Erickson: Spring time in Pangnirtunginsight Alasdair Whyte 9 Jun 15 0In winter the temperature in Pangnirtung, an Inuit village, on Canada’s Baffin Island, can get down to below 50˚F (–50°C). With an average temperature of… Read more
Kaman restarts K-MAX productionnews Terry Spruce 9 Jun 15 0Kaman Corporation’s Aerosystems division has resumed production of K-MAX heavy-lift helicopters. The aircraft will be manufactured at Kaman’s Jacksonville, Florida and Bloomfield, Connecticut facilities. The… Read more
Bel Air AW189 becomes global leader for typenews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0A AW189 helicopter operated by Bel Air of Denmark has become the global fleet leader, exceeding 600 flight hours in just six months of operation.… Read more
Airbus Helicopters Canada delivers four H130s to Niagara Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters Canada has delivered four H130 aircraft to Niagara Helicopters based in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The new helicopters will fly sightseeing tours over the… Read more
HNZ Group invests in Norsk Helikopterservice ASnews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0HNZ Group has acquired an interest in Norsk Helikopterservice AS (NHS). NHS’s offshore operations provide crew transport to oil and gas customers. It currently operates… Read more
Enstrom Helicopter wins awardsnews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has won two business awards from the Michigan Works Job Force Board and the Michigan Works! ALSO READ: Enstrom delivers first 480B-G… Read more
Airbus Helicopters unveils the H160 prototypenews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters unveiled the H160 prototype in the presence of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. The new helicopter performed its first ground run on 28… Read more
Eagle Copters Australia to open its new maintenance and support facilitynews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0Eagle Copters Australasia is getting ready to officially open its new maintenance and support facility at Coffs Harbour Airport in New South Wales. The new… Read more
Bell sells first Bell 407GXP to Panamanews Terry Spruce 29 May 15 0Bell Helicopter has sold its first Bell 407GXP to Panama. The Bell 407GXP is scheduled to be delivered in July 2015 and will be outfitted… Read more
Bell and Ural Works of Civil Aviation to create 407GXP Russian assembly capabilitiesnews Terry Spruce 29 May 15 0Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with JSC Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) for the final assembly of the Bell 407GXPs. Under the agreement… Read more
EagleMed to fly helicopter in WSU Shocker liverynews Terry Spruce 27 May 15 0EagleMed critical care air medical service is flying an air medical helicopter outfitted in Wichita State University’s black and gold WuShock livery over the skies… Read more
Bell Helicopter signs purchase agreement for Bell 429 at HeliRussianews Terry Spruce 26 May 15 0Bell Helicopter has signed a purchase agreement with a Russian company for a Bell 429 at HeliRussia. ALSO READ: Bell Helicopter delivers 50th Bell 429… Read more
Atlas Air Service orders two Bell 505s at EBACEnews Terry Spruce 26 May 15 0Atlas Air Service has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for two Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs. Hans Doll, sales director of Atlas Air Service… Read more
A guide to the 4 major helicopter manufacturersHelicopter Guide Alasdair Whyte 21 May 15 0A quick look at the four major Helicopter manufacturers that Helicopter Investor cover. Airbus Helicopters Headquarters: Marseille Provence Airport Head of company: Guillaume… Read more
Airbus Helicopters demonstrates low noise IFR operationsnews Terry Spruce 15 May 15 0Airbus Helicopters has performed low-noise IFR operations at airports with commercial traffic. As the final outcome of a seven-year project devoted to environment-friendly helicopter approach… Read more
HeliOffshore meets onshoreinsight Alasdair Whyte 14 May 15 0You might expect a meeting of 150 arch rivals to have at least one fight, but HeliOffshore’s first Annual General Meeting and Conference in Lisbon… Read more
UK CAA could safety check UK offshore helidecksnews Terry Spruce 13 May 15 0The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering taking on oversight of all offshore helidecks in UK waters. If enacted it would have powers to… Read more
NewStar Financial and Lobo Leasing finance RLCnews Terry Spruce 12 May 15 0Lobo Leasing and Newstar Financial have jointly closed two separate deals for RLC. Lobo Leasing signed sale and leasebacks on nine Bell 407s and Bell… Read more
Air Methods benefiting from low oil pricesnews Alasdair Whyte 12 May 15 0Air Methods sales were $238 million for the first quarter of 2015, up 9% compared to the same three months in 2014. It made $12.9… Read more
Record year for Era, but getting toughernews Alasdair Whyte 12 May 15 0Era Group had a record year in 2014 with adjusted earnings of $84.7 million against adjusted earnings of $77 million in 2013. But despite the… Read more
