Bell 407GX to help with Middle East humanitarian effortsnews Terry Spruce 26 Feb 15 0Bell Helicopter has delivered 16 Bell 407GX helicopters to BBM Inc in Reno, Nevada. The helicopters will be operated in the Middle East, and configured… Read more
LCI to lease six AW139s to Australian Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 26 Feb 15 0LCI has signed an agreement to lease six new AgustaWestland AW139 aircraft to Australian Helicopters Pty Ltd, a member of the Babcock Mission Critical Services… Read more
Second Bell 505 makes first flightnews Terry Spruce 25 Feb 15 0The second Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter has performed its first flight. The Bell 505’s flight test vehicle one completed its first flight in… Read more
Sikorsky Helitech becomes first authorised S-92 customer support centernews Terry Spruce 25 Feb 15 0Sikorsky Helitech in Brisbane, Australia has become the first Sikorsky authorised S-92 customer service centre. The centre will offer maintenance services for Australian and regional operators… Read more
Waypoint Leasing leases to Caverton Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 25 Feb 15 0Waypoint Leasing has reached an agreement with Caverton Helicopters in Nigeria, to lease one new AgustaWestland AW139 and one Bell 412EP, both of which have… Read more
LCI Helicopters to lease four AW139s to Westpac Rescuenews Terry Spruce 25 Feb 15 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has entered into a multi-year agreement to lease four new AW139 helicopters to Australia’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The helicopters will… Read more
The Saudi Geological Survey will use Bell 429news Terry Spruce 24 Feb 15 0Bell Helicopter has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 429 helicopter that has been outfitted to perform utility roles in the Middle East by… Read more
Bond Helicopters Australia takes delivery of first two S-92snews Alasdair Whyte 24 Feb 15 0Bond Helicopters has accepted delivery of the first batch of two of four Sikorsky S-92 helicopters during the 2015 Avalon Airshow in Australia. ALSO SEE:… Read more
Gotham Air launch app for NYC airport heli transfersnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Feb 15 0A new company based in New York is offering helicopter transfers between downtown Manhattan and New York’s JFK and Newark Airports. The new service, in… Read more
AgustaWestland Aviation Services to expand in the Middle Eastnews Terry Spruce 24 Feb 15 0The AgustaWestland and Abu Dhabi Aviation joint venture, AgustaWestland Aviation Services (AWAS) is expecting continued regional growth in the helicopter fleets in the Middle East.… Read more
Sikorsky S-92 helicopter gets electric blue makeovernews Alasdair Whyte 24 Feb 15 0Flying Colours, an aircraft completions, refurbishment and maintenance company, has completed an elaborate four-month refurbishment project for its first ever Sikorsky S-92 helicopter at its… Read more
HeloAir signs S-76D contract with Fortune 500 companynews Terry Spruce 24 Feb 15 0HeloAir based in Richmond, Virginia has signed a contract with a Fortune 500 company to exclusively manage a Sikorsky S-76D helicopter. This is the first… Read more
Prince William will train as air ambulance pilotnews Terry Spruce 23 Feb 15 0Prince William will begin training as an air ambulance helicopter pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) after the birth of his second child.… Read more
Thailand acquires six EC145 T2 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 23 Feb 15 0The Royal Thai Air Force willo acquire six Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2 aircraft. The helicopters will be fitted in a VIP configuration and used on… Read more
Airbus Helicopters signs two EC130 T2 contracts in Indianews Terry Spruce 20 Feb 15 0Airbus Helicopters has signed two contracts for the EC130 T2 aircraft at Aero India 2015. These contracts launch the EC130 T2 in the Indian market.… Read more
Pawan Hans receives excellence awardnews Terry Spruce 20 Feb 15 0Pawan Hans in India has been awarded an Airbus Helicopters’ excellence award in logging 450,000 flight hours with its Dauphin fleet. The award was given… Read more
Croatian Police orders an AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 19 Feb 15 0AgustaWestland has announced that the Croatian Police has placed an order for one AW139 helicopter. This will be the first AW139 in Croatia and replaces… Read more
Airbus Helicopters selects the Turbomeca ARRANO for X4news Terry Spruce 19 Feb 15 0Airbus Helicopters launched the X4 initial design concept around two turboshaft engines options: Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW210E and Turbomeca’s ARRANO. Although Airbus Helicopters and… Read more
AgustaWestland announces another four African AW139 ordersnews Terry Spruce 18 Feb 15 0AgustaWestland has announced orders for another four AW139 helicopters in Africa. The new orders bring the number of AW139s in Africa to 60 helicopters. The… Read more
Starspeed signs another AW169 helicopter contractnews Terry Spruce 16 Feb 15 0Starspeed will become one of the first helicopter management companies in Europe to operate an AW169 helicopter after placing another order with AgustaWestland. This is the… Read more
