Singapore receives its first H225M helicopternews Terry Spruce 29 Mar 21 0Singapore, 29 March 2021 – The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has taken delivery of its first H225M helicopter in Singapore. Airbus Helicopters signed… Read more
Shell selects Airbus H160 for operation by PHI in Gulf of Mexiconews Terry Spruce 15 Feb 21 0Marignane, 15 February 2021 – International energy group Shell has selected leading US offshore helicopter operator PHI to operate four Airbus H160s to service a… Read more
TRAXXALL welcomes Jim Coates to its rotorcraft operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 21 0TRAXXALL, the maintenance tracking company, announced that Jim Coates has joined its team as an Aircraft Maintenance Analyst. Coates will support clients by ensuring that… Read more
Third prototype Kopter SH09 flies after major retrofitnews Terry Spruce 5 Feb 21 04 February 2021 – The SH09 third prototype (P3) recently took off, at Mollis, Switzerland, following a major modification. This was part of the planned product development… Read more
Leonardo celebrates the AW139 helicopter’s 20th anniversary of its first flightnews Terry Spruce 5 Feb 21 0Rome, Italy – 3 February 2021 – Leonardo celebrates the 20th anniversary of the AW139 helicopter’s maiden flight. The first aircraft took to the skies… Read more
Aero Asset reports fourth quarter preowned twin-engine helicopter market improvesnews Terry Spruce 18 Jan 21 0Toronto, Ontario, 18 January 2021 – Aero Asset reports that while the preowned twin engine helicopter market continued to recover in the fourth quarter of… Read more
Fabio Nannoni of Leonardo Helicopters wins two prestigious awardsnews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 21 0Fabio Nannoni, Senior Vice President for Safety Management Governance at Leonardo Helicopters, has been commended with two impressive accolades from two prestigious and respected bodies… Read more
ÖAMTC Air Rescue starts fleet modernisation with five Airbus H135 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Dec 20 0Donauwörth, 18 December 2020 – Airbus Helicopters and ÖAMTC Air Rescue have signed a firm contract for the purchase of five H135s. The delivery of… Read more
Héli-Union to purchase two Airbus H160 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Dec 20 0Marignane, 18 December 2020 – Airbus Helicopters and its historical partner Héli-Union have signed a contract for the purchase of two multi-mission H160s to address… Read more
Erickson announces final FAA certification of the composite main rotor blades of the S-64F and CH-54Bnews Terry Spruce 4 Dec 20 04 December 2020 – Portland, OR. – Erickson Incorporated has announced final FAA certification for the composite main rotor blades on the S-64F and CH-54B.… Read more
Bell opens Global Commercial Business Centernews Terry Spruce 1 Dec 20 0Fort Worth, TX – 1 December 2020 – Bell Textron announces the opening of the Bell Commercial Business Center (CBC). The new facility will be… Read more
Leonardo will supply of six AW119Kx helicopters to the Polícia Rodoviária Federalnews Terry Spruce 30 Nov 20 0Rome, Italy – 30 November 2020 – Leonardo announces that the Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) of Brazil will introduce into service six AW119Kx single engine… Read more
Savback Helicopters opens in the UKnews Terry Spruce 26 Nov 20 026 November 2020 – Savback Helicopters AB is establishing a presence in the UK for the first time with the appointment of Rick Andrew as… Read more
Milestone Aviation delivers first S-92 to Caverton Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 25 Nov 20 0Dublin – 24 November 2020 – The Milestone Aviation Group Limited, a GECAS company announces that it has recently delivered a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to… Read more
Russian Helicopters delivers the first Ansat helicopter to a client in Europenews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 20 023 November 2020 – Russian Helicopters have delivered an Ansat helicopter to Republika Srpska, it has been fitted as an air ambulance. The helicopter cabin… Read more
PNG LNG adds H145 for Papua New Guinea operationsnews Terry Spruce 23 Nov 20 0Marignane, 23 November 2020 – ExxonMobil has signed a contract for two Airbus H145 helicopters to support the PNG LNG Project* in Papua New Guinea… Read more
James Maner named Chief Pilot for PHI Americasnews Terry Spruce 19 Nov 20 0Wednesday, 18 November 2020 – PHI Americas has named James Maner as its Chief Pilot, PHI Americas, effective November 16, 2020. Maner’s appointment builds on… Read more
New independent report highlights importance of high tech UK intellectual property in recovery of British economynews Terry Spruce 16 Nov 20 016 November 2020 – The publication of an economic impact report by the independent analysis group Oxford Economics highlights the important role that British-generated intellectual… Read more
Marco Viola appointed new CEO of Kopter Groupnews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 20 012 November 2020 – Following a Board resolution of the Kopter Group AG, Marco Viola assumes the responsibility for the general management of the Company… Read more
US EMS operator Life Link III grows its fleet of helicopters to 14 aircraftnews Terry Spruce 5 Nov 20 0Rome – 5 November 2020 – Leonardo announces that Life Link III, an EMS operator in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the United States, has signed… Read more
