HAI reports: Milestone agrees S-92 lease deal with Lidernews Mike Stones 27 Feb 24 0Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation has signed a lease agreement with Brazilian offshore operator Líder Aviação for a Sikorsky S-92 aircraft. Configured for offshore passenger transport,… Read more
Safran and PhilJets sign Arrano engine support dealnews Mike Stones 26 Feb 24 0Safran Helicopter Engines and PhilJets Aero Services Inc (PhilJets) have signed a new support-by-the-hour (SBH) contract for the Arrano engine. The two companies are partnering… Read more
LOOKING FOR AN AIRCRAFT REGISTRY? OGAR 2024 CAN HELPnews Mike Stones 23 Feb 24 0If you are on a mission to select a registry for your helicopter, business jet or turbo prop, you face a bewildering range of options.… Read more
HI Uplift: It ain’t heavy – it’s a super-medium*news Mike Stones 22 Feb 24 0Super-medium helicopters, such as the H175, can look forward to a bright future in oil and gas markets, according to Airbus Helicopters. Plus, the manufacturer’s… Read more
LCI signs framework agreement for up to 21 Leonardosnews Mike Stones 22 Feb 24 0Operating lessor LCI has signed a framework agreement for up to 21 new Leonardo helicopters. The prospective deal includes 10 firm orders plus options on… Read more
Loft Dynamics’ Airbus H125 simulator sold to EPNERnews Mike Stones 16 Feb 24 0Flight simulator manufacturer Loft Dynamics has sold an Airbus H125 flight simulator to the EPNER test pilot school in France. The virtual reality device will… Read more
First Aviation Services boosts support for UH-60 Black Hawksnews Mike Stones 12 Feb 24 0MRO and parts manufacturing specialist First Aviation Services is boosting support for Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The business, head quartered in Westport, Connecticut, is… Read more
Airbus Helicopters claims 54% share of civil & parapublic marketnews Mike Stones 24 Jan 24 0Airbus Helicopters is claiming a 54% share of the civil and parapublic helicopter market, after delivering 346 helicopters last year. The market is showing “steady market… Read more
Supernal unveils eVTOL concept at CES 2024 tech shownews Yves Le Marquand 11 Jan 24 0Four years since revealing a ‘vision concept’ at the CES 2020, Supernal has unveiled its first eVTOL vehicle concept – S-A2 – at this year’s… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter Investor takes off on social medianews Mike Stones 5 Jan 24 0Sikorsky’s plans for its S-92A heavy helicopter, a senior appointment at Bell Flight and Bristow’s financial results proved three of the most popular posts on… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter market looks up ‘but still in swampy water’news Mike Stones 21 Dec 23 0Prospects for the global helicopter market are strengthening, according to speakers at Helicopter Investor’s Finance Forum, the State of the Industry, at the European Rotors… Read more
Gama takes off early on Wales Air Ambulance contractnews Mike Stones 21 Dec 23 0Business aviation services company Gama Aviation has made an early start on its contract to take over Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) flights for the… Read more
LCI supports relaunch of Bond Helicopters with three AW139snews Mike Stones 15 Dec 23 0Operating lessor LCI is supporting the relaunch of British offshore helicopter services company Bond Helicopters with the provision of three Leonardo AW139s, according to Padraig… Read more
HI Uplift: Hill Helicopters aims for disruptive ‘magic carpet ride’ Upliftnews Mike Stones 14 Dec 23 0Re-imagining the light helicopter – for private and commercial use – is not a task for the faint-hearted. But it’s a disruptive dream Jason Hill… Read more
VOLOCOPTER’S 2X BEGINS TEST FLYING IN JAPANnews Yves Le Marquand 13 Dec 23 0Volocopter is fresh off its first multi-day flight test campaign with a crewed eVTOL aircraft above the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki. The testing… Read more
Sikorsky ‘committed to the S-92A and its commercial customers’news Mike Stones 12 Dec 23 0The Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky has again pledged its commitment to the manufacture and support of S-92A commercial helicopters. Leon Silva, vice president of Sikorsky’s… Read more
HI Uplift: Heli demand to rise – but from growth or replacement?news Mike Stones 10 Dec 23 0Touring the European Rotors event in Madrid last week, excitement was in the air. It wasn’t just the prospect of paella and Rioja Gran Reserva.… Read more
Sikorsky delivers first of 45 MH-60T Jayhawk airframes to US Coast Guardnews Mike Stones 1 Dec 23 0Sikorsky has delivered the first of 45 replacement MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter airframes to the US Coast Guard. This marks the launch of a 10-year programme… Read more
Milestone reveals lease agreements for three AW169s at European Rotorsnews Mike Stones 28 Nov 23 0Milestone Aviation Group has revealed the signing of lease agreements with UNI-FLY Group for three Leonardo AW169 Helicopters at the European Rotors event in Madrid.… Read more
Airbus uses tablet to fly fully automated helicopternews Mike Stones 27 Nov 23 0Airbus has used a tablet to fly a fully automated helicopter. The flight was enabled by a new human machine interface (HMI) along with advanced… Read more
