Helicopters – is the market still just hovering or about to rise?news Alasdair Whyte 23 Feb 18 0According to the latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) 926 helicopter units were shipped in 2017, 7.5% up on the 861 delivered… Read more
Helicopter demand to triple for offshore missions by 2021news Alasdair Whyte 15 Dec 17 0Irish lessor Waypoint has released a new report on the offshore wind market that predicts an increasing demand for helicopter support for offshore turbines. Waypoint… Read more
Medium and large utilisation to grow to 59% over 2018-2022insight Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 17 0Following a down period for offshore helicopter utilisation, demand is looking to pick up over the 2018-2022 period for medium and large helicopter fleets. In… Read more
EHA signs joint industry declaration in support of digitalisationnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 17 0The European Helicopter Association (EHA) has signed a joint industry declaration to support the digitalisation of European aviation. The declaration will see European civil aviation… Read more
Flightsafety appoints Edward Koharik to General Managernews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 17 0Flightsafety international has promoted Edward Koharik to general manager of visual systems, replacing Jon Hester. In his new role, Koharik will lead a team of… Read more
Gama Aviation launches Garmin G500H STCnews Terry Spruce 25 Jul 16 0Gama Aviation has been awarded an EASA STC for installation of the Garmin G500H EFIS into the Bell 206B helicopter. Gama Aviation has produced additional… Read more
Erickson chosen for Coast Guard support in Alaskanews Terry Spruce 30 Jun 16 0Erickson has been selected to provide helicopter transportation services for the US Coast Guard (USCG) in Alaska. Erickson’s Bell 212 helicopters will transport USCG Research… Read more
Universal Avionics upgrades Sultan’s S-76Bnews Terry Spruce 27 Jun 16 0Universal Avionics is providing advanced avionics for two Sikorsky S-76B helicopters operated by His Majesty the Sultan of Johor’s Royal Flight. The upgrade provides three… Read more
CHC May Cut Fleet By Two Thirdsinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 May 16 0It is less than a week since CHC filed for bankruptcy protection – so too early to see exactly how the company will look when… Read more
CHC Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionnews Alasdair Whyte 5 May 16 0Offshore helicopter operator CHC Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to allow it time to restructure its financial assets. The company said it… Read more
Aerochine Aviation purchases Bell 407GXPnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Apr 16 0Bell has announced the sale of a Bell 407GXP to Aerochine Aviation at the ABACE convention in Shanghai. The aircraft will be outfitted for corporate… Read more
Bristow announces senior redundancies during “challenging times”news Alasdair Whyte 18 Apr 16 0Bristow Group today announced the departure of Jeremy Akel, senior vice-president and chief operating officer, Mike Imlach, vice-president of global operations and Mike Sim, vice-president… Read more
Australian-Turkish joint venture launches as StarFlight Australianews Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0CareFlight Group in Australia has joined forces with Kaan Air from Turkey to launch StarFlight Australia. Through manufacturer links already in place via Kaan Air,… Read more
PPC helps Bristow wrap S92 for long-term storagenews Alasdair Whyte 5 Apr 16 0Dallas-based Protective Packaging Corp (PPC) has preserved a Sikorsky S-92 for Bristow Helicopters that became surplus to requirements due to the oil price downturn. The… Read more
JSSI launches parts-only program for AW139 and Bell 429news Terry Spruce 7 Mar 16 0JSSI has launched its parts-only program for the Finmeccanica (formerly AgustaWestland) AW139 and the Bell 429 helicopters. “Last year we introduced the parts-only program for… Read more
FlightSafety and Sikorsky on the point of opening S76C++ simulator in Singaporenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Feb 16 0FlightSafety International and Sikorsky are on the point of starting S-76C+ and S-76C++ training on a full-flight simulator in Singapore. The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator… Read more
HelicopterBuyer sells Bell 412 for CareFlightnews Terry Spruce 16 Feb 16 0HelicopterBuyer has sold a Bell 412 (S/N: 33019, Reg: VH-XCN) behalf of CareFlight Group from Brisbane, Australia. The aircraft will be converted from an EMS… Read more
Swiss Air-Rescue Rega orders AW helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 2 Dec 15 0Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has placed an order for three AW169 and one GrandNew light twin-engine helicopters. The new acquisitions will join the existing fleet that… Read more
Bond hands over new EC135 to NPASnews Terry Spruce 9 Oct 15 0Bond, a Babcock International Group company, handed over a new Airbus Helicopters EC135 T2+ to the UKs National Police Air Service (NPAS). The keys for… Read more
JSSI launches Tip-to-Tail program for AW139news Terry Spruce 13 Aug 15 0Jet Support Services (JSSI) launches its Tip-to-Tail program coverage for the AgustaWestland AW139. The company first introduced its Tip-to-Tail hourly cost maintenance program in 1997… Read more
