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
Columbia and Piasecki team up to upgrade 107 helicopternews Mike Stones 3 Jul 24 0Heavy-lift, tandem rotary specialist Columbia Helicopters is teaming up with Piasecki Aircraft to upgrade its Model 107-II aircraft. The new partnership will deliver more fuel-efficient,… Read more
MD Helicopters promotes Ryan Weeks to the role of presidentnews Mike Stones 2 Jul 24 0Light rotary manufacturer MD Helicopters has promoted Ryan Weeks to the role of president with immediate effective. Brad Pedersen will continue to serve as CEO… Read more
Bristow secures €100m loan for Irish SAR helicoptersnews Fayaz Hussain 13 Jun 24 0Bristow Group announced that its UK subsidiary Bristow Leasing has secured a €100m ($108m) term loan to fund its next generation of search and rescue… Read more
HTM signs for up to three Airbus H145s for offshore wind opsnews Mike Stones 10 Jun 24 0Offshore rotary operator HTM Helicopters has ordered one Airbus H145 aircraft, with options for two further units. The new helicopter will fly offshore wind missions, transporting… Read more
Milestone agrees deal with NHV for four H175s and an AW169news Mike Stones 10 Jun 24 0Milestone Aviation has signed purchase assignment and leaseback agreements with NHV for four Airbus H175s and an AW169 helicopter. One H175 has already been delivered… Read more
Airbus agrees record deal for 44 H225s for use by German Federal Policenews Mike Stones 7 Jun 24 0Airbus has agreed a record deal with the German Ministry of the Interior for up to 44 H225 helicopters to fly Federal Police missions. The… Read more
Leonardo agrees deal for three emergency response AW139s with Greek govntnews Mike Stones 3 Jun 24 0Leonardo Helicopters has agreed a deal for three emergency response configured AW139 helicopters with the Greek Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. This is… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone upbeat but warns against speculative ordersnews Mike Stones 31 May 24 0Milestone Aviation is upbeat about the prospects for the commercial helicopter industry but warns against over optimism and speculative orders. “The market, across all missions,… Read more
CHC agrees North Sea deal with Shell and supports flood relief in Brazilnews Mike Stones 31 May 24 0CHC Helicopter’s Norwegian division, CHC Helikopter Service, has agreed a 12-month contract extension with Shell to support its operations in the North Sea. While in… Read more
Blueberry Aviation to be AW09 distributor for Central and Southern Europenews Mike Stones 29 May 24 0Blueberry Aviation is to become the Leonardo AW09 distributor for Central and Southern Europe, in a move revealed at the EBACE event in Geneva, Switzerland.… Read more
PHI agrees deal for 12 AW189s for offshore energynews Mike Stones 28 May 24 0PHI Group has agreed a deal with Leonardo Helicopters for the delivery of 12 AW189 aircraft for the global offshore energy market. The agreement includes… Read more
Milestone agrees deal for three Leonardo AW139s with Lufttransportnews Mike Stones 23 May 24 0Milestone Aviation has revealed signed purchase assignment and leaseback agreements for three new Leonardo AW139 helicopters with Norwegian helicopter operator Lufttransport. To be delivered next… Read more
Helicopter leasing fleet to reach 15% by 2030: IBAnews Mike Stones 23 May 24 0The leased helicopter fleet is predicted to reach 15% by 2030, after topping 10% in 2023, according to market intelligence and advisory firm IBA. More… Read more
HeliService to use SAF for Baltic Eagle crew transportnews Fayaz Hussain 23 May 24 0Sustainable energy solutions provider Vestas launched a pilot project to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on helicopters used to transport technicians and jack-up vessel crew… Read more
LCI and SMFL order 14 Airbus helicopters to secure supplynews Alasdair Whyte 22 May 24 0LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing have ordered 14 new helicopters from Airbus as the leasing joint venture tries to guarantee supply. It is… Read more
