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
Maverick celebrates 10 years at Grand Canyon South Rimnews Terry Spruce 6 Feb 15 0Maverick Helicopters are celebrating 10 years of flying from its Grand Canyon South Rim location, next to the Grand Canyon National Park. In the last… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers final Italian Police AW139news Terry Spruce 5 Feb 15 0AgustaWestland has delivered the final AW139 helicopter to the Italian Police. The first of eight aircraft was delivered in mid 2013 and completed at the… Read more
Not a barrel of laughsinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 15 0With oil at almost $50 a barrel, the mood in the helicopter market has dampened. (And oil prices will no doubt be one of the… Read more
Botswana Police orders AS350 B3e helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 4 Feb 15 0Botswana’s Police Service has signed for a contract for three AS350 B3e aircraft for its Police Air Support Branch. The helicopter deliveries are scheduled for… Read more
United Rotorcraft receives first STC for EMS EC130 T2news Terry Spruce 21 Jan 15 0United Rotorcraft has received FAA supplemental type certification (STC) of an Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2 aircraft. United Rotocraft is a division of Air Methods. The… Read more
Singapore-based simulator now gives SAR trainingnews Terry Spruce 21 Jan 15 0The Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin simulator at Singapore is the only such training device equipped with the CMA9000 system that gives realistic training for search… Read more
Robinson adds options to R66 Turbinenews Terry Spruce 19 Jan 15 0Garmin G500H Avionics and the Genesys Aerosystems HeliSAS autopilot are now available as options on new 2015 R66 Turbine helicopters made by Robinson. Also available… Read more
Starspeed expands with a trio of new pilotsnews Terry Spruce 16 Jan 15 0Starspeed has expanded and added three new pilots to its flying team: Grégory Mélan comes with 2,700 hours of flying and is based in the South… Read more
Maverick Helicopters gets ready for NASCARnews Terry Spruce 14 Jan 15 0Maverick Helicopters is offering race enthusiasts, drivers and race teams helicopter transfers from the airport to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the NASCAR weekend… Read more
The AW139 enters Chilean marketnews Terry Spruce 13 Jan 15 0Carabineros de Chile has ordered an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter, which is slated for delivery in Q1 2015. This is the first AW139 for the Carabineros… Read more
AgustaWestland starts AW169 production linenews Terry Spruce 13 Jan 15 0The first model of the AgustaWestland’s new generation AW169 helicopter has progressed onto the final assembly production line in Vergiate, Italy, entering full scale production.… Read more
Eagle 407HP helicopter receives Transport Canada certificatenews Terry Spruce 7 Jan 15 0Eagle Copters has received certification for its Eagle 407HP helicopter to be operated in Canada. Transport Canada has issued a supplemental type certificate to Eagle… Read more
