ASA grants Alastair Fallon accredited senior appraiser statusnews Mike Stones 27 May 21 0The American Society of Appraisers has granted Alastair Fallon, helicopter aviation analyst with data intelligence business IBA Group, accredited senior appraiser status in materials technical… Read more
NHV Group establishes new maintenance training organisationnews Alasdair Whyte 27 May 21 0NHV Group has established a new maintenance training organisation that will provide training and certification for aircraft technicians. It will offer aircraft type-related training, initially… Read more
EBACE 2021: Airbus Corporate Helicoptersinsight Alasdair Whyte 17 May 21 0Helicopter trends on superyachts, the new ACH 160 helicopter and a partnership with Aston Martin were the highlights of the Airbus Corporate Helicopters press conference… Read more
Bell delivers 300th Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xnews Alasdair Whyte 13 May 21 0Bell has delivered its 300th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Customers of the aircraft, which was first delivered… Read more
Flexjet parent company acquires Halo Aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 5 May 21 0Fractional jet provider Flexjet has acquired UK-based helicopter operator Halo Aviation. “My vision is to strategically position each of our flight providers to become a… Read more
Bell delivers 60th Bell 505 helicopter in Europenews Alasdair Whyte 21 Apr 21 0Bell Textron announced the delivery of its 60th Bell 505 helicopter in Europe. Delivery was taken by the Montenegro Air Force. Patrick Moulay, senior vice… Read more
Bell Textron announces UAM partnership with Wheels Upnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Apr 21 0Bell Textron has announced plans – through a partnership with jet charter company Wheels Up – to develop short- and long-term solutions for vertical take-off… Read more
Weston Aviation to support NHV Group in Cork, Irelandnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 21 0FBO and hangar facility anWeston Aviation will support NHV Group at Cork Airport, in Ireland, where the operator will begin a new contract with PSE… Read more
LCI and LCM Partners launch co-investment vehiclenews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 21 0LCI has launched a new helicopter co-investment vehicle with alternative investment firm LCM Partners. “Our new partnership with LCM is the latest example of how… Read more
NHV Group announces contract with PSE Kinsale Energynews Alasdair Whyte 24 Mar 21 0NHV Group announced a new contract with PSE Kinsale Energy in support of its decommissioning operations in the Celtic Sea. The transfer flights to the… Read more
GPMS closes Series A funding led by DiamondStream Partnersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Mar 21 0AI predictive maintenance company GPMS International has announced the close of a Series A financing round led by DiamondStream Partners. It did not release the… Read more
Twin engine pre-owned helicopter sales to remain ‘bullish’: Aero Assetnews Mike Stones 16 Mar 21 0The market for twin engine, pre-owned helicopter sales is likely to remain “bullish”, Valerie Pereira, Aero Asset vice president of Market Research has told Helicopter Investor.… Read more
CHC Group to acquire Babcock’s oil and gas businessnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Mar 21 0CHC Group has entered into a conditional agreement for the acquisition of the oil and gas aviation business of Aberdeen-based Babcock International Group. Babcock transports… Read more
Milestone Aviation parent company GECAS acquired by AerCapnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Mar 21 0Milestone Aviation’s parent company, GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will be acquired by Dublin-based lessor AerCap Holdings. It will acquire 100% of the General Electric… Read more
Aero Asset predicts ‘resilient’ Q1 pre-owned twin salesinsight Mike Stones 9 Mar 21 0Sales of twin engine pre-owned helicopters will remain “resilient” in the first quarter of 2021, matching the trend witnessed in the second half of last… Read more
Billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in AS350B helicopter crashnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 21 0Olivier Dassault, French billionaire, MP and grandson of Marcel Dassault – founder of Dassault Aviation – died in a helicopter crash in Normandy, France on… Read more
Milestone Aviation leases 11 Airbus H225s to Air Centernews Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 21 0Milestone Aviation has added 11 Airbus H225 helicopters to the Air Center Helicopters, Inc (“ACHI”) fleet. The aircraft will be delivered throughout 2021 and 2022… Read more
Helicopter CEO Steffen Bay: ‘It will be a year of consolidation’insight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 21 02021 will be a year of consolidation, NHV Helicopters CEO, Steffen Bay, told Helicopter/VTOL Investor. Bay expects activity levels to pick up once the vaccine… Read more
NHV wins offshore contract with Neptune Energy Aberdeennews Mike Stones 1 Feb 21 0Helicopter operator NHV Group, based in Ostend Belgium, has won an 18-month contract with Neptune Energy Aberdeen to support its offshore Seagull Field development in… Read more
Town Hall: Milestone Aviation ‘completed 65 transactions in 2020’news Alasdair Whyte 1 Feb 21 0“We completed 65 transactions in 2020,” Sebastien Moulin, head of Europe & Americas at Milestone Aviation Group, told Helicopter Investor’s Town Hall online meeting. Most… Read more
