Bell delivers two 505s to Cambodian operatornews Alasdair Whyte 13 Feb 18 0Bell has closed off its Singapore Airshow presence this year with the delivery of two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X’s to Cambodian operator Asian Aviation Resources.… Read more
Singapore Airshow: Leonardo and Airbus talk expansionnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 18 0The big news from the Singapore Airshow today has come from Leonardo and Airbus. Both OEMs have announced they are planning to greatly expand their market… Read more
Singapore Airshow – Day 1 Helicopter newsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0All eyes are on the Singapore Airshow this week. The trade show opened yesterday with a smattering of new orders and a lot of talk… Read more
Ehang 184 drone takes manned test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0Chinese drone manufacturer Ehang has released video footage of the first piloted test flights of its upcoming two-seater passenger drone – the Ehang 184. The… Read more
Waypoint closes Singapore office, reopens in Hong Kongnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Feb 18 0Helicopter lessor Waypoint is relocating its Asia Pacific office from Singapore to Hong Kong to better serve its clients. Waypoint’s Asia Pacific arm has moved… Read more
Bell 505 enters Asia Pacific marketnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Feb 18 0Bell has delivered the first two of its Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs into the Asia Pacific market. Helicopter charter and touring company Nautilus Aviation… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2018 Livenews Alasdair Whyte 31 Jan 18 0“I think the death of the S-92 is fake news,” says Dan Rosenthal of Milestone Rosenthal says that there are 18 companies in the room… Read more
Airbus deliveries and orders fell in 2017news Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0Airbus Helicopters saw a drop in both deliveries and orders in 2017 compared to 2016. The French manufacturer delivered 409 helicopters in 2017, less than… Read more
Milestone leases eight AW139s to China EMS operatornews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0Milestone Aviation has signed a deal with Chinese EMS operator Kingwing. The lessor has leased eight AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to Shanghai Kingwing Aviation. The AW139s… Read more
Protective Packaging Corporation: Steve Hanna interviewnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 18 0Protective Packaging has been a unique success story in the market. It runs a niche business over a vast number of markets to protect assets… Read more
Volocopter flies its first passengernews Alasdair Whyte 11 Jan 18 0German air taxi manufacturer Volocopter flew its first passenger at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking off on a short flight with Intel CEO Brian… Read more
Waypoint leases H145 to Brazilnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Jan 18 0Irish lessor Waypoint Leasing has leased one H145 to Brazilian transport operator CAF Táxi Aéreo. The helicopter will be used for private charter transport in Sao… Read more
Bell reveals air taxi cabin at CESnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Jan 18 0Bell helicopter has debuted the cabin of its upcoming air taxi at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the first major helicopter manufacturer to debut at… Read more
Trump administration plans to open up offshore oil and gasnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Jan 18 0The Trump administration has revealed the first draft of a five-year plan to boost the US offshore oil and gas market. The draft programme is… Read more
Optima Aero leases engines to UI Helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 5 Jan 18 0Canadian engine lessor Optima Aero will lease PT6T-3B engines to UI Helicopters to fulfil a Bell 412 support contract with South Korean Forestry Services. The long… Read more
HNZ acquisition completednews Alasdair Whyte 3 Jan 18 0HNZ has now officially been acquired by by its CEO Don Wall and Louisiana operator PHI, Inc. As a result, HNZ shares will be voluntarily… Read more
Offshore opportunitiesinsight Alasdair Whyte 14 Dec 17 0After a rough few years, the offshore oil and gas market might be recovering. Early 2018 figures from Westwood Global Energy show the market starting… Read more
Bell delivers four 412EPs to Argentinanews Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 17 0Bell has delivered four 412EPs to the Argentinian government. The government will use the aircraft for a large variety of missions, including search and rescue,… Read more
CHC signs Norwegian sea drilling contractnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Dec 17 0CHC has signed a contract with British utilities firm Centrica to provide helicopter services for its upcoming drilling programme in the Norwegian Sea. The operator… Read more
Medium and large utilisation to grow to 59% over 2018-2022insight Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 17 0Following a down period for offshore helicopter utilisation, demand is looking to pick up over the 2018-2022 period for medium and large helicopter fleets. In… Read more
