Vietnam Helicopter Corporation orders three Airbus H225snews Mike Stones 7 Apr 26 0Three Airbus H225 helicopters have been ordered by the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH) subsidiaries, Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company and Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company, to support… Read more
Gama Aviation grows Part 147 capability with AW139 approvalnews Mike Stones 24 Mar 26 0Gama Aviation is growing its engineering training portfolio after the UK CAA accepted its Part 147 Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and course plans for the… Read more
McDermott Aviation to launch 214ST programme at Verticonnews Terry Spruce 10 Mar 26 0McDermott Aviation is to launch its next major strategic move at Verticon 2026 – rollout of manufacturer-backed programme for the McDermott 214ST helicopter platform. McDermott… Read more
Verticon 2026: Milestone lauds display of landmark Sikorsky S-92news Mike Stones 9 Mar 26 0Milestone Aviation is celebrating the display at Verticon 2026 of the first Sikorsky S‑92 to enter commercial service in September 2004. The helicopter , tail… Read more
Sikorsky to boost production of new variant S-92A+ helinews Mike Stones 6 Mar 26 0Sikorsky is boosting production of the new variant of its heavy lift S-92 helicopter. The manufacturer will build five S-92A+ aircraft in 2026 before ramping… Read more
Skyryse introducing first-ever autoland capability for helicoptersnews Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 26 0Aviation automation specialist Skyryse has unveiled plans to introduce an emergency autoland capability for both helicopters and airplanes. The feature will be integrated within SkyOS,… Read more
Robinson Helicopter Company plans big year for R88news Mike Stones 5 Mar 26 02026 is lining up to be a big year for Robinson’s new R88 helicopter. After its show debuts last year at VAI’s Verticon in Dallas… Read more
Veryon extends partnership with Airbus Helicoptersnews Mike Stones 4 Mar 26 0Data services and software solutions provider Veryon has renewed and extended its partnership with Airbus Helicopters. The partners have signed support agreements that will result… Read more
HI Uplift: Airbus highlights role of multi-mission helisnews Mike Stones 3 Mar 26 0Airbus Helicopters revealed a big order for multi-mission rotorcraft from Ghana’s Ministry of Defence earlier this year. The contract, the first with the African nation,… Read more
Heli hires: Bristow appoints new chief legal officernews Mike Stones 25 Feb 26 0Bristow Group has promoted Anne Rappold to the role of chief legal officer and corporate secretary, with immediate effect. Rappold has served as acting chief… Read more
HI Uplift: Airbus screens full-year 2025 resultsnews Mike Stones 20 Feb 26 0If you like your aviation videos fast-paced and glitzy, you would enjoy the two-and-a-half-minute film preceding Airbus’s 2025 results presentation yesterday. There was plenty for… Read more
CHC logs AW189 offshore familiarisation flights with Aker BPnews Mike Stones 17 Feb 26 0CHC Helicopter has completed what it describes as “another key milestone” in its programme with Norwegian oil giant Aker BP to introduce the super-medium AW189… Read more
Saxon Air claims crown as UK’s largest onshore charter operatornews Mike Stones 17 Feb 26 0Saxon Air is claiming the crown as the UK’s largest onshore charter operator after adding five new managed helicopters to its fleet since December 2025.… Read more
DRF Luftrettung logs 36,407 ambulance missions in 2025 – up 1.6%news Mike Stones 29 Jan 26 0The German air rescue group DRF Luftrettung has confirmed its helicopter and fixed-wing fleet logged 36,407 missions last year – a rise of 1.6% compared… Read more
Bristow book first delivery slot for Electra’s EL9 Aircraftnews Fayaz Hussain 22 Jan 26 0Bristow Group announced a pre-delivery payment (PDP) deposit agreement with Electra.aero to secure first delivery slot for its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft. “Bristow has… Read more
HI Uplift: 2026 – Year of the super medium (or not yet)?news Mike Stones 16 Jan 26 0Happy 18th birthday to the super medium helicopter. The first generally accepted super medium – the Airbus H175, originally known as the Eurocopter EC175 –… Read more
HI Uplift: Rotortrade hails Euro demand (and UK promise)news Mike Stones 19 Dec 25 0Rebounding civil helicopter markets – with steady demand and increasing parapublic missions – is how Rotortrade describes the “mature but shifting market” of Europe, according… Read more
Avincis: First operator to log 5k AW169 flight hoursnews Mike Stones 11 Dec 25 0Avincis, the European emergency aerial services provider, has become the first operator to log more than 5,000 flying hours on the Leonardo AW169. The helicopter… Read more
HI Uplift: Leonardo on designing new market opportunitiesnews Mike Stones 5 Dec 25 0Seldom do we mention the space in which our interviews take place. But it’s worth making an exception for the latest conversation with Giacomo Zampetti,… Read more
Sino Jet agrees firm order for 50 Aerofugia eVTOLsnews Yves Le Marquand 5 Dec 25 0Sino Jet has signed a “definitive procurement contract” for 50 units of Aerofugia’s AE200 eVTOL at AERO Asia 2025 in Zhuhai, China. Since signing a letter… Read more
