NHV and TotalEnergies fly first Offshore Wind SAF flightnews Mike Stones 12 Oct 22 0The offshore wind industry has completed its first helicopter flight with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight was carried out by helicopter operator Noordzee Helikopters… Read more
Air Covers wins Queen’s Awardnews Terry Spruce 22 Apr 20 0Air Covers Ltd, a leading specialist in the design of bespoke protective covers for the aerospace and marine sector, is proud to have won the… Read more
Helicopter Investor’s publisher presented with Queen’s Award for industrynews Mike Stones 11 Mar 20 0 Helicopter Investor’s publisher, Specialist Insight, has received a commemorative bowl in recognition of its Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2019. Making the… Read more
Erickson generates Global Demand for the S-64 Air Cranenews Terry Spruce 10 Jan 20 0Portland, Oregon – January 7, 2020 – Erickson Incorporated has announced new aircraft orders to be delivered in 2020 and 2021, demonstrating further commitment by… Read more
Six S-64 Air Crane Helicopters continue to fight fires in Australianews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 20 0Portland, Oregon –Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, is continuing to fight the devastating Australian bushfires into the new… Read more
Pat Sheedy named CEO of Milestone Aviation Groupnews Terry Spruce 3 Jan 20 0Shannon, Ireland – 3 January, 2020 – Pat Sheedy, a veteran aviation finance professional, has been named CEO of Milestone Aviation Group, a GECAS company… Read more
Leonardo delivers its 100th AW169 and grows EMS fleet in UKnews Terry Spruce 30 Dec 19 0Rome, 27 December 2019 – Leonardo delivered its 100th AW169, setting a major milestone since its EASA Certification in the summer of 2015 for the… Read more
Bell announces delivery of First Bell 505 to Horizon International Flight Academynews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 19 0Mirabel, Canada – December 12, 2019 – Bell Textron has announced the delivery of the first of 12 Bell 505 helicopters to Horizon International Flight… Read more
Bristow Group emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protectionnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Nov 19 0Less than six months after filing for bankruptcy in May 2019, Bristow Group has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection – having restructured its… Read more
Continental Aerospace and VerdeGo Aero announce strategic partnershipnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 19 0Continental Aerospace Technologies and VerdeGo Aero have announced a strategic partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion systems for eVTOLs. Florida-based VerdeGo is a start-up developing its… Read more
Leonardo’s TH-119 wins IFR certificationnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jul 19 0Leonardo has obtained FAA Instrument-Flight Rule (IFR) certification for the TH-119 military training helicopter. According to the manufacturer, this is the first single engine helicopter… Read more
Helicopter Investor wins Queen’s Awardnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 19 0Helicopter Investor’s parent company Specialist Insight has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2019. The Awards are the most prestigious award a… Read more
Aero Asset helicopter brokerage debuts at HAInews Terry Spruce 8 Mar 19 0HAI Heli-Expo, Atlanta, GA:- Aero Asset, the new global helicopter brokerage from established international helicopter sales professionals Emmanuel Dupuy, William Sturm and Valerie Pereira, formally… Read more
Airbus completes VSR700 unmanned test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Jan 19 0Airbus Helicopters has completed the first fully-autonomous flight of the demonstrator VSR700. The unmanned aircraft took its test flight on the 20December at the military… Read more
RUAG achieves Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter MRO approvals with reassembly capabilitiesnews Terry Spruce 6 Jun 18 0Emmen, Switzerland, 6 June 2018 – RUAG Aviation is named as one of the first helicopter services providers in Europe to earn OEM approvals for… Read more
Milestone Aviation completes purchase and leaseback of four S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 1 Jun 18 0Dublin, Ireland, May 31, 2018 – Milestone Aviation Group Limited, a GE Capital Aviation Services company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, announced today… Read more
Metro Aviation expands presence in North Carolinanews Terry Spruce 10 May 18 0Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s AirCare, a hospital-based air medical program, is the newest member of the Metro Aviation family, joining other North Carolina Metro… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers Airbus H125 to Jujuy Province in Argentinanews Terry Spruce 8 May 18 0Metro Aviation recently delivered a completed Airbus H125 to the Government of Jujuy Province in Argentina. The multi-mission aircraft will be utilized for firefighting, air medical… Read more
News Update from the London Heliportnews Terry Spruce 27 Apr 18 0The London Heliport, London’s only licensed heliport, handled 11,900 total movements (including exempted movements) in 2017, representing a 5% increase in activity, slightly less than… Read more
First Bell 505 delivered to Mexiconews Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 18 0Bell has delivered its first 505 Jet Ranger to Mexico. The new helicopter will be operated by tour agency Redwings (Helitour) to support tourism and… Read more
