AgustaWestland sells two more AW169s in UKnews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 14 0AgustaWestland announced the sale of two more AW169 helicopters in the UK for corporate transportation. The helicopters, sold to undisclosed corporate customers, are scheduled to… Read more
Bell signs agreement with Uralhelicomnews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 14 0Bell Helicopter has a signed agreement with Uralhelicom at Helitech 2014 for two Bell 407GXs to be used for utility and medical evacuation missions in… Read more
Avincis orders two EC135 T3snews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 14 0Avincis has ordered two latest-generation EC135 T3s from Airbus Helicopter to be used for emergency medical service (EMS) operations. Martin Whittaker, director of fleet and… Read more
Norsk Luftambulanse signs contract for AW169news Terry Spruce 15 Oct 14 0Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA AS) in Norway has signed a contract for one AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Norway. The contract was signed… Read more
Beijing Automotive buys 50 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 14 0Beijing Automotive Industrial Corporation (BAIC) in China has signed a multi-year contract with AgustaWestland for the purchase of 50 various helicopter models, including the AW139,… Read more
AgustaWestland markets its helicopters at Helitech 2014news Terry Spruce 14 Oct 14 0AgustaWestland is exhibiting its helicopters at Helitech International 2014 alongside a range of the company’s latest customer support and training solutions. AgustaWestland will be exhibiting… Read more
Russian Helicopters showcasing firefighting Ka-32news Terry Spruce 14 Oct 14 0Russian Helicopters is showcasing the Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopter at Helitech 2014 in Amsterdam. The Ka-32 helicopter can fight fires from the air, be used as… Read more
Waypoint signs helicopter leasing deal with Avincisnews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 14 0Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited has signed an agreement with Avincis, a Babcock International Group company, to lease two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. The helicopters will operate… Read more
Waypoint announces first lease with Bristownews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 14 0Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited has agreed to the sale and leaseback (SLB) of two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters with Bristow Group Inc. Both S-92s operate offshore… Read more
Bell Helicopter delivers first HEMS Bell 429 in UKnews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 14 0Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, will showcase Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust’s (WAACT) Bell 429 at Helitech International in Amsterdam from 14-16 October. After… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first fully-equipped air ambulance to Chinanews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 14 0Airbus Helicopters presented the first fully-equipped EC135 air ambulance to the 999 Emergency Rescue Center (999 Center) at a ceremony held at the Donauwörth, Germany… Read more
Enstrom delivers first 480B-G helicopternews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 14 0Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has delivered the first Enstrom 480B-G to a private owner in New Hampshire. The 480B-G is equipped with the Garmin G1000H glass… Read more
Kazakhstan takes delivery of Mi-8AMT helicopternews Terry Spruce 8 Oct 14 0Russian Helicopters has delivered a Mi-8AMT to the Almaty City Rescue Service. ALSO READ: Russian Helicopters delivers first Mi-26T to Kazakhstan government Grigory Kozlov, deputy… Read more
Vector and Orange County Sheriffs sign MRO contractnews Terry Spruce 6 Oct 14 0Vector Aerospace and Orange County (CA) Sheriff’s Department sign an Airbus Helicopters AS350 and Bell Helicopter UH-1H MRO support contract. The contract is a five-year… Read more
Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight begins helicopter servicenews Terry Spruce 6 Oct 14 0Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight in Dayton, Ohio begins service with a new Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin N3+ aircraft. Candy Skidmore, premier health vice president, Emergency,… Read more
PDG Helicopters wins new lighthouse contractnews Terry Spruce 3 Oct 14 0PDG Helicopters based in Dalcross, Scotland has been awarded a seven-year contract by The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the UK and Ireland. The contract… Read more
LCI closes $325 million secured asset backed facilitynews Terry Spruce 2 Oct 14 0Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation leasing division of the Libra Group, has successfully closed a five-year, $325 million asset-backed credit facility for its helicopter-leasing… Read more
VIDEO: Elbit Systems performs demo on Swiss helicopternews Terry Spruce 1 Oct 14 0Elbit Systems, an international defense electronics company, has successfully demonstrated a flight using Skyvis. The demonstration flight was onboard a Swiss Air Rescue REGA AgustaWestland… Read more
Sikorsky celebrates 10th anniversary of first S-92 deliverynews Terry Spruce 29 Sep 14 0US-based helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky is celebrating 10 years since it delivered the first S-92 helicopter to PHI, Inc., a helicopter operator based in Lafayette, Louisiana.… Read more
Bell VIP 429 delivers at the Monaco Yacht Shownews Terry Spruce 26 Sep 14 0Bell Helicopter has delivered a VIP-configured Bell 429 helicopter to Heli-Securite. This is the first VIP-configured Bell 429 to be delivered in France. The delivery… Read more
