HI Uplift: Sikorsky shows something old and something newnews Mike Stones 1 May 26 0“I think this aircraft is going to outlive us all.” Sikorsky’s Leon Silva is joking about the longevity of the manufacturer’s first Sikorsky S‑92 to… Read more
Bell reveals orders for three corporate Bell 429s in Europenews Mike Stones 22 Apr 26 0Bell Textron has signed purchase agreements for three Bell 429s with VIP operators in the UK and Estonia, the manufacturer revealed at the AERO Friedrichshafen… Read more
Bumper Q4 for rotorcraft deliveries reports GAMAnews Yves Le Marquand 26 Feb 26 0Fourth-quarter (Q4) 2025 was a blockbuster quarter for rotorcraft, with 326 deliveries, a 56% increase on Q3 (209), according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association… Read more
Bristow book first delivery slot for Electra’s EL9 Aircraftnews Fayaz Hussain 22 Jan 26 0Bristow Group announced a pre-delivery payment (PDP) deposit agreement with Electra.aero to secure first delivery slot for its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft. “Bristow has… Read more
Helicopter Investor’s New Year news roundupnews Mike Stones 6 Jan 26 0Welcome to Helicopter Investor’s news round up of stories you may have missed over the festive period. Featuring in our news list are manufacturers, operators… Read more
Royal Thai Air Force signs for two Airbus H225s for SAR missionsnews Terry Spruce 2 Oct 25 0Airbus Helicopters recently signed a contract with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for two H225 helicopters. These helicopters are to be used in search… Read more
GMR orders seven new Bell 429snews Terry Spruce 22 Sep 25 0Global Medical Response (GMR) has signed a purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with the option to purchase an additional eight aircraft. The helicopters will… Read more
Falcon Aviation Services orders one VVIP AW139news Terry Spruce 28 Aug 25 0Leonardo and Falcon Aviation Services reached a milestone in their longstanding partnership with the announcement of a new order for an AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter.… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first H160 to Chinanews Mike Stones 14 Aug 25 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H160 helicopter to government services operator GDAT in China, enabling the start of H160 operations in the country. The… Read more
SKYCO signs contract for six Airbus H175snews Mike Stones 21 Jul 25 0Chinese aircraft lessor SKYCO International Financial Leasing Co has signed a contract to buy six Airbus Helicopters H175s to be deployed on offshore transport missions.… Read more
FlyNyon orders up to five Alia VTOL aircraft from Betanews Yves Le Marquand 27 Jun 25 0FlyNyon helicopter tours has made a “committed” purchase order of up to five Alia VTOL aircraft from Beta Technologies. The aircraft will join FlyNyon’s fleet… Read more
Eve Air Mobility signs $250M contract and LOI for up to 54 eVTOLsnews Mike Stones 19 Jun 25 0Eve Air Mobility’s busy week at the Paris Air Show included signing a $250m binding framework agreement with urban air mobility operator Revo , and… Read more
Norwegian Air Ambulance signs deal for up to eight Airbus H145snews Mike Stones 18 Jun 25 0Norwegian Air Ambulance and Airbus have agreed a deal for up to eight H145 helicopters, including the firm acquisition of two units. The non-profit charity… Read more
Helicopter Investor Deal of the Year 2025 Awards winners revealednews Yves Le Marquand 4 Jun 25 0The winners of Helicopter Investor’s inaugural Deal of the Year Awards have been revealed today at Helicopter Investor London 2025. Decided by a panel of… Read more
GDHF firms 10 H175 orders, brings order book to 20 aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Jun 25 0GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) has expanded its Airbus H175 Super Medium order book, firming up 10 H175 orders that were previously options. This latest commitment… Read more
Dallas became Heli Deal City during Verticon 2025news Fayaz Hussain 19 Mar 25 0Dallas, Texas transformed itself into Deal City for the global helicopter industry last week during Verticon 2025, billed as the world’s largest vertical aviation. Here… Read more
Verticon 2025: Metro Aviation signs 36 heli purchase deal with Airbusnews Fayaz Hussain 12 Mar 25 0In a significant deal announced at Verticon 2025, Metro Aviation and Airbus Helicopters have signed an agreement for up to 36 H140 helicopters focused on… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone wins ‘one of largest North Sea tenders’news Mike Stones 17 Feb 25 0Milestone Aviation Group has won “one of the largest tenders in recent times” in the North Sea, according to its chief commercial officer, Sebastien Moulin.… Read more
Airbus delivers 361 helicopters in 2024news Fayaz Hussain 28 Jan 25 0Global aerospace giant Airbus announced that it has delivered 361 helicopters during the year 2024 – accounting for nearly 57% of the civil and parapublic… Read more
HI Uplift: The busy in tray of Bell Textron’s new European MDnews Mike Stones 13 Jan 25 0Bell Textron’s new European MD Robin Wendling has a full in tray. Topping his short-term to-do list are closing deals and recruiting new sales managers.… Read more
