Eurocopter introduces the EC130 T2 and EC145 T2 to the UKnews Terry Spruce 19 Sep 13 0Eurocopter plans demo flights for the EC130 T2 and EC145 T2 from its bases in Oxford and Denham. Eurocopter is conducting a series of demonstration… Read more
Swedish Maritime Agency receives first of seven helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 17 Sep 13 0AgustaWestland delivers first search and rescue helicopter to the Swedish Maritime Agency. The Swedish Maritime Agency received its first AW139 helicopter from AgustaWestland at a… Read more
Eurocopter offers improved safety landing conditions at German helipadnews Terry Spruce 16 Sep 13 0Eurocopter Donauwörth is the first helipad in Europe to offer improved safety landing conditions. Donauwörth, the onsite helicopter landing pad at Eurocopter’s headquarters in Germany,… Read more
Austin receives third police helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 Sep 13 0Eurocopter delivers a brand new police helicopter to Austin, Texas. The police department in Austin has added a third helicopter to its fleet after accepting… Read more
Russia accepts first Bell 407GX helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 Sep 13 0Bell Helicopter delivers the first Bell 407GX in Russia. Bell Helicopter has delivered a Bell 407GX to Helidrive in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The helicopter will… Read more
Eurocopter Canada delivers an EC135 to Finnair Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 11 Sep 13 0The new helicopter will fly missions across the province including line inspection, vegetation surveys, construction and environmental patrol. Finnair Helicopters has taken delivery of a… Read more
Jingchen orders second S-92 helicopternews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0The Yunnan Jingchen Group has ordered a second Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. The helicopter will be used to transport corporate and government VIPs. The Yunnan Jingchen… Read more
CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company orders two Sikorsky S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0CITIC signs an order for two S-92s at China Heli-Expo. CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company (COHC) has become the third major Chinese offshore oil service provider… Read more
Zhuhai Helicopter Company orders four more Sikorsky S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0Zhuhai Helicopter Company boosts S-92 fleet at China Heli-Expo. Zhuhai Helicopter Company, a Chinese commercial helicopter operator, ordered a further four S-92 helicopters from Sikorsky.… Read more
Sikorsky and Chinese Ministry of Transport sign contracts for eight S-76D helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0Sikorsky and the Chinese MOT celebrate the signings of eight S-76D contracts at China Heli-Expo show. The Ministry of Transport in China ordered a further four S-76D… Read more
Asahi Shimbun orders an AW169 for news gatheringnews Terry Spruce 7 Sep 13 0AgustaWestland AW169 to be used for electronic news gathering by Asahi Shimbun in Japan. AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace has announced that Japan’s leading newspaper, The… Read more
Sikorsky and Changhe sign cabin production agreementnews Terry Spruce 6 Sep 13 0Changhe Aircraft Industries of China will produce S-76D helicopter cabins for Sikorsky. Sikorsky Aircraft has appointed Changhe Aircraft Industries of China to produce S-76D helicopter… Read more
New VIP Chinese helicopter operator orders two Eurocopter aircraftnews Terry Spruce 6 Sep 13 0Eurocopter receives first order for EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter from Asia. Henan New Continental Business Aviation of China has ordered two helicopters – an EC145… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers another AW139 to Weststar of Malaysianews Terry Spruce 5 Sep 13 0The new helicopter was built at the AgustaWestland Philadelphia facility. Weststar Aviation Services of Malaysia has added its 18th AgustaWestland AW139 to its current fleet of… Read more
Eurocopter UK delivers a second EC135 to the Devon Air Ambulance Trustnews Terry Spruce 5 Sep 13 0The new helicopter doubles the capacity of the charity’s service. The UK subsidiary of Eurocopter has delivered a EC135 P2i helicopter to the Devon Air Ambulance … Read more
AgustaWestland testing new aerodynamics on AW609 TiltRotornews Terry Spruce 4 Sep 13 0The Second prototype aircraft is being test flown at the AgustaWestland Cascina Costa flight test facility in Italy. AgustaWestland is testing a number of aerodynamic improvements… Read more
AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters agree to develop a new 2.5 tonne helicopternews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 13 0AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters enter into an agreement to develop new 2.5 tonne helicopter for the global market. AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters have signed a… Read more
New AgustaWestland AW119Kx helicopters for Life Flight Networknews Terry Spruce 28 Aug 13 0The air medical transportation service, Life Flight Network, begins service with new AW119Kx Koala helicopters at its Pendleton and LeGrande, Oregon bases. Life Flight Network… Read more
Eurocopter delivers new AS365 helicopter to Japannews Terry Spruce 23 Aug 13 0Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency takes delivery of a new AS365 N3 helicopter for the Miyagi Prefecture. Eurocopter delivered the third AS365 N3 helicopter… Read more
Boston MedFlight takes delivery of new EC145news Terry Spruce 16 Aug 13 0Eurocopter has delivered a EC145 to Boston MedFlight after the company chose the helicopter to replace their fleet of BK117s. The new helicopter comes complete… Read more
