Newfoundland takes delivery of first Bell 407GXPnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Mar 17 0Newfoundland Helicopters has become the first operator to receive a Bell 407GXP. The Helicopter will be used for utility operations. Anthony Moreland, Bell Helicopter’s vice… Read more
Bell signs purchase agreement with NNK for two 429snews Alasdair Whyte 16 Mar 17 0Nakanihon Air Service (NNK) has signed a purchase agreement with Bell Helicopter for two Bell 429s. The helicopter emergency service has purchased 77 Bell helicopters,… Read more
Irish Coastguard S92 crashes with four on boardnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 17 0An Irish search-and-rescue S92 has crashed with four crewmembers on board. The helicopter, operated by CHC helicopters crashed off the west coast of Ireland. Captain Dara… Read more
WFW advises Société Générale Group on refinancing 10 helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 17 0Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Société Générale Group on the refinancing of nine H135 helicopters and one Bell 429. The helicopters are owned… Read more
Milestone places €200 million order with Airbus Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Mar 17 0Milestone has placed a €200 million firm order with Airbus Helicopters for H145, H135 and H175’s. The aircraft will be deployed into EMS and other… Read more
Waypoint sign deal for 16 new Airbus helicopters.news Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 17 0Waypoint has committed to acquire 16 Airbus helicopters for more than €100 million. The commitment covers the purchase of new 16 aircraft, adding more H135s… Read more
Waypoint to deliver two H135s to Mackay Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 17 0Waypoint Leasing will deliver two H135s from its order book on lease to Australian operator Mackay Helicopters. The helicopter will operate out of Mackay’s North… Read more
Qinetiq signs deal to acquire and modernise four H125snews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 17 0Multinational defence technology company Qinetiq has signed a deal to acquire and modify four H125s with Airbus to modernise its Empire Test Pilot’s School (ETPS)… Read more
First Flight starts operating at Tahlequah in Oklahomanews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 17 0The former EagleMed air medical transport base in Tahlequah, Ok has been renamed First Flight and is now being operated by Med-Trans Corporation. “Although we… Read more
NHV H175 fleet reaches 10,000 flight hoursnews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 17 0The NHV Group Airbus Helicopters H175 fleet has logged its first 10,000 flight hours. The 10,000 hours have been accumulated by NHV’s fleet of eight… Read more
Japan extends five year H225 performance logistics with Airbus Helicopternews Terry Spruce 28 Feb 17 0Airbus Helicopters in Japan has secured a contract extension with Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA), to provide performance-based logistics for its H225 fleet… Read more
Seaway Heavy Lifting awards contract to NHVnews Terry Spruce 24 Feb 17 0The NHV Group has won a new contract to support the Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) wind farm construction project. The 588MW, 84 turbine wind farm,… Read more
Waypoint delivers one H145 to Andes Airnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 17 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered one H145 to Peruvian helicopter operator Andes Air. It is the first H145 to operate in Latin America. The helicopter will… Read more
New consortium invests in Russian Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 17 0A newly-formed consortium of leading Middle Eastern funds has finalised a deal to acquire minority stake in Russian Helicopters. Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) formed the… Read more
Hungarian Police Air Support introduces MD902 to fleetnews Terry Spruce 22 Feb 17 0The Hungarian National Police has added five MD902 Explorer helicopters to its fleet. The aircraft are based at Liszt Ferenc Airport in Budapest. The air… Read more
Bell and TRU open first International Training Academynews Terry Spruce 20 Feb 17 0Bell Helicopter and TRU Simulation have opened the first international training centre in Valencia, Spain. TRU Simulation was formed just over two and half years… Read more
AW169 receives FAA validationnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 17 0The AgustaWestland AW169 has been validated by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of its certification. Deliveries of the helicopter begin in the USA this… Read more
NHV awarded North Sea offshore contract by Ithaca Energynews Terry Spruce 9 Feb 17 0The NHV Group has been awarded a new contract with Ithaca Energy UK to provide helicopter services in support of their upcoming drilling project at… Read more
Flightsafety appoints Edward Koharik to General Managernews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 17 0Flightsafety international has promoted Edward Koharik to general manager of visual systems, replacing Jon Hester. In his new role, Koharik will lead a team of… Read more
HNZ Group and PHI supply four S-92s to INPEXnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 17 0HNZ Group has partnered with PHI Inc to supply four S-92s to INPEX, Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company. The PHI aircraft… Read more
