Bell Helicopter adds new Authorized Customer Service Facility, Agrarflug Helilift, in Germany

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces today that it is adding Agrarflug Helilift, located in Ahren, Germany, to its Bell Helicopter Authorized Customer Service Facility network. With thirty years of experience in the industry, Agrarflug Helilift is an established operator with over 40 helicopters in its fleet and offers charter services, aircraft … Dowiedz się więcej

Norwegian Air Ambulance becomes launch customer for the newly improved H135

The Norwegian Air Ambulance (Norsk Luftambulanse AS) will be the first operator to purchase the technically improved H135. Three units have been ordered with the option for further helicopters in the future. The first delivery is planned for 2017. The Norwegian emergency medical services (EMS) operator will benefit from Airbus Helicopters’ enhancements to the versatile … Dowiedz się więcej

Turbomeca: throttling up services

Support and services are at the core of the development strategy that Turbomeca (Safran) is rolling out. The helicopter engine manufacturer is developing preventive-maintenance and remote-diagnostics tools to bundle them into new services for its customers. Turbomeca’s support and services business generates two-thirds of its revenue, employs 2,500 people on five continents, and is essential … Dowiedz się więcej

Monacair acquires six H130s to operate scheduled flights between Monaco and Nice Airport

Monacair signed today an order for six H130s to set up an improved service of regular scheduled flights linking Monaco Heliport to Nice International Airport. The first commercial flight is planned for January 2016 with a flight every 15 minutes. Specializing in private helicopter management, Monacair has valuable experience in terms of VIP transport and … Dowiedz się więcej

Chinese leasing company CMIFL signs agreement for 100 H125/H130 helicopters over five years

CM International Financial Leasing Corp., Ltd. (CMIFL) is to acquire 100 Airbus Helicopters Ecureuil-series rotorcraft over five years, with the initial order of 10 units to be delivered in 2016. CMIFL plans to offer these light single-engine helicopters to operators complete with financing solutions, paving the way for easier and faster development of China’s burgeoning … Dowiedz się więcej

Mecaer Aviation Group Validates MAGnificent STC in Brazil

Mecaer Aviation Group (MAG) announced it has successfully validated their VVIP Bell 429 helicopter interior with the Agencia Nacional De Aviacao Civil (ANAC). MAG achieved the original Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) with EASA earlier this year and continues to validate with agencies around the world. Brazil is the first of six (6) international validations applied … Dowiedz się więcej