Airbus trials partnerships between helis and unmanned systemsnews Mike Stones 16 Oct 24 0Airbus is trialling the use of helicopters and unmanned aerial systems for civil and military missions in partnership with various European firms. The full-scale demonstration… Read more
HI Uplift: Airbus opens new UK home with royal visitor and a pledgenews Mike Stones 19 Sep 24 0Airbus has celebrated the opening of its new £55m headquarters for Airbus Helicopters UK with a commitment to long-term industry support in the country, as… Read more
Helicopter deliveries ‘may rise in 2025’: Bloomberg Intelligencenews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0Helicopter deliveries are likely to rise in 2025 after falling this year, predicts a new report from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI). More orders at Airbus and… Read more
Airbus Helicopters first-half revenue stays flatnews Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0Airbus Helicopters reported a challenging first half (H1) of 2024, with revenue remaining stagnant at €3.2bn despite a significant drop in helicopter deliveries. Compared with… Read more
First Airbus H160 enters US service with PHI Aviationnews Mike Stones 3 Jul 24 0The first Airbus H160 has entered US service with PHI Aviation. The aircraft is the first of an initial four H160 deliveries that will be… Read more
HTM signs for up to three Airbus H145s for offshore wind opsnews Mike Stones 10 Jun 24 0Offshore rotary operator HTM Helicopters has ordered one Airbus H145 aircraft, with options for two further units. The new helicopter will fly offshore wind missions, transporting… Read more
Airbus agrees record deal for 44 H225s for use by German Federal Policenews Mike Stones 7 Jun 24 0Airbus has agreed a record deal with the German Ministry of the Interior for up to 44 H225 helicopters to fly Federal Police missions. The… Read more
Helicopter leasing fleet to reach 15% by 2030: IBAnews Mike Stones 23 May 24 0The leased helicopter fleet is predicted to reach 15% by 2030, after topping 10% in 2023, according to market intelligence and advisory firm IBA. More… Read more
LCI and SMFL order 14 Airbus helicopters to secure supplynews Alasdair Whyte 22 May 24 0LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing have ordered 14 new helicopters from Airbus as the leasing joint venture tries to guarantee supply. It is… Read more
Airbus Helicopters’ revenue falls 9% on lower deliveriesnews Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 24 0Airbus Helicopters revenue fell by 9% year-over-year to €1.5bn compared with €1.6bn in the same period last year owing to lower deliveries of 50 units… Read more
Sébastien Moulin now CCO at Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Apr 24 0Sébastien Moulin has been named chief commercial officer at Milestone Aviation. He was head of Europe and Americas for the helicopter leasing company. Moulin… Read more
Heli insights on post pandemic world – in three models: LCI Analyticsnews Mike Stones 21 Mar 24 0Offshore flight activity now exceeds pre-Covid levels for most types of helicopters, according to LCI Analytics. Four years on from the global pandemic, manning levels… Read more
AIRBUS PRESENTS EVTOL PROTOTYPE TO PUBLICnews Yves Le Marquand 9 Mar 24 0The rollout of Airbus’ eVTOL is an “important and very real step” towards AAM, according to Balkiz Sarihan, the firm’s head of Urban Air Mobility. The CityAirbus… Read more
HAI reports: As Heli-Expo returns to Anaheim, LCI Analytics picks three lessonsnews Mike Stones 28 Feb 24 0HAI Heli-Expo is back in Anaheim, Califfornia after a gap of four years. Steve Robertson, MD, LCI Analytics thinks it’s a good time to take… Read more
Airbus Helicopters boosts revenue with stable deliveries, order book up 6%news Fayaz Hussain 16 Feb 24 0Airbus Helicopters announced financial results for 2023, reporting revenue from the helicopter segment at €7.3bn, a 4% increase year-over-year from €7bn in 2022. Deliveries rose… Read more
Airbus uses tablet to fly fully automated helicopternews Mike Stones 27 Nov 23 0Airbus has used a tablet to fly a fully automated helicopter. The flight was enabled by a new human machine interface (HMI) along with advanced… Read more
Airbus helicopter deliveries down 33% in third quarternews Fayaz Hussain 9 Nov 23 0Airbus, the European aerospace giant, saw its helicopter deliveries plummet 33% year-on-year (YoY) in the third quarter, from 78 units to 52 units. This decline… Read more
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
