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
Market analysis: Pre-owned helicopter sales increaseinsight Terry Spruce 24 Feb 14 0JETNET releases the company’s overview of the helicopter market in 2013 to tie-in with Heli-Expo 2014. The turbine helicopter market experienced an 11.4 per cent… Read more
PremiAir appoints Keith Marshall as new CEOnews Terry Spruce 21 Feb 14 0PremAir International Group announces today the appointment of Keith Marshall as chief executive officer. PremAir International Group, a helicopter charter, maintenance and sales company in… Read more
FlightSafety simulators receive EASA and FAA qualificationsnews Terry Spruce 22 Jan 14 0Five helicopter and fixed-wing simulators equipped with FlightSafety International’s new VITAL 1100 visual system are now EASA and FAA Level D qualified. FlightSafety International has… Read more
INAER Spain wins air ambulance contractnews Terry Spruce 22 Jan 14 0INAER Spain wins the air ambulance contract for the Balearic Islands. INAER Spain (INAER) has been awarded the air ambulance contract for the Balearic Islands… Read more
KKR invests $100 million into Lease Corporation Internationalnews Terry Spruce 16 Jan 14 0Lease Corporation International is partnering with KKR for helicopter leasing. KKR Financial Holdings is investing more than $100 million in Lease Corporation International’s helicopter leasing… Read more
Lease Corporation International takes its fifth AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 16 Jan 14 0LCI accepts its fifth Aw139 helicopter on behalf of Bond Offshore. Lease Corporation International’s helicopter division – launched in 2012 with a $400m order –… Read more
UK CAA suspends PremiAir’s Air Operator’s Certificatenews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 13 0PremiAir at Blackbushe Airport acknowledges that the UK CAA has temporarily suspended its Air Operator’s Certificate. PremiAir, a charter aircraft operator in the UK, has… Read more
Avincis confirms helicopter talks with Babcocknews Terry Spruce 27 Nov 13 0After press speculation, Avincis confirms that it is in exclusive talks with Babcock International Group PLC. The Avincis Group, a major helicopter operator that owns… Read more
Gulf Helicopters signs firm order for 15 AW189snews Terry Spruce 18 Nov 13 0AgustaWestland announced at the Dubai Air Show that Gulf Helicopters of Qatar has signed firm orders for fifteen AW189 helicopters. This signing follows the preliminary… Read more
Blackcomb Aviation orders two EC135 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 11 Nov 13 0Blackcomb Aviation based in British Columbia orders two Eurocopter EC135 helicopters at the Helicopter Association of Canada conference. Blackcomb Aviation ordered two Eurocopter EC135s at… Read more
PennSTAR adds EC145 to fleetnews Terry Spruce 24 Oct 13 0PennSTAR operates an EMS fleet of seven helicopters that cover a 100-mile radius of University of Pennsylvania Health System. PennSTAR has taken delivery of one Eurocpter… Read more
AgustaWestland to establish new training centre in Qatarnews Terry Spruce 27 Sep 13 0AgustaWestland announces it will establish Gulf Helicopters in Qatar as an AW139 authorised training centre. Doha-based Gulf Helicopters will provide training services on an AgustaWestland… Read more
Gulf Helicopter AW139 fleet reaches 40,000 flight hoursnews Terry Spruce 27 Sep 13 0AgustaWestland announces that Gulf Helicopters’ fleet of AW139 aircraft reaches 40,000 flight hours milestone. AgustaWestland and Gulf Helicopters of Qatar celebrated the achievement of reaching… Read more
West London Heliport will launch by December 2013news Terry Spruce 25 Sep 13 0Graham Avery, chairman of PremiAir Aviation International, plans to launch “park and ride” West London heliport at Blackbushe Airport. PremiAir Aviation International is re-branding its… Read more
Bond Air Services raises over £5000 for cancer charitynews Terry Spruce 19 Sep 13 0Bond Air Services presented a UK cancer charity with cheque for over £5,000 at Gloucestershire Airport. Staff at Bond Air Services in the UK have raised… Read more
Bond backs young rugby stars with fly-in helicopter visitnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0Bond Offshore Helicopters dropped by Wymondham Rugby Club to celebrate the start of the new season with under-13 team. An AgustaWestland AW139 operated by Bond… Read more
Zhuhai Helicopter Company orders four more Sikorsky S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 13 0Zhuhai Helicopter Company boosts S-92 fleet at China Heli-Expo. Zhuhai Helicopter Company, a Chinese commercial helicopter operator, ordered a further four S-92 helicopters from Sikorsky.… Read more
Milestone secures $600 million credit linenews Alasdair Whyte 8 Aug 13 0Dublin-based Milestone Aviation Group closes largest debt deal by a helicopter lessor as the company’s three-year anniversary approaches. Read more
Bond to provide helicopter services to new UK windfarmnews Terry Spruce 7 Aug 13 0Bond Air Services will provide helicopter support to deliver maintenance technicians by hoist to 140 turbines in a new offshore wind farm located at Greater… Read more
