German State Police takes first H145 in police configurationnews Terry Spruce 20 Oct 15 0German State Police of Baden-Württemberg took delivery of the very first H145 in police configuration at Airbus Helicopters’ industrial site in Donauwörth. The aircraft is… Read more
Starspeed expands operations at Cotswold Airportnews Terry Spruce 21 Sep 15 0Starspeed is expanding its charter operations at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire. The company will base an Airbus Helicopters H135 aircraft at Kemble. The helicopter is… Read more
New H135 completes test campaign in Norwaynews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 15 0Airbus Helicopters have completed a series of tests with the new H135 rotorcraft in Norway. “Anyone can read a flight manual. We wanted to experience… Read more
Bell 505 Assembly Centre in Lafayette opensnews Terry Spruce 28 Aug 15 0Bell Helicopter has opened a new assembly centre in Lafayette. The new centre will assemble the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. ALSO READ: Bell sells… Read more
Airbus Helicopters delivers first H135 to HTMnews Terry Spruce 30 Jul 15 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H135 for offshore wind operations to Helicopter Travel Munich (HTM) in Germany. The company has contracts from ten windfarms… Read more
AW169 gains EASA certificationnews Terry Spruce 17 Jul 15 0The AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter was issued with a type certificate by EASA on 15 July 2015. ALSO READ: Starspeed signs for another AW169 Now that… Read more
Bluecopter takes to the skiesnews Terry Spruce 8 Jul 15 0Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a quieter and more fuel efficient rotorcraft, its Bluecopter demonstrator, which has leading-edge technologies ranging from an advanced Fenestron, improved rotor… Read more
Video: Bell 525 Relentless first flightnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Jul 15 0Bell Helicopter has uploaded a video to youtube showing the first flight of its 525 Relentless helicopter. ALSO SEE: Bell 525 Relentless makes first flight… Read more
Bell 525 Relentless makes first flightnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Jul 15 0Bell Helicopter has flown its new 525 Relentless for the first time. The aircraft lifted off on July 1 from the company’s Amarillo, Texas production… Read more
H160 completes first flightnews Terry Spruce 19 Jun 15 0The Airbus Helicopters H160 flew for the first time at Marseille Airport on June 13. The first flight comes less than a month since the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters demonstrates H175 to Brazilian oil and gas industrynews Terry Spruce 11 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters are demonstrating the new H175 aircraft to Brazilian oil and gas companies. The helicopter will stopover at Cabo Frio, Macaé and Rio de… Read more
Kaman restarts K-MAX productionnews Terry Spruce 9 Jun 15 0Kaman Corporation’s Aerosystems division has resumed production of K-MAX heavy-lift helicopters. The aircraft will be manufactured at Kaman’s Jacksonville, Florida and Bloomfield, Connecticut facilities. The… Read more
Airbus Helicopters Canada delivers four H130s to Niagara Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 3 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters Canada has delivered four H130 aircraft to Niagara Helicopters based in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The new helicopters will fly sightseeing tours over the… Read more
Atlas Air Service orders two Bell 505s at EBACEnews Terry Spruce 26 May 15 0Atlas Air Service has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for two Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs. Hans Doll, sales director of Atlas Air Service… Read more
Airbus Helicopters demonstrates low noise IFR operationsnews Terry Spruce 15 May 15 0Airbus Helicopters has performed low-noise IFR operations at airports with commercial traffic. As the final outcome of a seven-year project devoted to environment-friendly helicopter approach… Read more
Bell 525 Relentless gets new paint jobnews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0The Bell 525 Relentless goes off to be given a new paint job at the Amarillo assembly facility. Bell Helicopter’s newest helicopter gets a new… Read more
San Diego police gets new Bell 407GX helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 Apr 15 0San Diego County Sheriff’s department accepted delivery of a new Bell 407GX helicoper, which will be used for patrol, search and rescue and firefighting The… Read more
Airbus Helicopters half way through H145 demo tournews Terry Spruce 8 Apr 15 0Airbus Helicopters’ H145 has completed the first month of a two-month demo tour in Brazil. The helicopter has so far toured Sao Paulo, Curitiba and… Read more
Video: Bell shares 525 Relentless updatenews Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopters has released a new video showing the progress on its upcoming Bell 525 Relentless Helicopter. The three-minute video, published on YouTube, shows the… Read more
Bell Helicopter receives almost 300 orders at Heli-Exponews Terry Spruce 16 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopter received commitments from buyers at the recent Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida for nearly 300 helicopters, including the sale of 200 Bell 407GXPs, the newest… Read more
