CHC acquires Babcock’s $10m oil and gas businessnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Sep 21 0CHC Group has completed its acquisition of Babcock International’s $10m oil and gas business. Through the deal, CHC will increase its crew transportation capacity and… Read more
LCI’s Praveen Vetrivel named in Airline Economics’ awardsnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Sep 21 0Praveen Vetrivel, chief financial officer (CFO) at helicopter leasing company LCI has been named in Airline Economics’ 40 under 40 awards. The 40 under 40… Read more
Bristow and Electra to bring mid-mile logistics for retail distributionnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Aug 21 0Bristow Group has made its first move towards advanced air mobility, when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short… Read more
Savback Helicopters appoints Davide Schillaci as customer relationship managernews Alasdair Whyte 31 Aug 21 0Davide Schillaci has been appointed customer relationship manager for Savback Helicopters. Italy-based Schillaci has a long career within the internationalisation sector. For the past 18… Read more
HyPoint strikes $6.5m deal for world’s first manned hydrogen helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 21 0Fuel cell developer HyPoint announced a $6.5m deal with unmanned systems and rotorcraft manufacturer Piasecki Aircraft to work on its eVTOL PA-890 helicopter. The $6.5m… Read more
Bristow signs MOU to purchase 50 eSTOLs from Electra.aeronews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 21 0Bristow Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short take-off and landing) aircraft from developer Electra.aero. The company said… Read more
Blade to allow only double-jabbed passengers from September 7thnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Aug 21 0Blade Urban Air Mobility will accept only fully vaccinated passengers from September 7th. CEO Rob Wiesenthal said they would need to present a self-certification and… Read more
AYR marks 20th anniversary with new humanitarian plannews Alasdair Whyte 18 Aug 21 0AYR Logistics is making a donation-in-kind to UK charity, HumanitAid for its 20th anniversary. The donation will be made in the form of logistics management… Read more
Newsletter: SAR takes off with Covid rule relaxationsinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 21 0Depending on where you are reading this, there might be reasons to revel in the easing of restrictions. Maybe you are on a summer holiday… Read more
London Biggin Hill Airport’s Heli Shuttle service prepares for lift-offnews Mike Stones 9 Aug 21 0London Biggin Hill Airport is preparing for a big increase in demand for its Heli Shuttle service between the airport and London over the coming… Read more
Milestone supplies two Airbus H145 helicopters to Quark Expeditionsnews Mike Stones 3 Aug 21 0Two Airbus H145 helicopters from Milestone Aviation Group Limited are being supplied to Quark Expeditions for its polar expeditions. Both helicopters will be stationed on… Read more
LCI Aviation raised more than $1bn since 2019news Alasdair Whyte 2 Aug 21 0Helicopter lessor LCI Aviation has raised more than $1bn of helicopter capital since 2019, according to the company. The figure relates to financings and refinancings… Read more
Aero Asset makes two key US appointmentsnews Mike Stones 28 Jul 21 0Helicopter trading firm Aero Asset has made two key appointments, with both roles to be based in the US. Jim Morford has been appointed director… Read more
Town Hall: Three key markets drive growth, says Airbusinsight Mike Stones 28 Jul 21 0Three key markets are driving sustained growth in Airbus Helicopters’ order book, while two operators report a return to near pre-Covid levels of business, according… Read more
Bell restarts manufacturing UH-1Y Venom for first international operatornews Alasdair Whyte 21 Jul 21 0Bell Textron has restarted UH-1Y Venom helicopter production for its first international operator. Crestview Aerospace has completed manufacturing the first of eight cabins at the Crestview… Read more
Milestone announces Purchase Leaseback with NHV for a AW169 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jul 21 0Milestone Aviation has signed a Purchase/Leaseback (PLB) arrangement for a AW169 helicopter with Belgian-based operator NHV Group. The AW169 helicopter delivered earlier this month will… Read more
David Crick first international ASA International presidentnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jul 21 0Aircraft and helicopter appraiser David Crick, founder of DavAir Group, has been appointed international president of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). It is the… Read more
Aero Asset bullish for ‘Q3 and Q4 light and medium twin-engine sales’news Alasdair Whyte 14 Jul 21 0Aero Asset recently published its second quarter Heli Market Trends report, showing 15% stronger pre-owned twin engine helicopter sales volume in the first half of 2021. Deals… Read more
Pre-owned twin engine sales up 15%: Aero Asset market reportnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Jul 21 0Aero Asset’s second quarter Heli Market Trends report shows 15% stronger pre-owned twin engine helicopter sales volume in the first half of 2021. Available inventory… Read more
Bell delivers first Bell 505 helicopter to Ethiopianews Mike Stones 13 Jul 21 0Bell Textron has made the first delivery of its Bell 505 helicopter to a corporate customer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The delivery to WA… Read more
