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
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
