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
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
