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
HI Uplift: 2026 – Year of the super medium (or not yet)?news Mike Stones 16 Jan 26 0Happy 18th birthday to the super medium helicopter. The first generally accepted super medium – the Airbus H175, originally known as the Eurocopter EC175 –… Read more
RIVE acquires four heli-portfolio from Milestonenews Mike Stones 16 Jan 26 0RIVE Private Investment has acquired a four-helicopter portfolio from Milestone Aviation. The deal includes three Leonardo AW139s and one Leonardo AW169. Three of the fleet… Read more
Gama to open UK paint shop for AW169s, AW1389s and H145snews Mike Stones 15 Jan 26 0Gama Aviation is to open a new rotorcraft paint shop at its Rotary Centre of Excellence in Staverton, Gloucestershire in central England. Due to open… Read more
Bristow announces private offering of $400m notesnews Fayaz Hussain 13 Jan 26 0Houston-based Bristow Group announced a private offering of $400m principal amount of senior secured notes due 2033. The notes are expected to pay interest semi-annually… Read more
Airbus Helicopters promotes Matthieu Louvot to CEOnews Mike Stones 13 Jan 26 0Airbus has promoted Matthieu Louvot to the role of CEO, Airbus Helicopters, effective from April 1st, 2026. Reporting to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, Louvot will… Read more
HI Uplift: Will the helicopter industry gallop ahead or slither along?news Mike Stones 10 Jan 26 0Welcome to 2026, the Chinese Year of the Horse. But not yet. According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, we will remain in the Year of… 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
Best wishes for the holiday season and 2026news Mike Stones 23 Dec 25 0Helicopter Investor is taking a break over the holiday season. We will return on January 5th, 2026 with more news, views and analysis covering the… Read more
GDHF to acquire NHV in ‘the most unusual deal ever’news Mike Stones 22 Dec 25 0Helicopter industry watchers were treated to a true pre-Christmas cracker on Friday night with the announcement that lessor GD Helicopter Finance is to acquire NHV… Read more
Lessor GDHF to buy operator, MRO & training firm NHVnews Mike Stones 20 Dec 25 0Lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) has signed an agreement to acquire NHV group – the rotary operator, maintenance and training business. GDHF expects to complete… Read more
HI Uplift: Rotortrade hails Euro demand (and UK promise)news Mike Stones 19 Dec 25 0Rebounding civil helicopter markets – with steady demand and increasing parapublic missions – is how Rotortrade describes the “mature but shifting market” of Europe, according… Read more
HI Uplift: HEMS growth but contract challengesnews Mike Stones 13 Dec 25 0The good news is growth. The not-so-good news is increasing contractual challenges. That’s the helicopter view of the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) market from… Read more
Avincis: First operator to log 5k AW169 flight hoursnews Mike Stones 11 Dec 25 0Avincis, the European emergency aerial services provider, has become the first operator to log more than 5,000 flying hours on the Leonardo AW169. The helicopter… Read more
HI Uplift: Leonardo on designing new market opportunitiesnews Mike Stones 5 Dec 25 0Seldom do we mention the space in which our interviews take place. But it’s worth making an exception for the latest conversation with Giacomo Zampetti,… Read more
Sino Jet agrees firm order for 50 Aerofugia eVTOLsnews Yves Le Marquand 5 Dec 25 0Sino Jet has signed a “definitive procurement contract” for 50 units of Aerofugia’s AE200 eVTOL at AERO Asia 2025 in Zhuhai, China. Since signing a letter… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone welcomes renewed stability in heli marketsnews Mike Stones 28 Nov 25 0Helicopter markets are enjoying welcome stability after years of turbulence, according to Pat Sheedy, president and CEO of Milestone. During our wide-ranging conversation at European… Read more
Rotortrade delivers Airbus H125 from Tajikistan to New Zealandnews Mike Stones 28 Nov 25 0Rotary dealership Rotortrade has confirmed the sale of a second helicopter to Heli Support – a New Zealand maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider and… Read more
Bell 505 logs over 700 hours fuelled by blended SAFnews Mike Stones 26 Nov 25 0Bell Textron has revealed one of its Bell 505 single-engine helicopters has logged more than 700 flight hours fuelled by blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)… Read more
HI Uplift: European Rotors reveals industry’s steady growth (and challenges)news Mike Stones 21 Nov 25 0Willkommen from Cologne, Germany – venue for this year’s vibrant European Rotors 2025. This busy event, showcasing an industry in (modest) growth, brought together lessors,… Read more
