Exclusive interview: Eviation’s co-founder and CEO Omer Bar-Yohaynews Alasdair Whyte 1 Jul 19 0In 2017, electric aircraft start-up Eviation displayed a technology demonstrator at the Paris Air Show. In 2019, it returned with an airworthy prototype all-electric aircraft… Read more
HAI president Zuccaro set to retire next yearnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Jun 19 0Matt Zuccaro is stepping down as the president and CEO of Helicopter Association International (HAI) effective 30 June 2020 – coinciding with end of HAI’s… Read more
Aero Asset – Bringing big brokerage practices to the preowned marketnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Jun 19 0Three of AvPro’s senior salespeople split off from the group at the beginning of the year to form a new pre-owned helicopter brokerage – Aero… Read more
Babcock Group confirms Ruth Cairnie as new chairnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Apr 19 0Babcock International Group has confirmed that Ruth Cairnie will assume the role of the group’s chair starting 18 July – replacing Mike Turner in the… Read more
Former Shell executive in line for Babcock chairnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Apr 19 0Former Shell EVP Ruth Cairnie is expected to become the first chair of UK defence contractor and helicopter operator Babcock international. According to the Financial… Read more
Steffen Bay new CEO of NHVnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 19 0Belgium helicopter operator NHV Group has named Steffen Bay as its new chief executive, replacing former chief and founder Eric Van Hal. “Steffen brings a… Read more
Bristow announces new CEO and CFOnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Mar 19 0Under the eyes of corporate law firms investigating Bristow for potential securities fraud, the company has just appointed a new CEO to take the helm… 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
Babcock appoints new director of offshore businessnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 19 0Offshore helicopter services provider Babcock has appointed Simon Meakins as director of its UK offshore helicopter business. Babcock provides crew change and search and rescue… 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
Jeremy Akel joins Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 13 Jun 18 0Jeremy Akel has been appointed as the executive vice president of commercial aviation at Milestone after leaving Bristow in 2016. Mr Akel will take up… 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
Enstrom announces leadership changesnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Jun 18 0Tracy Biegler will be stepping down as CEO and president of Michigan design and manufacturing firm Enstrom Helicopter – with Matthew Francour succeeding him as… 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
Shattock leaves Babcock, joins bmi airwaysnews Alasdair Whyte 21 May 18 0Tim Shattock is putting the world of rotary aviation behind him, leaving global helicopter operator Babcock to assume the role of managing director at the… Read more
Frank Stephenson will design the Lilium Jet.news Alasdair Whyte 27 Apr 18 0eVtol start-up Lilium has hired famed car designer, Frank Stephenson, as its new head of product design. This is Mr Stephenson’s first foray into the… 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
CHC hires new general counselnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 18 0CHC Group has appointed Imran Hayat to act as general counsel. The Group’s board confirmed that Mr Hayat will be assuming the role permanently after… Read more
British investor and Zimbabwean opposition leader die in Huey UH-1 crashnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Jan 18 0Picture taken from video footage of the crash, courtesy of KOAT TV news. British-born investor and world speed record holder Charles Burnett III’s helicopter crashed… Read more
