Enstrom Helicopter signs six Enstrom 480B-G contractnews Terry Spruce 23 Oct 17 0Enstrom Helicopter has signed a contract for six 480B-G turbine helicopters with LOM PRAHA TRADE in the Czech Republic. Enstrom’s representatives in the Czech Republic,… Read more
Bell delivers 39 helicopters in Q3, profits upnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Oct 17 0Bell delivered 39 commercial helicopters in the last quarter and recorded a profit of $106 million. The Fort Worth-based manufacturer delivered 25 more helicopters year-on-year… Read more
Leonardo adds firefighting helicopters to Japannews Terry Spruce 18 Oct 17 0Leonardo has grown its market share in the Japanese helicopter market by securing orders for AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopters in firefighting configuration. Leonardo and… Read more
Leonardo sells three AW169s to STAR Flightnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Leonardo has signed a contract for three AW169 helicopters for its STAR Flight programme in Travis County, Texas, as the county-based EMS upgrades its fleet.… Read more
Milestone supports Heligo Charters in Indianews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a Leonardo AW139 to Heligo Charters in India. The delivery marks the fifth helicopter leased to Heligo in 2017, increasing… Read more
Bell Helicopter at Helitechnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Bell Helicopter recently attended Helitech 2017 in London and made some announcements during the show. Swiss operator Air Zermatt selected the Bell 429 for its… Read more
Airbus debuts third H160 prototypenews Alasdair Whyte 16 Oct 17 0The third Airbus H160 prototype (PT3) performed its maiden flight at the company’s headquarters last week. The supermedium class helicopter will be undertaking certification activities… Read more
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
