Super Puma hits new delivery milestoneinsight Alasdair Whyte 23 Sep 19 0When the SA332 Super Puma first flew in 1978, many were impressed by its performance. But few suspected that 40 years later the Super Puma… Read more
Exclusive: Chris Bradshaw explains how ERA is staying afloat during the downturninsight Alasdair Whyte 16 Aug 19 0Now is not the best of times to be a helicopter operator in the oil and gas market. Even the giants of the market are… Read more
PRICE Systems helps Uber estmate prices for Uber Airinsight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 19 0PRICE Systems, a company providing cost estimating solutions, is helping Uber and its partners in the Uber Air initiative in estimating the optimum price per… Read more
We could be flying, yeah!insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 19 0Airbus recently announced a partnership with Groupe ADP, the RATP group, the Paris Ile-de-France region and the French civil aviation authority (DAGC) for the development… Read more
Analysis: PHI files for Chapter 11 – what have we learnt? insight Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 19 0Anyone with a passing interest in the large oil and gas helicopter operator market would not have been surprised that PHI has filed for Chapter 11. Primarily, PHI had… Read more
Down market – David Martin on how Sikorsky is weathering the downturninsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Feb 19 0Sikorsky has weathered the market downturn by sticking to what it knows best. The US helicopter manufacturer is firmly rooted in the oil-and-gas and military… Read more
Ahead of the curve: Airbus’s Jörg Müller on urban air mobilityinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The City Airbus VTOL concept The best-known company in urban aviation is Uber. Its Uber Elevate project has captured the imagination of many of the… Read more
The world’s first Hoverbike: Q&A with Hoversurf’s Joseph Segura-Conninsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The world’s first hoverbike, Hoversurf’s Scorpion 3, did not have the smoothest of landings when it entered the industry at GITEX 2017, Dubai’s annual tech… Read more
Why 2018 is a year of change for helicopter leasinginsight Alasdair Whyte 24 Nov 18 0The year 2014 was clearly the top of the cycle, 2018 is now showing all the signs of being the turning point for offshore helicopters.… Read more
Helitech 2018: A new Milestoneinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Oct 18 0It was an honour to be at the final Helitech International last week. Next year, Europe’s largest helicopter expo which has been running since 2009,… Read more
Credit freeze hits helicopter marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 18 0Many people might find it hard to feel sympathy for bankers. Especially after 2008. But as the credit crunch shows, no industry can survive without… Read more
Interview: Speaking with Flyt at EBACE 2018insight Alasdair Whyte 18 Jun 18 0FLYT has made a name for itself in the helicopter industry in a short period of time. Having launched it’s digital helicopter booking platform in… Read more
EBACE Interview: Philip Queffelec on buyer trends and Switzerland’s helicopter marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 9 Jun 18 0Philip G Queffelec loves helicopters. That’s immediately apparent to anyone who talks to him. Whilst one of the company he chairs, Sparfell & Partners, sells… Read more
EBACE Interview: Charlotte Pedersen on the VIP market and working togetherinsight Alasdair Whyte 7 Jun 18 0Luxaviation is among of the world’s largest VIP and VVIP aircraft-operating and servicing companies. It provides charter, sales, management to business jet customers around the… Read more
Waypoint Leasing: New Horizonsinsight Alasdair Whyte 4 Jun 18 0Waypoint, the world’s largest independent helicopter lessor, recently celebrated its five-year anniversary, having weathered one of the worst downturns in the history of the helicopter… Read more
HI talks to Sikorsky’s Dana Fiatarone – Weathering the downturninsight Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 18 0If any single helicopter manufacturer has turned the drop off in oil and gas missions into a positive, that one is Sikorsky. The manufacturer has… Read more
HI talks to Frédéric Lemos, CEO of Airbus Corporate Helicoptersinsight Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 18 0At every industry event these past few years, people have talked about diversification. Outside of the biggest operators, who have a secure foothold in the… Read more
The helicopter pilot shortage is cominginsight Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 18 0Whenever you hear the phrase “helicopter pilot shortage”, you probably roll your eyes. Dire warnings have been sounded across all aviation markets for a good… Read more
Heli Expo 2018: Talking to Waypoint Leasing CEO Hooman Yazhariinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 18 0Waypoint Leasing, one of the largest helicopter lessors, recently saw a switch up in its management. The lessor’s founder and CEO Ed Washecka left the… Read more
A Lessor’s Perspective: LCI’s Crispin Maunderinsight Alasdair Whyte 6 Mar 18 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has found a niche in the helicopter leasing market, focusing purely on medium-category helicopters – especially the Leonardo AW139s and AW169s… Read more
