Leonardo will supply of six AW119Kx helicopters to the Polícia Rodoviária Federalnews Terry Spruce 30 Nov 20 0Rome, Italy – 30 November 2020 – Leonardo announces that the Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) of Brazil will introduce into service six AW119Kx single engine… Read more
Thora hires new MD and advises on sale-leaseback of EMS helicoptersnews Mike Stones 26 Nov 20 0Thora Capital has appointed helicopter veteran Marc Schechter as its new MD and has advised Apollo MedFlight on the sale-leaseback of three EMS helicopters. Backed… Read more
Savback Helicopters opens in the UKnews Terry Spruce 26 Nov 20 026 November 2020 – Savback Helicopters AB is establishing a presence in the UK for the first time with the appointment of Rick Andrew as… Read more
Milestone delivers a Sikorsky S-92 to Caverton Helicoptersnews Mike Stones 26 Nov 20 0Helicopter leasing company Milestone Aviation Group recently delivered a Sikorsky S-92 to Caverton Helicopters, based in Lagos, Nigeria. The S-92 will be deployed on facilitating… Read more
Milestone Aviation delivers first S-92 to Caverton Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 25 Nov 20 0Dublin – 24 November 2020 – The Milestone Aviation Group Limited, a GECAS company announces that it has recently delivered a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to… Read more
Russian Helicopters delivers the first Ansat helicopter to a client in Europenews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 20 023 November 2020 – Russian Helicopters have delivered an Ansat helicopter to Republika Srpska, it has been fitted as an air ambulance. The helicopter cabin… Read more
PNG LNG adds H145 for Papua New Guinea operationsnews Terry Spruce 23 Nov 20 0Marignane, 23 November 2020 – ExxonMobil has signed a contract for two Airbus H145 helicopters to support the PNG LNG Project* in Papua New Guinea… Read more
James Maner named Chief Pilot for PHI Americasnews Terry Spruce 19 Nov 20 0Wednesday, 18 November 2020 – PHI Americas has named James Maner as its Chief Pilot, PHI Americas, effective November 16, 2020. Maner’s appointment builds on… Read more
New independent report highlights importance of high tech UK intellectual property in recovery of British economynews Terry Spruce 16 Nov 20 016 November 2020 – The publication of an economic impact report by the independent analysis group Oxford Economics highlights the important role that British-generated intellectual… Read more
Marco Viola appointed new CEO of Kopter Groupnews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 20 012 November 2020 – Following a Board resolution of the Kopter Group AG, Marco Viola assumes the responsibility for the general management of the Company… Read more
US EMS operator Life Link III grows its fleet of helicopters to 14 aircraftnews Terry Spruce 5 Nov 20 0Rome – 5 November 2020 – Leonardo announces that Life Link III, an EMS operator in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the United States, has signed… Read more
Air Methods announces new Utah Base in Partnership with MountainStar Healthcarenews Terry Spruce 4 Nov 20 0Greenwood Village, Colo. – 29 October 2020 – Air Methods has partnered with MountainStar Healthcare and will open a base in Ogden, Utah on Nov. 3 as AirLife… Read more
Kopter SH09 is perfectly suited for medical missionsnews Terry Spruce 4 Nov 20 03 November 2020- Kopter participated in the digital edition of the AMTC 2020 (Air Medical Transport Conference) together with its parent company Leonardo, showcasing how… Read more
LCI appoints Jaspal Jandu new CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 20 0Helicopter lessor LCI has announced the promotion of Jaspal Jandu to CEO. Former CEO, Michael Platt becomes vice chairman, and Praveen Vetrivel is appointed chief… Read more
Bell Textron shows $9m profit in Q3 2020news Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 20 0Helicopter manufacturer Bell’s parent company Textron announced its third quarter results for 2020, which saw the segment total $119m – a profit of $9m compared… Read more
Luxaviation Helicopters and their dedicated VIP helicopter management company Starspeed have been selected by Quark Expeditionsnews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 20 0Luxaviation Group, one of the largest private aircraft operators worldwide headquartered in Luxembourg, and Quark Expeditions Inc. based in Seattle, the leader in polar adventures,… Read more
The Ecuadorian Air Force takes delivery of their first two H145snews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 20 0Donauwörth, 27 October 2020 – Airbus Helicopters has delivered two H145s to the Ecuadorian Air Force, the first military customer in South America for this… Read more
Global AirParts and LCI begin S-76 part out projectnews Yves Le Marquand 27 Oct 20 0Global AirParts has begun a part out project with helicopter lessor, LCI. Global Airparts is a specialist provider of used, serviceable materials for Sikorsky S-76… Read more
SH09 third prototype achieved several “firsts”news Terry Spruce 26 Oct 20 022 October 2020 – Flight test activities have fully resumed at Mollis, Switzerland, having reassembled the third SH09 prototype (P3) after its return from Pozzallo.… Read more
Bell delivers three Bell 407 GXis to Polish National Policenews Terry Spruce 23 Oct 20 0Fort Worth, TX – 22 October 2020 – Bell Textron announces the delivery of three Bell 407 GXis to the Polish National Police (PNP). The… Read more
