JetSmarter launches helicopter shuttle from New York to The Hamptonsnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Apr 16 0Jetsmarter the corporate jet charter company has branched out into the helicopter sector in New York (NYC) offering free helicopter journeys between Manhattan and high-society… Read more
Helicopter Investor Q+A: Francois Gautier, chief executive, AVINCOnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Apr 16 0In the second of our series on the high-fliers in the helicopter investment industry, Helicopter Investor talks to Francois Gautier founder and chief executive of… Read more
Scandinavian MediCopter signs five-year deal with Stockholm City Councilnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Apr 16 0Scandinavian MediCopter has signed a five-year deal with Stockholm City Council to operate two medically equipped Eurocopter EC145 T2. The term will start in December… Read more
Bristow Helicopters completes last flight from Murchison oil platformnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Apr 16 0Bristow Helicopters Limited has flown the last scheduled flight to and from the Murchison oil platform before its decommissioning. The flight crew wanted to make… Read more
Able Aerospace receives certification from Japan Civil Aviation Bureaunews Alasdair Whyte 26 Apr 16 0The Textron subsidiary Able Aerospace Services has achieved certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) as an approved maintenance organisation (AMO). The JCAB-AMO certification,… Read more
Medical transport organisation Life Link III takes CAMTS accreditatationnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Apr 16 0Life Link III the US-based the medical transport organisation has been awarded re-accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) for both… Read more
MD Helicopters appoints Sapura Aero for South East Asia salesnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Apr 16 0MD Helicopters has appointed Kuala Lumpur-based the Sapura Aero sales house to cover the South East Asian countries of Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia,… Read more
Bell Helicopter makes 60 further redundancies at Mirabel plantnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Apr 16 0Bell Helicopter is to axe up to 60 jobs at its manufacturing facility in Mirabel in Canada. The latest cuts are in addition to the… Read more
Columbia Helicopters signs five aircraft lease deal with US Forest Servicenews Alasdair Whyte 22 Apr 16 0Columbia Helicopters has signed a deal with the US Forest Service to provide five aircraft under contract to assist in battling wildland fires. The helicopters… Read more
Air Methods posts increased revenue results to $270 million in first quarternews Alasdair Whyte 21 Apr 16 0Air Methods Corporation providers of medical helicopters has announced its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. The company said… Read more
Aerochine Aviation purchases Bell 407GXPnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Apr 16 0Bell has announced the sale of a Bell 407GXP to Aerochine Aviation at the ABACE convention in Shanghai. The aircraft will be outfitted for corporate… Read more
Another $100M for Waypoint takes total financing to more than $1.85 Billionnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Apr 16 0Waypoint Leasing has closed on a $100 million term loan facility led by Lombard North Central Plc, providing for dollar, euro and sterling funding capacity… Read more
Waypoint Leasing closes $100 million term loannews Terry Spruce 19 Apr 16 0Waypoint Leasing has closed a $100 million term loan facility led by Lombard North Central Plc. The facility has a maturity of approximately six years… Read more
Bristow announces senior redundancies during “challenging times”news Alasdair Whyte 18 Apr 16 0Bristow Group today announced the departure of Jeremy Akel, senior vice-president and chief operating officer, Mike Imlach, vice-president of global operations and Mike Sim, vice-president… Read more
CHC troubles mount as it misses $46 million bond payment on debtinsight Alasdair Whyte 18 Apr 16 0CHC the provider of helicopters to offshore oil and gas platforms, ivilian search and rescue and air medical evacuation has missed a $46-million bond payment on debt… Read more
NHV brings H225 to UK for demo flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Apr 16 0NHV has brought an Airbus H225 in from Norway to Aberdeen for demonstration flights to potential customers. From its normal base at Kristiansund in Norway,… Read more
Abu Dhabi Aviation clocks up one million hours with Bell fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Apr 16 0Bell and Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) have announced 1,000,000 flight hours on the Bell 212 and 412 fleets at the Middle East operator. General manager… Read more
Helicopter Investor Q+A: Nigel Watson, chief executive, Luviairinsight Alasdair Whyte 15 Apr 16 0In a new section for Helicopter Investor we quiz leading industry figures on what they enjoy about their job, their likes and pet hates, their… Read more
VNH South leases two Mi-172s for Indonesian operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Apr 16 0Vietnam operator VNH South will this week start a new six month lease involving a pair of Mil Mi-172 helicopters. It marks the first time… Read more
Airbus Helicopters offers 240 new apprenticeship positions in Francenews Alasdair Whyte 13 Apr 16 0Airbus Helicopters is launching a drive to offer 240 new apprenticeship positions at its headquarters in Marignane, France as well as other regional offices. The… Read more
