Maverick Helicopters and Las Vegas Motor Speedway re-sign contractnews Terry Spruce 11 Mar 15 0Maverick Helicopters in Las Vegas has re-signed a contract with the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to be the exclusive helicopter operator for events at the… Read more
Airbus Helicopters starts ‘H Generation’ at Heli-Exponews Terry Spruce 9 Mar 15 0Airbus Helicopters unveiled its brand new ‘H Generation’ series of helicopters starting with the H160 at Heli-Expo in Orlando last week, having rebranded its entire… Read more
Airbus Helicopters signs two EC130 T2 contracts in Indianews Terry Spruce 20 Feb 15 0Airbus Helicopters has signed two contracts for the EC130 T2 aircraft at Aero India 2015. These contracts launch the EC130 T2 in the Indian market.… Read more
Airbus Helicopters selects the Turbomeca ARRANO for X4news Terry Spruce 19 Feb 15 0Airbus Helicopters launched the X4 initial design concept around two turboshaft engines options: Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW210E and Turbomeca’s ARRANO. Although Airbus Helicopters and… Read more
PDG Helicopters management completes MBOnews Terry Spruce 17 Feb 15 0The management team at PDG Helicopters has completed a £20 million+ management buy-out (MBO) of the company. The MBO was backed by LDC, as PDG… Read more
Starspeed signs another AW169 helicopter contractnews Terry Spruce 16 Feb 15 0Starspeed will become one of the first helicopter management companies in Europe to operate an AW169 helicopter after placing another order with AgustaWestland. This is the… Read more
Maverick celebrates 10 years at Grand Canyon South Rimnews Terry Spruce 6 Feb 15 0Maverick Helicopters are celebrating 10 years of flying from its Grand Canyon South Rim location, next to the Grand Canyon National Park. In the last… Read more
Airbus Helicopters: one year onnews Terry Spruce 30 Jan 15 0Guillaume Faury, president of Airbus Helicopters, gave a glowing assessment of the company at a press conference held a year after the company changed its… Read more
Bristow rescues five from Irish fishing boatnews Terry Spruce 26 Jan 15 0A search team operated by Bristow Helicopters successfully rescued five fishermen from the Iuda Naofa, an Irish fishing vessel, which started to sink around 48… Read more
Airbus Helicopters gives hint on X4 launchnews Terry Spruce 21 Jan 15 0Airbus Helicopters have given a hint on the launch of their new helicopter called the X4. The new helicopter is believed to be a replacement… Read more
Maverick Helicopters gets ready for NASCARnews Terry Spruce 14 Jan 15 0Maverick Helicopters is offering race enthusiasts, drivers and race teams helicopter transfers from the airport to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the NASCAR weekend… Read more
AgustaWestland starts AW169 production linenews Terry Spruce 13 Jan 15 0The first model of the AgustaWestland’s new generation AW169 helicopter has progressed onto the final assembly production line in Vergiate, Italy, entering full scale production.… Read more
Eagle 407HP helicopter receives Transport Canada certificatenews Terry Spruce 7 Jan 15 0Eagle Copters has received certification for its Eagle 407HP helicopter to be operated in Canada. Transport Canada has issued a supplemental type certificate to Eagle… Read more
EASA certifies SAR version of AW189news Terry Spruce 6 Jan 15 0AgustaWestland has achieved EASA certification for the Search and Rescue variant of the AW189. This certificate paves the way for the delivery of aircraft for… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers EC135 to State Policenews Terry Spruce 31 Dec 14 0Metro Aviation has delivered the fourth EC135 to the Massachusetts State Police. ALSO READ: Metro Aviation completes milestone EC135 Lt. Robert Smith, Unit Commander, says:… Read more
Vietnam Helicopter orders two AW189snews Terry Spruce 16 Dec 14 0Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH) has ordered two AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters for offshore operations. ALSO READ: AW189 completes North Sea demo tour AgustaWestland and Vietnam Helicopter… Read more
Bell appoints David Bond as regional sales manager in Northern Europenews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Bell Helicopter has appointed David Bond as the new regional sales manager for Northern Europe. Bond will be responsible for overseeing sales activity in the… Read more
Aiut Alpin Dolomites takes first enhanced EC135 T3news Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first enhanced EC135 T3/P3 helicopter to Aiut Alpin Dolomites, a Northern Italy alpine rescue service. The rescue service will benefit… Read more
Airbus Helicopters makes EC175 first delivery to NHVnews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0NHV are the first entry into service customer and has taken delivery of the first two EC175 helicopters. A double-handover ceremony marked Airbus Helicopters’ first… Read more
AW189 enters service with Gulf Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Gulf Helicopters of Qatar celebrated the entry into service of its first batch of AW189 helicopters during an official ceremony held on November 23 in… Read more
