Airbus Corporate Helicopters delivers a ACH145 with a vegan interiornews Mike Stones 16 Nov 21 0An ACH145 helicopter with “a fully vegan interior” has been delivered to a customer in Germany, Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has revealed. The model –… Read more
Is it SAF? Yes. 100%.news Alasdair Whyte 12 Nov 21 0We live in a world where helicopters can fly using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). People are now taking notice. Within the next nine years,… Read more
Airbus H225 flies with 100% SAFnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 21 0Earlier this week, an Airbus H225 in Marignane performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering one of its Safran… Read more
Blueberry Aviation announces Gianfranco Sottotetti joins commercial teamnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Nov 21 0Aircraft transactions company Blueberry Aviation has added Gianfranco Sottotetti to its commercial team. Sottotetti’s expertise includes engines, fixed-wing and rotary aircrafts, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.… Read more
‘Different deals need different capital sources’news Alasdair Whyte 8 Nov 21 02021, for many in the helicopter industry, has been a year of consolidation. As well as very good performance on the existing fleet, leasing services… Read more
Lobo Leasing now owned by CEO and COOnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 21 0Helicopter lease servicing company Lobo Leasing has completed a management buy-out. The company is now wholly owned by CEO Bill Wolf and chief operating officer… Read more
‘Back on track to sell 70 helicopters a year’news Mike Stones 1 Nov 21 0Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) is on track to sell 70 helicopters this year, back to pre-Covid levels, according to Frederic Lemos, head of ACH. In… Read more
First five-bladed H145 arrives in the Middle Eastnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Oct 21 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to Milestone Aviation and Al-Sharqiya Aviation, which will operate the helicopter in the Sultanate of Oman for… Read more
Aero Asset Q3 Heli Market Trends reports stable sales volume, shrinking supplynews Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 21 0There has been a decrease in supply of preowned twin-engine helicopters and stable retail transaction volume year-over-year, according to Aero Asset’s third quarter (Q3) 2021… Read more
BREAKING: Libra Group buys out KKR’s stake in LCI Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Oct 21 0LCI has revealed its parent company, the Libra Group, has acquired the remaining minority interest in LCI Helicopters held by global investment firm KKR. Jaspal… Read more
UK Civil Aviation Authority announces eVTOL safety consortiumnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Oct 21 0The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced a new international consortium – eVTOL Safety Leadership Group (eVSLG) – of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)… Read more
‘Electric aircraft could replace cars in the organ transportation sector’news Alasdair Whyte 4 Oct 21 0In 1987 the Metropolitan Police released dashcam footage of officers trying to get a liver from Stansted Airport to a hospital in the centre of… Read more
A HyPoint for Piasecki: World’s first hydrogen helicopterinsight Alasdair Whyte 30 Sep 21 0It is only a matter of time (and lots of money) before the conversation around alternative fuels and electric propulsion takes over every facet of… Read more
LCI has re-entered the fixed wing marketnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Sep 21 0Helicopter lessor LCI announced it has re-entered the fixed wing market with the acquisition of an Airbus A330-300 commercial aircraft. It was acquired by a… Read more
Aero Asset adds two experts to its Commercial Teaminsight Alasdair Whyte 28 Sep 21 0Aero Asset has hired Vincent Dulbecco as senior sales director and François Millian as senior director of Mission Critical Markets. Dulbecco is based in Milan,… Read more
Blade Air Mobility to acquire Trinity Air Medicalnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Sep 21 0Blade Air Mobility has entered into a $23m definitive agreement to acquire US-based organ logistics company Trinity Air Medical. It will purchase 100% of the… Read more
Helicopter Investor newsletter: ‘The industry absolutely needs consolidation’insight Alasdair Whyte 16 Sep 21 0“The industry absolutely needs consolidation,” Clark McGinn, principal, Uplifting Advice told Helicopter Investor in response to the news of CHC Group’s acquisition of Babcock’s oil and… Read more
LCI and SMFL add 12 helicopters to joint venturenews Alasdair Whyte 16 Sep 21 0LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing (SMFL) are adding 12 helicopters to their joint venture. The 12 helicopters are worth $120m and are added… Read more
First helicopter engine is powered by 100% sustainable fuelnews Mike Stones 13 Sep 21 0Safran Helicopter Engines is claiming a world first after running one of its engines on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The Makila 2 engine was… Read more
Milestone to deliver three AW139s to Thai Aviation Servicesnews Mike Stones 7 Sep 21 0Helicopter leasing and financing company Milestone Aviation Group is to deliver three AW139 helicopters for offshore oil and gas missions to Thai Aviation Services (TAS);… Read more
