NHV H175 logs 1,000 flight service hoursnews Terry Spruce 28 Aug 15 0NHV Group has logged the first 1,000 flight hours with the Airbus Helicopters H175. The 1,000 hours have been accumulated by NHV’s initial two H175s… Read more
Erickson awarded Turkish contractnews Terry Spruce 26 Aug 15 0Erickson has been selected by Pan Aviation to provide emergency fire suppression support for the Municipality of Istanbul. ALSO READ: Erickson introduces S-64 enhancements Erickson… Read more
Bell delivers final Bell 412EP to Philippine DNDnews Terry Spruce 17 Aug 15 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the final of eight Bell 412EP aircraft to the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND). The final delivery was acknowledged during… Read more
AgustaWestland sells a GrandNew in Brazilnews Terry Spruce 13 Aug 15 0AgustaWestland has sold a GrandNew helicopter to Cristalia in Brazil. The company is displaying a GrandNew at LABACE 2015 in Brazil. Nearly 150 helicopters in… Read more
JSSI launches Tip-to-Tail program for AW139news Terry Spruce 13 Aug 15 0Jet Support Services (JSSI) launches its Tip-to-Tail program coverage for the AgustaWestland AW139. The company first introduced its Tip-to-Tail hourly cost maintenance program in 1997… Read more
JSSI launches AS350 parts only program at LABACEnews Terry Spruce 13 Aug 15 0Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), has launched its new parts-only program for the full line of Airbus Helicopters AS350 rotorcraft. “We listened to AS350 owners… Read more
Trio of Bell Helicopters at LABACE 2015news Terry Spruce 11 Aug 15 0Three Bell Helicopters are being displayed at LABACE 2015 at Aeroporto de Congonhas, São Paulo, Brazil. The company is showing the Bell 429WLG, the Bell… Read more
Lockheed buys Sikorskyinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 15 0When it was selling Sikorsky, United Technology said it was looking to make $4 billion. Lockheed Martin’s acquisition at $9 billion (which works out as… Read more
Metro delivers H125 to Coastal Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 10 Aug 15 0California-based Coastal Helicopters has taken delivery of a new Airbus Helicopters H125 (formerly the AS350 B3e). Coastal Helicopters now has a fleet of six various… Read more
Erickson introduces S-64 Aircrane enhancementsnews Terry Spruce 4 Aug 15 0Erickson has introduced newly designed and certified enhancements for the S-64 Aircrane. The upgrades aim to improve situational awareness for pilots. ALSO READ: Michael Williams… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers first H145 T2 in North Americanews Terry Spruce 3 Aug 15 0Metro Aviation has delivered the first H145 T2 in North America to Dare MedFlight in North Carolina. It is the company’s 75th H145 completion. ALSO… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first H135 to HTMnews Terry Spruce 30 Jul 15 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H135 for offshore wind operations to Helicopter Travel Munich (HTM) in Germany. The company has contracts from ten windfarms… Read more
Bell Helicopter and BIRD Aerosystems presents Bell 407 ASIOnews Terry Spruce 30 Jul 15 0Bell Helicopter will integrate the BIRD Aerosystems Surveillance, Intelligence and Observation (ASIO) into the Bell 407GXP. The system will give a complete end-to-end airborne information… Read more
Robinson upgrades police helicopternews Terry Spruce 29 Jul 15 0Robinson Helicopter is upgrading its R66 Turbine Police Helicopter. The upgrade package includes the FLIR Systems Ultra 8000 Infrared Camera and the Spectrolab SX-7 searchlight.… Read more
RN-Aircraft signs for ten AW189 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 21 Jul 15 0RN-Aircraft, a subsidiary of oil company Rosneft, has ordered ten AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters. The deal is valued at $173.24 million. Deliveries are due to begin later… Read more
Lockheed Martin purchase Sikorsky for $9 billionnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Jul 15 0Lockheed Martin has purchased Sikorsky Helicopters for $9 billion. The actual price Lockheed will pay is reduced to around $7.1 billion due to account tax… Read more
AW169 gains EASA certificationnews Terry Spruce 17 Jul 15 0The AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter was issued with a type certificate by EASA on 15 July 2015. ALSO READ: Starspeed signs for another AW169 Now that… Read more
Bell completes delivery of last of four Bell 429 to NYPDnews Terry Spruce 17 Jul 15 0Bell Helicopter announces the final delivery of the fourth Bell 429 to the New York Police Department (NYPD) at the ALEA in Houston, Texas where… Read more
MD Helicopters showcases Houston Police MD 500E at ALEA 2015news Terry Spruce 16 Jul 15 0MD Helicopters is showcasing a Houston Police MD 500E aircraft at the ALEA 2015 being held in Houston, Texas. Houston Police have eight MD 500E… Read more
FlightSafety selected by LAPD for Bell 412 trainingnews Terry Spruce 16 Jul 15 0FlightSafety International has been selected by the Los Angeles Police Department for its Bell 412 training. Officer Kevin Gallagher, chief pilot of the LAPD Air… Read more
