Right helicopter, wrong time for Bristowinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Jan 20 0This originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly newsletter series. Click here to subscribe. What a difference six years can make. At Heli-Expo… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter market remains difficult, but with some positive signsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Oct 19 0It’s not altogether clear whether the market log-jam for pre-owned helicopters is loosening up. However, there may be some odd signs judging from Aero Asset’s… Read more
The helicopters of Monaconews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 19 0In September, all eyes in the superyacht market turn to Monaco, where hundreds of the world’s most luxurious boats come to berth in Port Hercules… Read more
Airbus demonstrates ACH160 yacht capabilities at Monaconews Alasdair Whyte 26 Sep 19 0Whilst superyacht owners may seem a particularly niche market, there are more than 100 helicopters flying to and from superyachts around the world. And this… Read more
Super Puma hits new delivery milestoneinsight Alasdair Whyte 23 Sep 19 0When the SA332 Super Puma first flew in 1978, many were impressed by its performance. But few suspected that 40 years later the Super Puma… Read more
We could be flying, yeah!insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 19 0Airbus recently announced a partnership with Groupe ADP, the RATP group, the Paris Ile-de-France region and the French civil aviation authority (DAGC) for the development… Read more
Airbus wants to fly a hybrid-electric helicopter next yearnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Jun 19 0Most of the talk surrounding hybrid-electric propulsion has been about VTOLs and jets. However, on Friday, Airbus revealed its plan fly a helicopter using the… Read more
Airbus sells first ACH160 to Chinanews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jun 19 0Airbus Corporate Helicopter has netted its first Chinese launch customer for the ACH160. The company announced yesterday at the Paris Air Show that it has… Read more
OEM orders and deliveries at EBACE 2019news Alasdair Whyte 28 May 19 0The European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) is never really the go-to event for the civil helicopter market outside of those VIP-niche companies –… Read more
Airbus reveals updated H145news Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 19 0Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a new version of its light-twin H145 at Heli-Expo 2019. The new version brings an innovative five-bladed rotor to the aircraft… Read more
Airbus Vahana flies 50 test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Feb 19 0Almost a year ago, Airbus showed off the first full-scale test flight of its prototype VTOL – Vahana. Last week, Airbus A3 revealed that Vahana… Read more
Airbus nets more orders, delivers fewer helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jan 19 0Airbus Helicopters saw increased orders in 2018 but delivered fewer aircraft year-on-year. The French manufacturer secured 381 civil and military helicopter net-orders last year –… Read more
Airbus completes VSR700 unmanned test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Jan 19 0Airbus Helicopters has completed the first fully-autonomous flight of the demonstrator VSR700. The unmanned aircraft took its test flight on the 20December at the military… Read more
GAMA secures £20 million H145 ordernews Alasdair Whyte 31 Dec 18 0The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has placed a firm order for three Airbus H145 Helicopters worth £20 million. The helicopters are set to be… Read more
Maiden flight for Airbus Helicopters new H160.news Alasdair Whyte 19 Dec 18 0The first serial-production H160 performed a flight demonstration at the Airbus Helicopters base in Marignane yesterday (17 December) after a seven-year development process. Three previous… Read more
Ahead of the curve: Airbus’s Jörg Müller on urban air mobilityinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The City Airbus VTOL concept The best-known company in urban aviation is Uber. Its Uber Elevate project has captured the imagination of many of the… Read more
Soft landing for Voom’s Subramaniannews Alasdair Whyte 21 Nov 18 0Uma Subramanian has stepped down as CEO of Voom. After three years of heading up the helicopter charter booking platform, Ms Subramanian has left the… Read more
Airbus to deliver first Canadian H145 in EMS configurationnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 18 0Airbus Helicopters will deliver the first EMS-configured H145 to Canada in 2019. The H145 was selected by Canadian operator STARS Air Ambulance as the replacement… Read more
Red Arrows support handover to UK’s HeliGroup of first ACH135 Helionix for VIP Charternews Terry Spruce 28 Sep 18 0Monaco, 28 September 2018 – UK operator HeliGroup has taken delivery of the first ever ACH135 Helionix for VIP charter operations from Airbus Corporate Helicopters… Read more
Leonardo finalises NH90 deal with Qatarnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 18 0Leonardo has finalised the contract with Qatar for 28 multi-role NH90s. The order was first secured and signed in March this year and saw NHI… Read more
