Russian Helicopters visit South Koreanews Terry Spruce 19 Oct 15 0Russian Helicopters are visiting South Korea as part of its contract for overhaul of Ka-32 helicopters operated by Korea’s Forest Aviation Headquarters. ALSO READ: Rostec… Read more
DFW CareFlight purchases second Bell 429news Terry Spruce 19 Oct 15 0At AMTC 2015, DFW CareFlight has purchased a second Bell 429. The aircraft will be outfitted to perform Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) missions throughout… Read more
Mitch Snyder gets top job at Bell Helicopternews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 15 0Textron Inc has named Mitch Snyder president & CEO of Bell Helicopter, succeeding John Garrison, who is joining Terex Corporation as its new president &… Read more
Global Vectra first to sign up to HCare Smartnews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 15 0Global Vectra of India has signed a Power By the Hour (PBH) contract for its H130 helicopter. Under the PBH scheme defective components will be… Read more
Norwegian Air Ambulance purchases H135news Terry Spruce 14 Oct 15 0The Norwegian Air Ambulance (Norsk Luftambulanse AS) will be the first operator to purchase the technically improved H135. Three helicopters have been ordered with the… Read more
LCI signs agreement with CMIFLnews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 15 0LCI has signed a cooperation agreement with CM International Financial Leasing Corp., Ltd (CMIFL). CMIFL, which launched leasing activities in June 2015, and has placed… Read more
Waypoint Leasing orders 18 AgustaWestland helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 15 0Waypoint Leasing has placed an order with AgustaWestland for 18 helicopters. The aircraft, A MIXTURE OF AW169, AW139 and AW189 types, are expected to be… Read more
Vector Aerospace signs component contract with Anaheim Policenews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 15 0Vector Aerospace signs a three year contract with Anaheim Police Department for Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2 components. Paul Cockell, president, Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services –… Read more
Waypoint Leasing acquires 20 H135 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Oct 15 0Waypoint Leasing has become the first lessor to acquire the Airbus Helicopters H135s, with an order for 20 helicopters at Helitech 2015. The 20 aircraft… Read more
Bel Air AW189 exceeds 2,000 hoursnews Terry Spruce 9 Oct 15 0A Bel Air AgustaWestland AW189s has reached the 2,000 flight hour milestone. The company’s second AW189i has recently reached 1,000 hours. ALSO READ: First AW189s… Read more
Bell Helicopter adds Agrarflug to its customer service networknews Terry Spruce 7 Oct 15 0Bell Helicopter has added Agrarflug to its authorised customer service facility network. The company is based in Ahren in Germany. ALSO READ: Bell Helicopter Prague… Read more
Airbus Helicopters introduces new H145 Mercedes-Benz Stylenews Terry Spruce 7 Oct 15 0Airbus Helicopters has introduced a Mercedes-Benz Style VIP version of the H145. The helicopter made its UK debut at Helitech 2015. The company has received… Read more
Airbus update H160 progressnews Terry Spruce 6 Oct 15 0Airbus Helicopters have given a progress update on its new H160 helicopter development. The update was given in conjunction with the H160 mock-up making its… Read more
London Air Ambulance acquires second helicopternews Terry Spruce 5 Oct 15 0The London Air Ambulance (LAA) has raised enough funds to acquire a second MD902 Explorer helicopter. The used MD902 Explorer, which is now registered as… Read more
Yorkshire Air Ambulance signs for H145news Terry Spruce 4 Oct 15 0Last week at Helitech, Yorkshire Air Ambulances (YAA) signed an agreement for a new H145 from Airbus Helicopters in the UK. The new helicopter, fitted with… Read more
Sikorsky delivers final two S-76D helicopters to China MoTnews Terry Spruce 30 Sep 15 0The Chinese Ministry of Transport (MoT) has accepted delivery of its final two S-76D helicopters. The helicopters were handed over during a ceremony at Sikorsky… Read more
Transport Canada validates STC for MAGnificent on Bell 429news Terry Spruce 29 Sep 15 0Transport Canada has validated the EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Bell 429 MAGnificent ALSO READ: Macaer Aviation Group validates MAGnificent STC for Bell… Read more
Waypoint Leasing delivers first H145 to Papua New Guineanews Terry Spruce 29 Sep 15 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered the first Airbus H145 to Pacific Helicopters, Papua New Guinea. “This transaction validates the increasing importance of the H145 in meeting… Read more
Bell Helicopter Prague receives Russian maintenance approvalnews Terry Spruce 24 Sep 15 0Bell Helicopter Prague customisation and delivery centre, has received Russian CAA certification to perform maintenance on Russian registered aircraft. “This is an important milestone for… Read more
Lee County Sheriff takes re-delivery of AS350 after major inspectionnews Terry Spruce 22 Sep 15 0Airbus Helicopters has re-delivered the Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s AS350 BA AStar helicopter, following its second 12-year Inspection. “We chose Airbus Helicopters Inc. to perform… Read more
