Bell Delivers First Bell 505 to Ethiopia
Bell Textron has announced the delivery of a Bell 505 helicopter to W.A. Oil Factory and Distribution PLC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, its first corporate customer in the country. With this latest acquisition, there are almost 30 Bell 505s in operation across six...
SAF orders three H145s for EMS missions in France
SAF Group will be operating three more five-bladed H145s for emergency medical services (EMS) in France. These three aircraft will be based in Grenoble, Valence, and Montpellier. They will complement the three H145s already ordered by SAF in 2018 and 2020, the first...
Airbus Helicopters strengthens its MRO capabilities with the acquisition of ZF Luftfahrttechnik
Airbus Helicopters and ZF Friedrichshafen AG have signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of ZF Luftfahrttechnik GmbH by Airbus Helicopters as part of its strategy to strengthen its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities. This step is also a...
Bell Announces Delivery of 300th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell Textron announced the 300th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X delivery to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The first Bell 505 was delivered in 2017, and today there are 300 aircraft in operation across six continents, with customers logging more than 70,000 global fleet...
Airbus to test advanced autonomous features on helicopter Flightlab
Airbus is introducing autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab through a project code-named Vertex. These technologies aim to simplify mission preparation and management, reduce helicopter pilot workload, and further increase safety. The autonomous technology...
the DGA organizes a helicopter refueling test campaign
The ability to refuel helicopters is a capability that few countries have: France is currently the only European country to have this capability, with the C130J-Caracal pair, and is working to expand this capability with the A400M as a tanker. With this in mind, an...
Bell Celebrates 60 Bell 505 Deliveries in Europe
Bell Textron announced the delivery of another Bell 505 to the Montenegro Air Force, making it the 60th Bell 505 aircraft in Europe. “Delivering 60 505s to Europe is an exciting milestone for Bell,” said Patrick Moulay, Senior Vice President, International Business....
France orders H225Ms and VSR700 prototype in support of helicopter industry
The French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed an order to purchase eight additional H225Ms and a second VSR700 prototype. The H225Ms will be operated by the French Air and Space Force. The...
Russian Helicopters are ready for repairing Mi-35M helicopters of Brazilian Air Force
Such contracts were signed by Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) in November and December 2020 with Industria de Aviacao e Servisos (IAS), an authorized company of Brazilian Air Force. In accordance with contracts, Russian...
First Two Bell 407GXi Helicopters Delivered in Japan
Bell Textron company, recently delivered two Bell 407GXi helicopters to Shin-Nihon Helicopters in Japan. With this delivery, Shin-Nihon Helicopters becomes the first Japanese company to purchase and operate the 407GXi aircraft. A longstanding Bell customer since its...
