MDHI completes delivery of first 30 MD530F for Afghan Air Force
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) has announced the delivery of the final five (5) new MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters ordered for the Afghan Air Force via the company’s $1.4 billion, 5-year IDIQ contract. Part of a 30-aircraft order issued in September 2017, the final...
Airbus delivers Greece’s first H145 to Airlift
Airlift has taken the delivery of its first H145 helicopter, becoming the first operator of this model in Greece. The twin-engine helicopter will be mainly dedicated to VIP transfers, but thanks to the high versatility of its cabin configuration, the aircraft...
Rostec to supply ten VRT500 to Scandinavia
Rostec State Corporation will supply ten light VRT500helicopters to Scandinavian countries. At the Dubai International Airshow 2019, VR-Technologies, a daughter company of Russian Helicopters, and the Swedish company...
Airbus Helicopters boosting support for French Cougar and Caracal fleets
Airbus Helicopters and its partner Heli-Union have signed a global support contract for the Cougar and Caracal helicopters in service in the French Army and Air Force. This agreement signed with the DMAé, the defence agency in charge of improving the availability of...
Horizon International flight Academy sign purchase agreement for 12 Bell 505
Bell Textron company has announced the signature of a purchase agreement with Horizon International Flight Academy for 12 Bell 505 helicopters. Based at Al Ain International Airport Zone and purpose-built for flight training, Horizon International Flight Academy uses...
Increased demand for commercial helicopter services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Helicopter Company (THC), a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund, is participating as a platinum sponsor during the Dubai Airshow . On this occasion, CEO of THC, Yahya Al Ghoraibi stated: “We are very pleased with our first distinctive participation at the...
Abu Dhabi Aviation & Leonardo sign contracts for five helicopters
Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA), the largest commercial helicopter operator in MENA and Leonardo, an international aircraft manufacturer and supplier, has announced, during an official ceremony at the Dubai Air Show, the signing of contracts for 5 helicopters including three...
Russian Helicopters and Pratt & Whitney Canada sign contract for powering VRT500 by PW207V engines
At Dubai Airshow, VR-Technologies (part of Russian Helicopters Holding Company) and Pratt & Whitney signed a contract for fitting the cutting-edge light VRT500 helicopter with gas-turbine PW207V engines. PW207V is the advanced modification of PW200...
Wiltshire Air Ambulance receives AOC and resumes flying
Wiltshire Air Ambulance has announced that it has gain his Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and will return to Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) immediately. The charity is now just one of four air ambulances that holds his own Air Operator Certificate....
New Travel Club for Isles of Scilly residents
Penzance Helicopters has launched its new Residents Helicopter Travel Club offering reduced fares for Isles of Scilly residents. The new and only Isles of Scilly helicopter service will fly direct from the purpose-built heliport in Penzance, from March 2020; flying to...