Waypoint opens new offices in Australia and Africa/Middle Eastnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 16 0Waypoint Leasing will open new offices in Australia and South Africa. The company will open an office in Brisbane in April 2016, which will be… Read more
Bell sells first 407GXP into Nepalnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 16 0Bell has sold its first 407GXP in Nepal. The helicopter will be delivered to Simrik Air and will be outfitted for multiple roles, including travel… Read more
Singapore – Bell delivers 412EPI to Uttar Pradesh State Governmentnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 16 0Bell has delivered a 412EPI to the State Government of Uttar Pradesh. The aircraft is fitted with a VVIP interior and will be used for… Read more
Singapore – Bell sells first 407GXP into Indianews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 16 0Bell has sold its first into 407GXP into India. The helicopter will be delivered to Delhi based Premair towards the end of 2016. “We are… Read more
Changes to Air Methods Boardnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Feb 16 0Air Methods has appointed the Honorable Jessica Garfola Wright, Major General (Ret.) to its board with immediate effect. General Wright was the Undersecretary of Defense… Read more
200 more job losses at Bellnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Feb 16 0Bell Helicopter will reduce its Mirabel workforce by 200 in March. The company has now cut 700 jobs since the Summer 2014. The latest round… Read more
Erickson renews Western Forest Product harvesting contractnews Terry Spruce 15 Feb 16 0Western Forest Products, one of the largest lumber producers in Canada, has renewed a longstanding aerial timber contract with Erickson. Under the terms of the… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers first UK AW169news Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 16 0AgustaWestland has delivered the first of six AW169 helicopters ordered by the UK’s Specialist Aviation Services (SAS). The aircraft, serial 69014, stopped in Grenoble and… Read more
Maverick Helicopters wins FAA 2015 Award of Excellencenews Terry Spruce 11 Feb 16 0Maverick Helicopters, a division of Maverick Aviation Group, has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) 2015 Award of Excellence Diamond Award. The company has now… Read more
Körfez Aviation takes Mercedes Benz Style H145 deliverynews Terry Spruce 10 Feb 16 0Körfez Aviation has taken delivery of its first H145 Mercedes Benz Style. The Turkish operator is expecting a second helicopter to be delivered in March… Read more
Helisim to build H160 full-flight simulatornews Alasdair Whyte 10 Feb 16 0Helisim will develop a full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Airbus Helicopters H160. The FFS is based on the Thales Reality H series training simulator, which… Read more
EASA approves automatic rig approaches for Airbus H225news Alasdair Whyte 10 Feb 16 0EASA has approved an avionics enhancement on the Airbus H225. The modification is designed to provide automatic rig approaches for offshore operations. The Rig N… Read more
Bristow invests in Sky-Futures drone companynews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 16 0Bristow has invested $4.2 million in Sky-Futures, a company that specialises in oil and gas drone inspections and data. The two companies both service off-shore… Read more
Bristow results for quarter to December 2015 make mixed readingnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 16 0Bristow Group has revealed its results for the quarter to 31st December 2015, and with low oil prices, they make unhappy reading. They will not… Read more
Milestone VP joins Sloane Helicopters as Sales and Marketing Directornews Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 16 0John Parnell, VP North Europe & Canada with Milestone Aviation Group, has started a new role as Sales and Marketing Director at Sloane Helicopters. Before… Read more
Airbus demonstrates H145 in various offshore rolesnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 16 0Airbus Helicopters has recently taken a demonstrator H145 helicopter to the German coast to demonstrate the fenestron-tail aircraft in a variety of different roles. Working… Read more
Erickson renews Western Canada timber contractnews Terry Spruce 5 Feb 16 0Erickson Incorporated has renewed a contract with Canadian aerial heavy lift company Helifor Canada, a subsidiary of Columbia Helicopters, to provide aerial timber harvesting services in British… Read more
Helicopter Investor London – Day 2news Alasdair Whyte 4 Feb 16 0Welcome to the second day of Helicopter Investor London 2016. We’re coming to you live from the Royal Garden Hotel in swanky Kensington. If you… Read more
Helicopter Investor London – Day 1news Alasdair Whyte 3 Feb 16 0Welcome to the first day of Helicopter Investor London 2016. We’re coming to you live from the Royal Garden Hotel in swanky Kensington. If you… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first of three H145s to Pacific Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 28 Jan 16 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of three H145 helicopters to Pacific Helicopters in Papua New Guinea. The first H145, leased from Waypoint Leasing, has… Read more
