Heli Expo 2018: The OEM perspectivenews Alasdair Whyte 28 Feb 18 0On the day before Heli Expo opened its doors to the public in Las Vegas, a group of movers and shakers in helicopter transactions met… Read more
Helicopters – is the market still just hovering or about to rise?news Alasdair Whyte 23 Feb 18 0According to the latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) 926 helicopter units were shipped in 2017, 7.5% up on the 861 delivered… Read more
H160 coming to Heli-Exponews Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 18 0The Airbus H160 Prototype will be on display at Heli-Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada next week – marking the first time the prototype helicopter has… Read more
Kopter awarded DOA approvalnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 18 0The newly branded Kopter Group has received design organisation approval from the EASA. Design organisation approval (DOA) was granted to the Swiss manufacturer after it… Read more
Almost 85% of people will not fly in an unmanned aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 18 0Despite a large influx of autonomous aircraft development in 2017, the vast majority of people are still unwilling to fly in an unmanned/pilotless aircraft. Helicopter… Read more
Leonardo drops UH-72A legal battlenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 18 0Leonardo Helicopters is no longer pursuing its legal action against the US Army for the purchase of further UH-72As, allowing the Army to go ahead… Read more
Voom joins Airbus Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 18 0Digital helicopter-booking platform Voom has joined Airbus Helicopters as an exclusive on-demand service. Voom was first launched in April 2017 as part of the Airbus’s… Read more
LCI closes $55 million capital markets loannews Alasdair Whyte 13 Feb 18 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has closed its first capital markets financing with a $55 million five-year loan. CIT Group and Prudential Capital Group led the… Read more
Bell delivers two 505s to Cambodian operatornews Alasdair Whyte 13 Feb 18 0Bell has closed off its Singapore Airshow presence this year with the delivery of two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X’s to Cambodian operator Asian Aviation Resources.… Read more
Duterte cans Bell Helicopter dealnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 18 0Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Philippine Department of National Defense to cancel its order of 16 Bell 412EPIs with the Canadian Government –… Read more
Russian Helicopters completes Mi-171E2 flight testsnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 18 0Russian Helicopters has completed flight tests of its multi-role Mi-171E2 helicopter. The tests took place at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) in Buryatia, Russia where,… Read more
Singapore Airshow – Day 1 Helicopter newsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0All eyes are on the Singapore Airshow this week. The trade show opened yesterday with a smattering of new orders and a lot of talk… Read more
Ehang 184 drone takes manned test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0Chinese drone manufacturer Ehang has released video footage of the first piloted test flights of its upcoming two-seater passenger drone – the Ehang 184. The… Read more
Leonardo partners with SACC to open Japanese MRO basenews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0Italian helicopter maker Leonardo is partnering with Shizuoka Air Commuter Corporation (SACC) to setup a maintenance repair, and overhaul (MRO) base at Mount Fuji Shizuoka… Read more
Bell 505 enters Asia Pacific marketnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Feb 18 0Bell has delivered the first two of its Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs into the Asia Pacific market. Helicopter charter and touring company Nautilus Aviation… Read more
Airbus deliveries and orders fell in 2017news Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0Airbus Helicopters saw a drop in both deliveries and orders in 2017 compared to 2016. The French manufacturer delivered 409 helicopters in 2017, less than… Read more
Milestone leases eight AW139s to China EMS operatornews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0Milestone Aviation has signed a deal with Chinese EMS operator Kingwing. The lessor has leased eight AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to Shanghai Kingwing Aviation. The AW139s… Read more
Bell 525 crash caused by severe vibrationsnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) has attributed last year’s Bell 525 Relentless test flight crash to “severe vibrations”. The helicopter’s airframe started vibrating severely… Read more
British investor and Zimbabwean opposition leader die in Huey UH-1 crashnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Jan 18 0Picture taken from video footage of the crash, courtesy of KOAT TV news. British-born investor and world speed record holder Charles Burnett III’s helicopter crashed… Read more
Babcock launches first nordic EMS AW169news Alasdair Whyte 18 Jan 18 0Babcock subsidiary Scandinavian Air Ambulance is operating the first EMS-configured AgustaWestland AW169 in the Nordic region. It is flying the helicopter on behalf of Swedish… Read more
