HTM takes delivery of 150th H145news Alasdair Whyte 16 Nov 17 0Heliccopter Travel Munich (HTM) has taken delivery of the 150th Airbus H145 from the manufacturer. The German operator will fly the new rotorcraft on support… Read more
Falcon Aviation signs agreement for three H160snews Alasdair Whyte 15 Nov 17 0Falcon Aviation has signed a new memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Dubai Airshow for three additional Airbus H160s. This is an extension on the… Read more
Bell signs 407GXP order with Canadian customernews Alasdair Whyte 15 Nov 17 0Bell Helicopter has signed a purchase agreement for one Bell 407GXP with an undisclosed private customer in Nova Scotia, Canada. “At Bell Helicopter, we are… Read more
Mexico certificates S-92 operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Nov 17 0Mexico’s Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) has approved the offshore the utility type certificate for the Sikorsky S-92, allowing the helicopter to begin operations… Read more
Ray Weiser interview: “The glass is always half full”insight Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 17 0Earlier this year, Raymond Weiser Jr was promoted to senior director of helicopter services for JSSI. JSSI is a consumer of MRO services and offers an… Read more
Bell helicopter approves Abu Dhabi Aviation as authorised service facilitynews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 17 0Bell has appointed Abu Dhabi Aviation as an authorised Bell helicopter customer service facility (CSF) for its Bell 412 and 212 models. Bell has arranged… Read more
Falcon Aviation adds three Leonardo AW169s to helicopter fleetnews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 17 0Falcon Aviation has ordered three additional new Leonardo AW169 helicopters, in readiness for a significant new offshore contract from early 2018. The new aircraft will… Read more
EASA certifies the Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xnews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 17 0The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted a certificate for the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. “This is a significant milestone for the Bell 505… Read more
Bristow reports “better than expected” second quarternews Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 17 0Bristow Group has seen a “better than expected” second quarter of fiscal year 2018. The operator’s adjusted EBITDA is up a substantial 27.5% year-on-year from… Read more
Bristow sells flight academy operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 17 0Bristow has sold all of its flight academy operations in Titusville, Florida, and Minden, Nevada, to help improve its returns, liquidity and credit quality during a… Read more
EHA signs joint industry declaration in support of digitalisationnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 17 0The European Helicopter Association (EHA) has signed a joint industry declaration to support the digitalisation of European aviation. The declaration will see European civil aviation… Read more
Falcon Aviation adds three more AW168s to its fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 17 0Abu-Dhabi based aviation services company Falcon Aviation has ratified an order for three new Leonardo AgustaWestland AW169s to support a new unannounced offshore contract starting… Read more
Mercy Flight adds three Bell 429snews Alasdair Whyte 10 Nov 17 0Non-profit medical transport operator Mercy Flight has signed a purchase agreement with Bell Helicopter for three Bell 429s. The three aircraft were purchased with a… Read more
Waypoint leases first H145 to Chilenews Alasdair Whyte 8 Nov 17 0Waypoint Leasing has signed an agreement to lease an Airbus H145 to Chilean operator Ecocopter. This is the first H145 to be ordered by a… Read more
Bell extends order for 50 505s to Reignwood Aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Nov 17 0Bell Helicopters will sell an additional 50 aircraft to Chinese operator Reignwood – bringing the order number to 110 505 helicopters. This extends on Reignwood’s previous… Read more
CHC introduces AW189 to Australian marketnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Nov 17 0CHC will be the first to introduce the AgustaWestland AW189 super medium to Australia, placing three helicopters in the country to support Woodside’s offshore transport… Read more
Volocopter adds btov as new investornews Alasdair Whyte 6 Nov 17 0European venture capital firm btov is investing in Volocopter, the start-up electric multicopter company. It joins car company Daimler, Intel Capital and technology investor Lukasz… Read more
StandardAero acquires Vector Aerospacenews Alasdair Whyte 6 Nov 17 0StandardAero has finalised the purchase of Vector Aerospace from Airbus. The merger will become one of the largest global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firms… Read more
Air Evac Lifeteam signs renewal contract with Able Aerospace Servicesnews Terry Spruce 6 Nov 17 0Able Aerospace Services has signed a long-term contract renewal with Air Evac Lifeteam, part of Air Medical Group Holdings. The contract designates Able as the exclusive service… Read more
HNZ Group agrees to be acquired by CEO and sell offshore operations to PHInews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 17 0HNZ Group is proposing to sell all of its outstanding shares to Don Wall, its president and CEO, for $188.8 million. Louisana-based operator PHI would… Read more
