Airbus H175 to bolster Omni’s oil and gas operations in Brazilnews Terry Spruce 25 Sep 20 0Marignane, 25 September 2020 – Omni Taxi Aereo, Brazil’s leading oil and gas transport company and part of OMNI Helicopters International group (OHI), becomes the… Read more
HTM-Helicopters to become the first operator to use the new H145 for Offshore Wind operationsnews Terry Spruce 21 Sep 20 0Donauwörth, 18 September – Airbus Helicopters and HTM-Helicopters have signed a contract for the purchase of two additional H145 helicopters. HTM will be the first… Read more
Airbus H160 granted EASA type certificatenews Yves Le Marquand 1 Jul 20 0Airbus Helicopters ’twin engine H160 has been granted its type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The award was “the result of… Read more
Japan’s National Police Agency orders five new helicopters news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jun 20 0One Airbus H225 and four H135 helicopters have been ordered by Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) as part of its fleet modernisation programme. The new order will… Read more
Five-blade Airbus H145 gains EASA approvalnews Yves Le Marquand 22 Jun 20 0The new Airbus’ five-bladed H145 has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The foldable bladed helicopter is due for its first deliveries… Read more
NHV extends contract with Ithaca by five yearsnews Mike Stones 16 Jun 20 0NHV Group, a Belgian-based business-to-business helicopter services provider, announced on Monday (June 15th) it has signed a five-year extension to its offshore contract with oil… Read more
Airbus pauses production to enforce new health and safety standardsnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Mar 20 0Airbus is pausing production and assembly at its facilities in Spain and France from today (March 17th) for the next four days in order to… Read more
HAI Heli Expo 2020 – OEM round upinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 20 0To announce at shows or not to announce at shows? That’s the question for OEMs planning their event coverage. Airbus generally prefers big announcements to… Read more
European Rotors – can it fly?insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jan 20 0This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. If you want these articles in your inbox before they appear on the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters appoints Laurence Petiard as Head of External Communicationsnews Terry Spruce 17 Jan 20 0Marignane, 17 January 2020 – Laurence Petiard has been appointed Head of External Communications for Airbus Helicopters, effective January 2020. In this new role, she… Read more
Bristow cancels 22 H175 order with Airbusnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jan 20 0UPDATE: Airbus has since dismissed claims that the 22 H175s cancelled represent half of the model types order backlog. Bristow Group has cancelled a long-standing… Read more
San Diego adds four aircraft to police fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Nov 19 0The San Diego City Council has approved the purchase of four Airbus H125 helicopters for approximately $21 million to replace its ageing fleet. The agreement… Read more
FAA issues new airworthiness directives for EC225snews Alasdair Whyte 21 Oct 19 0The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new airworthiness standards for the troubled Airbus EC225LP ‘Super Puma’. The new airworthiness directive requires owners to: “Determine the… Read more
Airbus sells first ACH160 to Southeast Asianews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jul 19 0Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has netted its first ACH160 sale in Southeast Asia. An undisclosed private customer in the Philippines has ordered one Airbus ACH160.… Read more
Airbus sells 21 helicopters to Air Medical Groupnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 19 0Airbus Helicopters has signed an agreement with Air Medical Group to sell 21 helicopters for air medical transport missions. The agreement is for a mix… Read more
Airbus reveals updated H145news Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 19 0Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a new version of its light-twin H145 at Heli-Expo 2019. The new version brings an innovative five-bladed rotor to the aircraft… Read more
Airbus Helicopters appoints new head of industrynews Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 19 0Airbus Helicopters has announced a shift in executive management – appointing Alain Flourens head of Industry for Airbus Helicopters, replacing Christian Cornille. Flourens is currently… Read more
Airbus Helicopters reinforces air medical market in North Americanews Terry Spruce 25 Oct 18 0Marignane, France – Airbus Helicopters is expanding its presence in the North American emergency medical services (EMS) market with the sale of six helicopters for… Read more
Airbus delivers first H135 with Helionix in police configuration to Brazilian Ciopaernews Terry Spruce 23 Oct 18 0Brazil, 22 October 2018 – Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two H135 helicopters with Helionix in police configuration to its Brazilian customer Ciopaer. The two delivered… Read more
Airbus sells its first ACH160news Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 18 0Airbus Helicopters has sold the first of its new ACH160 corporate helicopters. The unnamed North American business will be the launch customer for the ACH160.… Read more
