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
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
Leonardo reports 34% increase in orders in H1 2019news Alasdair Whyte 5 Aug 19 0Buoyed in part by helicopter sales, Leonardo has seen a 34% increase in new orders across all of its segments (helicopters, defence electronics & security,… Read more
Leonardo’s TH-119 wins IFR certificationnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jul 19 0Leonardo has obtained FAA Instrument-Flight Rule (IFR) certification for the TH-119 military training helicopter. According to the manufacturer, this is the first single engine helicopter… 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
Leonardo delivers AW139s to Italy Fire Corpsnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 19 0Leonardo Helicopters has struck a deal with Italy’s National Fire Corps for two AW139 helicopters – with the first entering service today. The Italian Fire… Read more
Leonardo sells five O&G helicopters to Weststar Aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Mar 19 0Leonardo Helicopters has signed a contract with Weststar Aviation services to sell five new helicopters to the operator – the deal is valued at approximately… Read more
Victoria Police order three AW139snews Alasdair Whyte 28 Feb 19 0Australia’s Victoria Police Air Wing service has added three Leonardo AW139s to its fleet. They will be supplied by local seller StarFlight Victoria and used… Read more
Mitsui Bussan Aerospace of Japan signs four helicopter contractnews Terry Spruce 5 Dec 18 0Leonardo and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, the official distributor in Japan for the AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopter models, recently announced a contract for four additional… Read more
Bestfly enters rotary market with addition of two Leonardo AW139 helicopters in partnership with Héli-Unionnews Terry Spruce 28 Nov 18 0Luanda, Angola – 27 November 2018 – Bestfly, the Angola-based aviation services company has entered the rotary market with the addition of two Leonardo AW139… Read more
Leonardo announces two orders for 37 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 18 0Leonardo announced two separate deals for a total of 37 helicopters on 12 November. The Italian helicopter manufacturer will be delivering 15 EMS-configured AW139s to… Read more
Helicopter Management Company announces new charter servicenews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 18 0A new charter service has been launched by Helicopter Services Malta (HSML), the company has also just registered its third aircraft in Malta. HSML was launched… Read more
ERA Group and Bel Air team up for European offshore operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Sep 18 0Era Group has entered into an agreement with Bel Air Aviation to provide helicopter services across Europe. The agreement will see Era offer up its… 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
Leonardo revises 2018 guidance in H1 resultsnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 18 0Leonardo has increased both its free operating cash flow (FCOF) and its new-order revenue guidance after finalising a deal with Qatar for 28 NH90s. The… Read more
Waypoint leases three AW169s to Taiwannews Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 18 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered three new AW169s on lease to Taiwanese operator Emerald Pacific Airlines. This delivery represents the first time that Waypoint has delivered… Read more
Two new orders for Leonardo at Farnboroughnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jul 18 0Leonardo announced two orders at this year’s Farnborough Air Show, signing contracts for one AW109 with a mining firm and an AW169 with an emergency… Read more
