Leonardo confirms order for three AW139s helis from Monroe County, Floridanews Mike Stones 23 Oct 23 0Leonardo Helicopters has confirmed an order for three AW139s helicopters from Monroe County, Florida. To be operated by Trauma Star for air ambulance support, the… Read more
HAI backs new Climbing. Fast. industry promotion campaignnews Mike Stones 23 Oct 23 0Helicopter Association International (HAI) is backing a new industry-wide promotional campaign – called Climbing. Fast – designed win wider recognition for business aviation’s achievements in… Read more
NHV partners with Apex Aviation for offshore wind services in Taiwannews Mike Stones 20 Oct 23 0NHV Group has partnered with Taiwanese company Apex Aviation to provide helicopter services for offshore wind installations in Taiwan. Helicopters will be used to support… Read more
Helicopter Investor to stage Finance Forums at European Rotors 2023news Mike Stones 5 Oct 23 0Helicopter Investor is planning two Finance Forums to be staged at the European Rotors 2023 event in Madrid next month. Under discussion will be The… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow sees eVTOLs and helicopters ‘on a parallel path’news Mike Stones 28 Sep 23 0Pragmatic partnership between Bristow and eVTOL manufacturers to develop advanced air mobility aircraft and the business case to support their safe and efficient operation in… Read more
Bell’s Special Missions Aircraft ‘meet new demand’news Mike Stones 25 Sep 23 0Demand for military helicopters is creating a new market for civil helicopters modified for multi-mission military capabilities, according to Bell. This demand was creating “ready… Read more
A VIP Perspective of the Heli MarketTown Hall Oscar Henderson 22 Sep 23 0You can rewatch the latest Helicopter Investor Town Hall, looking at the VIP market here: https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/o8in52jlgw?wchannelid=o8in52jlgw&wvideoid=b7adiozxko Speakers include: Emmanuel Dupuy, President – Aero Asset Matthew… Read more
HI Uplift: Have heavies had their day?news Mike Stones 18 Sep 23 0Pity the poor old heavy helicopter. She spends years in storage during the downturn in the offshore energy sector. Then, when oil and gas markets… Read more
Léman Aviation acquires Alpes Hélicoptères to unlock ‘tremendous potential’news Mike Stones 14 Sep 23 0Helicopter services company Léman Aviation has acquired a stake in rotary ownership, training, transport and utility specialist Alpes Hélicoptères to unlock the business’s “tremendous potential”,… Read more
Bell reveals Boeing as used serviceable material suppliernews Mike Stones 13 Sep 23 0Bell has revealed Boeing as a new authorised supplier of used serviceable material (USM) products for Bell 212 and Bell 412 clients and maintenance specialists.… Read more
HI Uplift: Leonardo’s AW609 TiltRotor enjoys a big yearnews Mike Stones 31 Aug 23 0“If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your… Read more
Leonardo spends nearly £500m with UK onshore supply chainnews Mike Stones 25 Aug 23 0Leonardo Helicopters spent nearly £500m with more than 650 suppliers linked to its UK onshore supply chain last year, says the manufacturer. The supply chain… Read more
Heli-One hires Colin Smith as head of Growth and Strategynews Mike Stones 25 Aug 23 0Helicopter maintenance and support services company Heli-One has appointed former US Navy helicopter pilot Colin Smith to the role of head of Growth and Strategy.… Read more
Bristow pilots BETA’s ALIA on evaluation flightnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Aug 23 0Bristow has flown BETA Technologies’ eighth qualitative evaluation flight as part of onsite visit to BETA’s headquarters today. The ALIA was piloted by Bryan Willows,… Read more
Bristow signs new SAR contract with Irish Department of Transportnews Mike Stones 23 Aug 23 0Bristow Ireland has confirmed signing a new 10-year, search-and-rescue (SAR) contract with the Irish Department of Transport, after being named as the preferred bidder earlier… Read more
New Sikorsky S-92A support helicopters delivered to Falklandsnews Mike Stones 21 Aug 23 0Two new Sikorsky S-92A helicopters, operated by Bristow Group Helicopters, have been delivered to The Falkland Islands to transport people, spares and supplies. The S-92As,… Read more
NHV Helicopters wins North Sea decommissioning contractnews Mike Stones 21 Aug 23 0Helicopter operator NHV Helicopters, headquartered in Ostend, Belgium, has won the contract for de-commissioning work on the Buchan Well in the Central North Sea. The… Read more
HI Uplift: Brazil hopes for a stronger second halfnews Mike Stones 19 Aug 23 0Hopes for a stronger second half to the year for Brazil’s recovering helicopter industry, after a slow first half, characterised speakers’ views at Helicopter Investor’s… Read more
Civil and military helicopters bring disaster relief to Hawaiinews Mike Stones 17 Aug 23 0Civil and military helicopters are bringing disaster relief to the Hawaiian island of Maui, after devastating wildfires claimed at least 110 lives with 1,000 people… Read more
RevA analysis: ‘Very few downsides to settlement for Archer’news Yves Le Marquand 17 Aug 23 0It was Chinese general Sun Tzu who said: “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer”. Something Archer and Wisk seemed to do last week… Read more
