Gama Aviation wins offshore contract with Peter Bond joint venturenews Yves Le Marquand 19 Oct 22 0A Gama Aviation joint venture with Peter Bond, founder of Bond Helicopters, has won its first contract to support the offshore operations of an international… Read more
Airbus and HeliDax sign first ever HCare Classics contractnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Sep 22 0Airbus Helicopters and French helicopter operator, HeliDax have signed the first-ever HCare Classics support contract to service its H120 fleet. HCare Classics is the French… Read more
Bell delivers 400th 505 to nutrition entrepreneur Al Barrattnews Louisa Whyte 4 Aug 22 0Bell has delivered its 400th Bell 505 to Al Barratt the founder of sports nutrition company Grenade. Barratt took delivery of the helicopter at at… Read more
Bristow wins second generation UK SAR – UKSAR2G – contractnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Aug 22 0The UK Department for Transport, has today signed a £1.6 billion ($1.9bn) contract with Bristow Helicopters for the UK’s Second-Generation Search and Rescue Aviation (UKSAR2G).… Read more
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
LCI, RIVE and Turning Rock buy 19 helicopters from Lobo Leasingnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jun 22 0LCI, RIVE Private Investment and Turning Rock Partners are buying 19 helicopters worth $115m from Lobo Leasing. “This portfolio acquisition is another major step in… Read more
CareFlite air ambulance fleet to include Bell 407GXinews Mike Stones 15 Jun 22 0CareFlite is adding a Bell 407GXi, fitted with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) configuration kit, to its air ambulance fleet. The new helicopter will join two… Read more
US air medical industry ‘being shaped by five top trends’news Mike Stones 15 Jun 22 0The US air medical industry is being shaped by five top trends, according to helicopter and fixed wing medical specialist Air Methods. Each of 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
Constant Aviation grows MRO services to include helicoptersnews Mike Stones 9 Jun 22 0Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Constant Aviation is growing its services beyond business jets, commercial airliners and other fixed-wing aircraft to include rotorcraft such… Read more
Leonardo selects Aidro to supply metal 3D printed parts for its helicoptersnews Mike Stones 8 Jun 22 0HI Summary Leonardo chooses Aidro to supply 3D printed parts for its aircraft. Aidro has begun working with Leonardo to create flight-ready parts for its… Read more
Flexjet launches private helicopter divisionnews Mike Stones 6 Jun 22 0Private jet fractional fleet operator Flexjet has launched a private helicopter division featuring Sikorsky S-76s. The service, led by Eli Flint, will offer complimentary helicopter… Read more
CHC forced to sell Babcock offshorenews Louisa Whyte 3 Jun 22 0The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told CHC to sell the UK parts of the Babcock offshore business it acquired last year. The… Read more
CHC, Milestone start 12-year fire and emergency contract in Western Australianews Alasdair Whyte 27 May 22 0CHC Helicopter has won a new 12-year contract with Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES). It will provide 24 hour emergency helicopter… Read more
Blueberry Aviation and Dufour Aerospace sign partnershipnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 22 0Blueberry Aviation has signed a global partnership agreement with Swiss hybrid vertical aircraft manufacturer Dufour Aerospace. Dufour Aerospace is building two hybrid tilt-wing aircraft: the… Read more
Lobo Leasing orders 15 Pipistrel hybrid cargo VTOLsnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 22 0Lobo Leasing has signed a letter of intent with deposits for the acquisition of 15 Nuuva V300 autonomous cargo hybrid VTOL aircraft from Pipistrel. Pipistrel’s… Read more
Investec financing three helicopters for LCInews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 22 0Investec is providing finance for two AW189 and one AW139 for Lease Corporation International. “These transactions mark a continuation of Investec’s expansion into strategic helicopter… Read more
US sanctions Russian Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 22 0This story first appeared on SemaphoreIntel.com – the specialist sanctions and screening product for aviation. The US has issued sanctions against Russian Helicopters. The company… Read more
WINGX and Parapex Media launch data joint venturenews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 22 0WINGX and Parapex Media have launched a helicopter market intelligence joint venture. The two companies want to provide insights to operators, brokers, service providers and investors.… Read more
Bestfly buys First Bell 505 in West Africanews Alasdair Whyte 16 Mar 22 0Angolan operator Bestfly has agreed to buy a new Bell 505. It will be the first of the model in West Africa. Bell will deliver… Read more
