HI Uplift: New lessor launch backed by 70-unit order booknews Mike Stones 26 Apr 24 0Michael York is a man on a mission. Three days into his role as CEO of newly launched helicopter leasing and finance company GD Helicopter… Read more
GDHF seals deal for 20 H175s for worldwide leasenews Mike Stones 25 Apr 24 0Dublin-based new helicopter lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) is to market 20 H175s after its parent company GDAT signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters. The… Read more
Japan Coast Guard grows fleet with three H225snews Mike Stones 12 Apr 24 0The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has ordered an extra three Super Puma H225 helicopters, to swell its total H225 fleet to 18 aircraft. The helicopters… Read more
Westair Helicopters confirms offshore deal in Nambianews Mike Stones 8 Apr 24 0Offshore helicopter operator and maintenance firm Westair Helicopters has confirmed to Helicopter Investor it has signed a seven-year leasing agreement with MHS Aviation, subsidiary of… Read more
Louisiana State Police to buy two Bell 407GXisnews Mike Stones 4 Apr 24 0Louisiana State Police has signed purchase agreements for two Bell 407GXi helicopters. The service’s Air Support Unit provides aerial support to local, state and federal… Read more
Ryan Aerospace delivers 500th flight simulatornews Mike Stones 26 Mar 24 0Flight simulator manufacturer, Ryan Aerospace based on Australia’s Gold Coast has delivered its 500th flight simulator. “Ryan Aerospace are seen as leaders in the virtual and… Read more
HI Uplift: Bell 525 Relentless aims to quench demand for medium liftnews Mike Stones 22 Mar 24 0Relentless is a popular name – from energy drinks to US warships (and even a 24th century Star Trek patrol vessel). Another chapter is opening… Read more
Bell sells Japan’s first Designer Series 429 to JGASnews Mike Stones 12 Mar 24 0Bell Textron has signed a purchase agreement for Japan’s first Designer Series Bell 429 helicopter with Japan General Aviation Service (JGAS). Japan Biz Aviation Co… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and SKYCO agree deal for six H175snews Mike Stones 11 Mar 24 0Airbus Helicopters and China’s SKYCO International Financial Leasing Co have signed a contract for six H175 helicopters to be deployed on critical missions. SKYCO Leasing,… Read more
HI Uplift: HAI returns to Anaheim … in search of liftnews Mike Stones 4 Mar 24 0Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Donald Duck and pals normally pull the crowds to Anaheim, California. But last week, there was another star attraction. HAI Heli-Expo was… Read more
HAI reports: Leonardo confirms orders and agreements for about 180 helisnews Mike Stones 28 Feb 24 0Leonardo Helicopters has confirmed orders and agreements for about 180 aircraft at HAI Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California. Topping its show order book are 130 helicopters… Read more
HAI reports: Airbus agrees 120-helicopter deal with THCnews Mike Stones 28 Feb 24 0Airbus has agreed a 120-aircraft deal with The Helicopter Company (THC) of Saudi Arabia. The framework deal – including firm orders for eight H125s and… Read more
Loft Dynamics’ Airbus H125 simulator sold to EPNERnews Mike Stones 16 Feb 24 0Flight simulator manufacturer Loft Dynamics has sold an Airbus H125 flight simulator to the EPNER test pilot school in France. The virtual reality device will… Read more
HI Uplift: Hill Helicopters aims for disruptive ‘magic carpet ride’ Upliftnews Mike Stones 14 Dec 23 0Re-imagining the light helicopter – for private and commercial use – is not a task for the faint-hearted. But it’s a disruptive dream Jason Hill… Read more
Airbus helicopter deliveries down 33% in third quarternews Fayaz Hussain 9 Nov 23 0Airbus, the European aerospace giant, saw its helicopter deliveries plummet 33% year-on-year (YoY) in the third quarter, from 78 units to 52 units. This decline… Read more
Helijet orders BETA eVTOL for ‘first Canadian passenger service’news Mike Stones 1 Nov 23 0Canadian helicopter company Helijet has placed a firm order for ALIA aircraft with BETA Technologies in a bid to operate the country’s first eVTOL passenger… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and PHI agree 28-helicopter deal for energy sectornews Mike Stones 12 Sep 23 0Airbus Helicopters and PHI Group have signed a 28-helicopter agreement that includes 20 super-medium H175 helicopters and eight H160s to serve energy markets worldwide. The… Read more
HI Uplift: Brazil hopes for a stronger second halfnews Mike Stones 19 Aug 23 0Hopes for a stronger second half to the year for Brazil’s recovering helicopter industry, after a slow first half, characterised speakers’ views at Helicopter Investor’s… Read more
RIVE Private Investment sells six medical transport helicopters deployed in Ausnews Mike Stones 31 Jul 23 0European investment company RIVE Private Investment, Thora Capital and LCI are to sell six medical transport helicopters operated in Australia to private equity firm Astatine… Read more
Airbus Helicopters’ H175 wins certification in Chinanews Mike Stones 20 Jul 23 0Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its H175 helicopter, ahead of the delivery of four aircraft to… Read more
