Polish air medical services takes delivery of four H135snews Terry Spruce 5 Jan 16 0LPR (Polish air medical services) has taken delivery of four new H135 (formerly known as EC135P3) helicopters to extend its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS)… Read more
Ansat VIP version receives type certificationnews Terry Spruce 5 Jan 16 0Russian Helicopters has received two amendment approvals for the helicopter’s VIP cabin and air-conditioning system from the Federal Air Transport Agency. The certification means that… Read more
AgustaWestland becomes part of Finmeccanica-Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 31 Dec 15 0Finmeccanica, the leading Italian Industrial group operating in the high-technology marketplace will become a single entity from January 2016. This “One Company” concept was launched… Read more
Russian Helicopters receives type certification for Mi-38news Terry Spruce 31 Dec 15 0Russian Helicopters has received type certification for the Mi-38 helicopter designed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Russian Helicopters company. In 2016 the Mi-38… Read more
NHV opens new Aberdeen base with H175snews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 15 0NHV has opened a new base in Aberdeen and will operate two Airbus H175 helicopters reinforcing the fleet. Being present in Aberdeen is very important… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers final two H135s to JMDFnews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 15 0Airbus Helicopters has successfully handed over the 14th and 15th H135 training helicopters to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This marks the completion of… Read more
Russia certificates Airbus Helicopters H225news Terry Spruce 11 Dec 15 0The Airbus Helicopters H225 has been certified by Russian Certification Authorities. It is the first time that a foreign heavy class helicopter has been certified… Read more
Erickson wins Greek contract extensionnews Terry Spruce 10 Dec 15 0Erickson Incorporated has won a two-year service contract extension with the NSPA (NATO Support & Procurement Agency) and the Hellenic Fire Department (HFD) in Athens,… Read more
Erickson certified as Bell Helicopter maintenance centernews Terry Spruce 7 Dec 15 0Erickson Incorporated has become a Bell Helicopter certified maintenance center (CMC). Erickson can now perform aircraft refurbishment and MRO on the Bell 214B and the… Read more
Russian Helicopters signs contract with Chinanews Terry Spruce 7 Dec 15 0China’s Jiangsu Baoli has ordered four Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopters. The aircraft will be delivered between 2016 & 2017. The Ka-32A11BC helicopters will be used in… Read more
Swiss Air-Rescue Rega orders AW helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 2 Dec 15 0Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has placed an order for three AW169 and one GrandNew light twin-engine helicopters. The new acquisitions will join the existing fleet that… Read more
Irish Coast Guard helicopter in Sligo completes record number of missions in 2015news Terry Spruce 1 Dec 15 0The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) helicopter will have completed more than 300 search and rescue (SAR) missions by the end of this calendar year. The… Read more
First Bell 407GXP sold in Germanynews Terry Spruce 23 Nov 15 0Bell Helicopter hosted a signing ceremony celebrating the sale of the first Bell 407GXP to Germany. The aircraft will be outfitted for corporate and VIP… Read more
Bell 407GXP climbs to new heightsnews Terry Spruce 18 Nov 15 0Bell Helicopter has completed a 407GXP demonstration tour in Nepal. “Bell Helicopter demonstrated the heightened capability and customer-driven enhancements of the popular Bell 407 platform… Read more
Romania to produce new H215 heavy helicopternews Terry Spruce 18 Nov 15 0In a ceremony held by Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus Helicopters, and in the presence of Alexandru Nastase, Secretary of State, Airbus Helicopters set down… Read more
Bell signs two purchase agreements for corporate helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Nov 15 0ell Helicopters has signed two purchase agreements for a Bell 429 and Bell 407GX in corporate configuration. The Bell 429 will be operated by the… Read more
First H130 helicopter delivered in Bhutannews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H130 aircraft to the Kingdom of Bhutan. This is the first of two helicopters acquired by the Royal Bhutan… Read more
Erickson extends Peru contractnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Erickson Incorporated has a two-year service contract extension between Repsol Exploracion Peru and Sucursal Del Peru and for air cargo transportation by helicopter. The two-year… Read more
Falcon Aviation Services to operate first offshore AW169 in the Middle Eastnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) of Abu Dhabi will operate the first offshore configured AgustaWestland AW169 in the Middle East. The first aircraft will be delivered… Read more
Lockheed Martin completes Sikorsky acquisitionnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Lockheed Martin has closed its acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky Aircraft is aligned under the Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training (MST) business segment, and… Read more
