Waypoint Leasing signs purchase leaseback with Lider Taxi Aereonews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 14 0Waypoint Leasing has closed its first leases with Brazil’s Lider Taxi Aereo. The initial transaction included the purchase and leaseback of two Sikorsky S-76 C++… Read more
NHV completes Blueway acquisitionnews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 14 0NHV Group has completed the acquisition of Norway’s Blueway. The new group becomes one of Europe’s largest helicopter operators. The group is also the first… Read more
Colin Harris joins Starspeednews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 14 0Colin Harris has joined UK operator Starspeed’s operations team. Harris has 25 years experience with helicopters. He started his career in 1989 with Alan Mann… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers helicopters to Spanish police and road authoritynews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 14 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered an EC135 to the Spanish National Police Force and the first AS355 NP for the Spanish Road Transport Authority (DGT). These… Read more
Waypoint Leasing closes helicopter acquisition from First Reservenews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 14 0Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited has announced that it has closed the acquisition of 31 helicopters from First Reserve. The portfolio includes 18 AgustaWestland AW139s, 11… Read more
Titan Helicopter Group gets first S-76D via Milestone Aviationnews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 14 0Sikorsky has delivered the first S-76D that will operate in Africa to the Titan Helicopter Group (THG). Milestone Aviation Group will lease the S-76D to… Read more
ExecuJet launches helicopter services in Cape Townnews Terry Spruce 23 Dec 14 0ExecuJet Aviation Group is launching helicopter charter services at the company’s fixed base operation (FBO) at Cape Town International Airport, in partnership with Acher Aviation.… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers another Super Puma to Bolivianews Terry Spruce 16 Dec 14 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the second Super Puma AS332 C1e helicopter to the Bolivian Air Force (FAB). In 2013, the FAB ordered six helicopters to… Read more
Vietnam Helicopter orders two AW189snews Terry Spruce 16 Dec 14 0Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH) has ordered two AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters for offshore operations. ALSO READ: AW189 completes North Sea demo tour AgustaWestland and Vietnam Helicopter… Read more
Japan’s Iwate Prefecture orders AW139 helicopternews Terry Spruce 16 Dec 14 0AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace has received an order for an AW139 helicopter – to be used for firefighting and disaster relief duties – from… Read more
Bell appoints David Bond as regional sales manager in Northern Europenews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Bell Helicopter has appointed David Bond as the new regional sales manager for Northern Europe. Bond will be responsible for overseeing sales activity in the… Read more
Aiut Alpin Dolomites takes first enhanced EC135 T3news Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first enhanced EC135 T3/P3 helicopter to Aiut Alpin Dolomites, a Northern Italy alpine rescue service. The rescue service will benefit… Read more
London Biggin Hill launches London Heli Shuttlenews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0London Biggin Hill Airport has launched the London Heli Shuttle – the quickest and most effective transfer service to city’s London Heliport in Battersea. The… Read more
Lobo Leasing closes a five-year $225 million term loan credit facilitynews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Lobo Leasing Limited has closed a five-year $225 million term loan credit facility. The facility, which has an accordion feature providing an option to increase… Read more
HASA signs for three Sokol helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0PZL-Świdnik, an AgustaWestland company, has signed a contract with Spanish company Hispánica de Aviación S.A (HASA) for three W-3A Sokół helicopters. Once delivered the helicopters… Read more
Airbus Helicopters makes EC175 first delivery to NHVnews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0NHV are the first entry into service customer and has taken delivery of the first two EC175 helicopters. A double-handover ceremony marked Airbus Helicopters’ first… Read more
AW189 enters service with Gulf Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Gulf Helicopters of Qatar celebrated the entry into service of its first batch of AW189 helicopters during an official ceremony held on November 23 in… Read more
Nordrhein-Westfalen Police orders six EC145 T2snews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Germany’s Landespolizei Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia Police Force) has ordered six Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2 aircraft. The helicopters are due for delivery from 2016 to 2017.… Read more
FlightSafety International opens Colorado centrenews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0FlightSafety International has entered into an agreement with Air Methods to provide four Level D qualified full flight simulators at the company’s new learning centre… Read more
Bell Helicopter sells three aircraft at MEBAnews Terry Spruce 11 Dec 14 0Bell Helicopter announced the sale of three aircraft at the MEBA show in Dubai. The company have sold a Bell 429 and an order for… Read more
