NYPD orders four Bell 429 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 3 Feb 14 0Bell Helicopter announces that the New York Police Department (NYPD) has ordered four Bell 429 aircraft. Bell Helicopter, a part of Textron, has signed an… Read more
DART Aerospace launch extended gear for Bell 412news Terry Spruce 31 Jan 14 0Wildcat Helicopters in Canada will be launch customer for DART Aerospace extended landing gear for Bell 412. DART Aerospace has announced the introduction of a… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivered 497 helicopters in 2013news Terry Spruce 31 Jan 14 0The president of Airbus Helicopters sets out the plans for the recently re-branded helicopter subsidiary of the Airbus Group. Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter) announced that… Read more
Russian Helicopters opens new service centrenews Terry Spruce 30 Jan 14 0Russian Helicopters opens a maintenance and service centre for Ka-32 aircraft in the Republic of Korea. Russian Helicopters and the Korea Forest Service have opened… Read more
Bell delivered 213 commercial helicopters in 2013news Terry Spruce 24 Jan 14 0Bell ends 2014 with a strong fourth quarter to bring up yearly total. Bell delivered 213 commercial helicopters throughout 2014 and 75 in the fourth… Read more
Wiltshire Air Ambulance to operate a Bell 429 helicopternews Terry Spruce 22 Jan 14 0Wiltshire Air Ambulance orders a Bell 429 to become the second UK based air ambulance service to operate the type. Bell Helicopter has announced that… Read more
FlightSafety simulators receive EASA and FAA qualificationsnews Terry Spruce 22 Jan 14 0Five helicopter and fixed-wing simulators equipped with FlightSafety International’s new VITAL 1100 visual system are now EASA and FAA Level D qualified. FlightSafety International has… Read more
Royal Engineered Composites wins Bell 525 Relentless contractnews Terry Spruce 20 Jan 14 0Royal wins work on the new Bell 525 Relentless helicopter. Royal Engineered Composites, a manufacturer of advanced composite products for the aerospace industry, has been… Read more
Bolivia orders six Super Puma AS332 C1e Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 17 Jan 14 0Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter) announced that Bolivia has ordered six AS332 C1e helicopters to flight drug trafficking and to perform public security and disaster relief… Read more
KKR likes helicopters (again)insight Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 14 0KKR invests $100 million in Lease Corporation International. I don’t know if a lot of sightseeing helicopters pass by the windows of KKR’s New York… Read more
Air Medical Group to acquire 20 Bell 206L-4 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 16 Jan 14 0Bell Helicopter and Air Medical Group Holdings reach an agreement for 20 Bell 206L-4 aircraft. Bell Helicopter has announced an order for 20 Bell 206L-4… Read more
Era Group orders four Sikorsky S-92 helicopters for $129mnews Terry Spruce 14 Jan 14 0Era Group orders four Sikorsky S-92 helicopters expanding its heavy aircraft offering. Era Group has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Sikorsky… Read more
Eurocopter becomes Airbus Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Jan 14 0Eurocopter rebrands to become Airbus Helicopters, part of Airbus Group. Eurocopter has official rebranded itself as Airbus Helicopters, after the helicopter manufacturer’s holding company, EADS,… Read more
Sikorsky delivers first S-76D to Bristow Groupnews Terry Spruce 7 Jan 14 0Sikorsky delivers the first fully-configured S-76D helicopter to the Bristow Group. Sikorsky Aircraft has delivered its first fully-configured S-76D helicopter to the Bristow Group Inc.… Read more
Ka-32 helicopter rescues passengers from ship trapped in Antarctic sea icenews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 14 0A Ka-32 helicopter, built by Russian Helicopters, rescued passengers from a ship trapped in Antarctic sea ice. On 2 January 2014, the Ka-32 helicopter based… Read more
Jobs cuts loom as India terminates AgustaWestland ordernews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 14 0The Indian Ministry of Defence terminates its order for 12 AgustaWestland helicopters amid bribery allegations. AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has confirmed that the Indian Ministry… Read more
EADS is re-branded as Airbus Groupnews Terry Spruce 3 Jan 14 0The EADS Group is re-branded to the Airbus Group from 2 January 2014, with Eurocopter becoming known as Airbus Helicopters. EADS, the European aerospace subsidiary… Read more
Eurocopter launches the law enforcement version of the EC145 T2 helicopternews Terry Spruce 2 Jan 14 0Eurocopter launches the law enforement version of the EC145 T2 helicopter with an order from Germany’s Baden Württemberg police. Eurocopter has launched a law enforcement… Read more
AgustaWestland signs Norwegian search and rescue dealnews Terry Spruce 19 Dec 13 0AgustaWestland announces the signing of a 16 helicopter deal with Norway. AgustaWestland, an Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturer, has been awarded a contract for 16 AW101 helicopters,… Read more
AgustaWestland opens new office in Seoulnews Terry Spruce 18 Dec 13 0AgustaWestland is strengthening its presence in Asia by opening a new Seoul office in the Republic of Korea. AgustaWestland held an opening ceremony for its… Read more
