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
Sikorsky exhibits S-76D in Malaysianews Terry Spruce 19 Mar 15 0Sikorsky is exhibited an S-76D helicopter in Malaysia at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2015). The is the start of S-76D Southeast… Read more
Selling Sikorskyinsight Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 15 0It was lucky that United Technologies had its investor meeting this week rather than last, as the news that Sikorsky is for sale would have… Read more
Video: Bell shares 525 Relentless updatenews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopters has released a new video showing the progress on its upcoming Bell 525 Relentless Helicopter. The three-minute video, published on YouTube, shows the… Read more
Bell Helicopter receives almost 300 orders at Heli-Exponews Terry Spruce 16 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopter received commitments from buyers at the recent Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida for nearly 300 helicopters, including the sale of 200 Bell 407GXPs, the newest… Read more
UTC may struggle selling off Sikorskyinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Mar 15 0“As part of the portfolio review announced last December, we are exploring strategic options for Sikorsky to determining the best way to enhance its long-term… Read more
UTC could sell off Sikorskynews Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 15 0United Technologies has said that it may sell Sikorsky Helicopter as part of a strategic review. The company says that while the rest of its… Read more
LCI Helicopters to lease second AW139 to HeliServicenews Terry Spruce 11 Mar 15 0LCI Helicopters has entered into an agreement to lease a second AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter to HeliService International, a leading provider of offshore services in the… Read more
Maverick Helicopters and Las Vegas Motor Speedway re-sign contractnews Terry Spruce 11 Mar 15 0Maverick Helicopters in Las Vegas has re-signed a contract with the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to be the exclusive helicopter operator for events at the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters starts ‘H Generation’ at Heli-Exponews Terry Spruce 9 Mar 15 0Airbus Helicopters unveiled its brand new ‘H Generation’ series of helicopters starting with the H160 at Heli-Expo in Orlando last week, having rebranded its entire… Read more
CHC’s first AW139 reaches 10,000 flight hoursnews Terry Spruce 5 Mar 15 0CHC Helicopter’s first AW139 helicopter has set a major operational milestone by reaching 10,000 flight hours. This significant milestone was achieved by the aircraft in… Read more
Enstrom TH180 makes first flightnews Terry Spruce 5 Mar 15 0Enstrom Helicopter Corporation’s TH180 helicopters completed its first flight on 6 February 2015 at its facilities in Menominee, Michigan. Tracy Biegler, president and CEO of… Read more
Bell launches 407GXP with 200 aircraft order from Air Methodsnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 15 0Bell has launched a new version of its best selling 407 series of helicopters with an order for 200 aircraft from Air Methods. The Bell… Read more
