Ex-Im Bank approves financing for US helicopters to Latin Americanews Terry Spruce 14 Apr 15 0The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved the financing for sale of US-built AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters that will be used for leasing… Read more
San Diego police gets new Bell 407GX helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 Apr 15 0San Diego County Sheriff’s department accepted delivery of a new Bell 407GX helicoper, which will be used for patrol, search and rescue and firefighting The… Read more
Airbus delivers first H145 helicopter to Australia Pacificnews Terry Spruce 13 Apr 15 0The Airbus Group Australia Pacific has delivered the first Airbus Helicopters H145 helicopter in the region. Aircrews and technical support teams in New Zealand and… Read more
Bell Helicopters wins $123 million CCG contractnews Terry Spruce 12 Apr 15 0Bell Helicopters has signed a contract with the public works and government services canada (PWGSC) for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) for seven Bell 412EPI… Read more
Dare County MedFlight takes delivery of Airbus Helicopters H145news Terry Spruce 12 Apr 15 0Dare County MedFlight has taken delivery of an H145 aircraft, delivered from Airbus Helicopters. This is the first H145 to be operated in the US.… Read more
Maverick Helicopters starts Hawaii helicopter toursnews Terry Spruce 10 Apr 15 0Maverick Helicopters is now offering three helicopter tours from Maui in Hawaii on a Airbus Helicopters EC130 ECO-Star aircraft, which can seat seven people. This… Read more
Weststar Aviation Services secures new contracts in Asianews Terry Spruce 10 Apr 15 0Weststar Aviation Services has secured a contract worth over $100 million to provide two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for Carigali Hess Operating Company (CHOC) and Carigali-PTTEPI… Read more
Erickson wins Philippines dam contractnews Terry Spruce 9 Apr 15 0Erickson has secured a contract with Cavite Ideal International Construction and Development Corporation (Cavdeal) and Asia Aircraft Overseas Philippines (AAOP) to provide heavy-lift aviation services… Read more
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
