News from Civil and Military Helicopters

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Airbus Helicopters sees strong sales increase in 2018

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jan 24^th 2019 |

Gross orders up 18 percent to 413 unitsFirst orders for the next-generation H160Increasing share of the military marketMarignane, 23 January 2019 – Airbus Helico...

Nearly 550 rotorcraft now sharing data with Airbus Helicopters

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Oct 18^th 2018 |

Amsterdam, Nearly 550 helicopters representing 146 customers are sharing data with Airbus Helicopters with the goal of gaining actionable intelligence that improves op...

Safran Helicopter Engines celebrates its 80th anniversary

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Sept 27^th 2018 |

Set up in 1938, Turbomeca, now Safran Helicopter Engines, is celebrating its 80th anniversary on September 20, 2018! In its early days when the company manufactured co...

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Safran Helicopter Engines makes management appointments

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Fri, May 18^th 2018 |

Safran Helicopter Engines has made two senior management appointments:Florent Chauvancy (41) has been appointed Executive Vice-President, OEM Sales, succeeding Maxime ...

The Bell Air Taxi Takes Uber Elevate Attendees For A Ride

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, May 17^th 2018 |

Last week, Bell arrived in Los Angeles and showed innovators - big and small – the future of on-demand mobility. From other industry partners to curious students...

Airbus Helicopters signs largest HCare Smart contracts in Latin America for two H225M fleets

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Apr 5^th 2018 |

Santiago, Chile, Both the Brazilian Armed Forces and the Mexican Air Force have placed their trust in Airbus Helicopt...

Leonardo to provide uk defensive aids suite for British Army's new Apache AH-64E Helicopters

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Apr 5^th 2018 |

Leonardo will integrate a suite of UK sensors and countermeasures on the Army’s new Apache helicopters to ensur...

New training capabilities launched for crews and maintainers of Airbus helicopters

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Mar 8^th 2018 |

Building world-class helicopters is only the first part of the Airbus mission; what follows is a commitment to suppor...

Boeing announces global supply chain agreement with CHC Helicopter

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Mar 1^st 2018 |

Boeing, through its subsidiary Aviall, today announced it signed a global supply chain management agreement with CHC Helicopter. Under this agreement, Aviall will coll...

North American Airbus Helicopter Pilots soon to enjoy Training Services With Thales

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Mar 1^st 2018 |

Helisim, Joint Venture between Airbus and Thales and Europe’s premier training center for Helicopter pilots, is...

On-demand helicopter booking platform Voom joins Airbus Helicopters

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Feb 13^th 2018 |

On-demand helicopter booking platform to become part of the company’s services offeringVoom, the world's premier on-demand helicopter booking platform, is now jo...

EASA issues single Production Organisation Approval to Airbus Helicopters

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Feb 8^th 2018 |

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus Helicopters have just implemented a new single Production Organisation Approval (POA). This replaces previous nat...

Bell V-280 Valor Achieves First Flight

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Dec 20^th 2017 |

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, today announced that its V-280 Valor has achieved first flight. The V-280 Valor is a next-generation tiltrotor that is designed to provide unmatched agility, speed, range and p...

Third H160 prototype joins the flight test campaign

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Oct 16^th 2017 |

First prototype equipped with a cabin interior and with a configuration closer to the serial definition Marignane, 13 October 2017 – The third H160 prototype (PT...

Royal Thai Police becomes first H175 operator in Asia Pacific

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Oct 3^rd 2017 |

London, The Royal Thai Police has received two H175 helicopters from Airbus Helicopters, making it the first in Asia Pacific to operate the newest rotorcraft.The Royal...