Las Vegas Police orders new MD 530F helicopternews Terry Spruce 7 May 15 0The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police has ordered a new MD 530F. The helicopter will be used to support ground units, surveillance and search and rescue… Read more
EASA approves max gross weight increase for MD900/902 Explorernews Terry Spruce 5 May 15 0MD Helicopters announces that EASA has approved an increased maximum gross weight of 6,770 pounds for the MD 900/902 Explorer. The FAA previously approved this… Read more
Tradewind International completes part out of two Dauphinsnews Terry Spruce 5 May 15 0Tradewind International of Janesville, WI have completed the part out of two Airbus Helicopters AS365N Dauphins. Both airframes (EI-MIP C/N 6119 built in 1984 and… Read more
Blue Hawaiian takes delivery of EC130 T2news Terry Spruce 5 May 15 0Blue Hawaiian has added an Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2 “ECO-Star”, its eighth EC130 T2 in the past two years. Blue Hawaiian’s fleet total consists of… Read more
Slave Lake Helicopters takes delivery of new H125news Terry Spruce 5 May 15 0Canadian operator, Slave Lake Helicopters has taken delivery of a new Airbus Helicopters H125 (formerly AS350 B3e). George Kelham, owner of Slave Lake Helicopters said:… Read more
Oil and gas industry commits funds for UK North Sea search and rescuenews Terry Spruce 28 Apr 15 0North Sea oil and gas operators have committed to fund a £60 million search and rescue helicopter service for parts of the Central North Sea.… Read more
North Pole Investments signs for two AgustaWestland helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 28 Apr 15 0North Pole Investments of Panama has signed an agreement with AgustaWestland for one AW139 and one AW189 helicopter. ALSO READ: Ex-Im Bank approves financing for… Read more
Vector Aerospace UK gains service centre approvalnews Terry Spruce 28 Apr 15 0Vector Aerospace UK announces an agreement with Airbus Helicopters enabling the Fleetlands facility in Gosport, UK to operate as an Airbus Helicopters service centre the… Read more
Bell delivers first 412EPI to Chongqing General Aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Apr 15 0Bell Helicopter delivered a Bell 412EPI to Chongqing General Aviation of China, the first delivery of the type to a Chinese customer. ALSO SEE: Bell… Read more
Air Methods announces Lundberg as president of Blue Hawaiian Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 28 Apr 15 0Gregg Lundberg has been appointed as president of Blue Hawaiian Helicopters. Blue Hawaiian was acquired by Air Methods in December 2013. Lundberg will succeed Blue… Read more
Rio Grande do Sul takes delivery of second AW119Kxnews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0AgustaWestland announces that Aeromot has taken delivery of its second AW119Kx helicopter. The aircraft will be used to perform medevac/EMS, public utility and law enforcement… Read more
East Anglian Air Ambulance operates new H145news Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0The East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) celebrates the arrival of its newest helicopter, the Airbus Helicopters H145. The new aircraft has begun service operation as… Read more
Russian Helicopters showcasing aircraft at Mexican aerospace fairnews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0Russian Helicopters is showcasing the Mi-171 and Ka-226T at the Mexican Aerospace Fair 2015 at Santa Lucía, Mexico. ALSO READ: Russian Helicopters starts Mi-171A2 test… Read more
Erickson receives Wyvern Wingman certificatenews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0Erickson Inc. announces that its air and maintenance operation divisions are now certified as Wyvern Wingman Operators. ALSO READ: Erickson wins two North American contracts… Read more
Bell 525 Relentless gets new paint jobnews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0The Bell 525 Relentless goes off to be given a new paint job at the Amarillo assembly facility. Bell Helicopter’s newest helicopter gets a new… Read more
United Rotorcraft wins Bell 429 completion contractnews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods, has won an order to configure two Bell 429 helicopters with an EMS interior for the Carolina Air… Read more
Bell Helicopter sells five helicopters at ABACE 2015news Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0Bell Helicopter continues to grow in China after a successful ABACE 2015 in Shanghai. Chris Jaran, vice president of Commercial Sales and Marketing for Bell… Read more
Airbus Helicopters EC145 new version receives EASA certificatenews Terry Spruce 22 Apr 15 0Airbus Helicopters newest version of the EC145 has received EASA certification. The EC145 (formerly known as EC145e) has been developed by the company to offer… Read more
Sikorsky S-92 Rig Approach certificated by Transport Canadanews Terry Spruce 21 Apr 15 0Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) has certificated rig approaches for Sikorky’s S-92 helicopter. Rig approach gives S-92 helicopter operators an automatic approach to offshore oil… Read more
Waypoint Leasing hits 100 helicopter milestonenews Terry Spruce 20 Apr 15 0Waypoint Leasing has now has more than 100 helicopters that are on lease to 13 customers. This milestone was reached less than 24 months from… Read more
