HelicopterBuyer sells Bell 412 for CareFlightnews Terry Spruce 16 Feb 16 0HelicopterBuyer has sold a Bell 412 (S/N: 33019, Reg: VH-XCN) behalf of CareFlight Group from Brisbane, Australia. The aircraft will be converted from an EMS… Read more
Bell sells first 407GXP into Nepalnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 16 0Bell has sold its first 407GXP in Nepal. The helicopter will be delivered to Simrik Air and will be outfitted for multiple roles, including travel… Read more
200 more job losses at Bellnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Feb 16 0Bell Helicopter will reduce its Mirabel workforce by 200 in March. The company has now cut 700 jobs since the Summer 2014. The latest round… Read more
Erickson renews Western Forest Product harvesting contractnews Terry Spruce 15 Feb 16 0Western Forest Products, one of the largest lumber producers in Canada, has renewed a longstanding aerial timber contract with Erickson. Under the terms of the… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers first UK AW169news Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 16 0AgustaWestland has delivered the first of six AW169 helicopters ordered by the UK’s Specialist Aviation Services (SAS). The aircraft, serial 69014, stopped in Grenoble and… Read more
Körfez Aviation takes Mercedes Benz Style H145 deliverynews Terry Spruce 10 Feb 16 0Körfez Aviation has taken delivery of its first H145 Mercedes Benz Style. The Turkish operator is expecting a second helicopter to be delivered in March… Read more
Helisim to build H160 full-flight simulatornews Alasdair Whyte 10 Feb 16 0Helisim will develop a full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Airbus Helicopters H160. The FFS is based on the Thales Reality H series training simulator, which… Read more
EASA approves automatic rig approaches for Airbus H225news Alasdair Whyte 10 Feb 16 0EASA has approved an avionics enhancement on the Airbus H225. The modification is designed to provide automatic rig approaches for offshore operations. The Rig N… Read more
Milestone VP joins Sloane Helicopters as Sales and Marketing Directornews Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 16 0John Parnell, VP North Europe & Canada with Milestone Aviation Group, has started a new role as Sales and Marketing Director at Sloane Helicopters. Before… Read more
Airbus demonstrates H145 in various offshore rolesnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 16 0Airbus Helicopters has recently taken a demonstrator H145 helicopter to the German coast to demonstrate the fenestron-tail aircraft in a variety of different roles. Working… Read more
Erickson renews Western Canada timber contractnews Terry Spruce 5 Feb 16 0Erickson Incorporated has renewed a contract with Canadian aerial heavy lift company Helifor Canada, a subsidiary of Columbia Helicopters, to provide aerial timber harvesting services in British… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first of three H145s to Pacific Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 28 Jan 16 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of three H145 helicopters to Pacific Helicopters in Papua New Guinea. The first H145, leased from Waypoint Leasing, has… Read more
Second H160 prototype fliesnews Terry Spruce 27 Jan 16 0The second Airbus Helicopters H160 prototype has begun test flying at Marignane and has joined the first H160 in the program. The second H160 performed… Read more
Airbus Helicopters raises the MTOW of the H145 to 3,700kgnews Terry Spruce 21 Jan 16 0EASA has certificated an increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) for the Airbus Helicopters H145. The helicopter can carry an extra 50kg, raising the MTOW to… Read more
AS365 N3+ enters service with the Lithuanian Armed Forcesnews Terry Spruce 21 Jan 16 0The AS365 N3+ has entered service for the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The helicopters are being used for countrywide search and rescue missions with around-the-clock availability.… Read more
PhilJets orders a H130news Terry Spruce 21 Jan 16 0PhilJets Group has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for one H130 light helicopter. The aircraft is scheduled for delivery in June 2016. “As a… Read more
Bell delivers 407GXP to Air Methodsnews Terry Spruce 19 Jan 16 0Bell Helicopter has delivered a EMS configured 407GXP to Air Methods. This is the first Bell 407GXP of many to be delivered over the next… Read more
Third Aircrane to join State of Victoria bushfire protectionnews Terry Spruce 18 Jan 16 0Kestrel Aviation will take a third S-64E Aircrane heli-tanker to support firefighting efforts in the State of Victoria, Australia. “We are proud to help protect… Read more
Shaanxi Province orders an Airbus Helicopters H155news Terry Spruce 14 Jan 16 0China’s Shaanxi Provincial Public Security Department has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for one H155 medium helicopter. The aircraft will be delivered early and… Read more
Sky Aviation is first civilian operator of the CH-46E Sea Knightnews Terry Spruce 14 Jan 16 0Sky Aviation has become the first civilian owner and operator of a Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight. The company specialises in firefighting, aerial survey, search… Read more
