Air Methods adds Voce Capital Management director to boardnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Air Methods, the largest air medical operator in the US has added Joseph Whitters as a director representing activist investor Voce Capital Management. The investor,… Read more
Pawan Hans signs deal with HAL for helicopter maintenance centrenews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Indian state aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and operator Pawan Hans have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture to… Read more
Helicopter Investor Dubai 2016 – Livenews Alasdair Whyte 21 Mar 16 0Good morning everybody, we’re back with the our second conference of the year. This time around we’re in sunny Dubai. It’s our first time running… Read more
FlightSafety S-76 simulator in Singapore now Level-D qualfiednews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 16 0FlightSafety has announced that its Sikorsky S-76C+ and S-76C++ simulator in Singapore has been qualified to Level D by the FAA the highest level of… Read more
Bell completes delivery of fifteen 429s to Canadian Coast Guardnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 16 0Bell Helicopter has manufactured and delivered 15 Bell 429s to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) following the awarding of a contract in May 2014. The final… Read more
Japan Coast Guard orders H225 for fleet renewalnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 16 0The Japan Coast Guard has ordered an additional H225 helicopter, the delivery of which will take their fleet to six, although it is not expected… Read more
Bristow invests in Sky-Futures drone companynews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 16 0Bristow has invested $4.2 million in Sky-Futures, a company that specialises in oil and gas drone inspections and data. The two companies both service off-shore… Read more
Bristow results for quarter to December 2015 make mixed readingnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 16 0Bristow Group has revealed its results for the quarter to 31st December 2015, and with low oil prices, they make unhappy reading. They will not… Read more
Helicopter Investor London – Day 2news Alasdair Whyte 4 Feb 16 0Welcome to the second day of Helicopter Investor London 2016. We’re coming to you live from the Royal Garden Hotel in swanky Kensington. If you… Read more
Helicopter Investor London – Day 1news Alasdair Whyte 3 Feb 16 0Welcome to the first day of Helicopter Investor London 2016. We’re coming to you live from the Royal Garden Hotel in swanky Kensington. If you… Read more
Second H160 prototype fliesnews Terry Spruce 27 Jan 16 0The second Airbus Helicopters H160 prototype has begun test flying at Marignane and has joined the first H160 in the program. The second H160 performed… Read more
AgustaWestland becomes part of Finmeccanica-Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 31 Dec 15 0Finmeccanica, the leading Italian Industrial group operating in the high-technology marketplace will become a single entity from January 2016. This “One Company” concept was launched… Read more
Lectern Aviation Supplies of China orders two K-Max helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 26 Nov 15 0Lectern Aviation Supplies of China has ordered two manned K-Max helicopters. Both helicopters are slated for delivery in 2017. The helicopters will begin operations fighting… Read more
Lockheed Martin receives final approval to acquire Sikorskynews Terry Spruce 6 Nov 15 0Lockheed Martin has received the final regulatory approval needed to acquire Sikorsky Aircraft from United Technologies. The completion of the regulatory review by the Ministry… Read more
First Airbus Helicopter final assembly line in Chinanews Terry Spruce 2 Nov 15 0The first Airbus Helicopter final assembly line in China will be set up in cooperation with Sino-German Ecopark. A Letter of Intent (LOI) for the… Read more
Mitch Snyder gets top job at Bell Helicopternews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 15 0Textron Inc has named Mitch Snyder president & CEO of Bell Helicopter, succeeding John Garrison, who is joining Terex Corporation as its new president &… Read more
LCI signs agreement with CMIFLnews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 15 0LCI has signed a cooperation agreement with CM International Financial Leasing Corp., Ltd (CMIFL). CMIFL, which launched leasing activities in June 2015, and has placed… Read more
Waypoint Leasing acquires 20 H135 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Oct 15 0Waypoint Leasing has become the first lessor to acquire the Airbus Helicopters H135s, with an order for 20 helicopters at Helitech 2015. The 20 aircraft… Read more
Voce Capital Management writes to Air Methods: “Great business, crummy stock”news Alasdair Whyte 17 Sep 15 0Voce Capital Management, an activist investor, has written to the board of Air Methods arguing that the company should be taken private. Written by Daniel… Read more
Waypoint closes $200 million in capital market financingnews Terry Spruce 8 Sep 15 0Waypoint Leasing has closed on the private placement of $200 million of senior secured notes. This is Waypoint’s inaugural capital markets financing. The senior secured… Read more
