Airbus Helicopters appoints new head of industrynews Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 19 0Airbus Helicopters has announced a shift in executive management – appointing Alain Flourens head of Industry for Airbus Helicopters, replacing Christian Cornille. Flourens is currently… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2019 Livenews Alasdair Whyte 25 Jan 19 0Welcome to the Helicopter Investor 2019 Live Blog. You can check here for up-to-date coverage of the conference held at the Landmark Hotel on Wednesday… Read more
Airbus nets more orders, delivers fewer helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jan 19 0Airbus Helicopters saw increased orders in 2018 but delivered fewer aircraft year-on-year. The French manufacturer secured 381 civil and military helicopter net-orders last year –… Read more
Talking to Beta Technologies’ Kyle Clarknews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jan 19 0Last week, a video surfaced of an odd-looking aircraft taking off from a snowy airfield in Vermont. On first appearances, the aircraft looks like a… Read more
Talking to Beta Technologies’ Kyle Clarknews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 19 0Last week, a video surfaced of an odd-looking aircraft taking off from a snowy airfield in Vermont. On first appearances, the aircraft looks like a… Read more
HeliOffshore appoints COOnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jan 19 0Offshore helicopter safety group HeliOffshore has appointed its operations director François Lassale to the role of chief operating officer. In his new role, Mr Lassale… Read more
AeroMobil takes the next step towards productionnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 19 0Slovakian flying-car manufacturer AeroMobil is seeking airworthiness approval for its AeroMobil 4.0 VTOL from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). AeroMobil has submitted the application… Read more
New eVTOL design from Vermontnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 19 0Vermont-based start-up Beta Technologies has developed and flown a prototype eVTOL with a light-aircraft-style cabin. The aircraft, named Ava,started life as a Part 103 ultra-light… Read more
Workhorse secures $35 million fundingnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Jan 19 0Workhorse Group has secured $35 million in funding from investment management group Marathon Asset Management. Proceeds from the financing will be used for working capital,… Read more
Bristow/Columbia acquisition delayednews Alasdair Whyte 9 Jan 19 0Following the announcement that Bristow would be acquiring Columbia Helicopters – Bristow has since delayed the acquisition. The Group initially planned to complete the purchase… Read more
Bell reveals the ‘Nexus’ VTOLnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jan 19 0Bell has unveiled the final design of its air taxi – the Bell Nexus. Bell Flight took the stage at CES 2019 today to reveal… Read more
CES 2019: VTOL Previewnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Jan 19 0Starting tomorrow, January 8, all eyes will be on Las Vegas to find out the latest in all things tech – including VTOLs. In 2018,… Read more
Airbus completes VSR700 unmanned test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Jan 19 0Airbus Helicopters has completed the first fully-autonomous flight of the demonstrator VSR700. The unmanned aircraft took its test flight on the 20December at the military… Read more
GAMA secures £20 million H145 ordernews Alasdair Whyte 31 Dec 18 0The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has placed a firm order for three Airbus H145 Helicopters worth £20 million. The helicopters are set to be… Read more
Maiden flight for Airbus Helicopters new H160.news Alasdair Whyte 19 Dec 18 0The first serial-production H160 performed a flight demonstration at the Airbus Helicopters base in Marignane yesterday (17 December) after a seven-year development process. Three previous… Read more
Eurocopter seized and sold in UK’s largest divorce settlementnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Dec 18 0A helicopter at the centre of the largest divorce settlement in UK history has been sold for €5 million (euros). The Eurocopter EC155 helicopter (registered… Read more
CHC secures new offshore contract with OMVnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0CHC Group has secured an offshore helicopter transport contract with oil and gas company OMV in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The group… Read more
Polish Air Force University adds Robinson R44s to fleetnews Terry Spruce 13 Dec 18 0Robinson Helicopter Company delivered two R44 Raven IIs to longtime Robinson dealer, PHU Polinar of Poland. On November 13th, PHU Polinar delivered the aircraft to… Read more
Helicopter company leasing rankings 2018news Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0After almost a year of slow business in the helicopter leasing space, 2018 closed with the largest independent helicopter lessor Waypoint Leasing being acquired by… Read more
Ahead of the curve: Airbus’s Jörg Müller on urban air mobilityinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The City Airbus VTOL concept The best-known company in urban aviation is Uber. Its Uber Elevate project has captured the imagination of many of the… Read more
