AW189 fleet passes 10,000 flight hour landmarknews Alasdair Whyte 1 Apr 16 0Finmeccanica has this week announced that the fleet of 26 AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters has exceeded 10,000 flight hours. This milestone has been achieved less than… Read more
Las Vegas Metro Police to buy Airbus H145news Alasdair Whyte 30 Mar 16 0The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police has been given the approval to buy a new Airbus H145, with delivery targeted for March 2017. The new helicopter will… Read more
Airbus approves CAE H225 simulator in Norwaynews Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 16 0The helicopter training centre run by CAE in Norway has been awarded as an Airbus Helicopters approved simulation centre for H225 recurrent training. To maintain this… Read more
H+S Aviation Abu Dhabi engine test cell approved by manufacturernews Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 16 0H+S Aviation has announced that the test cell at its facility in Abu Dhabi has been successfully reviewed by Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) for… Read more
Airbus embarks upon H145 Far East demo tournews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Airbus Helicopters has started a Far East tour to showcase its H145 model. The company first took the H145 to Asia in October 2014, with a… Read more
Finmeccanica to rebrand as Leonardonews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Helicopter systems designer Finmeccanica is to change its name to Leonardo only three months after it changed its name from AgustaWestland. Since taking the helm in May… Read more
Bell sells three 407GXP helicopters to North American marketnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Bell signed a deal to sell three 407GXP helicopters at Heli-Expo 2016 in Kentucky last month. This included one for an unnamed private customer based in Newfoundland,… Read more
FlightSafety S-76 simulator in Singapore now Level-D qualfiednews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 16 0FlightSafety has announced that its Sikorsky S-76C+ and S-76C++ simulator in Singapore has been qualified to Level D by the FAA the highest level of… Read more
Bell completes delivery of fifteen 429s to Canadian Coast Guardnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 16 0Bell Helicopter has manufactured and delivered 15 Bell 429s to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) following the awarding of a contract in May 2014. The final… Read more
Japan Coast Guard orders H225 for fleet renewalnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 16 0The Japan Coast Guard has ordered an additional H225 helicopter, the delivery of which will take their fleet to six, although it is not expected… Read more
Airwork NZ orders 100th LTS101-850B-2 enginenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0New Zealand company Airwork has ordered its 100th LTS101-850B-2 engine from Honeywell. Airwork NZ offers a Eurocopter BK117 engine upgrade program swapping out LTS101-750 engines… Read more
Metro Aviation sells first EC145 e-litenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0Metro Aviation has committed to buy six EC145e e-lite helicopters. The EC145 e-lite is the utility variant developed to provide greater useful load by reducing… Read more
Police Scotland upgrade to H135news Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0Police Scotland has signed a new contract with Bond Air Services for seven years starting 1st October 2016. The contact also sees an upgrade from… Read more
Bell launches 412HP upgrade pathnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0Bell has launched an upgrade path for 412SP operators to reach 412HP standard. The new 412HP upgrade kit provides an additional 165 horsepower available at… Read more
Era Helicopters to help develop EMS role for AW609news Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0Finmeccanica Helicopter Division and Era Group Inc will jointly develop an Emergency Medical Service variant of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor. Era is a major customer… Read more
AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker takes its first flightnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0The AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker has flown for the first time. The aircraft is the skid version of the AW109 light twin. The flight was from… Read more
Wales Air Ambulance to upgrade to H145 fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0Wales Air Ambulance will upgrade their helicopter fleet. Currently they operate H135s, but Bond Air Services will upgrade the fleet with new H145s. After starting… Read more
Vector to perform AStar 12-year inspections for SBCSDnews Terry Spruce 7 Mar 16 0Vector Aerospace will perform 12-year inspections on three Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3 AStars operated by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBCSD). Vector will conduct… Read more
JSSI launches parts-only program for AW139 and Bell 429news Terry Spruce 7 Mar 16 0JSSI has launched its parts-only program for the Finmeccanica (formerly AgustaWestland) AW139 and the Bell 429 helicopters. “Last year we introduced the parts-only program for… Read more
Heli-Expo – Heli-One increase Stavangar capabilitiesnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 16 0Heli-One are adding a range of new capabilities at their Stavangar overhaul centre. The company is adding overhaul capabilities for the Turbomeca Makila 2A and… Read more
