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
Japan Coast Guard orders H225 for fleet renewalnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 16 0The Japan Coast Guard has ordered an additional H225 helicopter, the delivery of which will take their fleet to six, although it is not expected… Read more
Metro Aviation sells first EC145 e-litenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0Metro Aviation has committed to buy six EC145e e-lite helicopters. The EC145 e-lite is the utility variant developed to provide greater useful load by reducing… Read more
Police Scotland upgrade to H135news Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0Police Scotland has signed a new contract with Bond Air Services for seven years starting 1st October 2016. The contact also sees an upgrade from… Read more
Wales Air Ambulance to upgrade to H145 fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0Wales Air Ambulance will upgrade their helicopter fleet. Currently they operate H135s, but Bond Air Services will upgrade the fleet with new H145s. After starting… Read more
Heli-Expo – Heli-One increase Stavangar capabilitiesnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 16 0Heli-One are adding a range of new capabilities at their Stavangar overhaul centre. The company is adding overhaul capabilities for the Turbomeca Makila 2A and… Read more
Heli-Expo – Hillsboro Aviation to represent Airbus in seven US statesnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0Hillsboro Aviation has been named as the exclusive Airbus Helicopters commercial sales agent for seven US states. The exclusive sales agent agreement is the first… Read more
Heli-Expo – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team orders Airbus H135news Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0DHART has ordered a H135 helicopter. It will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2016. The aircraft will be used to replace an older… Read more
Heli-Expo – Airbus H175 global fleet reaches 3,000 hoursnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0The global Airbus H175 fleet has now achieved a total of 3,000 flying hours. One aircraft, delivered in December 2014, accounts for one third of… Read more
