
Babcock to operate the first fleet of H160s
Babcock is set to become the global launch customer for the H160 after signing a five year frame agreement for the purchase of a fleet of H160s. The fleet of H160s is destined for EMS and other critical services missions starting in Europe and to be deployed...

Vector Aerospace secures UK MoD Gazelle helicopter maintenance support contract
Vector Aerospace has been awarded a contract to provide maintenance support for the UK Army Air Corps' (AAC) Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopter fleet at its Fleetlands facility in Gosport, Hants, UK. Work under the contract is expected to commence in April 2018, and – with...

First H160 orders for the North American market
Airbus Helicopters has signed the first order for four ACH160s with an undisclosed, North American customer. The launch customer, a major US business entity with extensive experience in corporate aviation, has opted for one aircraft to be delivered in Stylence by ACH...

Safran Helicopter Engines introduces Expert link, new remote assistance service
At HAI Heli-Expo, Safran Helicopter Engines is launching Expert link, a new video assistance service, and announcing the first customers: Heli Austria, Rotortech Services Inc and Heligo. This new service allows the customer to connect, through a secure, live video...

Pegaso firms up H175 follow-on order
Mexican Oil&Gas operator Transportes Aéreos Pegaso has signed for an additional H175, bringing to four the number of orders it has placed for this super-medium. Delivered in the summer of 2016, the first aircraft has been performing crew change missions for...

Erickson completes its first transmission line project in UK
Erickson Incorporated contracted with Balfour Beatty to build a transmission line for Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSE), connecting renewable energy from the Dorenell Wind Farm to a transmission network at Blackhillock, Scotland between Aberdeen and...

Helionix fleet hits 100,000 flight-hour milestone
Airbus’ fleet of helicopters equipped with the Helionix avionics system have surpassed the symbolic milestone of 100.000 flight hours, just three years after customer operations started. Initially in service with the H145 and H175, this digital avionics suite was...

SB Havacılık (SBAIR) is the new distributor and service center of Airbus Helicopters in Turkey
Airbus Helicopters has appointed SB Havacılık A.Ş. (SBAIR) as its new distributor and Service Center in Turkey. The Istanbul based company will represent the European manufacturer in Turkey and promote its civil product line. SBAIR was established in 2017 by Mr....

Autoflug joins the Sikorsky heavy lift helicopter team for Germany’s STH program
For several months now, Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company and the German aviation company Autoflug have been in talks regarding cooperation in the planned new purchase of heavy-lift transport helicopters for German armed forces. Sikorsky and Autoflug signed a Letter...

Boston MedFlight orders three Airbus H145s to upgrade hospital consortium’s air medical transport fleet
Boston MedFlight, a nonprofit organization that provides critical care air medical transport for Boston-area and other Eastern Massachusetts hospitals, has ordered three new versatile Airbus H145 helicopters as part of a comprehensive plan to upgrade its fleet with...