Waypoint leases three AW169s to Taiwannews Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 18 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered three new AW169s on lease to Taiwanese operator Emerald Pacific Airlines. This delivery represents the first time that Waypoint has delivered… Read more
Two new orders for Leonardo at Farnboroughnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jul 18 0Leonardo announced two orders at this year’s Farnborough Air Show, signing contracts for one AW109 with a mining firm and an AW169 with an emergency… Read more
Textron and Subaru collaborate on 412EPXnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Jul 18 0Textron and Subaru are collaborating to bring an enhanced variant of the Bell 412EPI to the market, named the 412 EPX. Subaru was awarded the… Read more
JCG signs up to Airbus HCare Smart servicenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jul 18 0The Japan Coastguard (JCG) has signed up for Airbus’s HCare Smart management service to support its H225 fleet. The contract will cover comprehensive maintenance support… Read more
Airbus secures deal with Ukraine for 55 helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jul 18 0Airbus Helicopters has announced the biggest helicopter order at Farnborough so far, 55-helicopters for the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior. The helicopters will be used for… Read more
Rostek places seven helicopters with GTLKnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Jul 18 0Russia’s sole helicopter manufacturer Rostek Russian Helicopters has placed seven new medical aircraft with the state-owned lessor GTLK. Rostek delivered the five Mi-8AMTs and two… Read more
LCI delivers third AW169 to Elitaliananews Alasdair Whyte 10 Jul 18 0Less than a week after delivering an AW139 to China’s Shanghai Kingwing Aviation, Lease Corporation International has delivered a Leonardo AW169 to Italian operator Elitaliana.… Read more
NHV awarded offshore contract by Siemens Gamesanews Terry Spruce 10 Jul 18 0Aberdeen – July10th, 2018 – The NHV Group today announced a new contract with Siemens Gamesa to provide helicopter services in support of the construction… Read more
Airbus to pay ERA $42 million in H225 settlementnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Jul 18 0Airbus has agreed to pay helicopter operator Era Group $42 million as compensation over the grounding of the H225. A significant amount of the aircraft… Read more
LCI leases three AW139s to Chinanews Alasdair Whyte 3 Jul 18 0Lease Corporation International has placed its first helicopters in China, leasing three new Leonardo AW139s to Shanghai Kingwing Aviation. To help tap into increasing demand… Read more
Airbus delivers four H125s to NSDNRnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Jun 18 0Airbus Helicopters has completed the delivery of four H125s to Canadian operator Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSDNR). The operator ordered the aircraft in… Read more
Honeywell tests HSD-400 transceivernews Alasdair Whyte 19 Jun 18 0Honeywell have installed the HSD-400 voice and high-speed data transceiver on an in-service UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-53 Stallion. The system uses new high-data rate… Read more
Enstrom announces leadership changesnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Jun 18 0Tracy Biegler will be stepping down as CEO and president of Michigan design and manufacturing firm Enstrom Helicopter – with Matthew Francour succeeding him as… Read more
Milestone completes purchase and leaseback for four S-92snews Alasdair Whyte 1 Jun 18 0Milestone has purchased four Sikorsky S-92s which it will lease back to the seller. This brings the GE-owned lessor’s fleet of S-92s to 95 –… Read more
Ex-Leonardo executives cleared from appearing in Indian courtnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Jun 18 0An on-going legal battle has resurfaced concerning two of the company’s former executives. The company’s former CEO Giuseppe Orsi and the former head of AgustaWestland… Read more
NHV awarded offshore contract by Nautical Petroleum/Cairn Energynews Terry Spruce 31 May 18 0Aberdeen – May 31st, 2018 – The NHV Group today announced a new contract with Nautical Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cairn Energy LTD,… Read more
Luxaviation partners with Heliflitenews Alasdair Whyte 31 May 18 0Luxaviation has partnered with American operator Heliflite to expand its US Helicopter services and fleet into the US. This is the first international partnership for… Read more
Kopter announces Garmin G3000H for baseline of SH09 helicopternews Terry Spruce 24 May 18 0Mollis, May 24th, 2018 – Kopter Group AG is proud to announce that the newly launched Garmin G3000H will be integrated into the SH09 single… Read more
Air Zermatt takes delivery of one Bell 429news Alasdair Whyte 23 May 18 0Swiss helicopter rescue service Air Zermatt has taken delivery of one new Bell 429 aircraft — coinciding with the company’s 50-year anniversary. The company operates… Read more
Helicopter shipments up for Q1news Alasdair Whyte 16 May 18 0Helicopter shipments are back up for the first quarter of 2018 after last year’s deliveries slump. The number of helicopters sent for delivery so far… Read more
