Latest from Mark Huber
Charter & Fractional
Flexjet Launches Helicopter Division
Flexjet will fly Sikorsky S-76s in the Northeastern states and Florida.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Narrows Annual Loss
Bristow Group reported a net loss of $15.8 million on $1.1 billion in revenues for the 2022 fiscal year.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Sending Trio of AW139s to Australia
CHC Australia will operate Leonardo AW139s for Emergency Rescue Helicopter Service.
Rotorcraft
Piasecki Enters Hydrogen Helicopter into eVTOL Race
Piasecki's new eVTOL and UAS designs build on legacy research vehicles.
Maintenance and Modifications
TransDigm Completes Dart Acquisition
Helicopter aftermarket manufacturer Dart acquired by TransDigm for $360 million.
Rotorcraft
Babcock Takes First H160s for French Navy
Helicopter operator Babcock will lease 10 Airbus H160 helicopters to the French Navy.
Rotorcraft
First Woman Pilots AW609 Tiltrotor
Emirati Sheikha Mozah bint Marwan Al Maktoum is the first woman to fly Leonardo's AW609 civil tiltrotor.
Regulations and Government
FAA Inspector Took 'Money and Hookers' To Ignore Violations
Former FAA inspector Cislo testifies at Hansen Helicopter trial.
Rotorcraft
Blade Acquisition To Increase European Footprint
Blade Air Mobility is acquiring the commercial activities of three leading helicopter operators in Europe.
Maintenance and Modifications
MD Helicopters Conversion Delivers More Power
MD Helicopters has delivered an MD-530F as part of its E-to-F conversion program which boosts high and hot performance.
Maintenance and Modifications
MD Helicopters Conversion Delivers More Power
MD's Model 530E to F conversion program boosts high and hot performance.
Maintenance and Modifications
Leonardo Opens New Paris Service Center
Leonardo has opened a new helicopter service center at the Paris-Le Bourget Airport which will service the company's line of turbine twins.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Commits To More Aston Martin Edition ACH130s
Airbus Helicopters will manufacture a second batch of ACH130s with the Aston Martin luxury interior.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Sees Electric Aviation Future
Rolls-Royce sees UAM and commuter markets as the path to electric airliners.
Engines
GE Runs Passport Engine on 100 Percent SAF
GE has run its Passport engine on 100 percent SAF and will the use engine to develop advanced technologies.
Engines
P&WC Offering New Engine Exchange, Videos
Engine maker Pratt & Whitney Canada arrives at EBACE 2022 with announcements regarding a new engine exchange program and new support services.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 Engine on Home Stretch
The new Rolls-Royce engine for the Gulfstream 700 is shifting to production mode.
Avionics
Satcom Direct Demos Intelsat FlexExec Satcom
EBACE attendees can learn more about Satcom Direct's Plane Simple Intelsat FlexExec satcom system during a demo flight at the show.
Fuel
Embraer Teams With 4Air on Carbon Credits
Embraer's new bizjet customers will receive 25 complimentary carbon-neutral flight hours from 4Air.
Engines
GE Catalyst Nears Halfway Mark on Cert Testing
Certification testing on GE Catalyst engine is almost 50 percent complete.
Rotorcraft
International Hotelier Setting Up Luxury Helicopter Service
Erwin Jager, chairman of Barrows Hotel Enterprises, is entering the luxury helicopter charter business.
Rotorcraft
EASA Studying Helicopter Underwater Escape
EASA has contracted with the CAAi for a new study on helicopter underwater egress which will be used to validate or amend EASA CS-27 and CS-29 standards.
Rotorcraft
Malaysia's Weststar Aviation Considers IPO
Weststar operates Southeast Asia’s largest offshore energy helicopter fleet.
Rotorcraft
RotorTech UK Show Canceled
RotorTech UK organizers pulled the plug on next month's show after losing indoor exhibit space.
Maintenance and Modifications
Vita Inclinata Quadruples Production
Vita systems has quadrupled its manufacturing lines and integrated new technologies to ramp up production in order to meet global demand for products.
Rotorcraft
Avic Sees Progress On Two Civil Helicopter Programs
The Avicopter AC313A heavy lift helicopter makes its first flight and AVIC's AC352 super-medium is expected to be certified later this year.
Rotorcraft
South Korean Forces Place Order for 40 Bell 505s
The Bell 505 will be the new military training helicopter for the South Korean Army and Navy.
Charter & Fractional
Surack Buys Enstrom Helicopter
Indiana-based Surack Enterprises bought Enstrom Helicopter Corporation after a previously-announced deal to sell the company collapsed.
Charter & Fractional
Wheels Up Reports Record Revenues, Large Losses in 1Q22
Wheels Up Q1 revenues topped $325 million, but it lost $89 million in the process.
Rotorcraft
Blade's Q1 Revenues Jump 187 Percent
Blade Air Mobility said revenues from organ transports, short-haul passenger flights spurring growth.
