Saudi Geological Survey to Use Bell 429 to Aid in Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today (24.02) the signed purchase agreement for a Bell 429 outfitted to perform utility roles in the Middle East by Saudi Geological Survey. The company will use the aircraft to support geological mapping, mineral exploration and many other sustainable management activities. The aircraft was signed for … Dowiedz się więcej

AgustaWestland Completes Deliveries of Italian Police’s AW139s

Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland announced today (05.02) it has completed the delivery of the Italian Police’s AW139 intermediate twin helicopters at the end of December 2014. Deliveries started in mid-2013 and now eight aircraft are in service at five different bases in central and southern Italy comprising three aircraft in Pratica di Mare close to Rome, … Dowiedz się więcej

Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft surpass the 10 million flight hour milestone in service with the oil and gas sector

10 million flight hours for Airbus Helicopters machines used in the oil and gas industry: Utilized worldwide in some of the most challenging conditions, the deployed fleet of Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft in service for the oil and gas industry has accumulated more than 10 million flight hours as of the end of 2014. The milestone marks a … Dowiedz się więcej

AgustaWestland to Supply AW189 Civil Helicopters to Rosneft

Rosnieft will use AgustaWestland’s helicopters  – 160 of them will be bought by 2025: Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland, announced today (07.01)  that, following an agreement signed on 29th December, it will provide 160 AW189 civil helicopters to the oil company Rosneft by 2025. The supply will be provided mainly through HeliVert, a joint venture between Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland and Russian … Dowiedz się więcej

Germany’s Landespolizei Nordrhein-Westfalen selects the world’s most modern police rotorcraft: Airbus Helicopters’ EC145 T2

Six EC145 T2 rotorcraft have been ordered by Germany’s Landespolizei Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia Police Force), becoming the latest law enforcement customer for this enhanced member of Airbus Helicopters’ twin-engine EC145 family. Deliveries of these helicopters are planned in 2016-2017. As one of the largest of Germany’s 12 state flying police forces, the Landespolizei Nordrhein- Westfalen … Dowiedz się więcej

Airbus Helicopters delivers the first new-generation EC175 rotorcraft

A double-handover ceremony today marked Airbus Helicopters’ first deliveries of its new-generation EC175, with two of these 7-metric-ton category rotorcraft provided to NHV for oil and gas missions in the North Sea. The milestone EC175s will be utilized on core applications for which Airbus Helicopters developed this medium-sized rotorcraft: the airlift of crews and supplies … Dowiedz się więcej