Erickson wins two North American helicopter contractsnews Terry Spruce 8 Apr 15 0Erickson Inc. has won two important North American contracts, the first with the US Forest Service and the second with Helifor Canada, a subsidiary of… Read more
Airbus Helicopters half way through H145 demo tournews Terry Spruce 8 Apr 15 0Airbus Helicopters’ H145 has completed the first month of a two-month demo tour in Brazil. The helicopter has so far toured Sao Paulo, Curitiba and… Read more
Starspeed’s luxury helicopter keeps VIPs flyingnews Terry Spruce 7 Apr 15 0Capable of flying 16 passengers, the Sikorsky S-92 is the largest helicopter on the charter market. Although the helicopter is mainly used for carrying groups… Read more
Northwest MedStar takes delivery of new H135news Terry Spruce 2 Apr 15 0Metro Aviation, based in Shreveport, Louisiana has delivered a new Airbus Helicopters H135 to Northwest MedStar. MedStar operates a mixed fleet with four fixed wing… Read more
Sikorsky Aircraft names Robert Leduc as new presidentnews Terry Spruce 2 Apr 15 0United Technologies Corp (UTC) has appointed Robert Leduc as president of Sikorsky Aircraft, succeeding Mick Maurer, who will move to the newly created position of… Read more
Airbus Helicopters Foundation provides aid in Vanuatunews Terry Spruce 1 Apr 15 0The Airbus Helicopters Foundation in coordination with French Foreign Affairs Ministry Crisis Center have joined forces to distribute medical supplies, food and other humanitarian aid… Read more
Bell Helicopter names new sales manager for Midwestnews Terry Spruce 1 Apr 15 0Bell Helicopter has added Tom Moyer to the Bell Helicopter North American sales team. Moyer will assume the role of regional sales manager in North America,… Read more
AW169 FTD ready for trainingnews Terry Spruce 1 Apr 15 0AgustaWestland is ready to begin training with the AW169 Flight Training Device. Operated by Rotorsim and designed by AgustaWestland, the device has been certified by… Read more
Papillon will unveil golden helicopter at 50th anniversarynews Terry Spruce 31 Mar 15 0The Papillon Group will celebrate 50 years as the world’s largest and longest-running helicopter tour company with a flying formation of five helicopters, including the company’s… Read more
More Dauphins for Japan’s police and firefightersnews Terry Spruce 31 Mar 15 0Japanese police and firefighters have ordered another two Airbus Helicopters Dauphin helicopters, which are due for delivery this month. The latest order was signed with… Read more
United Rotorcraft wins contract for EC130 T2 EMS demo aircraftnews Terry Spruce 30 Mar 15 0United Rotorcraft has signed a contract to complete an Airbus EC130 T2 EMS demonstrator for Airbus Helicopters in Grand Prairie, Texas. The completion will take… Read more
Middle Eastern operators back Bell’s 505 and 525 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 26 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopter has received multiple orders from customers in the Middle East. BBM Inc. signed a letter of intent for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X… Read more
Lobo Leasing completes sale-leaseback with SFS Aviationnews Terry Spruce 24 Mar 15 0Lobo Leasing and SFS Aviation have completed a sale-leaseback for an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter. The helicopter will be flown in the Gulf of Thailand and… Read more
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland opens Aberdeen regional supply centrenews Terry Spruce 23 Mar 15 0Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland celebrated the official opening of its new regional supply centre in Aberdeen, Scotland. The opening ceremony was held in the presence of local dignitaries… Read more
Bell delivers four 412EP helicopters to Heliservicio Campechenews Terry Spruce 23 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the final four Bell 412EPs to Heliservicio Campeche for oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Alejandro Jasso, managing… Read more
Sikorsky appoints Mycopter Aviation Services as support centrenews Terry Spruce 23 Mar 15 0Sikorsky has appointed Mycopter Aviation Services as the first Sikorsky-authorised customer support centre in south-east Asia for the S-76 family of helicopters. The support centre… Read more
Weststar of Malaysia signs for three AgustaWestland helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 23 Mar 15 0Weststar General Aviation signed a contract with AgustaWestland for three helicopters – one AW119Kx, one GrandNew and one AW169 – at the Langkawi International Maritime and… Read more
EagleMed adds another AS350 AStar to medical fleetnews Terry Spruce 23 Mar 15 0EagleMed has taken delivery of a new Airbus AS350 AStar helicopter outfitted with the most advanced aviation technology and latest life-saving medical equipment. This new… Read more
Bell Helicopter opens a new office in Tokyonews Terry Spruce 20 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopter has opened a new office in Tokyo in Japan. The office is located within walking distance of the Fuji Heavy Industries that is… Read more
Airbus H145 to tour Brazilnews Terry Spruce 20 Mar 15 0Airbus Helicopters’ H145 will visit five Brazilian cities in the next month. The H145 (formerly EC145 T2) will visit São Paulo, Curitiba, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte… Read more
