Bristow Group stages demonstrator flight of AW609 Tiltrotornews Mike Stones 12 Jul 22 0Bristow Group has staged the inaugural US demonstration flight of the AW609 Tiltrotor. The 60-minute flight, which took place in Philadelphia on May 11th, is… Read more
Leonardo opens new Paris helicopter service centrenews Mike Stones 24 May 22 0HI Summary Leonardo opens new service centre at Paris, Le Bourget. The centre provides support for AW109, AW169 and AW139. The OEM runs more than… Read more
Third prototype Kopter SH09 flies after major retrofitnews Terry Spruce 5 Feb 21 04 February 2021 – The SH09 third prototype (P3) recently took off, at Mollis, Switzerland, following a major modification. This was part of the planned product development… Read more
Leonardo celebrates the AW139 helicopter’s 20th anniversary of its first flightnews Terry Spruce 5 Feb 21 0Rome, Italy – 3 February 2021 – Leonardo celebrates the 20th anniversary of the AW139 helicopter’s maiden flight. The first aircraft took to the skies… Read more
Fabio Nannoni of Leonardo Helicopters wins two prestigious awardsnews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 21 0Fabio Nannoni, Senior Vice President for Safety Management Governance at Leonardo Helicopters, has been commended with two impressive accolades from two prestigious and respected bodies… Read more
Leonardo will supply of six AW119Kx helicopters to the Polícia Rodoviária Federalnews Terry Spruce 30 Nov 20 0Rome, Italy – 30 November 2020 – Leonardo announces that the Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) of Brazil will introduce into service six AW119Kx single engine… Read more
New independent report highlights importance of high tech UK intellectual property in recovery of British economynews Terry Spruce 16 Nov 20 016 November 2020 – The publication of an economic impact report by the independent analysis group Oxford Economics highlights the important role that British-generated intellectual… Read more
US EMS operator Life Link III grows its fleet of helicopters to 14 aircraftnews Terry Spruce 5 Nov 20 0Rome – 5 November 2020 – Leonardo announces that Life Link III, an EMS operator in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the United States, has signed… Read more
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue upgrades helicopter fleet with delivery of first AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 20 0Miami, FL. – 14 October 2020 – Leonardo announces that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has taken delivery of its first AW139 helicopter. The October 13… Read more
Tokyo Metropolitan Government evaluates the AW609 tiltrotornews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 20 0Rome – 2 September 2020 – The Tokyo Metropolitan Government recently announced the intention to evaluate the AW609 multirole commercial tiltrotor’s unique capabilities to deliver… Read more
Leonardo strengthens helicopter support services in South Africanews Terry Spruce 21 Aug 20 0Rome – 21 August 2020 – Leonardo is strengthening the level of support and maintenance services offered to its customer base in South Africa with a new… Read more
Leonardo supporting the UK Armed Forces’ Covid-19 responsenews Terry Spruce 19 Aug 20 019 August 2020 – Leonardo, at its site in Yeovil, not only builds and designs rotorcraft but it also supports aircraft once in operation by… Read more
LifeFlight Australia AW139 fleet marks major milestonenews Terry Spruce 31 Jul 20 031 July 2020 – LifeFlight Australia has reached a major milestone, clocking up 10 thousand flying hours in its fleet of Leonardo AW139 helicopters. The… 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
HAI Heli Expo 2020 – OEM round upinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 20 0To announce at shows or not to announce at shows? That’s the question for OEMs planning their event coverage. Airbus generally prefers big announcements to… Read more
Leonardo delivers its 100th AW169 and grows EMS fleet in UKnews Terry Spruce 30 Dec 19 0Rome, 27 December 2019 – Leonardo delivered its 100th AW169, setting a major milestone since its EASA Certification in the summer of 2015 for the… Read more
Dubai Air Show 2019 – Helicopter order round upnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Nov 19 0Whilst commercial aviation orders might have been the talk of the town at the Dubai Air Show this week, several helicopter orders were also announced… Read more
Leonardo and Falcon team up for UAM flights at Dubai Expo 2020news Alasdair Whyte 20 Nov 19 0Leonardo and Dubai business-jet and FBO-services provider Falcon Aviation Services have revealed an urban air-mobility (UAM) helipad, showroom and helicopter terminal concept which will come… Read more
Revenues up, orders down for Leonardo in Q3news Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 19 0Leonardo saw mixed results in the third quarter, with revenues up 11% year-on-year at €9.1bn but commercial helicopter orders down drastically by 52%, buoyed only… Read more
