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Newfoundland Helicopters Selects First Bell 407GXP for Utility Operations in Canada

Bell Helicopters is pleased to announce that the Eastern Canada-based charter company Newfoundland Helicopters, Ltd. will accept delivery of a Bell 407GXP this month.  Newfoundland Helicopters charter aircraft services include corporate travel, forestry, hydro, mining, filming and photo...

Daher salutes Europe's approval of expanded commercial air transport operations for single-engine turboprop aircraft

The European Union’s approval of Commercial Air Transport operations for single-engine turboprop aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and at night has been welcomed by Daher, whose TBM very fast turboprop family is increasingly utilized worldwide on such flights. When the...


Airbus Helicopters wraps up a successful Heli-Expo 2017 in Dallas

Airbus Helicopters showcased its best-selling light singles and light twins during Heli-Expo 2017 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The H125, H130, H135, and the H145, on display at the show, represented 351 bookings for Airbus Helicopters in 2016, and accounted for a vast majority of the deliveries of the civil helicopter market last year. “This year’s...

Air Partner races BMW and MINI partners to Spain for new car launches

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, set the wheels in motion for two car launches in January and February this year, flying thousands of guests to Spain for the much-anticipated launches of the new BMW 5 Series and the new MINI Countryman. Both BMW and MINI needed to fly large numbers of regional CEOs and salespeople from various locations across Europe, while delivering a brand ex...

Airbus Helicopters recognizes U.S. Coast Guard for reaching 1.5 million flight hours in MH-65 Dolphins

Airbus Helicopters Inc. saluted the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday for its recent milestone achievement of reaching 1.5 million flight hours with the service’s fleet of MH-65 Dolphin patrol and search-and-rescue helicopters. From patrolling the skies over Lake Michigan to performing life-saving rescues in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard’s MH-65 Dolphin has become the most recogni...

Leonardo strengthens strategic partnership with Shanghai Zenisun in Chinese civil helicopter market

Cooperation reinforces distributor agreement of Leonardo’s civil helicopters and envisages local training and completion center in China  Over 80 civil helicopters ordered by Sino-US Intercontinental, part of Shanghai Zenisun, including 55 EMS aircraft for the largest EMS helicopter program in China More than 180 helicopters of various types have been sold to Chinese customers to...

Gulfstream recognised for continuous focus on innovation and safety

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it received Aviation Week's 2017 Technology Laureate Award. The award recognizes Gulfstream and BAE Systems for the safety advancements of the active control sidesticks (ACSs), introduced on the all-new Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft. "We are humbled by this honor and thank BAE for a great partnership," said Mar...

TAG Aviation Spain Receives Renewal of Wyvern Wingman Operator Status

TAG Aviation Spain has successfully received renewed accreditation to the Wyvern Wingman safety program following a rigorous on-site safety audit conducted by Wyvern.   The Madrid-based based operating Centre also recently strengthened its dedication to safety excellence by achieving the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage 1 certification from the Interna...

STAT MedEvac to be first U.S. air medical transport service provider to operate Helionix-equipped H135s

STAT MedEvac will soon be the first air medical transport service in North America to operate Airbus H135 helicopters equipped with Helionix, an innovative and powerful avionics system. The Pennsylvania-based critical care transport team has placed orders with Airbus Helicopters Inc. for three new H135s to replace older aircraft in its fleet, with delivery scheduled for the fourth quarter of 20...

Bombardier Business Aircraft Establishes Five Line Maintenance Stations in Europe

Facilities are operational effective immediately as Bombardier Business Aircraft Line Maintenance Stations All stations serve Learjet, Challenger and Global business aircraft Bombardier Business Aircraft is pleased to announce its establishment of five new line maintenance stations across Europe. The facilities provide line maintenance support to Bombardier Busin...

H175 performance further enhanced with 7.8t extended MTOW

With 12 H175 now in operation and demonstrating the performance and reliability of the aircraft worldwide, the medium twin-engine helicopter continues to be enhanced in order to bring more value to operators. Among the programme milestones recently reached is the certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) extension from 7,500 kg to...

Milestone Aviation places €200M firm order with Airbus Helicopters

Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, announced today a €200 million firm order with Airbus Helicopters including H145, H135 and H175 helicopters. Delivery of the aircraft on order is scheduled to begin in mid-2017 with deployment into emergency medical service and other parapublic segments. Milestone’s current helicopter...

Second Bombardier Global 7000 Flight Test Vehicle Takes to the Skies

Global 7000 aircraft will provide passengers an uncompromising smooth ride Global 7000 and Global 8000 program demonstrating solid maturity FTV2 will join FTV1 at Bombardier’s world-class flight test center in Wichita in the coming weeks  Bombardier Business Aircraft announced that the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft program&...

Elbit Systems’ Heli-ClearVision Suite Now Offered on Leonardo’s Commercial Helicopters

The Heli-ClearVision suite offered on a variety of Leonardo commercial helicopters enables pilots to perform missions under adverse weather and bad visibility conditions while facilitating high mission safety and success rate Elbit Systems has signed a long-term agreement with Leonardo Helicopters to jointly market and equip Leonardo’s line of commercial helicopters with the latest Heli-C...

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Few infrastructure projects have the potential to reshape an island's future quite like the ongoing transformation of Nevis Airport. To gain deeper insight into this ambitious development and the...

BPE Air reports nearly US$90 million in 2025 revenue as Aldrew Crowe advances integrated aviation platform

BPE Air, the aviation company founded and wholly owned by entrepreneur Aldrew Crowe, reported approximately US$90 million in revenue in 2025, marking a major milestone in the growth of its integrated...

AMAC Aerospace records strong business growth as new contracts and approvals drive demand across core services

AMAC Aerospace Group continues to experience strong business momentum, marked by new certifications, contract wins and rising demand across its maintenance, completion and aircraft modification activi...

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First production Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 rolls out, marking major step toward entry into service

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Dassault brings EASy IV upgrade to Falcon 2000 series, extending its latest standard to the best-selling family

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