Airbus Helicopters delivers 1300th helicopter from the H135 family
Airbus Helicopters delivered the 1300th helicopter from the H135-family, a number underlining the multipurpose lightweight twin-engine helicopter’s worldwide success. The global fleet of this type has accumulated a total of more than 4.5 million flight hours since the...
Safran Helicopter Engines has appointed Olivier Le Merrer as Executive Vice-President, Support and & Services.
Olivier succeeds Franck Saudo who has been appointed CEO of Safran Transmissions Systems. Olivier Le Merrer (57) joined Safran Aircraft Engines in 1982, fulfilling various roles in Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing Operations, and Business Unit...
Gwinnett county police department aviation unit orders new MD 530F.
MD Helicopters, announced the purchase of a new MD 530F helicopter by the Gwinnett County Police Department Aviation Unit. Approved by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in December, the new MD 530F will replace one of the Department’s two helicopters that was...
Erickson contracted to build two additional S-64E Aircranes for the korea forest service.
Erickson Incorporated, a leading aerospace manufacturer and aerial services company, has been contracted by the Korea Forest Service to build two new Aircranes to supplement the Forest Service’s firefighting capability. These aircraft are in addition to a previously...
Leonardo: Latvia orders additional helicopters for state border guard.
Leonardo is pleased to announce that the State Border Guard of Latvia has signed a contract for two AW119Kx single engine helicopters plus option for an additional unit, customised configuration and aircrew/maintenance technician training services. The aircraft will...
Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters responsible for building the first demonstrator of a rotary-wing drone for a warship.
The DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium. The contract covers de-risking studies ahead of construction of a future tactical...
AW139 global helicopter fleet sets outstanding milestone of two million flight hours
The AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter global fleet has reached an outstanding milestone of two million flight hours, across all operational scenarios on five continents, while performing a wide range of missions with commercial, government and military...
Airbus Helicopters and UK Ministry of defence sign Follow-on support arrangement for RAF Puma Mk2
Airbus Helicopters and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a Follow-on Support Arrangement contract to provide support to the Royal Air Force Puma 2 fleet over the planned service life of the aircraft. The contract, worth an initial £100 million, is the...
Sikorsky notified that the City of San Diego intends to purchase an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter for firefighting and search and rescue
Sikorsky, received notice that the City of San Diego intends to award a contract for one S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopter in a baseline configuration. The San Diego City Council voted last Wednesday, December 13, 2017 to approve the purchase. A Firehawk helicopter...
First Tiger HAD retrofit delivered to the french army aviation
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first Tiger retrofitted into the HAD version to the French Army Aviation, after having previously completed its formal acceptance process with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA). This retrofit from the HAP to the HAD...
