Bell completes its 5,000th aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 17 0Bell Helicopter has completed the build of its 5,000th aircraft, a Bell 407GXP, at its Canadian facility in Mirabel. The helicopter will be operated by… Read more
Erickson firefighting aircrane returns to Chilenews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 17 0Global air services operator Erickson will be re-introducing its firefighting rotorcraft, the S-64 aircrane, to Chile’s Bío Bío region. The aircrane will be delivered to Latin… Read more
Bell delivers four 412EPs to Argentinanews Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 17 0Bell has delivered four 412EPs to the Argentinian government. The government will use the aircraft for a large variety of missions, including search and rescue,… Read more
Waypoint: super-mediums challenged by legacy S-92sinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 17 0Irish lessor Waypoint has released a study that shows that used S-92s are a more competitive option for oil and gas operations than new super-medium… Read more
CHC Group appoints new CFOnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 17 0CHC Group has appointed Scott Thanisch as its new chief financial officer and senior vice president. Thanisch (pictured right) has served as the Group’s interim… Read more
CHC signs Norwegian sea drilling contractnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Dec 17 0CHC has signed a contract with British utilities firm Centrica to provide helicopter services for its upcoming drilling programme in the Norwegian Sea. The operator… Read more
Skycam launches new websitenews Alasdair Whyte 8 Dec 17 0French helicopter charter company Skycam has launched a new website, making it easier for users to view and book flight routes and helicopter services. The… Read more
Volocopter expects to be flying in “two or three years”news Alasdair Whyte 7 Dec 17 0Volocopter co-founder and CIO Alex Zosel has predicted that its VTOL-hailing service could be up and running as soon as 2020. Speaking at the TechCrunch… Read more
Uber partners with NASA for UberAirnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 17 0At almost every conference or industry event you attend nowadays, there will be talk about air taxis. Companies are rushing to get in on the ground… Read more
Medium and large utilisation to grow to 59% over 2018-2022insight Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 17 0Following a down period for offshore helicopter utilisation, demand is looking to pick up over the 2018-2022 period for medium and large helicopter fleets. In… Read more
CAA appoints Richard Moriarty as new chief executivenews Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 17 0The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has appointed Richard Moriarty as its new CEO, succeeding Andrew Haines. Moriarty will take up the role after Haines’s… Read more
MD Helicopters delivers new MD 600N with all glass cockpitnews Terry Spruce 6 Dec 17 0MD Helicopters has delivered a new MD 600N to its Subang, Malaysia-based sales agent, Sapura Aero. The new helicopter is configured with the company’s upgraded… Read more
Med-Trans moves to new headquartersnews Terry Spruce 5 Dec 17 0Med-Trans Corporation has moved its headquarters into a new building at Denton Enterprise Airport. The facility will be the air medical operators principal base of… Read more
Airbus ceases H120 productionnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Dec 17 0Airbus Helicopters has ended serial production of the H120. It ceased production after it cleared its orderbook, delivering the last H120 in September from the… Read more
RDIF and Arab investors look to buy more of Russian Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Nov 17 0Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and an undisclosed group of Arab investors are considering buying up more shares in Russian Helicopters. In February, the two… Read more
VNH South completes Indonesian fire fighting contractnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Nov 17 0State-owned Southern Vietnam operator VNH South has completed a fire fighting contract for PT. Komala. The two Mi-172s placed with the Indonesian charter firm were… Read more
CoxHealth gets new MD 902 Explorernews Terry Spruce 23 Nov 17 0MD Helicopter has delivered a newly converted MD 902 Explorer to Springfield, Missouri-based CoxHealth. Previously operated by the Dutch Police and the United States Coast… Read more
National 119 Rescue Headquarters buys two H225 helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Nov 17 0Airbus Helicopters has won a contract to supply two extra H225 helicopters to South Korea’s National 119 Rescue Headquarters. The National 119 Rescue Headquarters currently… Read more
Leonardo starts delivery of 16 AW101s to Norwaynews Alasdair Whyte 20 Nov 17 0Leonardo has delivered the first of 16 AW101 helicopters to the Norwegian government for all-weather search and rescue missions. After undergoing a period of operational… Read more
Helicopter operating leasing ranking 2017: Top of the Opsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Nov 17 0The big players in the helicopter market have remained unchanged since our last update in 2015. Milestone remains at the top of the ranking, with… Read more
