HI Uplift: Bristow sees eVTOLs and helicopters ‘on a parallel path’news Mike Stones 28 Sep 23 0Pragmatic partnership between Bristow and eVTOL manufacturers to develop advanced air mobility aircraft and the business case to support their safe and efficient operation in… Read more
ELECTRO VENTURES ORDERS 10 JUMP AERO EVTOLSnews Yves Le Marquand 27 Sep 23 0Electro Ventures has placed an order for 10 of Jump Aero’s JA1 Pulse eVTOL aircraft. Ordered with an undisclosed non-refundable deposit, Electro Ventures has worked… Read more
Airbus Helicopters reveals H145 PioneerLab flying laboratorynews Mike Stones 25 Sep 23 0Airbus Helicopters has revealed its new twin-engine technology demonstrator, called PioneerLab, based on the H145 platform. The demonstrator will test technologies that reduce helicopter emissions,… Read more
Bell’s Special Missions Aircraft ‘meet new demand’news Mike Stones 25 Sep 23 0Demand for military helicopters is creating a new market for civil helicopters modified for multi-mission military capabilities, according to Bell. This demand was creating “ready… Read more
HI Uplift: Pre-owned twin heli market ‘starting to level out’news Mike Stones 21 Sep 23 0The pre-owned twin engine helicopter market is coming more into balance, Valerie Pereira, vice president Market Research, Aero Asset tells Helicopter Investor. Commenting on the… Read more
HI Uplift: Have heavies had their day?news Mike Stones 18 Sep 23 0Pity the poor old heavy helicopter. She spends years in storage during the downturn in the offshore energy sector. Then, when oil and gas markets… Read more
RIVE raises €200m for its transport assets fund, including helisnews Mike Stones 14 Sep 23 0European investment company RIVE Private Investment has raised €200m ($215m) since the launch of its RIVE Transportation Assets Income Fund (RTAIF) in 2021. The fund… Read more
Léman Aviation acquires Alpes Hélicoptères to unlock ‘tremendous potential’news Mike Stones 14 Sep 23 0Helicopter services company Léman Aviation has acquired a stake in rotary ownership, training, transport and utility specialist Alpes Hélicoptères to unlock the business’s “tremendous potential”,… Read more
Bell reveals Boeing as used serviceable material suppliernews Mike Stones 13 Sep 23 0Bell has revealed Boeing as a new authorised supplier of used serviceable material (USM) products for Bell 212 and Bell 412 clients and maintenance specialists.… 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
BRISTOW AND VOLOCOPTER AGREE TO LAUNCH EVTOL SERVICESnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Sep 23 0Bristow Group and Volocopter have signed an agreement to look at launching eVTOL passenger and cargo services in the US and UK. As part of… Read more
HI Uplift: Leonardo’s AW609 TiltRotor enjoys a big yearnews Mike Stones 31 Aug 23 0“If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your… Read more
Leonardo spends nearly £500m with UK onshore supply chainnews Mike Stones 25 Aug 23 0Leonardo Helicopters spent nearly £500m with more than 650 suppliers linked to its UK onshore supply chain last year, says the manufacturer. The supply chain… Read more
Heli-One hires Colin Smith as head of Growth and Strategynews Mike Stones 25 Aug 23 0Helicopter maintenance and support services company Heli-One has appointed former US Navy helicopter pilot Colin Smith to the role of head of Growth and Strategy.… Read more
Bristow pilots BETA’s ALIA on evaluation flightnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Aug 23 0Bristow has flown BETA Technologies’ eighth qualitative evaluation flight as part of onsite visit to BETA’s headquarters today. The ALIA was piloted by Bryan Willows,… Read more
Bristow signs new SAR contract with Irish Department of Transportnews Mike Stones 23 Aug 23 0Bristow Ireland has confirmed signing a new 10-year, search-and-rescue (SAR) contract with the Irish Department of Transport, after being named as the preferred bidder earlier… Read more
New Sikorsky S-92A support helicopters delivered to Falklandsnews Mike Stones 21 Aug 23 0Two new Sikorsky S-92A helicopters, operated by Bristow Group Helicopters, have been delivered to The Falkland Islands to transport people, spares and supplies. The S-92As,… Read more
NHV Helicopters wins North Sea decommissioning contractnews Mike Stones 21 Aug 23 0Helicopter operator NHV Helicopters, headquartered in Ostend, Belgium, has won the contract for de-commissioning work on the Buchan Well in the Central North Sea. 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
Civil and military helicopters bring disaster relief to Hawaiinews Mike Stones 17 Aug 23 0Civil and military helicopters are bringing disaster relief to the Hawaiian island of Maui, after devastating wildfires claimed at least 110 lives with 1,000 people… Read more
