HI Uplift: Will eVTOLs soar above helicopters?insight Mike Stones 4 Apr 22 0March was a great month for eVTOLs. Only last week, electric aircraft pioneer Vertical Aerospace claimed the world’s largest pre-order book by value in the… Read more
Pre-owned heli sales soar, but what about the Ukraine effect?insight Mike Stones 28 Mar 22 0 Sales of pre-owned single- and multi-engine turbine helicopters soared last year, according to the latest report from industry analyst AMSTAT. But it’s too early… Read more
US sanctions Russian Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 22 0This story first appeared on SemaphoreIntel.com – the specialist sanctions and screening product for aviation. The US has issued sanctions against Russian Helicopters. The company… Read more
Uganda’s Bar Aviation buys medivac Bell 412Epinews Mike Stones 23 Mar 22 0Uganda helicopter and fixed-wing operator Bar Aviation is to buy a Bell 412EPi to support round-the-clock medical evacuation missions and the new development of oil… Read more
WINGX and Parapex Media launch data joint venturenews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 22 0WINGX and Parapex Media have launched a helicopter market intelligence joint venture. The two companies want to provide insights to operators, brokers, service providers and investors.… Read more
Bestfly buys First Bell 505 in West Africanews Alasdair Whyte 16 Mar 22 0Angolan operator Bestfly has agreed to buy a new Bell 505. It will be the first of the model in West Africa. Bell will deliver… Read more
MidTex Aviation plans to relaunch Enstromnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0MidTex Aviation has agreed to buy the assets of The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation and plans to reopen its factory. The purchase has been approved by… Read more
Ultimate HELI supports discovery of The Endurancenews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Ultimate HELI, the South African operator, was a key part of the team that found The Endurance, the lost vessel of Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.… Read more
Aero Asset: Heli deals up 25%, inventory fallsnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Aero Asset says that the helicopter market is seeing a 25% increase in retail sale volume year over year. The helicopter sales and acquisitions specialist is… Read more
LCI takes 100th engine from Pratt & Whitney Canadanews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0LCI has taken delivery of its 100th helicopter engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada. “Today’s announcement reflects LCI’s commitment to maintaining a young, modern and diverse… Read more
Milestone delivers H145 to Ecocopter Ecuadornews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Milestone has delivered an Airbus H145 helicopter to Ecocopter Ecuador. Ecocopter now has three H145s but this is the first H145 to be based in… Read more
The Helicopter Company and Rotortrade announce partnershipnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter Company (THC) and dealer Rotortrade have announced a strategic partnership. THC is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), “An… Read more
TransDigm Group acquires Dart Aerospace after Paravion dealnews Mike Stones 15 Mar 22 0Engineered aircraft components specialist TransDigm Group is to acquire Dart Aerospace for about $360m in cash. The purchase follows Dart’s acquisition earlier this month of… Read more
Aero Asset Acquisitions launched for ‘seamless global helicopter trade’news Mike Stones 1 Mar 22 0Helicopter sales and acquisitions specialist Aero Asset has launched Aero Asset Acquisitions to facilitate “seamless global helicopter transactions”, financed by the Indiana-based 1st Source Bank.… Read more
HI Uplift: Bell 505 beats 100,000 flight hoursinsight Mike Stones 28 Feb 22 0Notching up more than 100,000 activities in any pursuit is an impressive achievement. In some cases, it is vital for life. For example, this fist-sized… Read more
PHI wins Woodside S92 contractnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Feb 22 0Woodside, Australia’s largest natural gas producer, has awarded PHI International a three Sikorsky S92 contract. The contract starts in 2023 and will run for between… Read more
Omni Helicopters signs 11 helicopter sale and leaseback with Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 23 Feb 22 0Omni Helicopters International has agreed sale and leasebacks on 11 helicopters with Milestone Aviation. The leases cover a mixture of new Leonardo AW139s and existing… Read more
Brazil’s eVTOL opportunities grow ever brighternews Mike Stones 21 Feb 22 0Brazil boasts not only the biggest population in South America, at 212.6m, but also one of the world’s best opportunities to commercialise eVTOLs and urban… Read more
Milestone delivers final AW139 in 26-helicopter Aramco dealnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 22 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered the last AW139 in its 21-helicopter leasing deal with Saudi Arabia’s Aramco Overseas. Aramco signed the lease deal in 2018… Read more
HI Uplift: After Bristow withdraws from Australia, what next?insight Mike Stones 8 Feb 22 0Fewer than 40 words from Bristow Group helped draw a close to the company’s 50-plus years of operations in Australia. In a statement to Helicopter Investor… Read more
