‘Electric aircraft could replace cars in the organ transportation sector’news Alasdair Whyte 4 Oct 21 0In 1987 the Metropolitan Police released dashcam footage of officers trying to get a liver from Stansted Airport to a hospital in the centre of… Read more
LCI has re-entered the fixed wing marketnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Sep 21 0Helicopter lessor LCI announced it has re-entered the fixed wing market with the acquisition of an Airbus A330-300 commercial aircraft. It was acquired by a… Read more
Blade Air Mobility to acquire Trinity Air Medicalnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Sep 21 0Blade Air Mobility has entered into a $23m definitive agreement to acquire US-based organ logistics company Trinity Air Medical. It will purchase 100% of the… Read more
LCI and SMFL add 12 helicopters to joint venturenews Alasdair Whyte 16 Sep 21 0LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing (SMFL) are adding 12 helicopters to their joint venture. The 12 helicopters are worth $120m and are added… Read more
First helicopter engine is powered by 100% sustainable fuelnews Mike Stones 13 Sep 21 0Safran Helicopter Engines is claiming a world first after running one of its engines on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The Makila 2 engine was… Read more
Milestone to deliver three AW139s to Thai Aviation Servicesnews Mike Stones 7 Sep 21 0Helicopter leasing and financing company Milestone Aviation Group is to deliver three AW139 helicopters for offshore oil and gas missions to Thai Aviation Services (TAS);… Read more
CHC acquires Babcock’s $10m oil and gas businessnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Sep 21 0CHC Group has completed its acquisition of Babcock International’s $10m oil and gas business. Through the deal, CHC will increase its crew transportation capacity and… Read more
LCI’s Praveen Vetrivel named in Airline Economics’ awardsnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Sep 21 0Praveen Vetrivel, chief financial officer (CFO) at helicopter leasing company LCI has been named in Airline Economics’ 40 under 40 awards. The 40 under 40… Read more
Bristow and Electra to bring mid-mile logistics for retail distributionnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Aug 21 0Bristow Group has made its first move towards advanced air mobility, when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short… Read more
Savback Helicopters appoints Davide Schillaci as customer relationship managernews Alasdair Whyte 31 Aug 21 0Davide Schillaci has been appointed customer relationship manager for Savback Helicopters. Italy-based Schillaci has a long career within the internationalisation sector. For the past 18… Read more
HyPoint strikes $6.5m deal for world’s first manned hydrogen helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 21 0Fuel cell developer HyPoint announced a $6.5m deal with unmanned systems and rotorcraft manufacturer Piasecki Aircraft to work on its eVTOL PA-890 helicopter. The $6.5m… Read more
Bristow signs MOU to purchase 50 eSTOLs from Electra.aeronews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 21 0Bristow Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short take-off and landing) aircraft from developer Electra.aero. The company said… Read more
Blade to allow only double-jabbed passengers from September 7thnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Aug 21 0Blade Urban Air Mobility will accept only fully vaccinated passengers from September 7th. CEO Rob Wiesenthal said they would need to present a self-certification and… Read more
AYR marks 20th anniversary with new humanitarian plannews Alasdair Whyte 18 Aug 21 0AYR Logistics is making a donation-in-kind to UK charity, HumanitAid for its 20th anniversary. The donation will be made in the form of logistics management… Read more
London Biggin Hill Airport’s Heli Shuttle service prepares for lift-offnews Mike Stones 9 Aug 21 0London Biggin Hill Airport is preparing for a big increase in demand for its Heli Shuttle service between the airport and London over the coming… Read more
Milestone supplies two Airbus H145 helicopters to Quark Expeditionsnews Mike Stones 3 Aug 21 0Two Airbus H145 helicopters from Milestone Aviation Group Limited are being supplied to Quark Expeditions for its polar expeditions. Both helicopters will be stationed on… Read more
LCI Aviation raised more than $1bn since 2019news Alasdair Whyte 2 Aug 21 0Helicopter lessor LCI Aviation has raised more than $1bn of helicopter capital since 2019, according to the company. The figure relates to financings and refinancings… Read more
Aero Asset makes two key US appointmentsnews Mike Stones 28 Jul 21 0Helicopter trading firm Aero Asset has made two key appointments, with both roles to be based in the US. Jim Morford has been appointed director… Read more
Bell restarts manufacturing UH-1Y Venom for first international operatornews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jul 21 0Bell Textron has restarted UH-1Y Venom helicopter production for its first international operator. Crestview Aerospace has completed manufacturing the first of eight cabins at the Crestview… Read more
Milestone announces Purchase Leaseback with NHV for a AW169 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jul 21 0Milestone Aviation has signed a Purchase/Leaseback (PLB) arrangement for a AW169 helicopter with Belgian-based operator NHV Group. The AW169 helicopter delivered earlier this month will… Read more
