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
Helicopter Management Company announces new charter servicenews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 18 0A new charter service has been launched by Helicopter Services Malta (HSML), the company has also just registered its third aircraft in Malta. HSML was launched… Read more
Kopter SH09 displayed in new customer livery at Helitech 2018news Terry Spruce 11 Oct 18 0Mollis, October 11, 2018 – Kopter Group will display its SH09 single-turbine helicopter at the 2018 Helitech Exhibition in Amsterdam, to be held from 16th… Read more
Red Arrows support handover to UK’s HeliGroup of first ACH135 Helionix for VIP Charternews Terry Spruce 28 Sep 18 0Monaco, 28 September 2018 – UK operator HeliGroup has taken delivery of the first ever ACH135 Helionix for VIP charter operations from Airbus Corporate Helicopters… Read more
NHV wins North Sea wind farm contractnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Sep 18 0NHV has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to fly helicopter transport missions to the Rentel Offshore Wind Farm in the Belgian North… Read more
Milestone leases five H145s to Aramconews Alasdair Whyte 10 Sep 18 0GECAS’s leasing company Milestone Aviation and Airbus helicopters have signed a contract to provide five H145 helicopters to Saudi offshore oil company Aramco Overseas Company.… Read more
Bell closes Lafayette assembly facilitynews Alasdair Whyte 23 Aug 18 0Bell Helicopter is closing down one of its main assembly facilities at the Lafayette Regional Airport in Louisiana after the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) cancelled… Read more
Leonardo finalises NH90 deal with Qatarnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 18 0Leonardo has finalised the contract with Qatar for 28 multi-role NH90s. The order was first secured and signed in March this year and saw NHI… Read more
Bell completes hot weather tests on 525news Alasdair Whyte 15 Aug 18 0Bell has completed hot-weather testing of its 525 helicopter in Yuma Arizona, flying the aircraft at temperatures up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Bell flew the… Read more
Bell delivers two 429s to JDFnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Aug 18 0Bell has delivered two 429s this week to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), with a third aircraft scheduled for delivery next year. The three aircraft… Read more
Sikorsky registers first S-100 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 8 Aug 18 0Sikorsky has registered a new helicopter model named the S-100 with the FAA. Without any announcement or fanfare, Sikorsky has submitted a new helicopter to… Read more
Leonardo revises 2018 guidance in H1 resultsnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 18 0Leonardo has increased both its free operating cash flow (FCOF) and its new-order revenue guidance after finalising a deal with Qatar for 28 NH90s. The… Read more
China’s first autonomous helicopter completes flight testsnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Jul 18 0China’s first autonomous helicopter, the Xiangying-200, has completed its test flights. The aircraft took its first unmanned flight on the 29 July, taking-off from a… Read more
Airbus signs agreement for two H145Ms with Luxembourgnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jul 18 0The Government of Luxembourg has ordered two H145M helicopters for defence and security missions. As part of the deal, Airbus will provide training and support… Read more
