Helicopter booking firm Voom ceases operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Mar 20 0Helicopter booking company Voom has discontinued all operations after struggling to find new investors. The company ceased operations across all markets on March 27th, due… Read more
Bristow flies coronavirus patients off oil rigsnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 20 0Bristow has launched a fleet of specifically-configured AW139, S76 and S92 helicopters to transport suspected or confirmed coronavirus victims ashore. The operator has performed flights… 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
Coronavirus to hit offshore flight demandnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Mar 20 0The number of offshore helicopter flights will be hit heavily by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Air & Sea Analytics research. Coronavirus has driven down… Read more
Sikorsky sees ‘no specific impact’ from coronavirus pandemicnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 20 0Sikorsky’s operations and supply chain are currently unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesperson for parent company Lockheed Martin told Helicopter Investor. As the number… Read more
Bell sees no disruption amid Covid-19 crisisnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 20 0Bell’s manufacturing and day-to-day operations have avoided disruption by the coronavirus, a company spokesperson told Helicopter Investor. The development of the Coronavirus pandemic, also known… Read more
Airbus pauses production to enforce new health and safety standardsnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Mar 20 0Airbus is pausing production and assembly at its facilities in Spain and France from today (March 17th) for the next four days in order to… Read more
Leonardo helicopter deliveries affected by Coronavirus lockdownnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Mar 20 0UPDATE: A Leonardo spokesperson told Helicopter Investor the following regarding the impact of Coronavirus on delivery acceptance: “Leonardo is unable at this stage to perform… Read more
Leonardo continues production despite COVID-19 countermeasuresnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 20 0Leonardo is continuing to manufacture helicopters in Italy despite severe restrictions imposed throughout the country to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, known as COVID-19,… Read more
