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
Airbus Helicopters and CMIG Leasing agree to strengthen relationshipnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Sep 17 0Airbus Helicopters and CMIG Leasing have strengthened their partnership with a new agreement at this week’s China Helicopter Expo. The two companies have agreed to… Read more
New York DEP Police choose AW119Kx for surveillance operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Jul 17 0The New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police (DEP police) have chosen the AW119Kx to support operations protecting the City’s drinking water resources. The… Read more
Russian Helicopters signs 30 helicopter deal with GTLK at MAKS 2017news Alasdair Whyte 25 Jul 17 0Russian Helicopters signed a 30 helicopter deal with Russian lessor State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) at MAKS 2017. The agreement will see the manufacturer supply… Read more
AW189 chosen for Russian oil & gas operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Jul 17 0Russian operator Aviashelf has chosen one Leonardo AW189 to support oil and gas transport operations in Sakhalin Island, Russia. The AW189 will be supplied along… Read more
Shaanxi Energy Group orders 100 407GXPsnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Jun 17 0Shaanxi Energy Group subsidiary Shaanxi Helicopters has signed an estimated $300 million deal with Bell for 100 Bell 407GXPs. The helicopters are set to start… Read more
Bell Helicopter sells three VIP helicopters in Europenews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jun 17 0Bell Helicopter has sold three VIP-configured aircraft in Europe. The manufacturer sold Bell 429s to both Helix Av. in the United Kingdom and King’s Casino in… Read more
Helikorea orders three new EMS GrandNewnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jun 17 0HeliKorea, the Republics air transport firm, has placed an order with Leonardo for three new Leonardo GrandNew light twin helicopters to use on Emergency Medical… Read more
McMahon Helicopter Services becomes MD Helicopters sales agentnews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 17 0MD Helicopters has added McMahon Helicopter Services to its US network of authorised sales representatives. McMahon is based in Canton, Michigan and provides a range of… Read more
Meghna Aviation is the the Bell 429’s first Bangladesh operator.news Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 17 0Meghna Aviation, a helicopter transport provider, has been named the first operator of the new Bell 429 in Bangladesh. The 429 will operate across the country,… Read more
Qinetiq signs deal to acquire and modernise four H125snews Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 17 0Multinational defence technology company Qinetiq has signed a deal to acquire and modify four H125s with Airbus to modernise its Empire Test Pilot’s School (ETPS)… Read more
HNZ Group and PHI supply four S-92s to INPEXnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 17 0HNZ Group has partnered with PHI Inc to supply four S-92s to INPEX, Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company. The PHI aircraft… Read more
Atlantic Airways takes delivery second new AW139insight Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 16 0Faroe Islands operator Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of the second of the pair of AgustaWestland AW139s it had ordered. The aircraft will be used… Read more
Airlift Northwest to add both rotary and fixed wing to fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Mar 16 0Airlift Northwest, a Pacific Northwest air medical transport provider, has added a Pilatus PC-12 turboprop plane and a new helicopter to its Yakima base at McAllister… Read more
Bell sells three 407GXP helicopters to North American marketnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Bell signed a deal to sell three 407GXP helicopters at Heli-Expo 2016 in Kentucky last month. This included one for an unnamed private customer based in Newfoundland,… Read more
Japan Coast Guard orders H225 for fleet renewalnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 16 0The Japan Coast Guard has ordered an additional H225 helicopter, the delivery of which will take their fleet to six, although it is not expected… Read more
Metro Aviation sells first EC145 e-litenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0Metro Aviation has committed to buy six EC145e e-lite helicopters. The EC145 e-lite is the utility variant developed to provide greater useful load by reducing… Read more
Heli-Expo – Thai Aviation Services orders seven Sikorsky helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0Thai Aviation Services will be renewing its existing helicopter fleet with five Sikorsky S-76D and two S-92s. The orders were originally placed by a major… Read more
Indonesian property developer orders twelve H130snews Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 16 0The Indonesian press is reporting that property developer Jababeka has ordered twelve Airbus H130 helicopters. The company plans on starting a shuttle service between the… Read more
Singapore – Four Bell 429s sold into Indonesianews Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 16 0Bell has has sold four 429 helicopters in Indonesia. Two Bell 429s were sold to the Indonesian Police Force. The government agency last ordered helicopters… Read more
