HI Uplift: GDAT Global targets short-term contracts in Africa and Asianews Mike Stones 16 Oct 26 0Joseph Kearton, the new CEO of GDAT Global, knows all about good landings, having served as an attack helicopter landing point commander with British Army… Read more
Milestone agrees lease extension with Air Center for 11 H225snews Mike Stones 16 Oct 26 0Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation Group has signed a six-year lease extension with Air Center Helicopters for 11 Airbus H225 helicopters. The extension will start in… Read more
HI Uplift: Twin trends power Antin purchase of HP Helicoptersnews Fayaz Hussain 9 Oct 26 0Most investors, when they buy a firm, load it with debt from day one. French private equity firm Antin Infrastructure is taking the opposite view… Read more
GDAT names Joseph Kearton as CEO of new business GDAT Globalnews Mike Stones 8 Oct 26 0Chinese helicopter company GDAT has appointed Joseph Kearton as CEO of its new international business GDAT Global. The new unit will serve operators, governments and… Read more
Leonardo opens new flight sim facility in Italynews Mike Stones 7 Oct 26 0Leonardo has opened a new helicopter flight simulator building – dedicated to civil and military operations – at its facility in Sesto Calende, Lombardy, northern… Read more
DRF Luftrettung joins forces with DRF Maintenancenews Mike Stones 5 Oct 26 0Helicopter emergency medical services company DRF Luftrettung has joined forces with DRF Maintenance to pool their technical expertise in a business branded as DRF Aviation… Read more
HI Uplift: Lobo Leasing sells stake and meeting the new ACH bossnews Mike Stones 22 Sep 26 0Helicopter leasing platform Lobo Leasing has agreed to sell a majority stake in its business to Reichmuth Infrastructure, a European infrastructure asset manager. The investment… Read more
HI Uplift: Dragonfly spreads its wings with 17-heli dealnews Mike Stones 15 Sep 26 0August proved a busy month for Oslo-based aviation finance company Dragonfly Helicopters. Not only did the Norwegian firm seal a 17-helicopter deal with Norsk Luftambulanse… Read more
HI Uplift: Greek operator hoper adds two Airbus helicoptersnews Mike Stones 7 Sep 26 0Another sweltering summer draws to a close in Greece. A busy one for Athens-based helicopter company hoper. So busy, the business acquired two Airbus twin-engine… Read more
Bristow posts higher Q2 revenue & affirms 2026 outlooknews Fayaz Hussain 5 Aug 26 0Bristow Group reported total revenues of $412m for the second quarter of 2026, up from $389m in the first quarter. The mission-critical aviation services provider… Read more
Avincis fights fires across three European countriesnews Terry Spruce 3 Aug 26 0Many European countries are fighting out of control wildfires in their regions with Avincis, one of Europe’s largest aerial firefighting companies, helping them. So far,… Read more
HI Uplift: Sikorsky Firehawk production lifts off in Europenews Mike Stones 31 Jul 26 0South-west Europe is aflame. Wildfires in Spain have claimed at least 13 lives, and together with those in France forced 380,000 to flee their homes.… Read more
Airbus Helicopters posts solid H1 as orders and backlog buildnews Fayaz Hussain 30 Jul 26 0Airbus Helicopters delivered a steady first half of 2026, growing deliveries and order intake while managing a modest dip in profitability driven by higher research… Read more
Bell’s commercial helicopter business outperforms in second quarternews Fayaz Hussain 29 Jul 26 0Textron Bell’s commercial helicopter business posted a solid second quarter as it delivered 36 commercial helicopters, up from 32 in the same period last year.… Read more
Farnborough Airshow closes deals worth billionsnews Mike Stones 24 Jul 26 0The 46th Farnborough International Airshow closes today after aviation deals worth billions of dollars were concluded at the five-day event staged south-west of London. Helicopter… Read more
Starspeed and HeliFlite launch S-76 C++ UK helicopter chartersnews Mike Stones 24 Jul 26 0VIP helicopter company Starspeed is partnering with US-based rotary operator HeliFlite to introduce Sikorsky S-76 C++ charter operations in the UK. HeliFlite owns the aircraft while… Read more
Sikorsky starts Firehawk production in Polandnews Mike Stones 15 Jul 26 0Sikorsky has launched European production of its S-70 Firehawk firefighting helicopter at PZL Mielec in southeastern Poland. Two aircraft are under construction for the Czech… Read more
HI Uplift: India – ‘Equal parts frustration and admiration’news Fayaz Hussain 10 Jul 26 0Every few years, someone at an aviation conference declares that the Indian market is about to boom. Then, lawyers get involved, custom forms pile up… Read more
Avincis wins long-term contract to continue HEMS in Swedennews Mike Stones 9 Jul 26 0Emergency aerial services provider Avincis has won a new long-term contract to deliver helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in Stockholm, Sweden. The nine-year agreement builds… Read more
HI Uplift: Michael York, GDHF – ‘Helicopters still perform the magic’news Mike Stones 3 Jul 26 0Michael York was a 17-year-old midshipman when he first flew in the back of a Royal Australian Navy Bell UH-1B Iroquois – better known as… Read more
