Bell delivers Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to stockton police department
Bell Helicopter has announced the delivery of a law enforcement-configured Bell Jet Ranger 505 to the Stockton Police Department.“The Bell 505 has excelled in the parapublic sector since we first introduced the aircraft to the market, and customers are thrilled with...
Airbus Helicopters unveils new H145 at Heli-Expo 2019
Airbus Helicopters is unveiling a new version of its best-selling H145 light twin-engine helicopter at Heli-Expo 2019 in Atlanta. Visible on the Airbus booth at the show, this latest upgrade brings a new, innovative five-bladed rotor to the multi-mission H145,...
Sikorsky introduces S-92A+ and S-92B helicopters
Sikorsky has announced new plans for its S-92 helicopter line that will re-designate fielded helicopters as the S-92A+ after modification, and newly produced aircraft as the S-92B. The two variants will share a nearly identical configuration, with S-92B helicopters...
Airbus Helicopters unveils H160 air medical cabin concept by Metro Aviation in North America
The next-generation H160 is debuting a new air medical interior concept at this year’s Heli Expo trade show, with a cabin-mock up on the Airbus Helicopters booth completed by Metro Aviation. Metro, a longstanding partner of Airbus, developed this specific cabin...
Kopter Group and Louisiana State announce new helicopter facility
During an event taking place today at Heli-Expo, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Kopter Group’s CEO Andreas Löwenstein jointly announced that Kopter will establish a new production facility for its SH09 helicopter in Lafayette, Louisiana. Kopter will lease a...
Airbus Helicopters announces 43 orders at Heli-Expo 2019
Airbus Helicopters wraps up the 2019 edition of Heli-Expo with 43 orders from worldwide customers announced for the whole Airbus civil product range - H125, H130, H135, H145, H160, H175 and H225. Twenty-one helicopters of the 43 orders announced at the show were from...
Sikorsky Expands IFly performance calculator to S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopter operators
Sikorskyissued a beta version of its iFly Sikorsky™ performance calculator for the S-70i Black Hawk helicopter. Available from the Apple Store as an iPad tablet app, iFly Sikorsky gives S-70i administrators, pilots and mission planners a quick and easy method to...
Airbus H160 helicopter happily handles Finland’s freezing winter
Airbus Helicopters has successfully completed its certification programme of cold-weather testing of its latest H160 helicopter in northern Finland.The company deployed the first serial aircraft to Rovaniemi in Lapland in February where the test team benefited from a...
SUBARU and BELL celebrate Bell 412EPI sale for Nagano prefecture firefighting department in Japan
Bell has signed a purchase agreement with Subaru Corporation for a Bell 412EPI helicopter. The aircraft will be operated by Nagano Prefecture Firefighting Department for firefighting, disaster relief and emergency response missions in Japan.Bell has a robust...
LCI grows Australia-based helicopter fleet
Lease Corporation International (LCI), has grown its Australia-based fleet of helicopters to 14 Leonardo AW139s with the arrival of two aircraft.The two AW139s are being transitioned by LCI customer, Babcock International Group company, from Aberdeen, United Kingdom...
