Marenco Swisshelicopter becomes Kopter
During a ceremony on the 1st February, Marenco Swisshelicopter (MSH) rebranded its name into Kopter. This change of identity along with a new logo, is according to the company’s CEO, Andreas Lowenstein, "an important marker for the transition from an engineering...
EASA issues single production organisation approval to Airbus Helicopters
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus Helicopters have just implemented a new single Production Organisation Approval (POA). This replaces previous national approvals from France, Germany and Spain by a single, integrated framework allowing for...
New finance leadership joins Erickson Incorporated CFO Stephen Wideman and controller Micheal Hausinger
Erickson Incorporated has strengthened its leadership team under CEO and Director Douglas Kitani with the hiring of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Stephen Wideman and Corporate Controller Micheal Hausinger. Doug Kitani said, “We are excited to have this...
H145M successfully launched 70mm laser guided rockets during its firing campaign in Sweden.
The successful capability enhancement for the H145M continues. In the first weeks of December 2017, Airbus Helicopters demonstrated the ability to fire laser guided rockets (FZ275 LGR from Thales) with its new H145M platform at the Älvdalen test range of the Swedish...
The joint venture SENER-Babcock obtains a new technical certification from INTA for the AB-212 helicopter modernization program
The joint venture formed by the engineering and technology group SENER and Babcock Spain has received the technical certificate no. 003/16 from INTA (the Spanish National Institute of Aerospace Technology) in its review 01, as part of the AB-212 helicopter program to...
Russian Helicopters to present its products at Singapore Airshow
As part of the international aerospace event Singapore Airshow 2018 which is to take place in Singapore from February 6 through February 11, Russian Helicopters is to present the latest civilian and military helicopters and conduct negotiations with potential...
Russian Helicopters to export 7 Ка-32А11BCs in 2018
At the end of last December Russian Helicopters has delivered two Ка-32А11ВС helicopters to Fire Department of the Department of Public Safety, Qingdao, China, and two more machines will be handed over to United Helicopters, China, this year. These days the first...
Falcon Aviation and Leonardo Helicopters partner for new helicopter offshore and onshore contract for Kuwait Oil Company
Falcon Aviation, one of the UAE’s leading aviation companies specialising in business aviation services, charter and aircraft management, confirmed today (17th January 2018) at the Kuwait Aviation Show that three new Leonardo AW169 helicopters (signed for at the...
MSH to present its second prototype at Heli-Expo 2018 in Las Vegas
MSH wil present the second prototype (P2) of its SH09 single-turbine helicopter on the occasion of the 2018 Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, to be held from 27th February to 1st March. P2 has demonstrated excellent flying...
Stronger and leaner Airbus Helicopters displays solid commercial performance in 2017
Airbus Helicopters delivered 409 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 350 helicopters (net: 335) in 2017, with a strong commercial performance on the heavy and super-medium segments. The company booked 54 orders for helicopters of the Super Puma family and 19 orders...
