Gama to open UK paint shop for AW169s, AW1389s and H145snews Mike Stones 15 Jan 26 0Gama Aviation is to open a new rotorcraft paint shop at its Rotary Centre of Excellence in Staverton, Gloucestershire in central England. Due to open… Read more
Heli hires: NHV makes two senior appointmentsnews Mike Stones 16 Oct 25 0Helicopter services company NHV Group has made two senior appointments – promoting Mike Gislam to the role of operations director and Gitte Eriksen to the… Read more
HI Uplift: UK competition watchdog CMA probes Macquarie dealnews Mike Stones 10 Oct 25 0We can only hope that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has got a better crystal ball when considering the acquisition of Macquarie Rotorcraft… Read more
UK competition regulator to study SMFL LCI Helicopters’ Macquarie acquisitionnews Mike Stones 7 Oct 25 0The UK competition watchdog – the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) – is to probe the acquisition by SMFL LCI Helicopters Limited (SMFLH) of Macquarie… Read more
Air Ambulances UK urges action on life-saving missionsnews Mike Stones 30 Sep 25 0The national organisation representing the UK’s 21 air ambulance charities – Air Ambulances UK – has launched a new four-point manifesto urging immediate action to… Read more
Castle Air acquires MRO firm Heliwork Servicesnews Mike Stones 10 Jul 25 0UK helicopter services company Castle Air is to expand its maintenance operations with the acquisition of Heliwork Services. The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, extends… Read more
Bristow SAR team wins safety awardnews Mike Stones 27 Nov 24 0A Bristow search and rescue (SAR) team based at Newquay, Cornwall, southwestern UK has won a prestigious safety award. Recipients of the 2024 Billy Deacon… Read more
HI Uplift: Airbus opens new UK home with royal visitor and a pledgenews Mike Stones 19 Sep 24 0Airbus has celebrated the opening of its new £55m headquarters for Airbus Helicopters UK with a commitment to long-term industry support in the country, as… Read more
HI Uplift: Airbus Racer tech aims ‘to transform civil heli missions’news Mike Stones 26 Jul 24 0Imagine a civil helicopter cruising at nearly 300mph (277kts). Think of an aircraft fitted with two pusher propellers and a box-wing design; that can cut… Read more
Bell sells five Bell 505s to private European operatorsnews Mike Stones 26 Jul 24 0Bell has signed purchase agreements for five Bell 505 helicopters to private operators across Europe. The orders were placed by clients in Spain, Switzerland, Poland,… Read more
HeliSpeed and NHV agree training maintenance partnershipnews Mike Stones 28 Mar 24 0Helicopter training provider HeliSpeed and rotary services company NHV Group have agreed a partnership to deliver helicopter maintenance training. The partnership, drawing on HeliSpeed and… Read more
HI Uplift: Hill Helicopters aims for disruptive ‘magic carpet ride’ Upliftnews Mike Stones 14 Dec 23 0Re-imagining the light helicopter – for private and commercial use – is not a task for the faint-hearted. But it’s a disruptive dream Jason Hill… Read more
Leonardo spends nearly £500m with UK onshore supply chainnews Mike Stones 25 Aug 23 0Leonardo Helicopters spent nearly £500m with more than 650 suppliers linked to its UK onshore supply chain last year, says the manufacturer. The supply chain… Read more
Rise of illegal drone incidents across the UKnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Feb 19 0 According to Freedom of Information requests submitted by Sky News, reported drone incidents in the UK have increased by around 40% over the past… Read more
UK Government invests £100+ million in new aerospace projectsnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 18 0The UK government will be providing £125 million to aerospace manufacturers to boost research and technology in the sector. UK Business secretary Greg Clark has… Read more
NHV brings H225 to UK for demo flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Apr 16 0NHV has brought an Airbus H225 in from Norway to Aberdeen for demonstration flights to potential customers. From its normal base at Kristiansund in Norway,… Read more
Petrofac signs contract with Bristow for North Sea flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 16 0Bristow Helicopters has signed a contract with offshore service provider Petrofac to operate in the North Sea using both Sikorsky S92 and Airbus H225 aircraft.… Read more
Police Scotland upgrade to H135news Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0Police Scotland has signed a new contract with Bond Air Services for seven years starting 1st October 2016. The contact also sees an upgrade from… Read more
Wales Air Ambulance to upgrade to H145 fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0Wales Air Ambulance will upgrade their helicopter fleet. Currently they operate H135s, but Bond Air Services will upgrade the fleet with new H145s. After starting… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers first UK AW169news Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 16 0AgustaWestland has delivered the first of six AW169 helicopters ordered by the UK’s Specialist Aviation Services (SAS). The aircraft, serial 69014, stopped in Grenoble and… Read more
