Starspeed, owned by Luxaviation, celebrates 40 years
Luxaviation Helicopters, subsidiary of Luxaviation Group, celebrated the forty years of existence of Starspeed Ltd., a helicopter management company specialized in chartering and training. According to the group, the acquisition of the operating company in September...
Safran tests first electric hybrid propulsion system
Safran is taking an important step in electric hybrid propulsion, with the first ground test of a distributed propulsion system. The test took place in a test area of Safran Helicopter Engines, near the Pau-Pyrénées airport in France. In a hybrid electric...
AW169 strengthens in UK EMS market
Leonardo announced that Magpas Air Ambulance had selected the AW169 for its medical evacuation missions during the Farnborough show. Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) will customize the aircraft with a fully medical interior and operate the helicopter on behalf of...
T625 helicopter makes its first flight
The Turkish Aerospace Industries T625 multi-purpose helicopter successfully completed its first flight on September 6, 2018, at its facility in Ankara, Turkey. The first prototype of the 6-tonne T625 helicopter, which flew for 20 minutes, performed as expected,...
The “leasing” system envisaged in Russia for the renewal of its regional fleet
Rostec suggested implementing the government's idea of replacing helicopters over 25 years old in Russia on the basis of a rental program. These measures can be supported by the state program facilitating the purchase of new machinery for air carriers. The...
Royal Thai Air Force expands fleet with additional H225M order
Airbus Helicopters has obtained from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), as part of its fleet reinforcement program, an additional order for four H225M multipurpose helicopters (previously EC725). This order will bring the RTAF H225M fleet to 12 units by 2021. Specially...
Enstrom announces the sale of a 480B
Present at the Aerospace and Defense show in Johannesburg with two 480Bs in spraying and military camouflage configuration and a 280FX, the manufacturer Enstrom Helicopter announced the sale of an aircraft. The helicopterist indeed welcomed an order placed by their...
Milestone Aviation and Airbus to Supply Five H145 Helicopters to Aramco
Milestone Aviation Group, a helicopter leasing company, and Airbus Helicopters announced in early September that they will supply five H145s to Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, an oil and chemical company. All five aircraft are from Milestone's...
Pratt & Whitney expands their maintenance network in Brazil for helicopter customers
Pratt & Whitney Canada announced at LABACE that it has named Helipark Manutenção Aeronáutica Ltda as its third designated maintenance center in Brazil. Based in Carapicuíba, São Paulo, this new center will maintain the PT6B-37A, PW206C, PW207D, PW207D1, PW207D2...
U.S. Army awards Boeing $160 Million to continue Chinook rotor blade support
Boeing will continue its support for the U.S. Army's inventory of H-47 Chinook rotor blades with a new $160 million contract award. The five-year performance-based logistics agreement extends work that began in 2012 and calls for the continued management of stock...
