Helicopter news

Swiss air rescue service REGA has ordered a second batch of five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopters for its mountain bases as it seeks to replace its older AW109SP helicopters. The twelve aircraft order means that REGA will operate an all-Airbus fleet with 21 five-bladed Airbus H145s in its inventory. REGA will [read more]

National Grid’s fleet of high-tech helicopters is patrolling pylons and power lines across the country – a high wire act they have been performing for over half a century to keep the electricity network in good health all year round. Hovering near the high voltage cables that carry power around [read more]

Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has said it will continue producing the Aston Martin Edition ACH130 after the initial run sold-out faster than expected. The corporate helicopter, based on the Airbus H130, features a range of interior and exterior designs created by Aston Martin and this has clearly been a huge [read more]

The 50th Anniversary of the RAFs Puma Helicopter fleet is being marked with a fly past around the UK on Wednesday 7th July. The formation is due to depart RAF Benson at 10am before marking its way up the eastern side of England to RAF Scampton. After a short break [read more]

Airbus’ military airlift aircraft the A400M has successfully conducted a campaign to certify it for air-to-air refuelling of helicopters. The flight tests were conducted in association with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) and were carried out using two French Air Force H225M helicopters. The campaign included day and night [read more]

The UK’s 2nd Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) requirement is set to be addressed by a UK based partnership between Airbus and Draken Europe. Draken is already a supplier of mission critical aviation services to the UK government and by partnering with Airbus will allow a total system solution to [read more]

Airbus Helicopters has announced a total of 38 orders at Heli Expo 2020 which has just ended in California and an additional 20 retrofit orders for the five-bladed H145. Amongst the orders were 15 H145 Helicopters for German air rescue and ambulance provider DRF Luftrettung, making them the biggest H145 [read more]

Blackpool-based Helispeed has announced a new contract with Heliconia Air Services of Morocco which will see Helispeed supply them with qualified pilots for 12 months. Helispeed will supply pilots from its ‘Heli-Trax’ database which holds over 700 highly trained and vetted pilots from across the world. Gemma Walker, Operations Director, [read more]