Starspeed wins UK Penzance Helicopters contractnews Mike Stones 1 Jul 22 0Starspeed, Luxaviation Group’s corporate VIP helicopter company, has won the contract to operate Penzance Helicopters’ service to the Isles of Scilly, off the UK’s south… Read more
Luxaviation Helicopters and their dedicated VIP helicopter management company Starspeed have been selected by Quark Expeditionsnews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 20 0Luxaviation Group, one of the largest private aircraft operators worldwide headquartered in Luxembourg, and Quark Expeditions Inc. based in Seattle, the leader in polar adventures,… Read more
Starspeed and Quark Expeditions partner to manage helicopter services onboard new polar vessel, Ultramarinenews Alasdair Whyte 20 Oct 20 0Luxaviation Group’s helicopter management company Starspeed will be working with Quark Expeditions Inc., a Seattle-based Artic and Antarctic polar adventures operator beginning May 2021. The… Read more
Luxaviation launches helicopter charter alliancenews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 19 0Luxaviation Helicopters has kicked off Heli Expo 2019 with the launch of a new global helicopter charter alliance – named the Luxaviation Charter Alliance. The… Read more
Luxaviation Helicopters acquires Starspeednews Alasdair Whyte 14 Sep 17 0Luxaviation Helicopters has bought management, charter and training company Starspeed – its first acquisition since its launch in February. The private operator will assimilate Starspeed’s… Read more
Starspeed awarded Stage II IS-BAO accreditationnews Terry Spruce 21 Oct 16 0Starspeed has been accredited with Stage II of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). It is the only UK commercial helicopter company to… Read more
Starspeed sees changes in 40 years of operationsnews Terry Spruce 12 May 16 0This year has seen Starspeed operate in its 60th country: Something that 40 years ago would have seemed impossible. When Starspeed started in the VIP… Read more
Starspeed pilots to get advanced automation trainingnews Terry Spruce 11 Dec 15 0Starspeed has developed an advanced automation course for helicopter pilots. The course consists of advanced ground instruction followed by practical demonstration and training in the… Read more
Starspeed expands operations at Cotswold Airportnews Terry Spruce 21 Sep 15 0Starspeed is expanding its charter operations at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire. The company will base an Airbus Helicopters H135 aircraft at Kemble. The helicopter is… Read more
Starspeed’s luxury helicopter keeps VIPs flyingnews Terry Spruce 7 Apr 15 0Capable of flying 16 passengers, the Sikorsky S-92 is the largest helicopter on the charter market. Although the helicopter is mainly used for carrying groups… Read more
Starspeed signs another AW169 helicopter contractnews Terry Spruce 16 Feb 15 0Starspeed will become one of the first helicopter management companies in Europe to operate an AW169 helicopter after placing another order with AgustaWestland. This is the… Read more
Starspeed expands with a trio of new pilotsnews Terry Spruce 16 Jan 15 0Starspeed has expanded and added three new pilots to its flying team: Grégory Mélan comes with 2,700 hours of flying and is based in the South… Read more
Colin Harris joins Starspeednews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 14 0Colin Harris has joined UK operator Starspeed’s operations team. Harris has 25 years experience with helicopters. He started his career in 1989 with Alan Mann… Read more
Starspeed orders AW169 helicopternews Terry Spruce 28 Nov 12 0Starspeed Limited, a UK based helicopter management company signs a preliminary sale contract for an AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter. Read more
