HI Uplift: Airbus Racer tech aims ‘to transform civil heli missions’news Mike Stones 26 Jul 24 0Imagine a civil helicopter cruising at nearly 300mph (277kts). Think of an aircraft fitted with two pusher propellers and a box-wing design; that can cut… Read more
PHI MRO signs lease agreement with New York Helicopternews Mike Stones 26 Jul 24 0PHI MRO Services has signed a new lease agreement for one Bell 407 with tour and charter company New York Helicopter. As part of the… Read more
Bell sells five Bell 505s to private European operatorsnews Mike Stones 26 Jul 24 0Bell has signed purchase agreements for five Bell 505s with private operators across Europe. The orders were placed by clients in Spain, Switzerland, Poland, UK… Read more
Supernal debuts S-A2 eVTOL at Farnborough Airshownews Yves Le Marquand 25 Jul 24 0Supernal, Hyundai’s advanced air mobility (AAM) company, has debuted its S-A2 eVTOL concept at Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) this week. The firm revealed it is preparing… Read more
GDHF leases AW189K to Omni for O&G missions in Brazilnews Mike Stones 23 Jul 24 0New rotary leasing and finance company GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) has delivered a leased AW189K super-medium aircraft to Omni Helicopters International for offshore oil and… Read more
HI Uplift: Heli help for a planet ‘literally on fire’. (Shame about rates) news Mike Stones 22 Jul 24 0Demand for firefighting helicopters has never been greater. Both the number and intensity of wildfires worldwide is fuelling the need for more aerial support –… Read more
Babcock delivers new H145 to South Australia emergency servicesnews Mike Stones 19 Jul 24 0Babcock has delivered a new Airbus H145 helicopter to the South Australia State Rescue Helicopter Service (SRHS). The aircraft – owned, operated, and maintained by… Read more
Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne, Australianews Yves Le Marquand 19 Jul 24 0Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern… Read more
Textron Bell second-quarter revenue rises 13%news Fayaz Hussain 18 Jul 24 0Textron Bell second-quarter revenue grew by 13% year-over-year to $794m compared with $701m in the same period last year. “In the [second] quarter, our team… 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
Signia Aerospace to acquire Goodrick Hoist & Winchnews Mike Stones 11 Jul 24 0Signia Aerospace is acquiring helicopter rescue equipment specialist Goodrick Hoist & Winch. Read more
French government approves building of vertiport on River Seinenews Yves Le Marquand 10 Jul 24 0France’s Ministry of Transport has authorised the construction of a vertiport on a floating landing pad on the River Seine in Paris for electric air… Read more
Aero Asset research reveals rising HI sales of pre-owned single-engine helisnews Mike Stones 8 Jul 24 0Aero Asset’s latest research reveals rising global sales of pre-owned single-engine helicopters. Read more
AerCap signs 21 helicopter lease agreements in Q2 2024news Mike Stones 8 Jul 24 0Aviation leasing specialist AerCap has revealed it signed 21 helicopter lease agreements in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. The owner of Milestone Aviation agreed… Read more
Safran signs support by-the-hour contract for German forces’ H145 enginesnews Mike Stones 8 Jul 24 0Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a big support-by-the-hour contract with Airbus Helicopters for the engines powering the German Bundeswehr’s new fleet of Airbus H145M helicopters.… Read more
Helisul’s $36m acquisition of Ecocopter is ‘springboard for growth’news Mike Stones 8 Jul 24 0Helisul acquisition of Ecocopter makes it Latin America’s largest rotary wing business, according to Humberto Biesuz, executive director of Helisul. Read more
HI Uplift: Sikorsky committed to civil helicopters for ‘many decades’news Mike Stones 5 Jul 24 0Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company pledged its long-term commitment to the civil rotary market at our recent Helicopter Investor London 2024 conference. 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
Car maker Stellantis invests $55M in Archernews Fayaz Hussain 4 Jul 24 0Car manufacturer Stellantis has invested $55m in eVTOL developer Archer, following the company’s successful transition flight last month. “Few things rival the excitement of seeing a… Read more
First Airbus H160 enters US service with PHI Aviationnews Mike Stones 3 Jul 24 0The first Airbus H160 has entered US service with PHI Aviation. The aircraft is the first of an initial four H160 deliveries that will be… Read more