Leonardo supporting the UK Armed Forces’ Covid-19 responsenews Terry Spruce 19 Aug 20 019 August 2020 – Leonardo, at its site in Yeovil, not only builds and designs rotorcraft but it also supports aircraft once in operation by… Read more
LifeFlight Australia AW139 fleet marks major milestonenews Terry Spruce 31 Jul 20 031 July 2020 – LifeFlight Australia has reached a major milestone, clocking up 10 thousand flying hours in its fleet of Leonardo AW139 helicopters. The… Read more
Apollo Air Services announced as UK European supplier for Aviation Clean Airnews Terry Spruce 31 Jul 20 0London, 31 July 2020 – UK VIP helicopter charter company, Apollo Air Services has been announced as the UK supplier of US-based Aviation Clean Air’s… Read more
Bell 505 receives Type Acceptance in Tanzanianews Terry Spruce 27 Jul 20 0Fort Worth, TX – 27 July 2020 – Bell Textron announced the Bell 505 has been accepted by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) for… Read more
NHV’s H175 fleet exceeds 40,000 Flight Hoursnews Terry Spruce 16 Jul 20 0Ostend – 16 July 2020 – NHV Group announced that its H175 fleet surpassed its first 40,000 flight hours. This significant milestone proves this super-medium-sized… Read more
NHV extends offshore contract with Ithaca Energynews Terry Spruce 15 Jun 20 0Aberdeen – 15 June 2020 – NHV Group has announced it has signed a five-year contract extension with Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited, providing aviation services… Read more
Ascent to take off in Thailandnews Terry Spruce 11 Jun 20 0Bangkok, Thailand – 11 June 2020 – Ascent, Asia’s on-demand helicopter service, has announced its launch in Thailand within the year. Customers can now avail… Read more
Helitrans accepts first helicopters under e-delivery processnews Terry Spruce 9 Jun 20 0Trondheim, Norway – 3 June 2020 – Helitrans of Norway has become the first customer to take delivery of new Airbus helicopters using the e-Delivery… Read more
GKN Aerospace’s thermoplastic components flight tested on Bell V-280 Valornews Terry Spruce 9 Jun 20 0GKN Aerospace delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction-welded Ruddervators and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured from reused thermoplastic waste material to Bell in June… Read more
Erickson achieves NAAMTA Global Medical Transportation Accreditationnews Terry Spruce 9 Jun 20 0Portland, OR. – 8 June 2020 – Erickson Incorporated has announced that the United States Department of Defense awarded Erickson Inc and other Non-defense agencies,… Read more
EASA grants ESG STC for the installation of 3G/4G mobile communications and cabin Wi-Fi in helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 8 Jun 20 0Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany – 8 June 2020 – In May, EASA approved ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH for their new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) “Installation of a… 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
Vertical Flight Expo acquired by PRYSM Groupnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Mar 20 0The Vertical Flight Expo – previously known as HeliTech International – has been acquired by PRYSM Group from Reed Exhibitions. This comes just a year… Read more
Airbus Helicopters at Heli Expo 2020news Terry Spruce 31 Jan 20 0Anaheim, 30 January 2020 – Airbus Helicopters concluded the 2020 Heli Expo with 38 orders, as well as 20 retrofits for the new five-bladed H145. German air… Read more
Kopter and INAEC launch SH09 in the Philippines for helicopter ride-sharing service, Ascentnews Terry Spruce 31 Jan 20 0Anaheim, USA, January 29, 2020 – Kopter Group AG receives additional orders in the Southeast Asian region from the leading operator in the Philippines, INAEC… Read more
Rainier Heli-International adds five SH09 options to their existing MOA with Kopter North Americanews Terry Spruce 30 Jan 20 0Anaheim, USA, January 29, 2020 – In March 2018 Rainier Heli International signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Kopter North America for five firm… Read more
LCI charts 2020 growth with new financial partnershipsnews Terry Spruce 30 Jan 20 028th January, 2020 – LCI, a leading helicopter lessor and the aviation division of the Libra Group, has sealed new partnerships with two leading financial institutions as… Read more
Erickson announces the Sikorsky S-64F+ Air Cranenews Terry Spruce 29 Jan 20 0Portland, ORE. – Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, has announced at Heli Expo in Anaheim, a new production… Read more
Kopter presents the SH09 final design features at Heli-Expo 2020news Terry Spruce 29 Jan 20 0Anaheim, USA, January 28, 2020 – Kopter presented the final design features of its next generation single engine helicopter at a press briefing held on… Read more
Milestone announces leases of 7 Helicopters with Héli-Unionnews Terry Spruce 28 Jan 20 0Anaheim, Calif, January 27, 2020 – Milestone Aviation Group Limited, a GECAS company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, has announced the purchase and… Read more
