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
Kopter SH09 is perfectly suited for medical missionsnews Terry Spruce 4 Nov 20 03 November 2020- Kopter participated in the digital edition of the AMTC 2020 (Air Medical Transport Conference) together with its parent company Leonardo, showcasing how… Read more
SH09 third prototype achieved several “firsts”news Terry Spruce 26 Oct 20 022 October 2020 – Flight test activities have fully resumed at Mollis, Switzerland, having reassembled the third SH09 prototype (P3) after its return from Pozzallo.… Read more
Leasing market: Find out what’s in store at Helicopter Investor’s conferencenews Alasdair Whyte 18 Feb 20 0The future of helicopter leasing will take centre stage at Helicopter Investor’s London 2020 conference next Tuesday (February 25th) and Wednesday (February 26th) at the… Read more
Kopter announces a first firm order with SAS from Malaysianews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 18 0Amsterdam, 16 October 2018 – At Helitech 2018, Systematic Aviation Services (SAS) from Malaysia has signed a firm order with Kopter for one SH09 helicopter… Read more
Erickson completes its first transmission line project in UKnews Terry Spruce 6 Mar 18 0PORTLAND, Ore. — Erickson Incorporated, a leading aerospace manufacturer and aerial services company, contracted with Balfour Beatty to build a transmission line for Scottish and… Read more
MD Helicopters delivers new MD 600N with all glass cockpitnews Terry Spruce 6 Dec 17 0MD Helicopters has delivered a new MD 600N to its Subang, Malaysia-based sales agent, Sapura Aero. The new helicopter is configured with the company’s upgraded… Read more
CoxHealth gets new MD 902 Explorernews Terry Spruce 23 Nov 17 0MD Helicopter has delivered a newly converted MD 902 Explorer to Springfield, Missouri-based CoxHealth. Previously operated by the Dutch Police and the United States Coast… Read more
Caverton Helicopters to purchase eight Bell 407GXPsnews Terry Spruce 24 Aug 17 0Caverton Helicopters, a subsidiary of Caverton Offshore Support Group, has ordered eight Bell 407GXPs. The Group operates in the marine and aviation logistics sectors for… Read more
Erickson fights fires all over the world using the S-64 Aircranenews Terry Spruce 21 Aug 17 0Erickson, a firefighting company with more than 30 years experience, is fighting fires all around the world. It owns the largest S-64 Aircrane fleet. The Aircrane… Read more
Bell and TRU open first International Training Academynews Terry Spruce 20 Feb 17 0Bell Helicopter and TRU Simulation have opened the first international training centre in Valencia, Spain. TRU Simulation was formed just over two and half years… Read more
Bell 412EPI tours Nepalnews Terry Spruce 20 Jun 16 0The Bell 412EPI demonstrated landing and take offs from 15,200 ft., ground effect hover at nearly 18,000 ft. density altitude and then flew up to… Read more
Bell Helicopter delivers Bell 429s to the Swedish National Policenews Terry Spruce 31 May 16 0The Swedish National Police’s seven Bell 429 helicopters are now all in active service. The fleet is being used for law enforcement and search and… Read more
Starspeed sees changes in 40 years of operationsnews Terry Spruce 12 May 16 0This year has seen Starspeed operate in its 60th country: Something that 40 years ago would have seemed impossible. When Starspeed started in the VIP… Read more
AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker takes its first flightnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0The AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker has flown for the first time. The aircraft is the skid version of the AW109 light twin. The flight was from… Read more
Marenco flies second SH09 prototypenews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0The second Marenco SH09 second prototype – known as P2 – has flown for the first time. The helicopter took off from Mollis Airport. Chief… Read more
Second H160 prototype fliesnews Terry Spruce 27 Jan 16 0The second Airbus Helicopters H160 prototype has begun test flying at Marignane and has joined the first H160 in the program. The second H160 performed… Read more
Sky Aviation is first civilian operator of the CH-46E Sea Knightnews Terry Spruce 14 Jan 16 0Sky Aviation has become the first civilian owner and operator of a Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight. The company specialises in firefighting, aerial survey, search… Read more
Erickson certified as Bell Helicopter maintenance centernews Terry Spruce 7 Dec 15 0Erickson Incorporated has become a Bell Helicopter certified maintenance center (CMC). Erickson can now perform aircraft refurbishment and MRO on the Bell 214B and the… Read more
Lockheed Martin completes Sikorsky acquisitionnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Lockheed Martin has closed its acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky Aircraft is aligned under the Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training (MST) business segment, and… Read more