V-22 Osprey fleet tops 400,000 flight hours
Bell Helicopter, has announced that the Bell Boeing V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft, including both CV-22 and MV-22 variants, has surpassed the 400,000-flight hour milestone. The V-22 Osprey has been continuously deployed since entering service in 2007 with the...
Falcon Aviation expands its commitment to the H160
Falcon Aviation and Airbus Helicopters have signed a new MoU at the Dubai airshow expanding their commitment to the H160 adding three additional helicopters to the original Letter Of Intent (LOI) signed in May 2016. "We took the decision to increase our request...
Leonardo starts delivery of 16 AW101 Norwegian all-weather SAR helicopters
Leonardo is pleased to announce that the first of 16 AW101 all-weather search and rescue helicopters has been delivered to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice & Public Security. The aircraft departed Leonardo’s Yeovil facility on November 17th for Sola Air Base in...
European Aviation safety Agency (EASA) grants Bell 505 Jet Ranger X certification
Bell Helicopter, announced during the Dubai Airshow the certification of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “This is a significant milestone for the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X and I know our customers in Europe are thrilled to hear the...
Leonardo: AW139s to support Queensland Government’s helicopter fleet modernization programme
Leonardo has announced that the Government of Queensland in Australia has placed an order for two additional AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircrafts are expected to enter into service by December 2018 performing emergency medical...
Sikorsky conducts Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) training systems critical design review
Lockheed Martin has announced the successful conduct of the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Program Training Systems Critical Design Review (CDR). This event prepares the CRH program to proceed to assembly, test, and evaluation of the HH-60W helicopter's training...
The NH90 joins the digital marketplace, part by part
Earlier this year, Swedish and Finnish customers of the NH90 began ordering used and new spare parts from Airbus’ MyNH90 internet portal, a move that represented another sign of the manufacturer’s digital push. Some 330 NH90 helicopters – Airbus’ and NHIndustries’...
Russian Helicopters participated in the ‘Trade and industrial dialogue: Russia and Mexico forum
Russian Helicopters holding company (member of Rostec corporation) participated in the forum ‘Trade and Industrial Dialogue: Russia and Mexico’. Andrey Boginsky, General Director of the holding company has spoken at a plenary session ‘Russian hour. Russian helicopters...
Bell 525 resumes testing
Shortly after Helicopter Industry interviewed Patrick Moulay, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Bell Helicopter, for the Paris Air Show, the President and CEO of Bell Helicopter, Mitch Snyder, announced that the manufacturer had “resumed a key element of the...
Russian Helicopters upgrades its support service
In October, Russian Helicopters unveiled the launch of TeMPo, its new technical support and customer service program aimed at implementing its after-sale service strategy. TeMPo will provide round-the-clock service for Ansat medical helicopters supplied under the...
