Hungarian Police Air Support introduces MD902 to fleetnews Terry Spruce 22 Feb 17 0The Hungarian National Police has added five MD902 Explorer helicopters to its fleet. The aircraft are based at Liszt Ferenc Airport in Budapest. The air… Read more
Pakistan orders more AW139 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 22 Feb 17 0The Pakistan Ministry of Defence has placed orders for an undisclosed number of additional AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform utility… Read more
Bell and TRU open first International Training Academynews Terry Spruce 20 Feb 17 0Bell Helicopter and TRU Simulation have opened the first international training centre in Valencia, Spain. TRU Simulation was formed just over two and half years… Read more
BO105 celebrates its 50th birthdaynews Alasdair Whyte 17 Feb 17 0The BO105 took its maiden flight 50 years-ago today. The two-tonne multi-mission helicopter manufactured by Airbus took off for the first time from Ottobrunn on… Read more
AW169 receives FAA validationnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 17 0The AgustaWestland AW169 has been validated by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of its certification. Deliveries of the helicopter begin in the USA this… Read more
US Helicopter accidents down for the third year runningnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 17 0US helicopter accidents have fallen for the third year running, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports. There were 106 helicopter accidents in the US in… Read more
Voce calls for urgent change in Air Methods boardnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Feb 17 0Voce Capital Management has sent an open letter to Air Methods, calling for “urgent change” to help reverse underperformance and unlock stockholder value. Voce is… Read more
NHV awarded North Sea offshore contract by Ithaca Energynews Terry Spruce 9 Feb 17 0The NHV Group has been awarded a new contract with Ithaca Energy UK to provide helicopter services in support of their upcoming drilling project at… Read more
Maverick Helicopters receives FAA diamond award for excellencenews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 17 0Maverick Helicopters has been awarded the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) award diamond award for excellence. The award recognises operators and maintenance technicians for participating in… Read more
Flightsafety appoints Edward Koharik to General Managernews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 17 0Flightsafety international has promoted Edward Koharik to general manager of visual systems, replacing Jon Hester. In his new role, Koharik will lead a team of… Read more
Cornwall Council grants permission for Penzance Heliportnews Terry Spruce 8 Feb 17 0The Cornwall Council has granted planning permission for a heliport that will reinstate the air link between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. Helicopters will… Read more
Airbus delivered 60 new helicopters in 2016news Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 17 0Airbus Helicopters delivered 60 new helicopters to both the civil and parapublic markets in 2016. This represents 50% of all North American helicopter deliveries for the year.… Read more
HNZ Group and PHI supply four S-92s to INPEXnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 17 0HNZ Group has partnered with PHI Inc to supply four S-92s to INPEX, Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company. The PHI aircraft… Read more
Boston MedFlight appoints new CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 17 0Nonprofit critical care medical transport service Boston MedFlight have appointed Maura Hughes as its new CEO. Maura Hughes has served as interim CEO for the… Read more
Waypoint sees signs of recovery in demand for helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 6 Feb 17 0Waypoint Leasing has published its ‘January 2017 Oil Report,’ which reflects positive fundamental shifts in the market. Ian Gurekian, chief risk officer of Waypoint said:… Read more
Luxaviation Group launches VIP helicopter management company.news Alasdair Whyte 3 Feb 17 0Luxaviation Group has launched Luxaviation Helicopters, the first global VIP helicopter management company. The company will be responsible for managing all helicopter activity within the… Read more
Milestone agrees to $230m secured term loan to Bristownews Alasdair Whyte 3 Feb 17 0Milestone will be providing a $230m secured term loan facility to a Bristow subsidy as part of a new agreement. The commitment letter will see… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2017 – Day 2news Alasdair Whyte 2 Feb 17 0Welcome to the day two coverage of Helicopter Investor London 2017. We will be covering all of the action from the day with quotes, pictures… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2017 – Day 1news Alasdair Whyte 1 Feb 17 0Welcome to th first day coverage of Helicopter Investor London 2017. We will be covering all of the action from the day with quotes, pictures… Read more
Bell delivers first helicopter from Prague delivery centernews Alasdair Whyte 26 Jan 17 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the first helicopter from its new Prague Customization and Delivery Center. The first helicopters were delivered to Air Transport Europe of… Read more
