Heliconia Group takes AW139 from Milestonenews 3 Aug 22 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a AW139 helicopter to Heliconia Group. The aircraft will be based in Senegal and used for offshore operations. Pat Sheedy,… Read more
Sloane takes second Children’s Air Ambulance AW169 from Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 3 Aug 22 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a second new AW169 helicopter Sloane Helicopters. Sloane is operating the aircraft for The Children’s Air Ambulance UK. The first was delivered… Read more
Babcock to sell part of aerial emergency services businessnews Mike Stones 20 Jul 22 0Babcock International Group is to sell parts of its aerial emergency services business for €136.2m ($138.2m) to funds managed by infrastructure investor Ancala Partners. The… Read more
Enstrom signs Aero Facility as first sales rep in Japannews Mike Stones 18 Jul 22 0Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has appointed Aero Facility Co as its first sales representative in Japan. Aero Facility was a long time representative of the previous… Read more
Queensland Police Service buys three Bell 429snews Mike Stones 12 Jul 22 0The Queensland Police Service is buying three Bell 429s for its POLAIR fleet. Set for delivery in the fourth quarter of next year, the helicopters… Read more
Bristow Group stages demonstrator flight of AW609 Tiltrotornews Mike Stones 12 Jul 22 0Bristow Group has staged the inaugural US demonstration flight of the AW609 Tiltrotor. The 60-minute flight, which took place in Philadelphia on May 11th, is… Read more
Bell signs seven 505 purchase agreements with European customersnews Mike Stones 5 Jul 22 0Bell Textron has signed purchase agreements for seven Bell 505 helicopters with European customers. Two of the purchase agreements were signed by JB Investments, Poland’s… Read more
NHV celebrates 25 years of missions in Europe and Africanews Mike Stones 5 Jul 22 0Helicopter operator NHV Group celebrated its 25th anniversary of missions in Europe and Africa last Friday (July 1st) The company, headquartered in Ostend, Belgium, staged… Read more
Starspeed wins UK Penzance Helicopters contractnews Mike Stones 1 Jul 22 0Starspeed, Luxaviation Group’s corporate VIP helicopter company, has won the contract to operate Penzance Helicopters’ service to the Isles of Scilly, off the UK’s south… Read more
LCI, RIVE and Turning Rock buy 19 helicopters from Lobo Leasingnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jun 22 0LCI, RIVE Private Investment and Turning Rock Partners are buying 19 helicopters worth $115m from Lobo Leasing. “This portfolio acquisition is another major step in… Read more
Leonardo Helicopters appoints Clyde Woltman to lead US operationsnews Mike Stones 29 Jun 22 0Leonardo Helicopters has appointed Clyde M Woltman CEO of AgustaWestland and Leonardo Helicopters US. Woltman joined Leonardo Helicopters in June 2019. He becomes CEO after… Read more
New operator for UK Penzance Helicopters servicenews Mike Stones 28 Jun 22 0A new, as yet unnamed, operator has been appointed to conduct the UK Penzance Helicopters services to the Isles of Scilly off the UK’s south… Read more
PHI makes Perth its APAC HQ and aims to recruit 42 staffnews Mike Stones 21 Jun 22 0 Offshore helicopter operator PHI Aviation is siting its new Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Perth, Australia and is recruiting 42 new staff to join its… Read more
LCI & SMFL deliver two new AW169s to Italian EMS operatornews Mike Stones 16 Jun 22 0Two new Leonardo AW169 helicopters have been delivered by leasing services company LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company Limited (SMFL), from their joint… Read more
CareFlite air ambulance fleet to include Bell 407GXinews Mike Stones 15 Jun 22 0CareFlite is adding a Bell 407GXi, fitted with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) configuration kit, to its air ambulance fleet. The new helicopter will join two… Read more
US air medical industry ‘being shaped by five top trends’news Mike Stones 15 Jun 22 0The US air medical industry is being shaped by five top trends, according to helicopter and fixed wing medical specialist Air Methods. Each of the… Read more
Air Methods expands air medical service in Texasnews Mike Stones 14 Jun 22 0HI Summary Air Methods has opened a new US base to grow air medical services in Texas. The new base is designed to provide quicker… Read more
First all-electric R44 flight completed by Tier 1 Engineeringnews Mike Stones 13 Jun 22 0HI Summary Tier 1 Engineering has made the first flight of an all-electric Robinson 44 helicopter powered by a magniX electric propulsion unit (EPU). The… Read more
Constant Aviation grows MRO services to include helicoptersnews Mike Stones 9 Jun 22 0Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Constant Aviation is growing its services beyond business jets, commercial airliners and other fixed-wing aircraft to include rotorcraft such… Read more
Leonardo selects Aidro to supply metal 3D printed parts for its helicoptersnews Mike Stones 8 Jun 22 0HI Summary Leonardo chooses Aidro to supply 3D printed parts for its aircraft. Aidro has begun working with Leonardo to create flight-ready parts for its… Read more
