Cornwall Air Ambulance prepares for new helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 1 Dec 14 0The Cornwall Air Ambulance is scheduled to take delivery of a new helicopter, the MD Helicopters MD 902 Explorer, before the end of the year.… Read more
Bell delivers 50th Bell 429 in Europenews Terry Spruce 27 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the 50th Bell 429 helicopter in Europe. The helicopter was delivered to an operator in the UK, with the company using… Read more
Russian Helicopters start Mi-171A2 flight testsnews Terry Spruce 26 Nov 14 0Russian Helicopters has began flight tests on the first prototype of the Mi-171A2 helicopter. The first prototype of the Mi-171A2 was designed for tests on… Read more
Beaufort County Sheriff adds search and rescue Bell helicopternews Terry Spruce 25 Nov 14 0The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina adds a 1971-built Bell 206A helicopter. The new asset will be used to assist in search and… Read more
AgustaWestland appoints Kingwing as Chinese service centrenews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has appointed Kingwing General Aviation Co Ltd as an authorised service centre in China for the AW139 helicopter. ALSO READ: Beijing Automotive buys 50… Read more
Bell completes helicopter deliveries to Penn State Policenews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the sixth and final Bell 407GX to the Pennsylvannia State Police. The order was announced earlier this year and marked the… Read more
Summit Aviation adds Bell 429 authorisationnews Terry Spruce 21 Nov 14 0Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, has added the Bell 429 helicopter to its factory authorisation. ALSO READ: Delaware State Police takes delivery of two… Read more
AgustaWestland and Indopelita sign co-operation agreementnews Terry Spruce 17 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has signed a co-operation agreement with Indopelita Aircraft Service (IAS) of Indonesia. The agreement was officially announced in Jakarta on 6 November at the… Read more
EvoLux is launching the first helicopter online marketplacenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Nov 14 0EvoLux is gearing-up to launch the world’s first global marketplace for regional helicopter charter. Founded by Ray Leavitt in 2007, EvoLux’s online booking platform allows… Read more
Chinese private operator orders an AW119Kxnews Terry Spruce 17 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland and Sino-US Intercontinental has sold an AW119Kx helicopter to a private operator in China. The aircraft will be delivered by the end of this… Read more
Columbia Helicopters gains certificate to operate CH-47Dnews Terry Spruce 17 Nov 14 0Columbia Helicopters has received the FAA Restricted Category Type Certificate for eight “D Model” helicopters. The company has also received the Certificate of Airworthiness for… Read more
First sale for Bell Helicopter Tokyo officenews Terry Spruce 17 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has sold a Bell 412EP to Nishi Nippon Airlines. The sale is the first conducted through Bell Helicopter’s new office in Tokyo, Japan.… Read more
Brazilian customer orders corporate AW169news Terry Spruce 13 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has signed a contract for an AW169 helicopter in corporate configuration with a Brazilian private customer. ALSO READ: AgustaWestland sells more AW169s in the… Read more
CITIC Offshore accepts first Sikorsky S-92 helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 14 0CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company (COHC) accepted the delivery of its first S-92 helicopter. Sikorsky announced the delivery at Airshow China in Zhuhai, China. In June… Read more
EagleMed starts flying critical care in South Montananews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 14 0EagleMed begins flying critical care air medical transport flights throughout Southwest Montana from its newest base at Butte’s Bert Mooney Airport. The company will lease… Read more
Bell Helicopter announces six 407GX sales in Chinanews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has sold a total of six Bell 407GX helicopters to four customers at the Airshow China being held in Zhuhai. Chris Jaran, Bell… Read more
Russian Helicopters starts final certification tests for Mi-38news Terry Spruce 12 Nov 14 0Russian Helicopters has started the final stage of certification testing for the Mi-38 helicopter. Testing is being carried out on two prototype models of the… Read more
Milestone finances Bristow’s UK search and rescue helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 14 0Milestone has closed seven of 12 helicopter leases to Bristow Helicopters, part of Bristow Group. The helicopters will be used for civilian search and rescue… Read more
Bell brings 505 and 525 mock-ups to China Airshownews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter is showcasing the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X and Bell 525 Relentless at Airshow China in Zhuhai from 11-16 November 2014. The company… Read more
First flight for Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xnews Terry Spruce 11 Nov 14 0The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter has performed its first flight from the company’s manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Québec (Canada). ALSO READ: Bell 505… Read more
