Airbus H175 to bolster Omni’s oil and gas operations in Brazil
Omni Taxi Aereo, Brazil’s leading oil and gas transport company and part of OMNI Helicopters International group (OHI), becomes the first operator to introduce the H175 in Brazil. The aircraft has arrived in Brazil, where it will perform cargo load and passenger...
Collaboration Agreement for New Bell 429 Law Enforcement Demonstrator in Germany
Bell Textron announced a collaboration agreement with Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) to install their Mission Management System in a Bell 429 as a law enforcement demonstrator. This new demonstrator will be used to showcase the aircraft’s capabilities to...
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Records 50,000 Global Fleet Flight Hours
Bell Textron announced the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X program has accumulated more than 50,000 flight hours. More than 260 Bell 505s are operating a variety of missions across six continents and 55 countries. Notable deliveries this year have included, Southern Utah...
LCI AND SMFL LAUNCH LANDMARK US$230 MILLION HELICOPTER LEASING JOINT VENTURE
LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (SMFL) have agreed to establish and operate a joint venture helicopter leasing business.The vehicle has launched with the initial acquisition of 19 next generation helicopters with a value of US$230 million....
Bell Presents the Turkish National Police with the Outstanding Operational Readiness award
Bell announced the Turkish National Police were presented an award for “Outstanding Operational Readiness.” The force operates 14 Bell 429s for its safety and security missions. The fleet’s operational readiness is above 95 percent. “It is an honor to award the...
HTM-Helicopters to become the first operator to use the new H145
Airbus Helicopters and HTM-Helicopters have signed a contract for the purchase of two additional H145 helicopters. HTM will be the first operator to use the new five-bladed H145 in the Offshore Wind segment. “We thank HTM for their continued trust in Airbus...
HSC and Polar Airlines sign a comprehensive service contract for Ansat helicopters
Helicopter Service Company (HSC) of the Russian Helicopters holding and Polar Airlines signed a comprehensive service contract for Ansat helicopters at the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2020. The contract became the first one signed...
SH09 back “home” after successfully completing flight testing in Pozzallo
Since the resumption of the test flight activities in June in Pozzallo, Sicily, our third prototype (P3) has completed 40 flights, allowing testing of multiple aerodynamic modifications and configurations. The current configuration fitted on P3 has seen a significant...
Bell Delivers Montenegro Air Force’s First Bell 505
Bell Textron announced that the Montenegro Air Force accepted its first Bell 505. The technical acceptance occurred in July at Bell Prague. The delivery happened today in Montenegro and was accepted by Montenegro Air Force’s Minister of Defence, Predrag Bošković. The...
Thales flight simulator for new H160 helicopter ready for take-off
Thales’s Reality H flight simulator for the new Airbus Helicopters H160 has achieved a key milestone with Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) certification by the French civil aviation authority (DGAC). Reality H ensures that pilots benefit from high-level training...
