Babcock to sell part of aerial emergency services businessnews Mike Stones 20 Jul 22 0Babcock International Group is to sell parts of its aerial emergency services business for €136.2m ($138.2m) to funds managed by infrastructure investor Ancala Partners. The… Read more
Air Methods expands air medical service in Texasnews Mike Stones 14 Jun 22 0HI Summary Air Methods has opened a new US base to grow air medical services in Texas. The new base is designed to provide quicker… Read more
HI Uplift: Reviving the old, the shock of the new (eventually)insight Mike Stones 19 Apr 22 0The reviving fortunes of the commercial helicopter market, powered by renewed oil and gas demand, coupled with excitement about the deployment of drones and, eventually,… Read more
Nova Capital: 20 years, 100 aircraft and a $500m portfolioinsight Alasdair Whyte 29 Nov 21 0Resilience is the quality which has led aircraft lessor Nova Capital to achieve a $500m aircraft portfolio over 20 years in business, CEO Olivier Piot… Read more
Nova Capital fleet passes 100 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Nov 21 0Aircraft lessor Nova Capital announced its 100th owned and managed aircraft bringing its total fleet value to $500m. This came following the award of a… Read more
Blade India to add five Airbus H125s to fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Nov 21 0Blade India will take delivery of five new Airbus H125 helicopters to expand its on-demand helicopter services. The helicopters will be leased to operators by… Read more
‘Different deals need different capital sources’news Alasdair Whyte 8 Nov 21 02021, for many in the helicopter industry, has been a year of consolidation. As well as very good performance on the existing fleet, leasing services… Read more
First five-bladed H145 arrives in the Middle Eastnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Oct 21 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to Milestone Aviation and Al-Sharqiya Aviation, which will operate the helicopter in the Sultanate of Oman for… Read more
US EMS operator Life Link III grows its fleet of helicopters to 14 aircraftnews Terry Spruce 5 Nov 20 0Rome – 5 November 2020 – Leonardo announces that Life Link III, an EMS operator in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the United States, has signed… Read more
Kopter SH09 is perfectly suited for medical missionsnews Terry Spruce 4 Nov 20 03 November 2020- Kopter participated in the digital edition of the AMTC 2020 (Air Medical Transport Conference) together with its parent company Leonardo, showcasing how… Read more
Nova Capital expands its fleet with eight new EMS helicoptersnews Mike Stones 10 Jun 20 0Nova Capital has added eight new EMS helicopters, including three Leonardo 169s (pictured) to its fleet. European helicopter lessor Nova Capital has boosted its fleet… Read more
Eleven Med-Trans bases reaccredited by leading Industry Commissionnews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 18 0Denton, Texas, December 3, 2018 – The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has reaccredited eleven Med-Trans air medical transport bases in the United States. “This… Read more
Metro Aviation expands presence in North Carolinanews Terry Spruce 10 May 18 0Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s AirCare, a hospital-based air medical program, is the newest member of the Metro Aviation family, joining other North Carolina Metro… Read more
Russian Helicopters delivered the first Ansat helicopter in medical configurationnews Terry Spruce 9 Apr 18 0Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) delivered the first Ansat helicopter in medical configuration in 2018 under the contract with State Transport… Read more
Bells sells two 429s to NASnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Apr 18 0Bell has sold two 429s to Japan’s Nakanihon Air Service (NAS). The two helicopters will be used for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) and will… Read more
Chinese fleet grows stronger with orders for additional 26 helicopters worth in excess of 120 million euronews Terry Spruce 1 Mar 18 0Leonardo announced today that Sino-US Intercontinental Helicopter Investment (Sino-US) of China has signed contracts for additional 26 helicopters, including 7 AW119Kx single engine, 15 AW109… Read more
Leonardo sells three AW169s to STAR Flightnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Leonardo has signed a contract for three AW169 helicopters for its STAR Flight programme in Travis County, Texas, as the county-based EMS upgrades its fleet.… Read more
Helikorea orders three new EMS GrandNewnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jun 17 0HeliKorea, the Republics air transport firm, has placed an order with Leonardo for three new Leonardo GrandNew light twin helicopters to use on Emergency Medical… Read more
Milestone places €200 million order with Airbus Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Mar 17 0Milestone has placed a €200 million firm order with Airbus Helicopters for H145, H135 and H175’s. The aircraft will be deployed into EMS and other… Read more
Milestone helicopter fleet surpasses $4 billionnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 17 0Milestone reported a number of successes in 2016, including the value of its helicopter fleet surpassing $4 billion and writing $1 billion in leases and… Read more
