TRAXXALL announces Heliservicio as new clientnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Feb 18 0Aircraft maintenance and tracking company TRAXXALL has announced Mexican oil and gas operator Heliservicio as its latest client. TRAXXALL will provide maintenance tracking for Heliservicio’s… Read more
Leonardo drops UH-72A legal battlenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 18 0Leonardo Helicopters is no longer pursuing its legal action against the US Army for the purchase of further UH-72As, allowing the Army to go ahead… Read more
Voom joins Airbus Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 18 0Digital helicopter-booking platform Voom has joined Airbus Helicopters as an exclusive on-demand service. Voom was first launched in April 2017 as part of the Airbus’s… Read more
LCI closes $55 million capital markets loannews Alasdair Whyte 13 Feb 18 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has closed its first capital markets financing with a $55 million five-year loan. CIT Group and Prudential Capital Group led the… Read more
Bell delivers two 505s to Cambodian operatornews Alasdair Whyte 13 Feb 18 0Bell has closed off its Singapore Airshow presence this year with the delivery of two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X’s to Cambodian operator Asian Aviation Resources.… Read more
Duterte cans Bell Helicopter dealnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 18 0Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Philippine Department of National Defense to cancel its order of 16 Bell 412EPIs with the Canadian Government –… Read more
CHC hires new general counselnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 18 0CHC Group has appointed Imran Hayat to act as general counsel. The Group’s board confirmed that Mr Hayat will be assuming the role permanently after… Read more
Russian Helicopters completes Mi-171E2 flight testsnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 18 0Russian Helicopters has completed flight tests of its multi-role Mi-171E2 helicopter. The tests took place at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) in Buryatia, Russia where,… Read more
Singapore Airshow: Leonardo and Airbus talk expansionnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 18 0The big news from the Singapore Airshow today has come from Leonardo and Airbus. Both OEMs have announced they are planning to greatly expand their market… Read more
Airbus flies ‘Skyways’ dronenews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 18 0Airbus Helicopters flew its parcel delivery drone Skyways for the first time in Singapore today. The unmanned air vehicle took off from a maintenance centre… Read more
Singapore Airshow – Day 1 Helicopter newsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0All eyes are on the Singapore Airshow this week. The trade show opened yesterday with a smattering of new orders and a lot of talk… Read more
Ehang 184 drone takes manned test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0Chinese drone manufacturer Ehang has released video footage of the first piloted test flights of its upcoming two-seater passenger drone – the Ehang 184. The… Read more
Leonardo partners with SACC to open Japanese MRO basenews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0Italian helicopter maker Leonardo is partnering with Shizuoka Air Commuter Corporation (SACC) to setup a maintenance repair, and overhaul (MRO) base at Mount Fuji Shizuoka… Read more
Waypoint closes Singapore office, reopens in Hong Kongnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Feb 18 0Helicopter lessor Waypoint is relocating its Asia Pacific office from Singapore to Hong Kong to better serve its clients. Waypoint’s Asia Pacific arm has moved… Read more
Bell 505 enters Asia Pacific marketnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Feb 18 0Bell has delivered the first two of its Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs into the Asia Pacific market. Helicopter charter and touring company Nautilus Aviation… Read more
Leonardo targets double digit profitability by 2020news Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 18 0Leonardo Helicopters is aiming to hit at least 10% profitability by 2020, the company has revealed in its new growth plan. The company has been… Read more
Washecka, McGinn leave Waypoint, Yazhari joins as CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jan 18 0Waypoint Leasing, one of the largest helicopter lessors, has changed its management team. Ed Washecka, the company’s founder and CEO, has left the company and… Read more
Airbus deliveries and orders fell in 2017news Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0Airbus Helicopters saw a drop in both deliveries and orders in 2017 compared to 2016. The French manufacturer delivered 409 helicopters in 2017, less than… Read more
HAI joins call for “essential” US Aircraft Registry to reopennews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0The Helicopter Association International has written to the US government, calling for the United States Aircraft Registry to be immediately reopened so it can carry… Read more
Milestone leases eight AW139s to China EMS operatornews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0Milestone Aviation has signed a deal with Chinese EMS operator Kingwing. The lessor has leased eight AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to Shanghai Kingwing Aviation. The AW139s… Read more
