Uber Elevate names Melbourne as its first international launch citynews Alasdair Whyte 12 Jun 19 0Uber has revealed that Melbourne will be the first international launch city for its upcoming Uber Air service. At the last Uber Elevate Summit in… Read more
Uber reveals Jaunt Air Mobility as latest VTOL partnernews Alasdair Whyte 12 Jun 19 0Uber Elevate has added a sixth company to its network of aircraft OEM partners – Jaunt Air Mobility. After announcing the initial five OEM partners… Read more
Uber announces helicopter booking servicenews Alasdair Whyte 6 Jun 19 0Uber is breaking into aviation. It started with the revealing of Uber Elevate, future plans for VTOL ride-hailing services and even drone-powered food deliveries. And… Read more
Aero Asset – Bringing big brokerage practices to the preowned marketnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Jun 19 0Three of AvPro’s senior salespeople split off from the group at the beginning of the year to form a new pre-owned helicopter brokerage – Aero… Read more
Bristow signs new offshore contract amidst Chapter 11 proceedingsnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Jun 19 0Amidst the process of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Bristow has secured a new five-year contract to fly workers to and from BP’s offshore oil rigs in… Read more
Volocopter and Skyports collaborate to bring the first Volo-Port this yearnews Alasdair Whyte 29 May 19 0Volocopter is collaborating with UK-based helipad company Skyports to build its first eVTOL landing pad in Singapore this year. Along with its flagship 2X eVTOL,… Read more
OEM orders and deliveries at EBACE 2019news Alasdair Whyte 28 May 19 0The European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) is never really the go-to event for the civil helicopter market outside of those VIP-niche companies –… Read more
Airbus delivers first of two ACH145s to superyacht ownernews Alasdair Whyte 28 May 19 0Airbus has announced the delivery of the first of two ACH145s to a private customer to fly to and land on superyachts. At EBACE 2019… Read more
Transcend Air partners with Lily Helipads to build VTOL landing areasnews Alasdair Whyte 22 May 19 0Transcend Air, The VTOL company that is promising flights from Manhattan to Boston at a price of $283 one-way, has partnered with Lily Helipads to… Read more
Lilium flies five-seater VTOLnews Alasdair Whyte 17 May 19 0Munich-based VTOL jet manufacture Lilium has revealed its new five-seater air taxi concept and released footage of its maiden flight. Lilium has been one of… Read more
XTI flies TriFan 600 prototypenews Alasdair Whyte 14 May 19 0XTI has completed the first test flights of its 65%-scale TriFan 600 VTOL prototype. The aircraft has taken multiple take off and landing manoeuvres –… Read more
London must change helicopter policy to keep city open for businessnews Terry Spruce 13 May 19 0London – 13th May 2019: London Biggin Hill Airport is warning that the emerging London Policy Plan for Aviation could harm London’s growth by preventing… Read more
Bristow files for Chapter 11news Alasdair Whyte 13 May 19 0Bristow Group voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on 11 May. The oil-and-gas helicopter operator… Read more
Scott Thanisch, CHC: We need to “build sustainability”news Alasdair Whyte 2 May 19 0Scott Thanisch, CHC’s chief financial officer and senior vice president, joined the company in 2016 knowing that it was a tough time for helicopter operators.… Read more
Bristow shareholder “greatly disappointed” with board, nominates replacementsnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Apr 19 0Will the Bristow directors’ headaches ever end? One of the helicopter operator’s smaller shareholders – Global Value Investment (GVIC) – has penned an open letter… Read more
Leonardo delivers AW139s to Italy Fire Corpsnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 19 0Leonardo Helicopters has struck a deal with Italy’s National Fire Corps for two AW139 helicopters – with the first entering service today. The Italian Fire… Read more
Helicopter Investor wins Queen’s Awardnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 19 0Helicopter Investor’s parent company Specialist Insight has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2019. The Awards are the most prestigious award a… Read more
Comment: Do Bristow and PHI’s woes herald years of uncertainty for O&G operators?insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 19 0Chess is arguably overused as a metaphor for business strategy, but actually is quite apt for the difficulties oil-and-gas helicopter operators find themselves facing in… Read more
Bristow pushes 10-Q deadline, considers bankruptcynews Alasdair Whyte 17 Apr 19 0 Bristow Group has pushed back its 10-Q filing deadline and is considering US Chapter 11 bankruptcy – according to a recent SEC Filing. The… Read more
Are eVTOLs sustainable?news Alasdair Whyte 15 Apr 19 0The University of Michigan and car manufacturer Ford have released a study suggesting that eVTOL vehicles will have a greater impact on the environment than… Read more
