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
XTI extends crowdfunding offeringnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Mar 20 0Colorado VTOL manufacturer XTI Aircraft has extended its equity crowdfunding offering for the second time, enabling it to continue selling shares until it closes its… Read more
OPINION: Coping with Coronavirusinsight Alasdair Whyte 17 Mar 20 0Nobody could have predicted the impact of the coronavirus. Even now, its full consequences are less than clear. In a little over a month, we… 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
VoltAero tests new Safran electric motorsnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Mar 20 0French startup VoltAero has flown its first hybrid-electric test flights using the new Safran ENGINeUS 45 electric motors. VoltAero is testing two of the motors… Read more
Robinson joins EHA to ‘gain a European voice’ with Escrownews Alasdair Whyte 13 Mar 20 0Robinson Helicopters and Escrow Custodian Services are the two newest members of the European Helicopter Association (EHA). Robinson will join fellow helicopter OEMs Bell, Airbus,… Read more
Skyports extends Series A funding with Irelandia investmentnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 20 0eVTOL infrastructure developer Skyports has extended its Series A venture capital funding round with an investment from Irelandia Aviation – bringing its total capital raised… 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
Helicopter Investor’s publisher presented with Queen’s Award for industrynews Mike Stones 11 Mar 20 0 Helicopter Investor’s publisher, Specialist Insight, has received a commemorative bowl in recognition of its Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2019. Making the… Read more
Babcock wins five-year offshore contract from Bristownews Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 20 0Babcock has won a five-year offshore transport contract from Integrated Aviation Consortium (IAC) to operate more than 100 helicopter flights per month between Shetland and… Read more
Gama’s right time for rotaryinsight Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 20 0Gama Aviation is no stranger to rotary aviation. It has long offered maintenance services for helicopters and its co-founder is both a fixed wing and… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2020 – Appraising appraisersinsight Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 20 0Valuing helicopters can be difficult. With a wide variety of missions, configurations and helicopter types – not to mention big price fluctuations – providing useful… Read more
Vertical Flight Expo acquired by PRYSM Groupnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Mar 20 0The Vertical Flight Expo – previously known as HeliTech International – has been acquired by PRYSM Group from Reed Exhibitions. This comes just a year… Read more
Gama Aviation wants to disrupt the UK HEMS marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 20 0Gama Aviation, the charter and management company probably best known for its business jet services, has invested £20m into launching a helicopter air ambulance arm… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2020: A new ERAinsight Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 20 0Bristow and ERA are merging to form a dominant offshore operator, creating a safe and financially strong player with a presence in established and emerging… Read more
Helicopter Investor 2020: Offshore headwinds and tailwindsnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 20 0Reports of the death of the offshore oil and gas market – and the helicopter fleet that serves it – are exaggerated, according to speakers… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2020: Day two; the industry in 2030insight Mike Stones 28 Feb 20 0 A bright picture of the new helicopter industry to emerge by 2030 – an industry that will be leaner, more diversified, safer and more… Read more
Helicopter Investor 2020: Unmanned aspirationsnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Feb 20 0Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could provide a cheaper and safer alternative to helicopters on some firefighting and SAR missions, according to speakers at Helicopter Investor… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2020: Starting with cautious optimisminsight Alasdair Whyte 26 Feb 20 0Cautious optimism summed up the mood on the first day of Helicopter Investor’s London 2020 conference. While speakers acknowledged the sector was still grappling with… Read more
ASX Partners with Spirit AeroSystems for eVTOL productionnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Feb 20 0Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kansas-based aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems to mass produce ASX’s MOBi-One aircraft concept. Jon… Read more
