Global AirParts and LCI begin S-76 part out projectnews Yves Le Marquand 27 Oct 20 0Global AirParts has begun a part out project with helicopter lessor, LCI. Global Airparts is a specialist provider of used, serviceable materials for Sikorsky S-76… Read more
Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system to fly Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300news Alasdair Whyte 22 Oct 20 0Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system for its autonomous, large-capacity cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Nuuva V300. Fly-by-wire computers act as the “’brains’ of… Read more
Starspeed and Quark Expeditions partner to manage helicopter services onboard new polar vessel, Ultramarinenews Alasdair Whyte 20 Oct 20 0Luxaviation Group’s helicopter management company Starspeed will be working with Quark Expeditions Inc., a Seattle-based Artic and Antarctic polar adventures operator beginning May 2021. The… Read more
Air Safa launches aircraft leasing business in India with Airbus H125 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 20 0Air Safa Pte. Ltd., a Singapore based aircraft leasing company, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters for one H-125 helicopter with the option… Read more
Bell Flight celebrates 85 years of innovationnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Oct 20 0Bell Flight has completed 85 years in the industry this past July. The company was founded by Larry Bell in 1935. Duncan van de Velde,… Read more
Milestone becomes first leasing customer for Airbus’s H160news Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 20 0Milestone Aviation will include six H160s from Airbus Helicopters in its orderbook, it revealed on October 5th. The helicopters will be destined for a range… Read more
Global AirParts to receive three Dauphin helicopters for part outnews Mike Stones 5 Oct 20 0Global AirParts is to receive three AS365N3 Dauphin helicopters for part out at its Abbotsford base, British Columbia, later this month. Mike Pirang, founder and… Read more
Volocopter to launch commercial air taxi routes in Paris regionnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Oct 20 0 Volocopter has joined forces with RATP Group, Paris Region and Groupe ADP to test its VoloCity air taxi in the Paris region, with a… Read more
Bell adds new Authorized Maintenance Center in Germanynews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 20 0Bell Textron Inc. plans to add Intercopter GmbH to its Authorized Maintenance Center (AMC)/Customer Service Facility (CSF) network. Intercopter is based near Munich in Germany.… Read more
Japan Airlines and Volocopter partner to launch UAM services in Japannews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 20 0Japan Airlines (JAL) and Volocopter GmbH announced a new agreement on September 29th, to promote the development of the urban air mobility industry (UAM) through… Read more
HI Town Hall: Milestone Aviation’s long-term outlook remains the sameinsight Yves Le Marquand 1 Sep 20 0Despite changes in the market as a result of Covid-19, Pat Sheedy, President and CEO, Milestone Aviation told Helicopter Investor Town Hall delegates that his… Read more
Hill Helicopters unveil single turbine X50news Yves Le Marquand 26 Aug 20 0Hill Helicopters, a Staffordshire-based OEM, has announced development of its all-new light single turbine X50 helicopter this week. Reportedly 13 years in development, the X50… Read more
Apollo opens fifth UK base at Cambridge City Airportnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Aug 20 0Apollo Air Services has opened its first southern UK base at Cambridge City Airport to meet growing demand and better serve southern England and northern… Read more
Apollo named as UK supplier for Aviation Clean Air’s purification unitsnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Aug 20 0Apollo Air Services has been announced as the UK supplier of US-based Aviation Clean Air’s ionising airborne purification units. The new technology is proven to… Read more
Spanish firefighting helicopter stolen whilst pilot sleptinsight Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 20 0The Spanish Civil Guard is investigating the theft of a Bell-412 firefighting helicopter from its Prado de los Esquiladores base in the eastern-central region of… Read more
GE Capital takes $700m Milestone goodwill impairmentnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Aug 20 0GE Capital has taken a $700m goodwill impairment in the second quarter of 2020 from its 2015 $1.7 billion acquisition of Milestone Aviation. A significant… Read more
Bell: More military orders boost revenuenews Yves Le Marquand 30 Jul 20 0Bell has reported second-quarter (Q2) revenues of $822m, up $51m from the same period last year, which it says is mainly due to larger military… Read more
Thora Capital buys six EMS helicopters from Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jul 20 0 Thora Capital has bought six Emergency Medical Services helicopters from Milestone Aviation. The aircraft are on lease to US EMS operator Life Flight Network.… Read more
H225 makes a comeback after four years insight Yves Le Marquand 17 Jul 20 0The H225 – Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma – is making a comeback, following its 2016 demise, Sara Dhariwal, valuations manager, Ascend by Cirium told Helicopter Investor Town Hall delegates… Read more
Bell establish new service centre in Chinanews Yves Le Marquand 16 Jul 20 0In a bid to increase Bell’s helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities in China, the US-helicopter maker has acquired Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation and its… Read more
