Monacair takes delivery of its last H130 helicopternews Terry Spruce 27 Jun 16 0Monacair has received the last H130 helicopter of a contract for six aircraft signed in September 2015. Like the previous five aircraft, the new helicopter… Read more
Waypoint places two Sikorsky S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 27 Jun 16 0Waypoint Leasing has placed two new Sikorsky S-92s on lease with a global helicopter operator. “Despite a period of weak demand for oil and gas… Read more
Sharon Desfor elected ASA international vice presidentnews Terry Spruce 27 Jun 16 0After a successful year as the American Society of Appraiser’s (ASA) International Secretary/Treasurer, Sharon Desfor (President of HeliValue$), now takes on the position of international… Read more
Bristow Nigeria introduces helicopter rescue servicesnews Terry Spruce 27 Jun 16 0Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) has introduced a new dedicated helicopter rescue and recovery (RRS) service for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The new service is expected… Read more
Universal Avionics upgrades Sultan’s S-76Bnews Terry Spruce 27 Jun 16 0Universal Avionics is providing advanced avionics for two Sikorsky S-76B helicopters operated by His Majesty the Sultan of Johor’s Royal Flight. The upgrade provides three… Read more
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X makes Japanese debutnews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0Bell Helicopter unveiled the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo on June 7, 2016. This is the first time the… Read more
Columbia Helicopters CH-47D Chinook fights first wildfirenews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0Columbia Helicopters have added internal firefighting tanks to its fleet of CH-47D Chinook helicopters this season. The fleet was called upon and N471CH has now… Read more
Bell Helicopter strengthens its brand in USnews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0Bell Helicopter has rebranded of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Edwards Rotorcraft Solutions Inc. – strengthening the Bell Helicopter brand in the Americas. This Bell Helicopter operation (legal… Read more
Bell 412EPI tours Nepalnews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0The Bell 412EPI demonstrated landing and take offs from 15,200 ft., ground effect hover at nearly 18,000 ft. density altitude and then flew up to… Read more
REACH and CALSTAR form largest EMS base network in Californianews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0REACH and CALSTAR hsave entered into an agreement that will place CALSTAR within the same corporate holding company as REACH. Sean Russell, REACH president, and… Read more
Chinese consortium acquires 100 H135snews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0A Chinese consortium made up of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), Qingdao United General Aviation Industrial Development Company (Qingdao United) and CITIC Offshore Helicopter… Read more
Erickson hires Imperial Capitalnews Terry Spruce 10 Jun 16 0Erickson Incorporated has hired Imperial Capital, a full-service investment bank, to explore strategic alternatives for the company. In addition to Imperial’s capital markets expertise, it… Read more
Erickson wins contracts with US Navynews Terry Spruce 10 Jun 16 0Erickson has been awarded two five year term agreements with one firm-fixed year and four follow on annual option years, to provide vertical replenishment and… Read more
Vector Aerospace completes AS332 L1 12-year inspectionnews Terry Spruce 8 Jun 16 0Vector Aerospace has completed of a 7,500 hour major inspection (G-check) and 12-year major inspection for an Airbus Helicopters AS332 L1 Super Puma helicopter operated… Read more
WIKING Helikopter Service orders two H145s for offshore operationsnews Terry Spruce 7 Jun 16 0WIKING Helikopter Service ordered two H145s in offshore configuration. The order was placed at the international aerospace exhibition ILA in Berlin. The delivery of the… Read more
Erickson to support Alaska Forestry Researchnews Terry Spruce 7 Jun 16 0Erickson Incorporated has been contracted to provide helicopter transport in support of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forest Inventory Analysis project. Under the… Read more
Avinco launches US subsidiary Avinco Americas Corpnews Terry Spruce 7 Jun 16 0Avinco has launched Avinco Americas Corporation (AAC), with an office in Manhattan, New York. The US office has been set up to support the expansion… Read more
EASA grounds all AS332L2 and EC225LP Super Pumasnews Terry Spruce 7 Jun 16 0On JUne 2 2016, EASA grounded all Airbus Helicopters AS332L2 and EC225LP Super Pumas. EASA earlier grounded all passenger operations but have now extended it… Read more
Second Enstrom TH180 prototype resumes flyingnews Terry Spruce 7 Jun 16 0Enstrom has resumed flight testing of the TH-180 with the second prototype (registered N181TH). The TH-180 took to the air under control of William Taylor,… Read more
Falcon Aviation signs LoI for VIP H160news Terry Spruce 31 May 16 0Airbus Helicopters and Falcon Aviation have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a VIP version of the H160 in a private ceremony at EBACE… Read more
