Ohio State Highway Patrol orders first Columbus built H125 AStarnews Terry Spruce 15 Jul 15 0Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) has ordered the first H125 AStar produced on Airbus Helicopters final assembly line in Columbus, Miss. OSHP currently operates two… Read more
Suffolk County Police Department takes delivery of second H145news Terry Spruce 15 Jul 15 0Suffolk County Police Department of Long Island, New York, has taken delivery of its second H145 helicopter. The new H145 joined the department’s existing fleet… Read more
Metro Aviation attends ALEA 2015news Terry Spruce 15 Jul 15 0Metro Aviation is attending this year’s ALEA conference in Houston, Texas. The company will feature an EC145 law enforcement, search and rescue and EMS helicopter… Read more
Bluecopter takes to the skiesnews Terry Spruce 8 Jul 15 0Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a quieter and more fuel efficient rotorcraft, its Bluecopter demonstrator, which has leading-edge technologies ranging from an advanced Fenestron, improved rotor… Read more
Scottish Air Ambulance will take two new H145s next monthnews Terry Spruce 6 Jul 15 0The Scottish Ambulance Service will take delivery of two new helicopters in August. The new Airbus Helicopters H145 aircraft will replace the current EC135s that… Read more
H145 Australian demo tournews Terry Spruce 1 Jul 15 0Airbus Helicopters H145 has started a month long Australian demo tour. The helicopter will visit Brisbane and North Queensland for the first time. ALSO READ:… Read more
Air Zermatt receives H130news Terry Spruce 22 Jun 15 0Air Zermatt of Switzerland has received a H130 helicopter. The new aircraft has been configured for aerial work with the addition of a cargo sling.… Read more
Pegaso signs agreement for 10 H145snews Terry Spruce 22 Jun 15 0Mexican operator Transportes Aéreos Pegaso has purchased 10 Airbus Helicopters H145s The company are the first in Latin America to order the helicopter. Deliveries will… Read more
H160 completes first flightnews Terry Spruce 19 Jun 15 0The Airbus Helicopters H160 flew for the first time at Marseille Airport on June 13. The first flight comes less than a month since the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first upgraded H135news Terry Spruce 18 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopter has delivered the first retro-fitted H135 rotorcraft to the Bavarian Police. The retrofit program is designed to bring previously-built models of the EC135… Read more
Airbus, Vector and Rockwell Collins sign cockpit upgrade agreementnews Terry Spruce 17 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters, Vector Aerospace and Rockwell Collins have signed a cockpit upgrade agreement at the Paris Air Show. The agreement concerns the fitting and the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters launches X6 heavy-lift rotorcraftnews Terry Spruce 16 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters has launched the X6 heavy-lift rotorcraft concept at the Paris Air Show 2015. The company has started a two-year definition period on the… Read more
PT Dirgantara Indonesia orders two AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 15 Jun 15 0PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has ordered two AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicopters that will be used for search and rescue. The helicopters will be delivered within… Read more
Milestone signs for 28 H175 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 15 Jun 15 0Milestone Aviation Group, a GE Capital Aviation Services has increased its combined orders and options to a total of 28 H175s, the largest order for… Read more
Airbus Helicopters demonstrates H175 to Brazilian oil and gas industrynews Terry Spruce 11 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters are demonstrating the new H175 aircraft to Brazilian oil and gas companies. The helicopter will stopover at Cabo Frio, Macaé and Rio de… Read more
Airbus Helicopters Canada delivers four H130s to Niagara Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters Canada has delivered four H130 aircraft to Niagara Helicopters based in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The new helicopters will fly sightseeing tours over the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters unveils the H160 prototypenews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters unveiled the H160 prototype in the presence of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. The new helicopter performed its first ground run on 28… Read more
Airbus Helicopters demonstrates low noise IFR operationsnews Terry Spruce 15 May 15 0Airbus Helicopters has performed low-noise IFR operations at airports with commercial traffic. As the final outcome of a seven-year project devoted to environment-friendly helicopter approach… Read more
Tradewind International completes part out of two Dauphinsnews Terry Spruce 5 May 15 0Tradewind International of Janesville, WI have completed the part out of two Airbus Helicopters AS365N Dauphins. Both airframes (EI-MIP C/N 6119 built in 1984 and… Read more
Blue Hawaiian takes delivery of EC130 T2news Terry Spruce 5 May 15 0Blue Hawaiian has added an Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2 “ECO-Star”, its eighth EC130 T2 in the past two years. Blue Hawaiian’s fleet total consists of… Read more