EASA plans world’s first VTOL urban air taxi rulesinsight Mike Stones 4 Jul 22 0The first proposed rules from an aviation regulator governing the operation of VTOL aircraft in cities have been proposed by the European Union Aviation Safety… Read more
UK protects weak O&G companies from mighty helicopter operatorsinsight Alasdair Whyte 4 Jun 22 0The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told CHC that it cannot own Babcock’s UK offshore business that it acquired last year. You can… Read more
NHV Group logs 70,000 flying hours with the H175insight Mike Stones 31 May 22 0HI Summary NHV Group’s fleet of Airbus H175 has logged more than 70,000 flying hours. Recent H175 flight hours have included ferry flights around the… Read more
HI Uplift: Reviving the old, the shock of the new (eventually)insight Mike Stones 19 Apr 22 0The reviving fortunes of the commercial helicopter market, powered by renewed oil and gas demand, coupled with excitement about the deployment of drones and, eventually,… Read more
Nova Capital: 20 years, 100 aircraft and a $500m portfolioinsight Alasdair Whyte 29 Nov 21 0Resilience is the quality which has led aircraft lessor Nova Capital to achieve a $500m aircraft portfolio over 20 years in business, CEO Olivier Piot… Read more
Blade India to add five Airbus H125s to fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Nov 21 0Blade India will take delivery of five new Airbus H125 helicopters to expand its on-demand helicopter services. The helicopters will be leased to operators by… Read more
Newsletter: ‘Dancing on the head of theoretical pins’insight Alasdair Whyte 23 Nov 21 0“This isn’t the time to be dancing on the head of theoretical pins, it’s a time to consolidate, to balance power between the oil majors… Read more
A HyPoint for Piasecki: World’s first hydrogen helicopterinsight Alasdair Whyte 30 Sep 21 0It is only a matter of time (and lots of money) before the conversation around alternative fuels and electric propulsion takes over every facet of… Read more
Aero Asset adds two experts to its Commercial Teaminsight Alasdair Whyte 28 Sep 21 0Aero Asset has hired Vincent Dulbecco as senior sales director and François Millian as senior director of Mission Critical Markets. Dulbecco is based in Milan,… Read more
Helicopter Investor newsletter: ‘The industry absolutely needs consolidation’insight Alasdair Whyte 16 Sep 21 0“The industry absolutely needs consolidation,” Clark McGinn, principal, Uplifting Advice told Helicopter Investor in response to the news of CHC Group’s acquisition of Babcock’s oil and… Read more
Newsletter: SAR takes off with Covid rule relaxationsinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 21 0Depending on where you are reading this, there might be reasons to revel in the easing of restrictions. Maybe you are on a summer holiday… Read more
EBACE 2021: Airbus Corporate Helicoptersinsight Alasdair Whyte 17 May 21 0Helicopter trends on superyachts, the new ACH 160 helicopter and a partnership with Aston Martin were the highlights of the Airbus Corporate Helicopters press conference… Read more
Aero Asset predicts ‘resilient’ Q1 pre-owned twin salesinsight Mike Stones 9 Mar 21 0Sales of twin engine pre-owned helicopters will remain “resilient” in the first quarter of 2021, matching the trend witnessed in the second half of last… Read more
Drop the pilot or ‘keep skin in the game?’insight Alasdair Whyte 16 Nov 20 0What’s the fastest and most efficient way to develop autonomous aircraft – to drop the pilot from the outset or keep one on board, at… Read more
One small step for man, a ‘decade leap forward’ for Canadainsight Alasdair Whyte 9 Nov 20 0Neil Armstrong would be proud. Or maybe Ryan Gosling would be – since he played him in the powerful moon landing movie First Man. Either… Read more
HI/VTOL Investor Opinion: UAM and the ‘Second Mouse Strategy’insight Alasdair Whyte 12 Oct 20 0Urban Air Mobility is awash with passion, innovation and, for the moment at least, not a little cash. But, when it comes to investment in… Read more
HI Town Hall: Milestone Aviation’s long-term outlook remains the sameinsight Yves Le Marquand 1 Sep 20 0Despite changes in the market as a result of Covid-19, Pat Sheedy, President and CEO, Milestone Aviation told Helicopter Investor Town Hall delegates that his… Read more
Spanish firefighting helicopter stolen whilst pilot sleptinsight Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 20 0The Spanish Civil Guard is investigating the theft of a Bell-412 firefighting helicopter from its Prado de los Esquiladores base in the eastern-central region of… Read more
OPINION: Urban Air Mobility – changing how people travel via natural evolutioninsight Alasdair Whyte 21 Jul 20 0Urban-centred air transportation is not a new concept. In the 1970s, Boston and some other cities had services based on-demand helicopter taxi. However, the accidents,… Read more
H225 makes a comeback after four years insight Yves Le Marquand 17 Jul 20 0The H225 – Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma – is making a comeback, following its 2016 demise, Sara Dhariwal, valuations manager, Ascend by Cirium told Helicopter Investor Town Hall delegates… Read more
