Columbia Helicopters hires Chris Vandersteen as CFOnews Mike Stones 28 Oct 24 0Tandem rotor specialist Columbia Helicopters has appointed Chris Vandersteen to the role of chief financial officer (CFO). Starting today, Vandersteen will lead the company’s financial… Read more
Columbia and Piasecki team up to upgrade 107 helicopternews Mike Stones 3 Jul 24 0Heavy-lift, tandem rotary specialist Columbia Helicopters is teaming up with Piasecki Aircraft to upgrade its Model 107-II aircraft. The new partnership will deliver more fuel-efficient,… Read more
Columbia Helicopters hires new president and CEOnews Mike Stones 14 Mar 24 0Heavy lift specialist Columbia Helicopters has appointed David Balevic as its new president and CEO. Taking up the role immediately, Balevic replaces Michael Tremlett, who… Read more
HI Uplift: HAI returns to Anaheim … in search of liftnews Mike Stones 4 Mar 24 0Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Donald Duck and pals normally pull the crowds to Anaheim, California. But last week, there was another star attraction. HAI Heli-Expo was… Read more
HAI reports: Columbia reveals new 234SP Chinook & cockpit partnershipnews Mike Stones 28 Feb 24 0Heavy-lift specialist Columbia Helicopters has revealed plans to build a new model of its CH-47D Chinook aircraft to be designated the 234SP Chinook. The new… Read more
AE Industrial Partners completes acquisition of Columbianews Alasdair Whyte 2 Sep 19 0AE Industrial Partners has completed its acquisition of heavy-lift helicopter operator Columbia Helicopters. The private equity firm first announced its intention to acquire Columbia in… Read more
Columbia Helicopters acquired by AE Industrial Partnersnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Jul 19 0Columbia Helicopters has sold a majority holding in itself to private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, four months after the collapse of its planned sale… Read more
Another law firm opens case against Bristownews Alasdair Whyte 3 Apr 19 0New York-based Faruqi & Faruqi is the latest law firm to climb on the class-action bandwagon to launch a class-action law suit against Bristow Group.… Read more
Comment: Is Bristow as bad as it looks?insight Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 19 0Bristow Helicopters is currently under intense market scrutiny stemming from its failure to file its third-quarter results for 31 December 2018 on time. “Material weaknesses”… Read more
Bristow announces late Q3 results, cancels Columbia deal and announces CEO’s retirement on same daynews Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 19 0Long considered a star of the offshore helicopter market until oil prices collapsed in August 2016, Bristow Group announced on 11 February the late filing… Read more
Bristow/Columbia acquisition delayednews Alasdair Whyte 9 Jan 19 0Following the announcement that Bristow would be acquiring Columbia Helicopters – Bristow has since delayed the acquisition. The Group initially planned to complete the purchase… Read more
Bristow Group to combine with Columbia Helicopters In a $560 Million transactionnews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 18 0Houston, TX – Bristow Group, the leading provider of global industrial aviation services, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to combine with privately-held Columbia… Read more
Bristow buys Columbia Helicopters, loses Baliffnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Nov 18 0Bristow Group has fully acquired privately-held operator Columbia Helicopters for $560 million. Group CEO Johnathan Baliff has announced his resignation. Baliff will oversee the integration planning of… Read more
Columbia Helicopters CH-47D Chinook fights first wildfirenews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0Columbia Helicopters have added internal firefighting tanks to its fleet of CH-47D Chinook helicopters this season. The fleet was called upon and N471CH has now… Read more
Steve Bandy promoted at Columbia Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 26 Jun 15 0Columbia Helicopters has promoted Steve Bandy to senior vice president of operations. He has been serving as the vice president of operations since 2012. In… Read more
Columbia Helicopters gains certificate to operate CH-47Dnews Terry Spruce 17 Nov 14 0Columbia Helicopters has received the FAA Restricted Category Type Certificate for eight “D Model” helicopters. The company has also received the Certificate of Airworthiness for… Read more
Columbia Helicopters acquires three Chinook helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 24 Feb 14 0Columbia Helicopters based in Aurora, Oregon has acquired three Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters from the US government, expanding the company’s fleet of commercial super-heavy-lift helicopters. “We… Read more
Columbia Helicopters acquires ten heavy-lift helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 1 Mar 13 0Columbia Helicopters has acquired ten helicopters from the Swedish Department of Defense, including six Boeing Vertol 107-II and four Kawasaki Vertol 107-II helicopters. Read more
Stan Wilson named as president of Columbia Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 20 Feb 13 0Columbia Helicopters has named Stan Wilson as president. Mike Fahey will continue as chief executive officer. Read more
Columbia Helicopters set to expandnews Terry Spruce 30 Dec 11 0Company set to grow to new levels based on emerging international maintenance and operational market opportunities Read more
