Two new orders for Leonardo at Farnboroughnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jul 18 0Leonardo announced two orders at this year’s Farnborough Air Show, signing contracts for one AW109 with a mining firm and an AW169 with an emergency… Read more
Airbus secures deal with Ukraine for 55 helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jul 18 0Airbus Helicopters has announced the biggest helicopter order at Farnborough so far, 55-helicopters for the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior. The helicopters will be used for… Read more
Airbus sells additional H225 to JCGnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Apr 18 0Airbus has secured an additional order for one H225 with the Japan Coastguard (JCG), extending on its existing fleet of eight Super Pumas. With this… Read more
Czech MoD opens helicopter tendernews Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 18 0The Czech Republic has issued a tender for 12 multi-purpose helicopters. Defence Minister Karla Slechtova announced on Twitter that the his ministry is looking for… Read more
Leonardo nets first AW109 sales in Chilenews Alasdair Whyte 4 Apr 18 0Leonardo has secured two orders for AW109-family helicopters with separate private operators. One of the unnamed customers will receive a VIP outfitted AW119Kx and the… Read more
Bells sells two 429s to NASnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Apr 18 0Bell has sold two 429s to Japan’s Nakanihon Air Service (NAS). The two helicopters will be used for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) and will… Read more
Heli Expo 2018: Order round-upnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 18 0The whole concept of orders being announced at airshows is ridiculous. Any multiple order involves hours of negotiations and pouring over contracts. Customers have not… Read more
Singapore Airshow – Day 1 Helicopter newsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0All eyes are on the Singapore Airshow this week. The trade show opened yesterday with a smattering of new orders and a lot of talk… Read more
Erickson builds two S-64Es for Korean operatornews Alasdair Whyte 11 Jan 18 0Erickson has won a bid to build two S-64E Aircranes for the Korea Forest Service. The operator has ordered the aircraft to help boost its… Read more
Gwinnett County Police orders new MD 530Fsnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Jan 18 0Georgia Gwinnet County Police Department has purchased a new MD 530F to replace one of its two helicopters that was involved in an accident last… Read more
Heliports of Russia gets two H130snews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jan 18 0Heliports of Russia Group subsidiary Tekhnodrom has ordered two H130 T2s. The rotorcraft distributor has ordered two passenger variants of the aircraft, in a six+one… Read more
Latvia orders two Leonardo AW119Kxnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 18 0The State Border Guard of Latvia has signed an agreement for two Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters for SAR, transport, firefighting and disaster relief missions. Both aircraft… Read more
National 119 Rescue Headquarters buys two H225 helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Nov 17 0Airbus Helicopters has won a contract to supply two extra H225 helicopters to South Korea’s National 119 Rescue Headquarters. The National 119 Rescue Headquarters currently… Read more
Leonardo starts delivery of 16 AW101s to Norwaynews Alasdair Whyte 20 Nov 17 0Leonardo has delivered the first of 16 AW101 helicopters to the Norwegian government for all-weather search and rescue missions. After undergoing a period of operational… Read more
Falcon Aviation signs agreement for three H160snews Alasdair Whyte 15 Nov 17 0Falcon Aviation has signed a new memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Dubai Airshow for three additional Airbus H160s. This is an extension on the… Read more
Bell signs 407GXP order with Canadian customernews Alasdair Whyte 15 Nov 17 0Bell Helicopter has signed a purchase agreement for one Bell 407GXP with an undisclosed private customer in Nova Scotia, Canada. “At Bell Helicopter, we are… Read more
Falcon Aviation adds three more AW168s to its fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 17 0Abu-Dhabi based aviation services company Falcon Aviation has ratified an order for three new Leonardo AgustaWestland AW169s to support a new unannounced offshore contract starting… Read more
Mercy Flight adds three Bell 429snews Alasdair Whyte 10 Nov 17 0Non-profit medical transport operator Mercy Flight has signed a purchase agreement with Bell Helicopter for three Bell 429s. The three aircraft were purchased with a… Read more
Queensland Government extends AW139 ordernews Alasdair Whyte 25 Oct 17 0The Government of Queensland has signed an order for two additional AgustaWestland 139s, extending a previous order. The three aircraft are expected to enter service… Read more
Leonardo sells three AW169s to STAR Flightnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Leonardo has signed a contract for three AW169 helicopters for its STAR Flight programme in Travis County, Texas, as the county-based EMS upgrades its fleet.… Read more
