Airbus Helicopters reveals H145 PioneerLab flying laboratorynews Mike Stones 25 Sep 23 0Airbus Helicopters has revealed its new twin-engine technology demonstrator, called PioneerLab, based on the H145 platform. The demonstrator will test technologies that reduce helicopter emissions,… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and PHI agree 28-helicopter deal for energy sectornews Mike Stones 12 Sep 23 0Airbus Helicopters and PHI Group have signed a 28-helicopter agreement that includes 20 super-medium H175 helicopters and eight H160s to serve energy markets worldwide. The… Read more
Global helicopter market valued at $41.2bn by 2027news Mike Stones 16 Aug 23 0The global helicopter market is predicted to reach a value of $41.2bn by 2027, achieving a compound annual growth rate of 6.1%, predicts new research… Read more
First six Airbus H160s delivered to French navy for SAR missionsnews Mike Stones 24 Sep 22 0The first six Airbus H160s, destined for search-and-rescue (SAR) missions, have been delivered to the French navy. The delivery is part of the interim fleet… Read more
Airbus and HeliDax sign first ever HCare Classics contractnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Sep 22 0Airbus Helicopters and French helicopter operator, HeliDax have signed the first-ever HCare Classics support contract to service its H120 fleet. HCare Classics is the French… Read more
LCI signs deal for up to six Airbus H175 helicoptersinsight Mike Stones 27 Jul 22 0Leasing services company LCI Aviation has ordered up to six H175 super-medium helicopters from Airbus, valued at over $125m. The deal follows confirmation of a… Read more
HI Uplift: Will eVTOLs soar above helicopters?insight Mike Stones 4 Apr 22 0March was a great month for eVTOLs. Only last week, electric aircraft pioneer Vertical Aerospace claimed the world’s largest pre-order book by value in the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters hails the Covid bounce back … with a warningnews Mike Stones 28 Jan 22 0Airbus Helicopters has hailed a bounce back in orders and deliveries in 2021, while warning that it could take up to three years for the… Read more
Nova Capital: 20 years, 100 aircraft and a $500m portfolioinsight Alasdair Whyte 29 Nov 21 0Resilience is the quality which has led aircraft lessor Nova Capital to achieve a $500m aircraft portfolio over 20 years in business, CEO Olivier Piot… Read more
Blade India to add five Airbus H125s to fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Nov 21 0Blade India will take delivery of five new Airbus H125 helicopters to expand its on-demand helicopter services. The helicopters will be leased to operators by… Read more
‘Back on track to sell 70 helicopters a year’news Mike Stones 1 Nov 21 0Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) is on track to sell 70 helicopters this year, back to pre-Covid levels, according to Frederic Lemos, head of ACH. In… Read more
Shell selects Airbus H160 for operation by PHI in Gulf of Mexiconews Terry Spruce 15 Feb 21 0Marignane, 15 February 2021 – International energy group Shell has selected leading US offshore helicopter operator PHI to operate four Airbus H160s to service a… Read more
Airbus Helicopters market share down to 48% in 2020news Alasdair Whyte 27 Jan 21 0Airbus Helicopters announced its orders and deliveries for 2020, indicating a 6% drop —to 48% — in its share of the civil and parapublic market.… Read more
Helicopter pre-owned twin-engine sales recover but not to pre-Covid levelsinsight Mike Stones 19 Jan 21 0The pre-owned twin engine helicopter market continued to recover in the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year but retail sales remained below 2019 levels, due… 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
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
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
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
