Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system to fly Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300news Alasdair Whyte 22 Oct 20 0Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system for its autonomous, large-capacity cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Nuuva V300. Fly-by-wire computers act as the “’brains’ of… Read more
Starspeed and Quark Expeditions partner to manage helicopter services onboard new polar vessel, Ultramarinenews Alasdair Whyte 20 Oct 20 0Luxaviation Group’s helicopter management company Starspeed will be working with Quark Expeditions Inc., a Seattle-based Artic and Antarctic polar adventures operator beginning May 2021. The… Read more
Air Safa launches aircraft leasing business in India with Airbus H125 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 20 0Air Safa Pte. Ltd., a Singapore based aircraft leasing company, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters for one H-125 helicopter with the option… Read more
Astronics EVS receives approval from the US and Canada for Airbus AS350snews Terry Spruce 19 Oct 20 0East Aurora, NY – 14 October 2020 – Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace, defense and other mission critical industries,… Read more
Air Methods chooses Airbus HCare to support its fleet of 31 EC145 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 20 0Grand Prairie, Texas, 15 October 2020 – Air Methods Corporation – the largest civil operator of Airbus helicopters worldwide with more than 450 aircraft in… Read more
EmbraerX launches independent UAM spin-off Eve Solutionsnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Oct 20 0After four years of incubation within EmbraerX, Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (Eve) has been launched as an independent company in the urban air… Read more
Bell Flight celebrates 85 years of innovationnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Oct 20 0Bell Flight has completed 85 years in the industry this past July. The company was founded by Larry Bell in 1935. Duncan van de Velde,… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers H135 to Collier Countynews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 20 013 October 2020 – Metro Aviation recently delivered an H135 T3H to Collier County’s Emergency Medical Services program. “The arrival of the new aircraft will… Read more
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue upgrades helicopter fleet with delivery of first AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 20 0Miami, FL. – 14 October 2020 – Leonardo announces that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has taken delivery of its first AW139 helicopter. The October 13… Read more
OHI appoints Ivan Coyard as Group CFOnews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 20 0Lisbon, 8 October 2020 – Omni Helicopters International announced the appointment of Ivan Coyard as Group Chief Financial Officer. The announcement was supported by OHI… Read more
Astronics Maz-Viz 2300 EVS receives amended STC for Bell Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 20 0East Aurora, NY, 8 October 2020 – Astronics Corporation has announced that an amended Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) has been approved for the Max-Viz 2300… Read more
Milestone becomes first leasing customer for Airbus’s H160news Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 20 0Milestone Aviation will include six H160s from Airbus Helicopters in its orderbook, it revealed on October 5th. The helicopters will be destined for a range… Read more
ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter wins orders across the worldnews Terry Spruce 8 Oct 20 0Marignane, 8 October 2020 – Customers on three continents have signed firm contracts for the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter since its launch earlier this… Read more
L3Harris Technologies and Truth Data Team to improve helicopter aviation safetynews Terry Spruce 7 Oct 20 0Crawley, United Kingdom – 7 October 2020 – L3Harris Technologies and Truth Data have signed an agreement to improve helicopter aviation safety by promoting helicopter… Read more
Aero Asset reports 3rd Quarter Preowned Twin-Engine Helicopter Market better than 2nd Quarternews Terry Spruce 6 Oct 20 0Toronto, Ontario, 5 October 2020 – Aero Asset reports that while the preowned twin engine helicopter market rebounded markedly in the third quarter from the… Read more
Global AirParts to receive three Dauphin helicopters for part outnews Mike Stones 5 Oct 20 0Global AirParts is to receive three AS365N3 Dauphin helicopters for part out at its Abbotsford base, British Columbia, later this month. Mike Pirang, founder and… Read more
Change of Management at Kopternews Terry Spruce 2 Oct 20 029 September 2020 – Leonardo announces that Marco Viola, currently in charge to lead Kopter integration, will look after the overall governance of activities at… Read more
Volocopter to launch commercial air taxi routes in Paris regionnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Oct 20 0 Volocopter has joined forces with RATP Group, Paris Region and Groupe ADP to test its VoloCity air taxi in the Paris region, with a… Read more
Bell expands global footprint in Germanynews Terry Spruce 1 Oct 20 0Fort Worth, TX – 1 October 2020 – Bell Textron announced it will be adding Intercopter GmbH to its Authorised Maintenance Center (AMC) network. Intercopter… Read more
Bell adds new Authorized Maintenance Center in Germanynews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 20 0Bell Textron Inc. plans to add Intercopter GmbH to its Authorized Maintenance Center (AMC)/Customer Service Facility (CSF) network. Intercopter is based near Munich in Germany.… Read more
