Bristow Group stages demonstrator flight of AW609 Tiltrotornews Mike Stones 12 Jul 22 0Bristow Group has staged the inaugural US demonstration flight of the AW609 Tiltrotor. The 60-minute flight, which took place in Philadelphia on May 11th, is… Read more
Bell signs seven 505 purchase agreements with European customersnews Mike Stones 5 Jul 22 0Bell Textron has signed purchase agreements for seven Bell 505 helicopters with European customers. Two of the purchase agreements were signed by JB Investments, Poland’s… Read more
NHV celebrates 25 years of missions in Europe and Africanews Mike Stones 5 Jul 22 0Helicopter operator NHV Group celebrated its 25th anniversary of missions in Europe and Africa last Friday (July 1st) The company, headquartered in Ostend, Belgium, staged… Read more
EASA plans world’s first VTOL urban air taxi rulesinsight Mike Stones 4 Jul 22 0The first proposed rules from an aviation regulator governing the operation of VTOL aircraft in cities have been proposed by the European Union Aviation Safety… Read more
HI Uplift: Seeking a buyer for Babcock (and the CHC legacy)insight Mike Stones 1 Jul 22 0Babcock seeks a buyer. It’s a sale few expected and even fewer seem to want. Unless you are the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).… Read more
Starspeed wins UK Penzance Helicopters contractnews Mike Stones 1 Jul 22 0Starspeed, Luxaviation Group’s corporate VIP helicopter company, has won the contract to operate Penzance Helicopters’ service to the Isles of Scilly, off the UK’s south… Read more
LCI, RIVE and Turning Rock buy 19 helicopters from Lobo Leasingnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jun 22 0LCI, RIVE Private Investment and Turning Rock Partners are buying 19 helicopters worth $115m from Lobo Leasing. “This portfolio acquisition is another major step in… Read more
Leonardo Helicopters appoints Clyde Woltman to lead US operationsnews Mike Stones 29 Jun 22 0Leonardo Helicopters has appointed Clyde M Woltman CEO of AgustaWestland and Leonardo Helicopters US. Woltman joined Leonardo Helicopters in June 2019. He becomes CEO after… Read more
New operator for UK Penzance Helicopters servicenews Mike Stones 28 Jun 22 0A new, as yet unnamed, operator has been appointed to conduct the UK Penzance Helicopters services to the Isles of Scilly off the UK’s south… Read more
HI Uplift: LEVL Leasing launched as ‘capital demand expected to climb’insight Mike Stones 27 Jun 22 0LEVL Leasing has been launched by Lobo Leasing and EMP Structured Assets to supply lease and capital solutions for helicopter and vertical lift operators, as… Read more
Airbus completes first 100% SAF-powered heli flightinsight Mike Stones 27 Jun 22 0Airbus has completed the first flight of its twin-engine H225 helicopter with both Safran Makila 2 engines powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). “This flight… Read more
PHI makes Perth its APAC HQ and aims to recruit 42 staffnews Mike Stones 21 Jun 22 0 Offshore helicopter operator PHI Aviation is siting its new Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Perth, Australia and is recruiting 42 new staff to join its… Read more
HI Uplift: ACH drives towards a sustainable futureinsight Mike Stones 20 Jun 22 0Five years after its launch, Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) is continuing its drive towards sustainable growth – despite minor supply chain delays – Frederic Lemos,… Read more
LCI & SMFL deliver two new AW169s to Italian EMS operatornews Mike Stones 16 Jun 22 0Two new Leonardo AW169 helicopters have been delivered by leasing services company LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company Limited (SMFL), from their joint… Read more
CareFlite air ambulance fleet to include Bell 407GXinews Mike Stones 15 Jun 22 0CareFlite is adding a Bell 407GXi, fitted with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) configuration kit, to its air ambulance fleet. The new helicopter will join two… Read more
US air medical industry ‘being shaped by five top trends’news Mike Stones 15 Jun 22 0The US air medical industry is being shaped by five top trends, according to helicopter and fixed wing medical specialist Air Methods. Each of the… Read more
Air Methods expands air medical service in Texasnews Mike Stones 14 Jun 22 0HI Summary Air Methods has opened a new US base to grow air medical services in Texas. The new base is designed to provide quicker… Read more
Bristow positioned for growth, as CEO ‘applies Aesop’s lessons’: analystsinsight Mike Stones 13 Jun 22 0Global helicopter operator Bristow is positioned for growth next year, according to Chris Bradshaw, group president and CEO. Industry specialists consulted by Helicopter Investor (HI)… Read more
First all-electric R44 flight completed by Tier 1 Engineeringnews Mike Stones 13 Jun 22 0HI Summary Tier 1 Engineering has made the first flight of an all-electric Robinson 44 helicopter powered by a magniX electric propulsion unit (EPU). The… Read more
Constant Aviation grows MRO services to include helicoptersnews Mike Stones 9 Jun 22 0Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Constant Aviation is growing its services beyond business jets, commercial airliners and other fixed-wing aircraft to include rotorcraft such… Read more
