HI Uplift: US EMS market reshaped by No Surprises Actnews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0It seemed such a good idea. The US No Surprises Act [NSA] of 2022 aimed to protect patients against surprise medical bills from an out-of-network provider… Read more
Helicopter deliveries ‘may rise in 2025’: Bloomberg Intelligencenews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0Helicopter deliveries are likely to rise in 2025 after falling this year, predicts a new report from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI). More orders at Airbus and… Read more
HI Uplift: Welcome to London Heliport – ‘the sleeping giant’news Mike Stones 24 Aug 24 0“The London Heliport is a sleeping giant.” That’s the assessment of Matthew Rice, heliport manager at the facility which nestles on the south bank of… Read more
Blade reports strong Q2 revenue and margin growthnews Fayaz Hussain 12 Aug 24 0Blade Air Mobility reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024 with revenue climbing 11% year-over-year to $67.9m. This growth was evenly distributed across… Read more
LCI Analytics: ‘Helicopter market could further tighten on market turbulence’news Mike Stones 9 Aug 24 0Gloomy economic data is pointing towards volatile times ahead, writes Steve Robertson, MD, LCI Analytics. The affect on the civil helicopter market will depend on… Read more
Bristow beats expectations on Q2 revenue growth; lifts outlooknews Fayaz Hussain 7 Aug 24 0Bristow Group’s revenue in the second quarter of 2024 rose 6.7% year-over-year to $359.7m from $337.1m in the same period last year from higher utilisation… Read more
HI Uplift: CHC Helicopter learns lessons from the pastnews Mike Stones 1 Aug 24 0Has CHC Helicopter’s business returned to pre-Covid levels? Not bad for an opening question, I thought. But Kevin Spengler, the firm’s senior vice president, Helicopter… Read more
Leonardo’s Helicopter division first-half revenue soarsnews Fayaz Hussain 1 Aug 24 0Italian aerospace and defence giant Leonardo announced a strong performance for its helicopter division in the first half (H1) of 2024. Revenue from helicopters segment… Read more
Heli hires: MD Helicopters grows leadership teamnews Mike Stones 1 Aug 24 0MD Helicopters is growing its leadership team with the appointment of Daniel Searcy to the role of vice president of Aftermarket, Todd Heussner to the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters first-half revenue stays flatnews Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0Airbus Helicopters reported a challenging first half (H1) of 2024, with revenue remaining stagnant at €3.2bn despite a significant drop in helicopter deliveries. Compared with… Read more
Heli hires: Offshore Helicopter Services UK recruits MDnews Mike Stones 30 Jul 24 0Offshore Helicopter Services UK has appointed Andy Rodden to the role of MD, starting in September and revealed a new North Sea contract. Joining Offshore… Read more
HI Uplift: ESG – box ticker or business drivernews Mike Stones 15 Jul 24 0ESG: three letters, one cumbersome term standing for environmental, social and governance. But what does it mean? And is it important for the global helicopter… Read more
Omni Helicopters completes training of first Guyanese SAR rear crewnews Mike Stones 4 Jul 24 0Offshore rotary services company Omni Helicopters has completed the training of the company’s first Guyanese SAR rear crew class. Course graduates were praised by Duncan… Read more
Columbia and Piasecki team up to upgrade 107 helicopternews Mike Stones 3 Jul 24 0Heavy-lift, tandem rotary specialist Columbia Helicopters is teaming up with Piasecki Aircraft to upgrade its Model 107-II aircraft. The new partnership will deliver more fuel-efficient,… Read more
MD Helicopters promotes Ryan Weeks to the role of presidentnews Mike Stones 2 Jul 24 0Light rotary manufacturer MD Helicopters has promoted Ryan Weeks to the role of president with immediate effective. Brad Pedersen will continue to serve as CEO… Read more
Bristow secures €100m loan for Irish SAR helicoptersnews Fayaz Hussain 13 Jun 24 0Bristow Group announced that its UK subsidiary Bristow Leasing has secured a €100m ($108m) term loan to fund its next generation of search and rescue… Read more
CHC agrees North Sea deal with Shell and supports flood relief in Brazilnews Mike Stones 31 May 24 0CHC Helicopter’s Norwegian division, CHC Helikopter Service, has agreed a 12-month contract extension with Shell to support its operations in the North Sea. While in… Read more
Blueberry Aviation to be AW09 distributor for Central and Southern Europenews Mike Stones 29 May 24 0Blueberry Aviation is to become the Leonardo AW09 distributor for Central and Southern Europe, in a move revealed at the EBACE event in Geneva, Switzerland.… Read more
LCI and SMFL order 14 Airbus helicopters to secure supplynews Alasdair Whyte 22 May 24 0LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing have ordered 14 new helicopters from Airbus as the leasing joint venture tries to guarantee supply. It is… Read more
Gross to receive ELFA advocacy awardnews Fayaz Hussain 21 May 24 0Edward K. Gross will receive the 2024 David H. Fenig Distinguished Service in Advocacy Award. The honour goes to people who have made significant contributions… Read more
