Delaware State Police orders two Bell 429snews Terry Spruce 10 Apr 13 0Bell Helicopter announced that it has secured an agreement with the Delaware State Police for the supply of two Bell 429 aircraft. Read more
Indonesia approves increased gross weight Bell 429news Terry Spruce 9 Apr 13 0Indonesia has joined the growing list of countries that have approved the increased gross weight model of the Bell 429 helicopter. Read more
Milestone Aviation planning to use US Ex-Im finance for helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Apr 13 0The Export-Import Bank of the US is set to guarantee around $200 million in financing for helicopter leasing company, Milestone Aviation Group. Read more
ExecuJet Europe adds first helicopter to managed fleetnews Terry Spruce 9 Apr 13 0ExecuJet Europe based in Cambridge has added a Eurocopter EC155 to its managed fleet of helicopters. Read more
Heli Asset launches quarterly market reportsnews Terry Spruce 8 Apr 13 0Heli Asset, the Paris based international helicopter brokerage firm, has launched quarterly reports providing a snapshot of pre-owned markets of the four largest OEM’s. Read more
Russian Helicopters sees good prospects in Brazilnews Terry Spruce 8 Apr 13 0Russian Helicopters will showcase its range of helicopters in Brazil this week, at the LAAD Defense & Security expo in Rio de Janeiro. Read more
Hawker Pacific sells a Bell 407 helicopternews Terry Spruce 5 Apr 13 0Hawker Pacific has announced the sale of a Bell 407 helicopter to a north Queensland operator. Read more
Metro Aviation begins work on Boston MedFlight EC145news Terry Spruce 5 Apr 13 0Work has begun on the new Eurocopter EC145 helicopter for Boston MedFlight. The new aircraft will replace one of their two BK117 C1s. The new… Read more
Bond Air Services signs contract with North West Air Ambulancenews Terry Spruce 4 Apr 13 0Bond has signed a seven year contract with North West Air Ambulance, worth £10 million and will provide support across five counties in North West… Read more
Metro Aviation to complete EC155 for ShandsCairnews Terry Spruce 4 Apr 13 0Metro Aviation is preparing to complete another HEMS Eurocopter EC155, after completing the first three EC155 helicopters to be used for HEMS operations in the… Read more
WestStar signs for more AgustaWestland helicopters at LIMA 2013news Terry Spruce 30 Mar 13 0WestStar Aviation Services of Malaysia has signed a contract for eight AgustaWestland AW139 and AW189 helicopters at LIMA 2013. Read more
Philippine Navy signs for three AW109 Power helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 30 Mar 13 0AgustaWestland has announced the signing of a contract with the Philippine Navy for three AW109 Power maritime helicopters plus two options. Read more
Bristow choses AgustaWestland’s AW189 helicopter for UK search and rescuenews Terry Spruce 29 Mar 13 0AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter selected for key role in the future UK search & rescue, Read more
Eurocopter UK delivers AS350 B3e to Loxwood Holdingsnews Terry Spruce 28 Mar 13 0Eurocopter has delivered the first example and latest version of the AS350 to a customer in the UK. Read more
Russian Helicopters grew revenues by 21% in 2012news Terry Spruce 28 Mar 13 0Russian Helicopters saw a 21% growth in revenues throughout 2012, after delivering 290 helicopters, up from 262 in 2011. Read more
Eurocopter delivers first civil helicopter to Bangladeshnews Terry Spruce 28 Mar 13 0Eurocopter has delivered the first of two EC130 B4 helicopters to R&R Aviation Limited, the largest private helicopter operator in Bangladesh, marking the manufacturer's entrance… Read more
Bond Offshore signs new contract with Premier Oilnews Terry Spruce 28 Mar 13 0Bond Offshore Helicopters has signed a new contract with Premier Oil, to provide crew change flights using Bond’s first Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. Read more
Russian Helicopters and Denel launch service centrenews Terry Spruce 28 Mar 13 0Companies launch service centre for Russian civilian helicopters in South Africa. Read more
Avincis responds to UK search and rescue announcementnews Terry Spruce 28 Mar 13 0Avincis CEO James Drummond responded to recent announcement of the award of the UK SAR contract. Read more
PT Travira Air orders two S-76D helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 27 Mar 13 0PT Travira Air, an Indonesian company have ordered two Sikorsky S-76D helicopters. The helicopters will be used for oil & gas project that the company… Read more