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
ARC Aerosystems and Ecojet agree deal for up to 50 aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 1 Aug 24 0ARC Aerosystems has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with startup airline Ecojet to purchase 20 Linx P9 aircraft, with options for an additional 30.… Read more
Airbus Helicopters first-half revenue stays flatnews Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0Airbus Helicopters reported a challenging first half (H1) of 2024, with revenue remaining stagnant at €3.2bn despite a significant drop in helicopter deliveries. Compared with… Read more
Heli hires: Offshore Helicopter Services UK recruits MDnews Mike Stones 30 Jul 24 0Offshore Helicopter Services UK has appointed Andy Rodden to the role of MD, starting in September and revealed a new North Sea contract. Joining Offshore… Read more
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 505 helicopters to private operators across Europe. The orders were placed by clients in Spain, Switzerland, Poland,… 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
