Airbus Helicopters and CMIG Leasing agree to strengthen relationshipnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Sep 17 0Airbus Helicopters and CMIG Leasing have strengthened their partnership with a new agreement at this week’s China Helicopter Expo. The two companies have agreed to… Read more
First H145 flight simulator receives EASA Level D certificationnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Sep 17 0The world’s first H145 flight simulator, at Airbus Helicopters’ German Training Academy, has received the highest possible certification by the German Federal Aviation Office. The European… Read more
Norsk Luftambulanse takes delivery of first civil Helionix H135news Alasdair Whyte 6 Sep 17 0Norwegian air ambulance operator Norsk Luftambulanse AS (NOLAS) has taken delivery of the first civilian Helionix avionics equipped Airbus Helicopters H135. This first civilian delivery… Read more
Japan Coast Guard tops up H225 ordernews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jun 17 0The Japan Coast Guard has placed a follow on order with Airbus for the delivery of three H225 helicopters. In total, the Japan Coast Guard… Read more
NHV H175 fleet reaches 10,000 flight hoursnews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 17 0The NHV Group Airbus Helicopters H175 fleet has logged its first 10,000 flight hours. The 10,000 hours have been accumulated by NHV’s fleet of eight… Read more
Alain Flourens joins Airbus Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 17 0Alain Flourens, currently head of the A380 Programme, will join Airbus Helicopters as head of engineering on 1 July 2017. Flourens replaces Jean-Brice Dumont who… Read more
NHV starts H175 operations for Maersk Oil out of Esbjergnews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 16 0NHV has started H175 helicopter operations in Denmark for Maersk Oil. The contract provides passenger and freight transport services to Maersk Oil installations in the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first H175 to the South Americanews Alasdair Whyte 24 Aug 16 0Airbus Helicopters have delivered a new 7-ton class helicopter in Mexico, where it has joined the fleet of Transportes Aéreos Pegaso. This makes Transportes Aéreos… Read more
Airbus delivers first H175 VIP helicopternews Terry Spruce 25 Jul 16 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first VIP version of the H175 which entered service in 2014 for offshore transportation. The VIP version of the H175… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers H145 to Yorkshire Air Ambulancenews Terry Spruce 25 Jul 16 0In the presence of Transport Minister, Robert Goodwill MP, Airbus Helicopters formally handed over the second H145 to Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) at the Farnborough… Read more
Chinese consortium acquires 100 H135snews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0A Chinese consortium made up of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), Qingdao United General Aviation Industrial Development Company (Qingdao United) and CITIC Offshore Helicopter… Read more
Falcon Aviation signs LoI for VIP H160news Terry Spruce 31 May 16 0Airbus Helicopters and Falcon Aviation have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a VIP version of the H160 in a private ceremony at EBACE… Read more
Airbus Helicopters highlights EMS at HeliRussia 2016news Terry Spruce 17 May 16 0Airbus Helicopters will participate in the international helicopter industry exhibition HeliRussia 2016 being held in Moscow on May 19-21. Emeric Lhomme, CEO of Airbus Helicopters… Read more
Airbus offers “full support” to Norwegian EC225 crash investigation teamnews Alasdair Whyte 4 May 16 0Airbus Helicopters has said that it will provide its “full support” to the team from the Accident Investigation Board Norway that has been tasked with… Read more
Airbus Helicopters offers 240 new apprenticeship positions in Francenews Alasdair Whyte 13 Apr 16 0Airbus Helicopters is launching a drive to offer 240 new apprenticeship positions at its headquarters in Marignane, France as well as other regional offices. The… Read more
Kawasaki delivers first two EC145s to Japanese National Policeinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered two EC145 helicopters to the National Police Agency in its native Japan. These will be the first EC145s to be… Read more
Airbus concludes coast-to-coast H215 US demo tournews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 16 0Airbus Helicopters has concluded its H215 demonstrator tour across the US. The aircraft was then put on static display at the Aerial Firefighting International event… Read more
Las Vegas Metro Police to buy Airbus H145news Alasdair Whyte 30 Mar 16 0The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police has been given the approval to buy a new Airbus H145, with delivery targeted for March 2017. The new helicopter will… Read more
Airbus approves CAE H225 simulator in Norwaynews Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 16 0The helicopter training centre run by CAE in Norway has been awarded as an Airbus Helicopters approved simulation centre for H225 recurrent training. To maintain this… Read more
Airbus embarks upon H145 Far East demo tournews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Airbus Helicopters has started a Far East tour to showcase its H145 model. The company first took the H145 to Asia in October 2014, with a… Read more
