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
Honeywell signs engine contract with Marenco Swisshelicopternews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Honeywell Aerospace will supply its next-generation HTS900 engines to the Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09 aircraft. “The Honeywell HTS900 engine provides helicopter owners and pilots with twin-engine… Read more
Avinco financing enables Mont Blanc Helicopters to buy firefighting AS350 B3 aircraftnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Mont Blanc Helicopters (MBH) recently closed the purchase of a firefighting Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 with the assistance of Avinco. Recently, MBH secured a firefighting… Read more
Bell Helicopter and Strong Aviation sign Bell 525 LOInews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Bell Helicopter and Strong Aviation have signed an LOI for two Bell 525 Relentless. The deal was signed at the Dubai Airshow. Mitch Snyder gets top… Read more
Minnesota DNR orders an MD 500Enews Terry Spruce 9 Nov 15 0Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has ordered a new MD 500E helicopter. This will be the first MD helicopter to join the DNR since… Read more
Bell Helicopter and Horizon International Flight Academy signs LOInews Terry Spruce 9 Nov 15 0Bell Helicopter has signed a Letter of Intent with Horizon International Flight Academy to become the first Bell Helicopter authorised training centre in the Middle… Read more
Second Mi-171A2 prototype starts flight testingnews Terry Spruce 9 Nov 15 0Russian Helicopters has started flight testing of a second prototype of the Mi-171A2 at Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. ALSO READ: Russian Helicopters starts Mi-171A2 test… Read more
Russian Helicopters showcase three aircraft at Dubainews Terry Spruce 6 Nov 15 0Russian Helicopters will demonstrate the latest medium multirole Mi-171A2 alongside the light multirole Ansat in VIP configuration at the Dubai Airshow. The company will also… Read more
Lockheed Martin receives final approval to acquire Sikorskynews Terry Spruce 6 Nov 15 0Lockheed Martin has received the final regulatory approval needed to acquire Sikorsky Aircraft from United Technologies. The completion of the regulatory review by the Ministry… Read more
Prototype AW609 crash kills twonews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 15 0One of the prototype AgustaWestland AW609 tiltroters has crashed in Italy, killing the two pilots. The aircraft came down during a regular test flight at… Read more
Two Bear Air Rescue orders new MD 530Fnews Terry Spruce 2 Nov 15 0Two Bear Air Rescue based in Whitefish, Montana has ordered a new MD 530F. The custom MD 530F will perform a variety of missions in… Read more
First Airbus Helicopter final assembly line in Chinanews Terry Spruce 2 Nov 15 0The first Airbus Helicopter final assembly line in China will be set up in cooperation with Sino-German Ecopark. A Letter of Intent (LOI) for the… Read more
Russian Helicopters showcases In Havananews Terry Spruce 2 Nov 15 0Russian Helicopters will showcase its helicopters at the Havana International Fair (FIHAV-2015). FIHAV-2015 will be held in Havana, Cuba, from 2-7 November 2015. The company… Read more
