Ultimate HELI supports discovery of The Endurancenews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Ultimate HELI, the South African operator, was a key part of the team that found The Endurance, the lost vessel of Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.… Read more
Aero Asset: Heli deals up 25%, inventory fallsnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Aero Asset says that the helicopter market is seeing a 25% increase in retail sale volume year over year. The helicopter sales and acquisitions specialist is… Read more
LCI takes 100th engine from Pratt & Whitney Canadanews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0LCI has taken delivery of its 100th helicopter engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada. “Today’s announcement reflects LCI’s commitment to maintaining a young, modern and diverse… Read more
Milestone delivers H145 to Ecocopter Ecuadornews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Milestone has delivered an Airbus H145 helicopter to Ecocopter Ecuador. Ecocopter now has three H145s but this is the first H145 to be based in… Read more
The Helicopter Company and Rotortrade announce partnershipnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter Company (THC) and dealer Rotortrade have announced a strategic partnership. THC is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), “An… Read more
Massimo Vilardi joins Rotortradenews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 22 0Massimo Vilardi has joined Rotortrade as sales director. He is responsible for Italy and helping to grow UK sales. He has more than 20 year’s experience… Read more
Argelia Morello joins Blueberry Aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 22 0Argelia Morello has joined Blueberry Aviation from Safran Aerosystems America. She will focus on the North American helicopter market and be based in the US.… Read more
PHI wins Woodside S92 contractnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Feb 22 0Woodside, Australia’s largest natural gas producer, has awarded PHI International a three Sikorsky S92 contract. The contract starts in 2023 and will run for between… Read more
Omni Helicopters signs 11 helicopter sale and leaseback with Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 23 Feb 22 0Omni Helicopters International has agreed sale and leasebacks on 11 helicopters with Milestone Aviation. The leases cover a mixture of new Leonardo AW139s and existing… Read more
Brazil’s eVTOL opportunities grow ever brighternews Mike Stones 21 Feb 22 0Brazil boasts not only the biggest population in South America, at 212.6m, but also one of the world’s best opportunities to commercialise eVTOLs and urban… Read more
Milestone delivers final AW139 in 26-helicopter Aramco dealnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 22 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered the last AW139 in its 21-helicopter leasing deal with Saudi Arabia’s Aramco Overseas. Aramco signed the lease deal in 2018… Read more
Airbus Helicopters hails the Covid bounce back … with a warningnews Mike Stones 28 Jan 22 0Airbus Helicopters has hailed a bounce back in orders and deliveries in 2021, while warning that it could take up to three years for the… Read more
Enstrom Helicopter declares Chapter 7 bankruptcynews Mike Stones 20 Jan 22 0Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is to close on January 21st, 2022 after declaring Chapter 7 bankruptcy following “several financial difficulties”. The closure, after 64 years of… Read more
Bell clinches Bell 505 sale to SECO Internationalnews Mike Stones 12 Jan 22 0Bell Textron has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 505 helicopter with SECO International, which has been appointed the first dealer in Japan for… Read more
Leonardo appoints RBI Hawker Australia as rotor blade repair service centrenews Mike Stones 4 Jan 22 0Leonardo Helicopters has appointed RBI Hawker Australia as a rotor blade repair service centre. The Brisbane-based facility is now authorised to offer OEM-approved helicopter rotor… Read more
Jet Aviation delivers three overhauled Bell 412s to Middle East clientnews Mike Stones 23 Dec 21 0Jet Aviation has delivered three Bell 412 twin-engine helicopters to an undisclosed Middle East client after major inspections and refurbishments. The company’s maintenance facility in… Read more
Bell signs contract to build flight training devices for the Czech Republicnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Dec 21 0Bell Textron signed a contract with the US Government to build the AH-1Z Flight Training Device for the Czech Republic’s new helicopter fleet. The Flight… Read more
LCI’s ‘marriage’, market prospects & ESGinsight Mike Stones 13 Dec 21 0Last week’s Helicopter Investor Virtual Summit began with LCI’s “marriage” to Nova Capital Aviation Ireland before considering the over supply in helicopters serving the oil… Read more
Blade deal forms North America’s largest UAM businessnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Dec 21 0Blade Urban Air Mobility acquired scheduled helicopter operator Helijet International’s flights, making it the largest urban air mobility service in North America. For $12m, Blade… Read more
AeroHP starts part-out business with VIP AW139news Alasdair Whyte 1 Dec 21 0AeroHP, the Houston aviation services company, has moved into the part-out market. The company’s first project is the part-out of a VIP-configured Leonardo AW139 aircraft.… Read more
