HI Uplift: Avincis wins €305m SAR contract from Spanish govtnews Mike Stones 13 Sep 24 0Aerial emergency service operator Avincis has won a five-year contract extension for maritime search-and-rescue (SAR) missions from the Spanish government. The new contract, valued at… Read more
Boeing offers CH47 to Poland for defence and humanitarian reliefnews Mike Stones 9 Sep 24 0Boeing is offering its CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to Poland for defence and humanitarian relief. “The Chinook has been a key part of the European… Read more
HI Uplift: US EMS market reshaped by No Surprises Actnews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0It seemed such a good idea. The US No Surprises Act [NSA] of 2022 aimed to protect patients against surprise medical bills from an out-of-network provider… Read more
LCI delivers two new AW139s to Babcock Australasia for EMS opsnews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0LCI has delivered two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters to Babcock Australasia for emergency medical services (EMS) missions across the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula… Read more
Helicopter deliveries ‘may rise in 2025’: Bloomberg Intelligencenews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0Helicopter deliveries are likely to rise in 2025 after falling this year, predicts a new report from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI). More orders at Airbus and… Read more
CHC Helikopter Service wins new contract with DNO for North Sea opsnews Mike Stones 29 Aug 24 0CHC Helikopter Service, the Norwegian division of CHC Helicopter, has signed a new contract with oil and gas operator DNO extending its support for operations… Read more
Orkney drone mail delivery service gets extensionnews Yves Le Marquand 29 Aug 24 0Skyports Drone Services and Royal Mail are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their drone delivery service in Orkney, Scotland by announcing it has been extended… Read more
HI Uplift: Welcome to London Heliport – ‘the sleeping giant’news Mike Stones 24 Aug 24 0“The London Heliport is a sleeping giant.” That’s the assessment of Matthew Rice, heliport manager at the facility which nestles on the south bank of… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone puts firefighting S-92s to worknews Mike Stones 19 Aug 24 0It’s a marriage made, if not in heaven, then at least in fire-torn skies. As wildfires worldwide intensify, lessor Milestone Aviation and Helitak Fire Fighting… Read more
LCI leases two H145D3s including first direct lease to end-usernews Mike Stones 13 Aug 24 0Operating lessor LCI has agreed leases for two new H145D3 helicopters, including its first direct lease to an end-user – energy company Santos. The second… Read more
Blade reports strong Q2 revenue and margin growthnews Fayaz Hussain 12 Aug 24 0Blade Air Mobility reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024 with revenue climbing 11% year-over-year to $67.9m. This growth was evenly distributed across… Read more
WFW advised on Bristow’s €100m loan to acquire five SAR AW189snews Mike Stones 12 Aug 24 0Watson Farley Williams (WFW) advised National Westminster Bank and UK Export Finance (UKEF) on an €100m ($109.23m) Export Development Guarantee term loan granted to Bristow… Read more
Volocopter conducts eVTOL validation flight in Parisnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Aug 24 0Volocopter has begun crewed validation test flights at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, just outside Versailles, France. Conducted on August 8th, the flight marks the beginning… Read more
LCI Analytics: ‘Helicopter market could further tighten on market turbulence’news Mike Stones 9 Aug 24 0Gloomy economic data is pointing towards volatile times ahead, writes Steve Robertson, MD, LCI Analytics. The affect on the civil helicopter market will depend on… Read more
Milestone agrees sale and leaseback with PHI for one Airbus H175news Mike Stones 7 Aug 24 0Milestone Aviation has signed a sale and leaseback agreement for one super-medium Airbus H175 helicopter with PHI Aviation. Recently delivered to PHI in Australia, the… Read more
Bristow beats expectations on Q2 revenue growth; lifts outlooknews Fayaz Hussain 7 Aug 24 0Bristow Group’s revenue in the second quarter of 2024 rose 6.7% year-over-year to $359.7m from $337.1m in the same period last year from higher utilisation… Read more
Milestone and Helitak win FAA certification for FT5000 fire tank for S-92Anews Mike Stones 5 Aug 24 0Milestone Aviation and Helitak Firefighting Equipment – the Australian firefighting equipment manufacturer – have received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the FT5000 fire tank… Read more
HI Uplift: CHC Helicopter learns lessons from the pastnews Mike Stones 1 Aug 24 0Has CHC Helicopter’s business returned to pre-Covid levels? Not bad for an opening question, I thought. But Kevin Spengler, the firm’s senior vice president, Helicopter… Read more
Leonardo’s Helicopter division first-half revenue soarsnews Fayaz Hussain 1 Aug 24 0Italian aerospace and defence giant Leonardo announced a strong performance for its helicopter division in the first half (H1) of 2024. Revenue from helicopters segment… Read more
Heli hires: MD Helicopters grows leadership teamnews Mike Stones 1 Aug 24 0MD Helicopters is growing its leadership team with the appointment of Daniel Searcy to the role of vice president of Aftermarket, Todd Heussner to the… Read more
