Airbus completes first 100% SAF-powered heli flightinsight Mike Stones 27 Jun 22 0Airbus has completed the first flight of its twin-engine H225 helicopter with both Safran Makila 2 engines powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). “This flight… Read more
Aero Asset Acquisitions launched for ‘seamless global helicopter trade’news Mike Stones 1 Mar 22 0Helicopter sales and acquisitions specialist Aero Asset has launched Aero Asset Acquisitions to facilitate “seamless global helicopter transactions”, financed by the Indiana-based 1st Source Bank.… Read more
Nova Capital fleet passes 100 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Nov 21 0Aircraft lessor Nova Capital announced its 100th owned and managed aircraft bringing its total fleet value to $500m. This came following the award of a… Read more
First five-bladed H145 arrives in the Middle Eastnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Oct 21 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to Milestone Aviation and Al-Sharqiya Aviation, which will operate the helicopter in the Sultanate of Oman for… Read more
LCI has re-entered the fixed wing marketnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Sep 21 0Helicopter lessor LCI announced it has re-entered the fixed wing market with the acquisition of an Airbus A330-300 commercial aircraft. It was acquired by a… Read more
Milestone supplies two Airbus H145 helicopters to Quark Expeditionsnews Mike Stones 3 Aug 21 0Two Airbus H145 helicopters from Milestone Aviation Group Limited are being supplied to Quark Expeditions for its polar expeditions. Both helicopters will be stationed on… Read more
ÖAMTC Air Rescue starts fleet modernisation with five Airbus H135 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Dec 20 0Donauwörth, 18 December 2020 – Airbus Helicopters and ÖAMTC Air Rescue have signed a firm contract for the purchase of five H135s. The delivery of… Read more
Héli-Union to purchase two Airbus H160 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Dec 20 0Marignane, 18 December 2020 – Airbus Helicopters and its historical partner Héli-Union have signed a contract for the purchase of two multi-mission H160s to address… Read more
LCI appoints Jaspal Jandu new CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 20 0Helicopter lessor LCI has announced the promotion of Jaspal Jandu to CEO. Former CEO, Michael Platt becomes vice chairman, and Praveen Vetrivel is appointed chief… Read more
Global AirParts to receive three Dauphin helicopters for part outnews Mike Stones 5 Oct 20 0Global AirParts is to receive three AS365N3 Dauphin helicopters for part out at its Abbotsford base, British Columbia, later this month. Mike Pirang, founder and… Read more
Volocopter to launch commercial air taxi routes in Paris regionnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Oct 20 0 Volocopter has joined forces with RATP Group, Paris Region and Groupe ADP to test its VoloCity air taxi in the Paris region, with a… Read more
Two Airbus H135 helicopters delivered to support space exploration at NASAs Kennedy Space Centernews Terry Spruce 1 Oct 20 0Grand Prairie, Texas, 1 October 2020 – Airbus continues to expand its portfolio of products supporting the future of space exploration with the delivery of… Read more
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation receives first ever five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopternews Terry Spruce 30 Sep 20 0Donauwörth, 30 September 2020 – Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation. This new version of its best-selling… Read more
Airbus to keep NASA’s helicopters flying for up to 10 yearsnews Terry Spruce 17 Sep 20 0Grand Prairie, Texas, 17 September 2020 – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed a $15million HCare Infinite full-availability support solution with Airbus… Read more
THC purchases 10 Airbus H125 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 20 Aug 20 0Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 20 August 2020 – The Helicopter Company (THC), which is fully owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, announced… Read more
Airbus delivers first of 16 law enforcement H125s to US Customs and Border Protectionnews Terry Spruce 19 Aug 20 0Columbus, Miss. – 19 August 2020 – Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (AHI) delivered the first of 16 new H125 helicopters uniquely configured for U.S. Customs and… Read more
Nova Capital expands its fleet with eight new EMS helicoptersnews Mike Stones 10 Jun 20 0Nova Capital has added eight new EMS helicopters, including three Leonardo 169s (pictured) to its fleet. European helicopter lessor Nova Capital has boosted its fleet… Read more
How the OEMs are affected by Covid-19insight Alasdair Whyte 20 Mar 20 0Helicopter manufacturers in Europe have been hit heavily by the coronavirus this week, whereas those in the US remain largely unaffected, according to company representatives… 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
Leonardo wins $176 bid for US Navy helicopter programmenews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 20 0Leonardo’s TH-119 has been selected as the US Navy’s new training helicopter – beating bids from Bell and Airbus for the $176m deal. The US… Read more
