GDHF leases AW189K to Omni for O&G missions in Brazilnews Mike Stones 23 Jul 24 0New rotary leasing and finance company GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) has delivered a leased AW189K super-medium aircraft to Omni Helicopters International for offshore oil and… Read more
Helisul’s $36m acquisition of Ecocopter is ‘springboard for growth’news Mike Stones 8 Jul 24 0Helisul acquisition of Ecocopter makes it Latin America’s largest rotary wing business, according to Humberto Biesuz, executive director of Helisul. Read more
CHC agrees North Sea deal with Shell and supports flood relief in Brazilnews Mike Stones 31 May 24 0CHC Helicopter’s Norwegian division, CHC Helikopter Service, has agreed a 12-month contract extension with Shell to support its operations in the North Sea. While in… Read more
HI Uplift: ‘Tailwinds and storm clouds’ shape Brazilian offshore marketnews Mike Stones 2 Apr 24 0“Tailwinds, headwinds and storm clouds” are shaping the Brazilian offshore market, according to our conference in São Paulo, Brazil earlier this month. The panel started… Read more
Heli insights on post pandemic world – in three models: LCI Analyticsnews Mike Stones 21 Mar 24 0Offshore flight activity now exceeds pre-Covid levels for most types of helicopters, according to LCI Analytics. Four years on from the global pandemic, manning levels… Read more
HAI reports: Milestone agrees S-92 lease deal with Lidernews Mike Stones 27 Feb 24 0Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation has signed a lease agreement with Brazilian offshore operator Líder Aviação for a Sikorsky S-92 aircraft. Configured for offshore passenger transport,… Read more
MOYA AERO AND N2 INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES reveal LOI TO BUY FOUR MOYA EVTOLSnews Yves Le Marquand 23 Oct 23 0Moya Aero and Canadian firm, N2 Infrastructure Technologies have revealed a strategic partnership including a letter of intent (LoI) for four eVTOL aircraft. The collaboration… Read more
HI Uplift: Brazil hopes for a stronger second halfnews Mike Stones 19 Aug 23 0Hopes for a stronger second half to the year for Brazil’s recovering helicopter industry, after a slow first half, characterised speakers’ views at Helicopter Investor’s… Read more
Brazil’s eVTOL opportunities grow ever brighternews Mike Stones 21 Feb 22 0Brazil boasts not only the biggest population in South America, at 212.6m, but also one of the world’s best opportunities to commercialise eVTOLs and urban… 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
Airbus H175 to bolster Omni’s oil and gas operations in Brazilnews Terry Spruce 25 Sep 20 0Marignane, 25 September 2020 – Omni Taxi Aereo, Brazil’s leading oil and gas transport company and part of OMNI Helicopters International group (OHI), becomes the… Read more
Airbus delivers first H135 with Helionix in police configuration to Brazilian Ciopaernews Terry Spruce 23 Oct 18 0Brazil, 22 October 2018 – Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two H135 helicopters with Helionix in police configuration to its Brazilian customer Ciopaer. The two delivered… Read more
CHC Group expands in Brazilnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Apr 18 0CHC Group has opened a new Latin American base at Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport in Campos, Brazil. The facility, which was opened on 2 April, is… Read more
Leonardo-Finmeccanica logs five Brazilian corporate AW169 ordersnews Terry Spruce 11 Oct 16 0Leonardo-Finmeccanica has recieved five firm orders for AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters by different Brazilian corporate and private customers. Of the more than 150 agreements signed for… Read more
Milestone delivers Omni H225 to Bond Offshore Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 16 0Leasing company Milestone has delivered a new Airbus H225 to Bond Offshore Helicopters, who will put it to work on the North Sea. The helicopter… Read more
AgustaWestland do Brasil plans major expansionnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 15 0AgustaWestland Brazilian subsidiary, AgustaWestland do Brasil is to expand with a new facility at Itapevi, 30 kilometres from Sao Paulo. The facility will include maintenance… Read more
Bell delivers first 407GXP into Brazilnews Terry Spruce 10 Sep 15 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the first 407GXP into Brazil. The aircraft is outfitted for corporate transport, which continues to be a popular market segment for… Read more
Bell 505 goes South to Brazilnews Terry Spruce 7 Sep 15 0Bell Helicopter has started a Jet Ranger X demo tour of Brazil, using the Bell 505 mock-up. The tour began on 3 September in Balneário… Read more
Waypoint will open Rio de Janeiro office in 2016news Terry Spruce 13 Aug 15 0Waypoint Leasing will open its Latin American office in January 2016. The new office will be headed by Steffen Bay. Waypoint Leasing closes second deal… Read more
AgustaWestland sells a GrandNew in Brazilnews Terry Spruce 13 Aug 15 0AgustaWestland has sold a GrandNew helicopter to Cristalia in Brazil. The company is displaying a GrandNew at LABACE 2015 in Brazil. Nearly 150 helicopters in… Read more
