London Air Ambulance Orders Airbus H135s
London Air Ambulance Charity has ordered new Airbus H135s as part of its fleet renewal program.July 20, 2022, 10:27 AMLondon’s Air Ambulance Charity (LAAC)—the helicopter emergency medical service for...
View ArticleLeonardo Prepares for AW149 Production
Leonardo will install production infrastructure at Yeovil in advance of the UK NMH selection due in answer to the program’s aggressive timeline.July 18, 2022, 8:44 AMIn the last quarter of this year...
View ArticleBristow Wins Gen 2 UK SAR Contract
Bristow will add bases, helicopters in new UK SAR contract. July 21, 2022, 12:19 PMBristow Helicopters has been awarded a $1.9 billion, 10-year contract for the Second-Generation Search and Rescue...
View ArticleMilestone Delivers AW169 Air Ambulance To UK's Sloane
Sloane will operate a pair of Leonardo AW169 helicopters for Children's Air Ambulance UKJuly 21, 2022, 1:41 PMMilestone Aviation has delivered a second Leonardo AW169 to UK-based Sloane Helicopters....
View ArticleLeonardo Logs More Helicopter Sales in China
Leonardo has inked sales contracts with Xiangjiang General Aviation Development Company and CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company for deliveries into China.July 25, 2022, 10:39 AMLeonardo has inked sales...
View ArticleSaudis Plan Nationwide Air Ambulance Service
Saudi Red Crescent and The Helicopter Company team on national air ambulance serviceJuly 25, 2022, 11:56 AMThe Saudi Red Crescent Authority and The Helicopter Company, fully owned by the Saudi Public...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters Teams With VRM for H145 Simulator
Airbus and VRM Switzerland are co-developing a virtual reality training device for the twin-engine H145 helicopter.July 26, 2022, 10:32 AMAirbus Helicopters and VRM Switzerland are co-developing a...
View ArticleSikorsky S-92 Fleet Marks Two Million Flight Hours
Sikorsky has delivered more than 300 S-92 helicopters since 2004.July 27, 2022, 8:30 AMThe Sikorsky S-92 fleet has surpassed two million flight hours, a milestone that comes just six years after the...
View ArticleLCI Orders More Airbus H175 Super-medium Twins
LCI has placed an order for two additional Airbus H175s with an option for four more in a deal valued at up to $125 million.July 27, 2022, 8:46 AMLibra Group unit LCI has ordered two Airbus Helicopters...
View ArticleNYPD Adding Two New Bell 412EPX Helicopters
The New York City police have ordered two new Bell 412EPX helicopters for search and rescue. July 27, 2022, 1:38 PMBell has received a signed purchase agreement to deliver two new Subaru Bell 412EPX...
View ArticleBell Sells Two 505s To Florida Fish and Wildlife
Bell Helicopter has agreed to sell two 505 light singles to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.July 28, 2022, 2:37 PMBell Helicopter has entered into an agreement to deliver two of...
View ArticleMetro's PAC installs Garmin G1000 NXi in Bell 407
PAC International recently upgraded a Michigan police Bell 407 with an Aeronautical Accessories/Garmin G1000 NXi retrofit kit.July 29, 2022, 11:16 AMMetro Aviation unit PAC International recently...
View ArticleSupply Chain Issues Lead To Drop in Bell Deliveries
Bell commercial helicopter deliveries dipped by nearly 28 percent as supply chain issues pushed several shipments out of the second quarter, Donnelly said.July 29, 2022, 11:18 AMBell commercial...
View ArticleFlorida Sheriff Orders Two Bell 407GXi Helicopters
New Bell 407 orders will expand the Volusia County Sheriff's helicopter fleet to five. July 29, 2022, 11:38 AMThe Volusia County (Florida) Sheriff’s aviation unit, Air One, has signed a purchase...
View ArticleMetro Delivers Airbus EC145e Air Ambulance to Life Force
Metro Aviation kitted Airbus EC145e air ambulance will join Life Force Air Medical's fleet located in Cleveland, Tennessee.July 29, 2022, 12:06 PMMetro Aviation is delivering an Airbus EC145e light...
View ArticleSikorsky Stresses Flexibility of Raider X Rotorcraft
Sikorsky's competitive prototype for the Army's FARA program is 90 percent complete. August 1, 2022, 8:23 AMThe assembly of Sikorsky’s Raider X competitive prototype for the Army’s Future Attack...
View ArticleBell Delivers 400th Model 505
With deliveries of the first Bell 505 beginning in 2017, the company has announced the milestone 400th delivery of the model to a customer in the UK.August 4, 2022, 10:39 AMBell announced the milestone...
View ArticleXTI Pushes Back TriFan 600 Service Entry
Colorado-based XTI has slipped the entry-into-service schedule for its under development TriFan600 into 2027.August 4, 2022, 10:50 AMXTI’s in-development TriFan 600 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)...
View ArticleChina Certifies AC352 Super-Medium Twin Helo
The AC352—the Chinese-manufactured variant of the Airbus Helicopters H175—has been awarded airworthiness certification from the CAAC.August 4, 2022, 11:18 AMAvicopter’s AC352 super-medium, twin-engine...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters Delivers First VIP-outfitted H160
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first ACH160—the VIP-outfitted version of the H160—to a customer in Brazil.August 9, 2022, 12:31 PMAirbus Helicopters has handed over the first ACH160—to a...
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