PhilJets orders a Airbus H130news Alasdair Whyte 14 Sep 15 0Philjets Group of the Philippines has placed an order with Airbus for a H130 helicopter. The aircraft is due to be delivered in 2016. The… Read more
Yunnan Police orders a AW139news Terry Spruce 11 Sep 15 0The Yunnan Provincial Police Department has placed an order for one AW139 helicopter. The aircraft will be used for law enforcement, border patrol, special operations,… Read more
Four Airbus Helicopters at China Helicopter Exponews Terry Spruce 10 Sep 15 0Airbus Helicopters has confirmed its line-up of rotorcraft to be showcased at the China Helicopter Exposition 2015 The manufacturer will display one light single-engine H130,… Read more
Bell delivers first 407GXP into Brazilnews Terry Spruce 10 Sep 15 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the first 407GXP into Brazil. The aircraft is outfitted for corporate transport, which continues to be a popular market segment for… Read more
CMIFL orders 100 Airbus Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Sep 15 0China Minsheng International Financial Leasing Corp., Ltd. (CMIFL) has ordered 100 Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft. An initial batch of 10 helicopters are due to be delivered… Read more
Waypoint closes $200 million in capital market financingnews Terry Spruce 8 Sep 15 0Waypoint Leasing has closed on the private placement of $200 million of senior secured notes. This is Waypoint’s inaugural capital markets financing. The senior secured… Read more
Hong Kong GFS orders seven H175snews Terry Spruce 8 Sep 15 0Hong Kong-based Government Flying Services (GFS) has ordered seven Airbus Helicopters H175s, becoming the first customer for the public service configured H175. GFS is a… Read more
Bell 505 goes South to Brazilnews Terry Spruce 7 Sep 15 0Bell Helicopter has started a Jet Ranger X demo tour of Brazil, using the Bell 505 mock-up. The tour began on 3 September in Balneário… Read more
Mecaer Aviation Group validates Bell MAGnificent STC in Brazilnews Terry Spruce 7 Sep 15 0Mecaer Aviation Group (MAG) has successfully validated their VVIP Bell 429 helicopter interior with the Agencia Nacional De Aviacao Civil (ANAC). MAG achieved the original… Read more
Bell delivers 429 to Servicios Aereo Acrossnews Terry Spruce 3 Sep 15 0Bell Helicopter delivers a Bell 429 to Servicios Aereo Across in Mexico. The aircraft is the first Bell 429 delivered to the company. Servicios Aereo… Read more
Med-Trans begins air medical service in McAlester, Oklahomanews Terry Spruce 3 Sep 15 0Med-Trans Corp has begun a critical care air medical flight program serving McAlester Regional Health Center. A Bell 407GX will be based with flight and medical… Read more
Guillaume Steuer joins Airbus Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 15 0Guillaume Steuer has joined Airbus Helicopters as head of External Communications. He will report to Yves Barillé vice president of Corporate Communications and will manage… Read more
Slovakian Police takes its first Bell 429news Terry Spruce 2 Sep 15 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the first Bell 429 to the Slovakian Police. The aircraft will be primarily used for border protection, search and rescue, natural… Read more
Bond Offshore selects Heli-One for H225 maintenancenews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 15 0Heli-One has been chosen as Bond Offshore Helicopters’ service partner for an H225 (reg G-REDR), 9,000 hour G check. ALSO READ: Oil & gas industry… Read more
Maverick Helicopters invests $2 million in new ground transportationnews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 15 0Maverick Helicopters has invested nearly $2 million to upgrade its entire ground transportation fleet to limo coaches. ALSO READ: Maverick Helicopters hosts first flight in… Read more
New H135 completes test campaign in Norwaynews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 15 0Airbus Helicopters have completed a series of tests with the new H135 rotorcraft in Norway. “Anyone can read a flight manual. We wanted to experience… Read more
MD Helicopters delivers MD520N to Volusia Countynews Terry Spruce 1 Sep 15 0MD Helicopters has delivered a MD520N helicopter to the Volusia County Mosquito Control in Florida. ALSO READ: New MD520N for Burbank and Glendale Police The… Read more
Bell 505 Assembly Centre in Lafayette opensnews Terry Spruce 28 Aug 15 0Bell Helicopter has opened a new assembly centre in Lafayette. The new centre will assemble the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. ALSO READ: Bell sells… Read more
NHV H175 logs 1,000 flight service hoursnews Terry Spruce 28 Aug 15 0NHV Group has logged the first 1,000 flight hours with the Airbus Helicopters H175. The 1,000 hours have been accumulated by NHV’s initial two H175s… Read more
Era appoints Andrew Puhala as SVP, CFOnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 15 0The Era Group has appointed Andrew Puhala as senior vice president, chief financial officer. Puhala had previously served in the same position for American Electric… Read more
