Aero Asset Q3 Heli Market Trends reports stable sales volume, shrinking supplynews Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 21 0There has been a decrease in supply of preowned twin-engine helicopters and stable retail transaction volume year-over-year, according to Aero Asset’s third quarter (Q3) 2021… Read more
Bell delivers first Bell 505 helicopter to Ethiopianews Mike Stones 13 Jul 21 0Bell Textron has made the first delivery of its Bell 505 helicopter to a corporate customer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The delivery to WA… Read more
Twin engine pre-owned helicopter sales to remain ‘bullish’: Aero Assetnews Mike Stones 16 Mar 21 0The market for twin engine, pre-owned helicopter sales is likely to remain “bullish”, Valerie Pereira, Aero Asset vice president of Market Research has told Helicopter Investor.… Read more
Town Hall: Offshore wind power ‘positive story for helicopters’insight Mike Stones 28 Jan 21 0The rapidly developing offshore wind power generation industry is “a positive story” for the helicopter sector that will create demand for 126 units, valued at… Read more
Helicopter pre-owned twin-engine sales recover but not to pre-Covid levelsinsight Mike Stones 19 Jan 21 0The pre-owned twin engine helicopter market continued to recover in the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year but retail sales remained below 2019 levels, due… Read more
Italian order ‘highlights continuing success of ACH160’news Yves Le Marquand 15 Jul 20 0A new order, just days after European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification, highlights the continued success of the ACH160, said Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH). Frederic Lemos, head… Read more
Airbus H160 granted EASA type certificatenews Yves Le Marquand 1 Jul 20 0Airbus Helicopters ’twin engine H160 has been granted its type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The award was “the result of… Read more
Airbus orders and deliveries fell in 2019, revenues stablenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 20 0Airbus Helicopters saw orders and deliveries fall in 2019, but the decline didn’t impact overall revenues, which saw a slight increase year-on-year (YoY). The French… Read more
San Diego adds four aircraft to police fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Nov 19 0The San Diego City Council has approved the purchase of four Airbus H125 helicopters for approximately $21 million to replace its ageing fleet. The agreement… Read more
Dubai Air Show 2019 – Helicopter order round upnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Nov 19 0Whilst commercial aviation orders might have been the talk of the town at the Dubai Air Show this week, several helicopter orders were also announced… Read more
Russian Helicopter orders at MAKS 2019news Alasdair Whyte 30 Aug 19 0Russian Helicopters has announced several orders for its commercial models: the VRT500, Mi-8AMT and Ansat helicopters at the International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS 2019)… Read more
Metro Aviation orders five SH09snews Alasdair Whyte 25 Jul 19 0Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Metro Aviation to take delivery of five SH09 helicopters following the aircraft’s FAA… Read more
Airbus sells first ACH160 to Chinanews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jun 19 0Airbus Corporate Helicopter has netted its first Chinese launch customer for the ACH160. The company announced yesterday at the Paris Air Show that it has… Read more
OEM orders and deliveries at EBACE 2019news Alasdair Whyte 28 May 19 0The European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) is never really the go-to event for the civil helicopter market outside of those VIP-niche companies –… Read more
Leonardo sells five O&G helicopters to Weststar Aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Mar 19 0Leonardo Helicopters has signed a contract with Weststar Aviation services to sell five new helicopters to the operator – the deal is valued at approximately… Read more
Airbus sells 21 helicopters to Air Medical Groupnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 19 0Airbus Helicopters has signed an agreement with Air Medical Group to sell 21 helicopters for air medical transport missions. The agreement is for a mix… Read more
GAMA secures £20 million H145 ordernews Alasdair Whyte 31 Dec 18 0The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has placed a firm order for three Airbus H145 Helicopters worth £20 million. The helicopters are set to be… Read more
Leonardo announces two orders for 37 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 18 0Leonardo announced two separate deals for a total of 37 helicopters on 12 November. The Italian helicopter manufacturer will be delivering 15 EMS-configured AW139s to… Read more
Leonardo finalises NH90 deal with Qatarnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 18 0Leonardo has finalised the contract with Qatar for 28 multi-role NH90s. The order was first secured and signed in March this year and saw NHI… Read more
Airbus signs agreement for two H145Ms with Luxembourgnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jul 18 0The Government of Luxembourg has ordered two H145M helicopters for defence and security missions. As part of the deal, Airbus will provide training and support… Read more
