Leonardo selects Aidro to supply metal 3D printed parts for its helicoptersnews Mike Stones 8 Jun 22 0HI Summary Leonardo chooses Aidro to supply 3D printed parts for its aircraft. Aidro has begun working with Leonardo to create flight-ready parts for its… Read more
Flexjet launches private helicopter divisionnews Mike Stones 6 Jun 22 0Private jet fractional fleet operator Flexjet has launched a private helicopter division featuring Sikorsky S-76s. The service, led by Eli Flint, will offer complimentary helicopter… Read more
UK protects weak O&G companies from mighty helicopter operatorsinsight Alasdair Whyte 4 Jun 22 0The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told CHC that it cannot own Babcock’s UK offshore business that it acquired last year. You can… Read more
CHC forced to sell Babcock offshorenews 3 Jun 22 0The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told CHC to sell the UK parts of the Babcock offshore business it acquired last year. The… Read more
Eve teams up with Porsche Consulting to plan eVTOL manufacturing and supply chainsnews Mike Stones 1 Jun 22 0VTOL Investor summary Eve partners with Porsche Consulting to help define an eVTOL global manufacturing, supply chain and logistics strategy. The companies plan to combine… Read more
NHV Group logs 70,000 flying hours with the H175insight Mike Stones 31 May 22 0HI Summary NHV Group’s fleet of Airbus H175 has logged more than 70,000 flying hours. Recent H175 flight hours have included ferry flights around the… Read more
HI Uplift: Enstrom to ‘hit high notes of heli production’ with Surack Enterprisesinsight Mike Stones 30 May 22 0Building any business is tough. But constructing a $1.5bn world-leading music business, starting from the back of your Volkswagen bus, reveals extraordinary grit, determination and… Read more
CHC, Milestone start 12-year fire and emergency contract in Western Australianews Alasdair Whyte 27 May 22 0CHC Helicopter has won a new 12-year contract with Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES). It will provide 24 hour emergency helicopter… Read more
SaxonAir signs AW109SP GrandNew helicopter order for Q1 2023 deliverynews Mike Stones 25 May 22 0HI Summary * SaxonAir has confirmed an order for an Agusta AW109 GrandNew helicopter to be delivered in Q1 2023. * The new helicopter, registration… Read more
Leonardo opens new Paris helicopter service centrenews Mike Stones 24 May 22 0HI Summary Leonardo opens new service centre at Paris, Le Bourget. The centre provides support for AW109, AW169 and AW139. The OEM runs more than… Read more
Surack Enterprises aims to strike the right note with Enstrom acquisitionnews Mike Stones 16 May 22 0The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has been acquired by music entrepreneur Chuck Surack, founder of the online music retailer Surack Enterprises, for an undisclosed sum. Surack… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone sees demand uncaged in 2022insight Mike Stones 10 May 22 0“The lions have been let out of the cage.” Just nine words from Pat Sheedy, president and CEO of lessor Milestone Aviation Group, capture the… Read more
LCI orders 50 Alia eVTOLs from Betanews Alasdair Whyte 27 Apr 22 0LCI has ordered 50 Alia 250s from eVTOL manufacturer Beta Technologies with an option for up to 125. The leasing company has paid a deposit.… Read more
Bell highlights sustainable rotorcraft manufacturenews Mike Stones 22 Apr 22 0Helicopter OEM Bell has underlined its commitment to sustainable rotorcraft on World Earth Day (Friday April 22nd), with a pledge to continue improving the sustainability… Read more
HI Uplift: Reviving the old, the shock of the new (eventually)insight Mike Stones 19 Apr 22 0The reviving fortunes of the commercial helicopter market, powered by renewed oil and gas demand, coupled with excitement about the deployment of drones and, eventually,… Read more
Blueberry Aviation and Dufour Aerospace sign partnershipnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 22 0Blueberry Aviation has signed a global partnership agreement with Swiss hybrid vertical aircraft manufacturer Dufour Aerospace. Dufour Aerospace is building two hybrid tilt-wing aircraft: the… Read more
Lobo Leasing orders 15 Pipistrel hybrid cargo VTOLsnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 22 0Lobo Leasing has signed a letter of intent with deposits for the acquisition of 15 Nuuva V300 autonomous cargo hybrid VTOL aircraft from Pipistrel. Pipistrel’s… Read more
Investec financing three helicopters for LCInews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 22 0Investec is providing finance for two AW189 and one AW139 for Lease Corporation International. “These transactions mark a continuation of Investec’s expansion into strategic helicopter… Read more
LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance acquire five next gen helicoptersnews Mike Stones 5 Apr 22 0Aviation leasing company LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company (SMFL) have acquired a further five next generation helicopters. This brings their joint venture… Read more
Volare Aviation opens heli facility at London Oxford Airportnews Mike Stones 4 Apr 22 0Helicopter sales, management, engineering and charter company Volare Aviation has opened a maintenance, management and refurbishment facility in at its London Oxford Airport base. The… Read more
