Airbus Helicopters demonstrates H175 to Brazilian oil and gas industrynews Terry Spruce 11 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters are demonstrating the new H175 aircraft to Brazilian oil and gas companies. The helicopter will stopover at Cabo Frio, Macaé and Rio de… Read more
Lobo Leasing closes deal with AARnews Terry Spruce 11 Jun 15 0Lobo Leasing has closed the first of a two-part lease agreement with expeditionary airlift services provider, AAR Airlift Group, a division of global aerospace and… Read more
United Rotorcraft receives first STC for EMS EC130 T2news Terry Spruce 21 Jan 15 0United Rotorcraft has received FAA supplemental type certification (STC) of an Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2 aircraft. United Rotocraft is a division of Air Methods. The… Read more
AW189 enters service with Gulf Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Gulf Helicopters of Qatar celebrated the entry into service of its first batch of AW189 helicopters during an official ceremony held on November 23 in… Read more
FlightSafety International opens Colorado centrenews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0FlightSafety International has entered into an agreement with Air Methods to provide four Level D qualified full flight simulators at the company’s new learning centre… Read more
Bell Helicopter announces six 407GX sales in Chinanews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has sold a total of six Bell 407GX helicopters to four customers at the Airshow China being held in Zhuhai. Chris Jaran, Bell… Read more
Bell brings 505 and 525 mock-ups to China Airshownews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter is showcasing the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X and Bell 525 Relentless at Airshow China in Zhuhai from 11-16 November 2014. The company… Read more
JSSI expands Tip-to-Tail helicopter programmenews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 14 0Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) has expanded its Tip-to-Tail programme on five additional helicopter models. The company made the announcement during the NBAA convention in… Read more
VIDEO: Elbit Systems performs demo on Swiss helicopternews Terry Spruce 1 Oct 14 0Elbit Systems, an international defense electronics company, has successfully demonstrated a flight using Skyvis. The demonstration flight was onboard a Swiss Air Rescue REGA AgustaWestland… Read more
Wysong delivers first of three Bell 407GXs to Med-Trans Corporationnews Terry Spruce 25 Sep 14 0Wysong Enterprises delivered a Bell 407GX helicopter to the Med-Trans Corporation prior to the Air Medical Transport Conference. This is the first Bell 407GX to… Read more
Bill Tame appointed as CEO at Avincisnews Terry Spruce 12 Sep 14 0Bill Tame, chief executive of Babcock’s international division, will take over as chief executive of Avincis with immediate effect. Tame takes over from James Drummond,… Read more
Galicia renews INAER contractnews Terry Spruce 15 Aug 14 0The local Spanish government of Galicia has renewed its emergency service contract with INAER Spain. INAER Spain has been awarded another four year contract to… Read more
Henan Yongxiang GA orders two Bell 407GXsnews Terry Spruce 3 Jul 14 0Bell Helicopter has signed a purchase agreement with Henan Yongxiang General Aviation Limited for two Bell 407GXs. The helicopters will be used in flight training,… Read more
Bell Helicopter delivers three aircraft to Chinese customersnews Terry Spruce 26 Jun 14 0Bell Helicopter delivers three Bell 407GXs to two Chinese customers. Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, has delivered three Bell 407GX aircraft to two Chinese customers… Read more
Vector Aerospace announces continued support for Bond Australianews Terry Spruce 13 Jun 14 0Vector Financial Services, the leasing division of Vector Aerospace Corporation, announces the extension of leasing and support agreements. Vector Financial Services based in Dublin, Ireland… Read more
Aerochine Aviation orders Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xnews Terry Spruce 22 Apr 14 0Aerochine Aviation orders five Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters at ABACE 2014. Bell Helicopter has sold five Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters to… Read more
Market analysis: UK offshore helicopter fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 6 Mar 14 0The UK offshore helicopter fleet consists of 95 helicopters that carry more than one million passengers each year to 228 platforms and 100 mobile helidecks.… Read more
UTAir takes delivery of a Mi-8AMT helicopternews Terry Spruce 5 Mar 14 0Russian Helicopters has delivered a Mi-8AMT helicopter (also known as the Mi-171 for the export markets) to the UTair Aviation. Russian Helicopters has delivered a… Read more
FlightSafety offers Sikorsky S-92 training in Brazilnews Terry Spruce 28 Feb 14 0FlightSafety International will offer simulator training for the Sikorsky S-92 in São Paulo, Brazil. FlightSafety International has announced that it will offer training for the… Read more
FlightSafety installs EC135 simulator in Dallasnews Terry Spruce 24 Feb 14 0FlightSafety International has installed a new Airbus Helicopters EC135 helicopter simulator at the company’s learning centre in Dallas. Training is expected to begin in April 2014,… Read more
