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
Maverick Helicopters lands Kiss in Las Vegasnews Terry Spruce 11 Nov 14 0The world-famous rock band Kiss made a night-time landing at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to kick-start their residency, which started… Read more
Delaware State Police takes delivery of two Bell 429snews Terry Spruce 10 Nov 14 0The Delaware State Police have taken delivery of two Bell 429s, the first aircraft to be configured for HEMS, search and rescue and airborne law… Read more
AgustaWestland announces three AW139 ordersnews Terry Spruce 10 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has signed contracts to deliver three AW139 helicopters to various Indonesian operators. The helicopters will be used in the Indonesian oil and gas industry… Read more
Helistar of Colombia orders two AW139snews Terry Spruce 10 Nov 14 0Helistar de Aviacion of Colombia has signed a contract for two AW139 helicopters from AgustaWestland. This marks the first AW139 sale in Latin American country… Read more
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X completes ground runsnews Terry Spruce 6 Nov 14 0The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X has completed a series of ground run tests using the engine, rotor and drive systems. The company expects the… Read more
Russian Helicopters doubles-up for Dubai Helishow 2014news Terry Spruce 6 Nov 14 0Russian Helicopters is showcasing two helicopters – the new Mi-171A2 search and rescue helicopter and the Ka-32A11BC firefighting model – at Dubai Helishow 2014. The… Read more
Bell 429 comes to Fort Lauderdale boat shownews Terry Spruce 3 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter is showcasing the Bell 429 at this week’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Last year, the company displayed its Bell 206L4 helicopter. ALSO… Read more
Western Power Distribution selects EC135 P2e helicopternews Terry Spruce 31 Oct 14 0Western Power Distribution (WPD) has signed a purchase agreement for a new EC135 P2e from Airbus Helicopters UK. The new helicopter will join WPD’s EC135… Read more
North American Sheriffs buys two Bell 407GXsnews Terry Spruce 30 Oct 14 0Two North American Sheriff aviation departments have both purchased a Bell 407GX helicopter. One of the aircraft was purchased by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office… Read more
Metro Aviation completes milestone EC135news Terry Spruce 28 Oct 14 0Since 1997, Metro Aviation has been customising Airbus Helicopters for the US aeromedical services and it has just finished its 200th EC135 completion to California… Read more
Bell Helicopter showcases the Bell 505 at IACPnews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 14 0Bell Helicopter is showcasing the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X in parapublic configuration at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Orlando from… Read more
Terna takes delivery of two AS350 B3e helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 14 0Airbus Helicopters have delivered to the Italian electrical transmission grid operator Terna a pair of Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3e. ALSO READ: Airbus Helicopters delivers new… Read more
