the vertical… Read more
Volocopter and Jet Systems agree deal for two eVTOL aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 21 Feb 25 0Ailing eVTOL developer Volocopter has signed an agreement with French operator Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services for two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft. The pair plan to operate… Read more
Airbus delivers 361 helicopters in 2024news Fayaz Hussain 28 Jan 25 0Global aerospace giant Airbus announced that it has delivered 361 helicopters during the year 2024 – accounting for nearly 57% of the civil and parapublic… Read more
GDHF delivers Airbus H175 on lease to OHInews Mike Stones 17 Jan 25 0New lessor GDHF has delivered an Airbus H175 super-medium helicopter on lease to Omni Helicopters International Group (OHI). The H175 will operate as part of… Read more
Airbus delivers two new SAR H225Ms to French govntnews Mike Stones 17 Jan 25 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered two H225M helicopters to the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) for use on search and rescue (SAR), utility and operational missions.… Read more
NHV wins contract with Vestas for North Sea wind missions using H175snews Mike Stones 16 Dec 24 0NHV Group has won a multi-year contract with sustainable energy specialist Vestas for offshore wind operations in the North Sea using Airbus H175 super-medium helicopters.… Read more
LifeFlight starts new hangar base on Sunshine Coastnews Terry Spruce 9 Dec 24 0Australian aeromedical service LifeFlight has started construction of of a new Aus$18.5m three-hangar base on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The new development will deliver the organisation’s… Read more
Avincis Expands Maintenance Facilities in Portugalnews Terry Spruce 15 Nov 24 0Avincis has chosen Lisbon in Portugal, as the location for major maintenance work on one of its Italian-based helicopters. The Italian registered helicopter arrived in… Read more
Global Medical Response adds 15 Bell 407GXisnews Terry Spruce 15 Nov 24 0Global Medical Response is adding 15 Bell 407GXis fitted with IFR configuration kits to its total fleet of 250 Bell helicopters. The emergency medical services… Read more
First of up to 82 H145M helicopters delivered to German Armed Forcesnews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 24 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145Ms to the German Armed Forces. The contract was signed less than a year ago… Read more
MD Helicopters completes first MD500E conversion to MD530Fnews Terry Spruce 6 Nov 24 0MD Helicopters has completed the first MD 500E to MD 530F conversion. The work was carried out at Thoroughbred Aviation in Lexington, Kentucky – an… Read more
The path to powered-lift operations: FAA publishes final SFAR rulenews Yves Le Marquand 22 Oct 24 0The FAA has published its Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered-lift aircraft such as air taxis and cargo delivery. Passed in less than 18 months,… Read more
Bell names JGAS as authorised reseller in Japannews Mike Stones 18 Oct 24 0Bell Textron has appointed Japan General Aviation Service (JGAS) as the new Bell 505 authorised reseller in Japan. This appointment is designed to continue the… Read more
HI Uplift: ‘Twice is nice for FAA’s R66 parts extension’news Mike Stones 4 Oct 24 0The FAA’s recent approval to double the service life on specific Robinson R66 helicopter components from 2,000 to 4,000 hours will find favour with the… Read more
