Milestone leases two AW169s to Alidaunia for HEMSnews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 17 0Milestone Aviation Group has entered into an agreement to lease two AW169 helicopters to Alidaunia of Italy, to support its emergency medical services (HEMS) in… Read more
Airbus and NHV celebrates three years of the H175news Alasdair Whyte 6 Oct 17 0Airbus and H175 launch customer NHV are celebrating three years of H175 operations. NHV started flying the first two Airbus H175s on North Sea offshore… Read more
Leonardo Helicopters has new managing director and Unifly AW169 ordernews Terry Spruce 5 Oct 17 0Leonardo Helicopters introduced its new managing director Gian Piero Cutillo on the opening day of Helitech 2017 in London. Gian Piero Cutillo takes over immediately… Read more
New engine option AW189 launched at Helitech 2017news Alasdair Whyte 4 Oct 17 0Leonardo and Safran Helicopters has unveiled the AgustaWestland AW189k featuring new generation Safran Aneto engines at Helitech 2017. The new supermedium helicopter variant is powered… Read more
PhilJets takes delivery of first Bell 407GXnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Sep 17 0PhilJets has announced the arrival of a new Bell 407GX to its fleet. It is the eighth aircraft for the group, and is the only… Read more
Bell delivers aircraft to Eagle Copters South Americanews Alasdair Whyte 22 Sep 17 0Bell Helicopters has delivered two Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs to Eagle Copters South America. The aircraft will be used for corporate transportation. Company officials… Read more
Bristow renews Barents Sea Contractsnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Sep 17 0Bristow Norway has renewed contracts for two S92s with Norwegian operators Eni Norge and Statoil to be operated on the Barents Sea. Statoil and Eni… Read more
Market Analysis: China’s helicoptersinsight Alasdair Whyte 20 Sep 17 0Although helicopter usage in China has largely been limited by tight government controls of airspace and a lack of infrastructure to support them, recent mega… Read more
Sikorsky celebrates one year Stavanger FSL openingnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Sep 17 0Sikorsky is celebrating the first year of operations at its Stavanger Forward Stocking Location (FSL). Stavanger is home to one of the largest Sikorsky S-92… Read more
First H145 flight simulator receives EASA Level D certificationnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Sep 17 0The world’s first H145 flight simulator, at Airbus Helicopters’ German Training Academy, has received the highest possible certification by the German Federal Aviation Office. The European… Read more
Bristow Helicopters wins search and rescue awardnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Sep 17 0Rescuing a surfer stranded at sea for 32 hours has won Bristow Helicopters a Sikorsky Winged-S Rescue Award. The award was presented by Sikorsky yesterday… Read more
Waypoint sets up leasing platform in Tianjinnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Sep 17 0Waypoint has established a new leasing platform in China’s Tianjin Free Trade Zone, just six months after entering the Chinese market. The Irish lessor made… Read more
CHC H175 completes inaugural flightnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Sep 17 0CHC has completed its first H175 super medium flight. The helicopter flew an offshore operation from CHC’s Aberdeen base to the Shell-owned Ocean Patriot offshore… Read more
Able Aerospace Services adds Bell 429 to repair capabilitiesnews Terry Spruce 11 Sep 17 0Able Aerospace Services, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, has shown its commitment to “working at the speed of the customer” by adding repair and overhaul… Read more
Norsk Luftambulanse takes delivery of first civil Helionix H135news Alasdair Whyte 6 Sep 17 0Norwegian air ambulance operator Norsk Luftambulanse AS (NOLAS) has taken delivery of the first civilian Helionix avionics equipped Airbus Helicopters H135. This first civilian delivery… Read more
London Heli Shuttle grows fleet to six AW109 Grandsnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Sep 17 0Biggin Hill Airport’s London Heli Shuttle, operated by Castle Air, has grown its fleet to six AW109 Grands. Since it launched in December 2016, the… Read more
Virginia Beach Police orders an MD 530Fnews Terry Spruce 4 Sep 17 0The Virginia Beach Police Department’s aviation unit has ordered a new MD 530F helicopter. This will be the first MD Helicopters aircraft to join the… Read more
GAMA: Deliveries up, market “stabilising”news Alasdair Whyte 30 Aug 17 0Helicopter deliveries are stabilising, with shipments up a substantial 16.8% over the same period last year, according to the latest figures. The General Aviation Manufacturers… Read more
Bell begins delivery of 100 407GXPs to Chinanews Alasdair Whyte 25 Aug 17 0The first of 100 Bell 407GXP helicopters ordered in June has been delivered to Shaanxi Helicopter (SHC). The subsidiary of the state-owned enterprise Shaanxi Group… Read more
Héli-Union gains first ever EASA certificate for LPV with combined capabilitiesnews Terry Spruce 25 Aug 17 0Héli-Union has obtained the first ever EASA certification of a localiser performance with vertical guidance (LPV) capability on an Airbus AS332L1 helicopter with both digital… Read more
