Bristow Group sees net loss of $21.9 million for Q3news Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 17 0Bristow Group reported a GAAP net loss of $21.9 million for the quarter ending 31 December 2016. This is down from $3.2 million in December… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2017 – Day 2news Alasdair Whyte 2 Feb 17 0Welcome to the day two coverage of Helicopter Investor London 2017. We will be covering all of the action from the day with quotes, pictures… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2017 – Day 1news Alasdair Whyte 1 Feb 17 0Welcome to th first day coverage of Helicopter Investor London 2017. We will be covering all of the action from the day with quotes, pictures… Read more
Sikorsky issues ASB for mandatory S-92 checksnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Jan 17 0Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky has issued a mandatory Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) affecting all S-92 helicopters. The ASB is in response to a December 2016 incident… Read more
CHC gets $450 million to exit C11 from Bain and Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 11 Oct 16 0Bain Capital, Milestone Aviation Group and other bondholders have agreed a combined $450 million plan support agreement to help CHC leave Chapter 11. Existing creditors… Read more
Chinese consortium acquires 100 H135snews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0A Chinese consortium made up of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), Qingdao United General Aviation Industrial Development Company (Qingdao United) and CITIC Offshore Helicopter… Read more
SaxonAir orders GrandNew helicopternews Terry Spruce 31 May 16 0UK based operator SaxonAir Charter has ordered a Leonardo-Finmeccanica AW109SP Grand New directly from the manufacturer. The helicopter will be operated through SaxonAir’s rotary division SaxonAir Helicopters.… Read more
The London Heliport becomes NetJets London Heliportnews Terry Spruce 17 May 16 0NetJets Europe has announced that it has partnered with The London Heliport. The heliport will now be known as NetJets London Heliport. The Netjets and… Read more
Helicopter Investor Q+A: Nigel Watson, chief executive, Luviairinsight Alasdair Whyte 15 Apr 16 0In a new section for Helicopter Investor we quiz leading industry figures on what they enjoy about their job, their likes and pet hates, their… Read more
Australian-Turkish joint venture launches as StarFlight Australianews Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0CareFlight Group in Australia has joined forces with Kaan Air from Turkey to launch StarFlight Australia. Through manufacturer links already in place via Kaan Air,… Read more
Kawasaki delivers first two EC145s to Japanese National Policeinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered two EC145 helicopters to the National Police Agency in its native Japan. These will be the first EC145s to be… Read more
Indonesian operator orders thirty Bell 505 JetRanger Xnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0Bell has signed a letter of intent with PT Whitesky Aviation for 30 of the new not-yet-certified Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters. The aircraft will… Read more
Atlantic Airways takes delivery second new AW139insight Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 16 0Faroe Islands operator Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of the second of the pair of AgustaWestland AW139s it had ordered. The aircraft will be used… Read more
Petrofac signs contract with Bristow for North Sea flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 16 0Bristow Helicopters has signed a contract with offshore service provider Petrofac to operate in the North Sea using both Sikorsky S92 and Airbus H225 aircraft.… Read more
Turkish government puts out information request for coast guard aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Apr 16 0The Turkish government’s procurement agency has released a request for information (RFI) for options on purchasing a coast guard aircraft. The Undersecretariat for Defence Industries… Read more
Essex and Herts air ambulance buys £6 million Agusta Westland AW169news Alasdair Whyte 1 Apr 16 0The Essex and Hertfordshire air ambulance has purchased a £6 million Agusta Westland AW169. A 10-year contract to lease an MD902 Explorer has also been… Read more
Airlift Northwest to add both rotary and fixed wing to fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Mar 16 0Airlift Northwest, a Pacific Northwest air medical transport provider, has added a Pilatus PC-12 turboprop plane and a new helicopter to its Yakima base at McAllister… Read more
Las Vegas Metro Police to buy Airbus H145news Alasdair Whyte 30 Mar 16 0The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police has been given the approval to buy a new Airbus H145, with delivery targeted for March 2017. The new helicopter will… Read more
Blade partners with Uber for Coachella festival helicopter charter servicenews Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 16 0Blade the New York-based private helicopter service has partnered with transport app company Uber to provide charter flights to the Coachella music festival in California.… Read more
Finmeccanica to rebrand as Leonardonews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Helicopter systems designer Finmeccanica is to change its name to Leonardo only three months after it changed its name from AgustaWestland. Since taking the helm in May… Read more
