Why Thora Capital is rethinking helicopter investmentnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Nov 18 0Four years into the downturn, it is probably safe to say that the first Golden Age of helicopter leasing lasted for four years. It started… Read more
Babcock expected to take a £100 million Avincis hitnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Nov 18 0Babcock Group is expected to take a £100 million hit on the value on its helicopter business – Babcock Mission Critical Systems – when it… Read more
Leonardo announces two orders for 37 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 18 0Leonardo announced two separate deals for a total of 37 helicopters on 12 November. The Italian helicopter manufacturer will be delivering 15 EMS-configured AW139s to… Read more
Bristow buys Columbia Helicopters, loses Baliffnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Nov 18 0Bristow Group has fully acquired privately-held operator Columbia Helicopters for $560 million. Group CEO Johnathan Baliff has announced his resignation. Baliff will oversee the integration planning of… Read more
Babcock targeted by anonymous short-sellernews Alasdair Whyte 8 Nov 18 0Babcock Group, the parent of Babcock Mission Critical Systems, is under attack from a short-seller called Boatman Capital Research. A paper posted by Boatman has… Read more
ALIAS – automation by another namenews Alasdair Whyte 1 Nov 18 0DARPA and Sikorsky have completed the first test flight of Sikorsky’s experimental autonomous flight system. Last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) oversaw… Read more
Enstrom receives New Zealand type certificate for F-28F, 280FX and 480Bnews Terry Spruce 31 Oct 18 0Menominee, Michigan – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation was granted New Zealand Type Acceptance for its Enstrom F-28/280/480 series of helicopters by the Civil Aviation Authority of… Read more
Airbus to deliver first Canadian H145 in EMS configurationnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 18 0Airbus Helicopters will deliver the first EMS-configured H145 to Canada in 2019. The H145 was selected by Canadian operator STARS Air Ambulance as the replacement… Read more
Helitech 2018: A new Milestoneinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Oct 18 0It was an honour to be at the final Helitech International last week. Next year, Europe’s largest helicopter expo which has been running since 2009,… Read more
Airbus delivers first H135 with Helionix in police configuration to Brazilian Ciopaernews Terry Spruce 23 Oct 18 0Brazil, 22 October 2018 – Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two H135 helicopters with Helionix in police configuration to its Brazilian customer Ciopaer. The two delivered… Read more
Kopter’s SH09 perfectly suited for Helicopter Emergency Medical Servicesnews Terry Spruce 22 Oct 18 0Kopter is very pleased to showcase its SH09 helicopter in HEMS configuration at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Phoenix, AZ, October 22-24th. The… Read more
Kopter appoints Lee McCammon as Air Medical Sales Specialist for North American marketnews Terry Spruce 19 Oct 18 0Mollis, 19 October 2018 – Kopter North America (NA) announced the appointment of Lee McCammon as the latest addition to its sales team assuming the… Read more
Enstrom announces 280FX sale at Helitechnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 18 0Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 17, 2018 – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation signed a contract at Helitech International to deliver a new 280FX into France. The deal is… Read more
Bell launches certified training facilities to expand global training offeringnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 18 0Helitech, The Netherlands – 17 October 2018 – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc company, has announced the launch of Certified Training Facilities (CTFs) to expand its global… Read more
Kopter announces firm SH09 order with SAS Malaysianews Alasdair Whyte 17 Oct 18 0Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter has announced a firm order for one SH09 at Helitech 2018 today. Kopter has sold one of its upcoming SH09 helicopters… Read more
Helitech International brand evolves as the Vertical Flight Expo and Conference in 2019news Terry Spruce 16 Oct 18 016 October 2018 – 2019 will mark a new era for Europe’s largest event for the rotorcraft industry as it undergoes a name change to… Read more
Kopter announces a first firm order with SAS from Malaysianews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 18 0Amsterdam, 16 October 2018 – At Helitech 2018, Systematic Aviation Services (SAS) from Malaysia has signed a firm order with Kopter for one SH09 helicopter… Read more
Helicopter Management Company announces new charter servicenews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 18 0A new charter service has been launched by Helicopter Services Malta (HSML), the company has also just registered its third aircraft in Malta. HSML was launched… Read more
Kopter SH09 displayed in new customer livery at Helitech 2018news Terry Spruce 11 Oct 18 0Mollis, October 11, 2018 – Kopter Group will display its SH09 single-turbine helicopter at the 2018 Helitech Exhibition in Amsterdam, to be held from 16th… Read more
Red Arrows support handover to UK’s HeliGroup of first ACH135 Helionix for VIP Charternews Terry Spruce 28 Sep 18 0Monaco, 28 September 2018 – UK operator HeliGroup has taken delivery of the first ever ACH135 Helionix for VIP charter operations from Airbus Corporate Helicopters… Read more
