Dart Aerospace gains approval for R66 cargo hooknews Terry Spruce 5 Dec 14 0Dart Aerospace has gained approval for a primary Robinson R66 cargo hook. The new hook is approved by Transport Canada. The company expects that FAA… Read more
FAA certifies floats for the Robinson R66news Terry Spruce 5 Dec 14 0The US FAA has certified the Robinson Company’s float option for the Robinson R66 Turbine helicopter. The float option is designated the R66 Turbine Marine… Read more
Airbus Helicopters names Yves Barillé as VP of corporate communicationsnews Terry Spruce 5 Dec 14 0Yves Barillé has been named as the vice president of corporate communications at Airbus Helicopters, reporting to CEO Guillaume Faury from March 2015. He will… Read more
George Osbourne boosts UK air ambulancesnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Dec 14 0Air ambulance operators in England will receive funding gathered from fines paid banks involved in the Libor scandal. In today’s Autumn Statement 2014, George Osborne,… Read more
Bell Helicopter makes leadership changesnews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 14 0Bell Helicopter has made a number of leadership changes, naming Matt Hasik as executive vice president of commercial business and Barry Kohler as executive vice… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers fifth helicopter to Intermountain Life Flightnews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 14 0AgustaWestland has delivered the fifth and final GrandNew helicopter to Intermountain Life Flight of Utah. Intermountain Life Flight’s helicopters are based at McKay-Dee Hospital in… Read more
Oklahoma City Police takes delivery of two AS350 B3e helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 14 0The Oklahoma City Police department has taken delivery of two Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3e AStar helicopters. The new helicopters include the latest safety features and… Read more
AW189 completes North Sea demo tournews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 14 0AgustaWestland has completed a successful North Sea demo tour of the AW189 helicopter. During the tour, more than 60 attendees from oil and gas companies,… Read more
Cornwall Air Ambulance prepares for new helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 1 Dec 14 0The Cornwall Air Ambulance is scheduled to take delivery of a new helicopter, the MD Helicopters MD 902 Explorer, before the end of the year.… Read more
Bell delivers 50th Bell 429 in Europenews Terry Spruce 27 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the 50th Bell 429 helicopter in Europe. The helicopter was delivered to an operator in the UK, with the company using… Read more
CHC Group announces cancellation of rights offeringnews Terry Spruce 27 Nov 14 0The CHC Group Ltd, the parent of CHC Helicopter, has cancelled a rights offering of preferred shares in the company that had been made to… Read more
Russian Helicopters start Mi-171A2 flight testsnews Terry Spruce 26 Nov 14 0Russian Helicopters has began flight tests on the first prototype of the Mi-171A2 helicopter. The first prototype of the Mi-171A2 was designed for tests on… Read more
Beaufort County Sheriff adds search and rescue Bell helicopternews Terry Spruce 25 Nov 14 0The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina adds a 1971-built Bell 206A helicopter. The new asset will be used to assist in search and… Read more
AgustaWestland appoints Kingwing as Chinese service centrenews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has appointed Kingwing General Aviation Co Ltd as an authorised service centre in China for the AW139 helicopter. ALSO READ: Beijing Automotive buys 50… Read more
Bell completes helicopter deliveries to Penn State Policenews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the sixth and final Bell 407GX to the Pennsylvannia State Police. The order was announced earlier this year and marked the… Read more
Summit Aviation adds Bell 429 authorisationnews Terry Spruce 21 Nov 14 0Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, has added the Bell 429 helicopter to its factory authorisation. ALSO READ: Delaware State Police takes delivery of two… Read more
New MD 520N for Burbank and Glendale Policenews Terry Spruce 21 Nov 14 0MD Helicopters has delivered a new MD 520N helicopter to the Burbank and Glendale Police Joint Air Support Unit in California. Burbank and Glendale Police… Read more
AgustaWestland and Indopelita sign co-operation agreementnews Terry Spruce 17 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland has signed a co-operation agreement with Indopelita Aircraft Service (IAS) of Indonesia. The agreement was officially announced in Jakarta on 6 November at the… Read more
EvoLux is launching the first helicopter online marketplacenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Nov 14 0EvoLux is gearing-up to launch the world’s first global marketplace for regional helicopter charter. Founded by Ray Leavitt in 2007, EvoLux’s online booking platform allows… Read more
Chinese private operator orders an AW119Kxnews Terry Spruce 17 Nov 14 0AgustaWestland and Sino-US Intercontinental has sold an AW119Kx helicopter to a private operator in China. The aircraft will be delivered by the end of this… Read more
