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
Airbus Helicopters & Babcock win support contract for 48 EC145snews Mike Stones 13 May 24 0Airbus Helicopters and Babcock have won a contract to support 48 EC145s operated by the French Ministry of Interior. Starting this year, the 12-year contract… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow hails rising revenue from offshore & govt contractsnews Mike Stones 10 May 24 0Chris Bradshaw seemed in buoyant mood when he led Bristow Group’s First Quarter 2024 investors’ Call on Wednesday. It was not difficult to understand why.… Read more
CHC wins contract with Equinor Brazilnews Mike Stones 10 May 24 0CHC Brasil, part of CHC Helicopter, has won a contract with Equinor Brazil to support production in the heavy oil Peregrino field in the Campos… Read more
HI Uplift: Welcome to the ‘Replacement Decade’ in offshore helisnews Mike Stones 5 May 24 0The next decade in the offshore helicopter industry will see a focus on replacing the ageing fleet currently in operation, according to the latest forecast… Read more
Vertical Aerospace appoints Stuart Simpson as CEOnews Yves Le Marquand 3 May 24 0Vertical Aerospace has appointed its chief financial officer Stuart Simpson to the role of CEO. Departing CEO and company founder Stephen Fitzpatrick is joining the UK-based… Read more
Textron Bell revenue jumps 17% in first quarternews Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 24 0Textron’s Bell kicked off 2024 with a solid performance reporting revenue of $727m, up 17% year-over-year compared to $621m in the same period last year.… Read more
ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY ACQUIRES ASCENT AERO SYSTEMSnews Yves Le Marquand 25 Apr 24 0Ascent AeroSystems is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Robinson Helicopter Company. Ascent AeroSystems is a specialist in compact coaxial helicopter drones designed for industrial, public… Read more
Bell Mexico delivers 800th commercial helicopter cabinnews Mike Stones 12 Apr 24 0Bell Mexico has delivered the 800th commercial helicopter cabin to Bell Canada Assembly Center for aircraft assembly. “The 800th cabin milestone is a testament to not only… Read more
HI Uplift: Blueberry Aviation builds on last year’s $88m asset acquisitionnews Mike Stones 5 Apr 24 0After closing last year with a record $88m of purchased assets, Blueberry Aviation sold 12 helicopters in the first quarter of 2024 – its 21st… Read more
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service makes senior appointmentsnews Mike Stones 4 Apr 24 0The Australian Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service has appointed John Fenwick as its new chair of the board of directors and Steven Underwood as its new… Read more
