Investec: Pre-owned heli market rebound fuelled by ‘strong fundamentals’news Mike Stones 18 Aug 25 0Renewed momentum in the global pre-owned helicopter market is fuelled by “strong fundamentals”, according to financial specialists Investec. John Shaw, Aviation Finance at Investec said:… Read more
HI Uplift: Joby’s Blade acquisition ‘speeds path to commercialisation’news Mike Stones 15 Aug 25 0Joby Aviation’s acquisition of Blade Air Mobility will accelerate the eVTOL developer’s path to commercialisation of its air taxi services, a spokesperson tells us. “Blade… Read more
Wisk and Signature partnership to speed AAM infrastructurenews Yves Le Marquand 15 Aug 25 0This week Wisk became the fifth manufacturer and the first autonomous aircraft developer to partner with Signature Aviation in an agreement designed to speed autonomous… Read more
Signia Aerospace acquires Precise Flightnews Terry Spruce 15 Aug 25 0Aviation systems components firm Signia Aerospace has acquired Precise Flight; a developer and manufacturer of aviation safety systems and equipment. Precise Flight is based in… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first H160 to Chinanews Mike Stones 14 Aug 25 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H160 helicopter to government services operator GDAT in China, enabling the start of H160 operations in the country. The… Read more
Avincis launches HEMS operations in Greecenews Mike Stones 11 Aug 25 0Avincis has launched helicopter emergency services (HEMS) operations in Greece, after partnering with local operator AK Aviation. The operator is delivering HEMS missions on behalf… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow upbeat on offshore earnings as outlook liftednews Mike Stones 8 Aug 25 0Bristow remains upbeat about the prospects for earnings growth over the next 18 months – particularly from its offshore energy sector – in second quarter… Read more
Blade says passenger segment sale is ‘transformational’news Fayaz Hussain 7 Aug 25 0New York-based aviation company Blade Air Mobility said the move to divest its passenger business to electric vertical take off and landing aircraft company Joby… Read more
Bristow raises earnings outlook for 2025 and 2026 in Q2 resultsnews Mike Stones 6 Aug 25 0Bristow Group has raised its adjusted EBITDA earnings outlook range for this year and next after reporting net income of $31.7m, or $1.07 per diluted… Read more
Airbus Helicopters’ Q2 revenue jumps 21% YoYnews Fayaz Hussain 4 Aug 25 0Aerospace giant Airbus announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025 wherein it reported 21% year-over-year growth from its helicopter segment, which clocked in… Read more
Bell revenues jump 28% YoY in second quarternews Fayaz Hussain 4 Aug 25 0Textron announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025 wherein it reported revenue from its Bell segment at $1bn, up 28% year-over-year compared with… Read more
Joby to acquire Blade’s passenger businessnews Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 25 0Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire Blade Air Mobility’s passenger transportation business. Passenger operations are expected to continue as normal, remaining under the leadership of… Read more
HI Uplift: Robinson CEO explains need for ‘hard questions’news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 25 0When it comes to advanced air mobility, David Smith, CEO, Robinson Helicopter Company, believes those most qualified “must ask the hard questions”. Sitting down with… Read more
HI Uplift: ‘Unprecedented challenges demand solidarity’news Mike Stones 24 Jul 25 0The “unpreceded challenges” facing the European, UK and global helicopter industries demand a united response and effective communication to boost the public’s perception of rotorcraft.… Read more
Rotortrade closes first pre-owned heli sale of 2025 in Indonesianews Mike Stones 24 Jul 25 0Rotortrade has closed Indonesia’s first pre-owned helicopter sale of the year – a 2014 Bell 429 VIP aircraft (MSN 57241) to PT Whitesky Aviation. Acquired… Read more
Robinson and MagniX to develop all-electric R66 demonstratornews Yves Le Marquand 23 Jul 25 0Robinson Helicopter Company and electric engine manufacturer MagniX have agreed to jointly develop a battery-electric demonstrator based on the Robinson R66. Announced today (23rd July)… Read more
SKYCO signs contract for six Airbus H175snews Mike Stones 21 Jul 25 0Chinese aircraft lessor SKYCO International Financial Leasing Co has signed a contract to buy six Airbus Helicopters H175s to be deployed on offshore transport missions.… Read more
HI Uplift: Start early with end-of-lease planningnews Mike Stones 18 Jul 25 0Managing end-of-lease helicopter assets should start with effective planning at the beginning of the leasing process, without undue speed to agree a deal, according to… Read more
CHC wins three-year North Sea contract with Equinornews Mike Stones 18 Jul 25 0CHC Helicopter has won a three-year contract with Norwegian multinational oil giant Equinor to support its Mariner and Rosebank fields in the North Sea. Under… Read more
Aero Asset: Pre-owned single engine pricing surge continues in 2025news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jul 25 0A combination of declining sales volume and rising prices is the key takeaway from Aero Asset’s 2025 Half Year Heli Market Trends Single-Engine Edition. The… Read more
