Helicopter intelligence firm IBA Group acquired by bd-capitalnews Mike Stones 15 Apr 26 0Rotary and fixed-wing aviation intelligence and advisory firm IBA Group has been acquired by private equity firm bd-capital for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1988… Read more
HI Uplift: Avincis finds fresh wind in Denmarknews Mike Stones 10 Apr 26 0“Wind power: the way forward is to collaborate with nature – it’s the only way we are going to get to the other end of… Read more
Offshore helicopter orders and new EMS contract feature in recent headlinesnews Mike Stones 10 Apr 26 0A new order for offshore H225s in Vietnam, a fresh EMS contract in the Canary Islands plus much more feature in our round up of… Read more
Slovak firm Heli Company signs 2026 fire season contract with Cyprusnews Terry Spruce 10 Apr 26 0Slovakian rotary operator Heli Company is deploying four UH-60 A/L Black Hawk helicopters to Cyprus for firefighting missions. The aircraft will remain on standby throughout… Read more
Avincis wins new HEMS contract in Canary Islandsnews Mike Stones 8 Apr 26 0Avincis, Europe’s largest emergency aerial services operator, has won a new contract to supply an expanded advanced air medical transport service in the Canary Islands.… Read more
Air Methods makes EMS base in California fully operationalnews Mike Stones 25 Mar 26 0Rotary medical provider Air Methods has made its emergency air medical base, Mercy Air 10, opened late last year in Blythe, California, fully operational. The… Read more
Avincis report warns Europe ‘dangerously unprepared’ for aerial firefightingnews Mike Stones 25 Mar 26 0Europe is “dangerously unprepared” to fight intensifying wildfires on the continent using airborne assets, warns a report commissioned by leading emergency services provider Avincis. The… Read more
Gama Aviation grows Part 147 capability with AW139 approvalnews Mike Stones 24 Mar 26 0Gama Aviation is growing its engineering training portfolio after the UK CAA accepted its Part 147 Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and course plans for the… Read more
HI Uplift: Verticon 2026 news and views – at a glancenews Mike Stones 20 Mar 26 0For US truckers, Atlanta is The Big A. But for three days last week, the city became The Big D – Deal Town for the… Read more
Verticon 2026: Milestone lauds display of landmark Sikorsky S-92news Mike Stones 9 Mar 26 0Milestone Aviation is celebrating the display at Verticon 2026 of the first Sikorsky S‑92 to enter commercial service in September 2004. The helicopter , tail… Read more
Verticon 2026 plans ‘world’s biggest rotor event’ in Atlantanews Mike Stones 6 Mar 26 0Final preparations are underway for Verticon 2026 – billed as the industry’s largest rotorcraft event. This year’s show will take place between March 9th to… Read more
Bell Textron posts $4.3bn revenue in 2025news Fayaz Hussain 4 Mar 26 0Bell Textron has announced full-year 2025 revenue of $4.28bn, up 20% year-over-year from $3.57bn in the same period of last year. Driving growth was an… Read more
Veryon extends partnership with Airbus Helicoptersnews Mike Stones 4 Mar 26 0Data services and software solutions provider Veryon has renewed and extended its partnership with Airbus Helicopters. The partners have signed support agreements that will result… Read more
HI Uplift: Airbus highlights role of multi-mission helisnews Mike Stones 3 Mar 26 0Airbus Helicopters revealed a big order for multi-mission rotorcraft from Ghana’s Ministry of Defence earlier this year. The contract, the first with the African nation,… Read more
New lessor SMFL Helicopters launched to ‘transform’ global leasingnews Mike Stones 2 Mar 26 0A new rotorcraft leasing business – SMFL Helicopters – has been launched by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company Limited after its acquisition, through the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters lifts 2025 revenues by 13% to €8.9bnnews Mike Stones 19 Feb 26 0Airbus Helicopters achieved revenues of €8.9bn ($10.6bn) last year – 13% up on 2024 – in full-year 2025 results posted today by its parent company… Read more
Saxon Air claims crown as UK’s largest onshore charter operatornews Mike Stones 17 Feb 26 0Saxon Air is claiming the crown as the UK’s largest onshore charter operator after adding five new managed helicopters to its fleet since December 2025.… Read more
HI Uplift: RIVE finds fresh wind from Milestone heli dealnews Mike Stones 13 Feb 26 0Power generation from North Sea wind platforms is enjoying a bit of a moment. In January, the UK government launched Europe’s biggest single procurement of offshore wind in… Read more
Heli hires: Verticon organiser VAI appoints new leadersnews Mike Stones 13 Feb 26 0Vertical Aviation International (VAI) – the organiser of next month’s Verticon 2026 event – has promoted Cade Clark to the role of the role of executive… Read more
HI Deal of the Year Awards 2026: Nominations welcomenews Mike Stones 12 Feb 26 0Helicopter finance deals are the engine of growth that is powering a resurgent global rotary industry. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Helicopter… Read more
