Bell Helicopter opens a new office in Tokyonews Terry Spruce 20 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopter has opened a new office in Tokyo in Japan. The office is located within walking distance of the Fuji Heavy Industries that is… Read more
Airbus H145 to tour Brazilnews Terry Spruce 20 Mar 15 0Airbus Helicopters’ H145 will visit five Brazilian cities in the next month. The H145 (formerly EC145 T2) will visit São Paulo, Curitiba, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte… Read more
Sikorsky exhibits S-76D in Malaysianews Terry Spruce 19 Mar 15 0Sikorsky is exhibited an S-76D helicopter in Malaysia at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2015). The is the start of S-76D Southeast… Read more
CHC cutting costs and building capital as oil stays lownews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 15 0CHC Helicopters is cutting costs and looking to strengthen its balance sheet to cope with low oil prices. CHC Group, the owner of CHC Helicopter,… Read more
Video: Bell shares 525 Relentless updatenews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopters has released a new video showing the progress on its upcoming Bell 525 Relentless Helicopter. The three-minute video, published on YouTube, shows the… Read more
ABACE static to feature expanded range of helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 15 0This years Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) will feature an expanded display of helicopters. The show will be held at Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport… Read more
Avpro closes three helicopter sales at Heli-Exponews Alasdair Whyte 16 Mar 15 0Avpro closed several pre-owned helicopter transactions during the recent Heli-Expo event in Orlando, Florida. On the first day of the show, the US aircraft brokerage… Read more
KKR acquires Air Medical Groupnews Terry Spruce 16 Mar 15 0KKR, a leading global investment firm, signed an agreement to acquire Air Medical from affiliates of Bain Capital and Brockway Moran and Partners. Air Medical provides… Read more
Bell Helicopter receives almost 300 orders at Heli-Exponews Terry Spruce 16 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopter received commitments from buyers at the recent Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida for nearly 300 helicopters, including the sale of 200 Bell 407GXPs, the newest… Read more
UTC could sell off Sikorskynews Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 15 0United Technologies has said that it may sell Sikorsky Helicopter as part of a strategic review. The company says that while the rest of its… Read more
LCI Helicopters to lease second AW139 to HeliServicenews Terry Spruce 11 Mar 15 0LCI Helicopters has entered into an agreement to lease a second AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter to HeliService International, a leading provider of offshore services in the… Read more
Maverick Helicopters and Las Vegas Motor Speedway re-sign contractnews Terry Spruce 11 Mar 15 0Maverick Helicopters in Las Vegas has re-signed a contract with the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to be the exclusive helicopter operator for events at the… Read more
Argentine Ecureuil crashes claim 10 livesnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 15 0Two Airbus Helicopters Ecureuil’s have crashed in La Rioja province in the north-west of the Argentina. ALSO SEE: Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3e: Buyer’s and Investor’s… Read more
Airbus Helicopters starts ‘H Generation’ at Heli-Exponews Terry Spruce 9 Mar 15 0Airbus Helicopters unveiled its brand new ‘H Generation’ series of helicopters starting with the H160 at Heli-Expo in Orlando last week, having rebranded its entire… Read more
CHC’s first AW139 reaches 10,000 flight hoursnews Terry Spruce 5 Mar 15 0CHC Helicopter’s first AW139 helicopter has set a major operational milestone by reaching 10,000 flight hours. This significant milestone was achieved by the aircraft in… Read more
Chinese helicopter additions boost Asia-Pacific fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 15 0The latest data from Asian Sky Group shows that the Asia-Pacific helicopter fleet grew by nine per cent in 2014, aided largely by growth on… Read more
Enstrom TH180 makes first flightnews Terry Spruce 5 Mar 15 0Enstrom Helicopter Corporation’s TH180 helicopters completed its first flight on 6 February 2015 at its facilities in Menominee, Michigan. Tracy Biegler, president and CEO of… Read more
Clark McGinn will join Waypoint Leasingnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 15 0Clark McGinn is leaving his role as managing director of CHC Leasing to head sales at Waypoint Leasing. McGinn will be senior vice president at… Read more
LCI Helicopters to manage new fleet for SQN Capitalnews Terry Spruce 4 Mar 15 0LCI Helicopters has entered into a fleet management agreement with SQN Capital Management in New York City to manage a fleet of seven helicopters. The… Read more
Bell launches 407GXP with 200 aircraft order from Air Methodsnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 15 0Bell has launched a new version of its best selling 407 series of helicopters with an order for 200 aircraft from Air Methods. The Bell… Read more
