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- Nov 5, 2024
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Helicopter Operators Place Orders With Airbus and Leonardo
Both manufacturers announced new orders and cooperation agreements at European Rotors and the Air Medical Transport Conference.
Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo received a flurry of new orders for dozens of new helicopters this week. Most of the announcements, which also include support and training agreements, were made during the European Rotors exhibition in Amsterdam.
Østnes Helicopters, Airbus’s official distributor in the Nordic countries, signed a contract for 10 H125 helicopters. They will join a regional fleet of more than 150 examples of the single-engine model.
Also announced on Wednesday was a framework agreement between Airbus Helicopters and French operator Airtelis, which is purchasing up to five H145s. The helicopters will be operated by its subsidiary Oya Vendée Hélicoptères, which provides support flights for the offshore wind energy sector.
Leasing group GDHF signed a framework agreement with Leonardo to add another 10 AW189s to its portfolio. It expects the twin-engine aircraft to be deployed in the energy industry support sector, with deliveries scheduled between 2027 and 2029.
UK-based Offshore Helicopter Services is expanding its North Sea fleet through a deal to purchase a pair of intermediate twin-engine AW139s. The helicopters are due to enter service in the second quarter of 2026.
Italy’s National Fire Corps signed an agreement to strengthen its mountain rescue and firefighting fleet by ordering specially equipped AW139 helicopters. Deliveries will begin in 2025, expanding its existing fleet of 28 helicopters of this type.
Bristow Group signed a long-term support and training agreement with the manufacturer covering AW139 and AW189 helicopters. This will include the installation of a new AW139 full-flight simulator at the operator’s base in Aberdeen, Scotland. The company will add another four AW189s to its fleet in 2025 and 2026.
Meanwhile, during the Air Medical Transport Conference in Salt Lake City this week, Leonardo signed an agreement with Utah-based Intermountain Health for the acquisition of a new twin-engine AW109 GrandNew. The operator will also lease an Enhanced Training Device Virtual Extended Reality system.
Global Medical Response ordered 28 Airbus helicopters—six H125s, five H130s and 14 H135s—bringing its air medical fleet to almost 200 Airbus helicopters.
Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo received a flurry of new orders for dozens of new helicopters this week. Most of the announcements, which also include support and training agreements, were made during the European Rotors exhibition in Amsterdam.
Østnes Helicopters, Airbus’s official distributor in the Nordic countries, signed a contract for 10 H125 helicopters. They will join a regional fleet of more than 150 examples of the single-engine model.
Also announced on Wednesday was a framework agreement between Airbus Helicopters and French operator Airtelis, which is purchasing up to five H145s. The helicopters will be operated by its subsidiary Oya Vendée Hélicoptères, which provides support flights for the offshore wind energy sector.
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Leasing group GDHF signed a framework agreement with Leonardo to add another 10 AW189s to its portfolio. It expects the twin-engine aircraft to be deployed in the energy industry support sector, with deliveries scheduled between 2027 and 2029.
UK-based Offshore Helicopter Services is expanding its North Sea fleet through a deal to purchase a pair of intermediate twin-engine AW139s. The helicopters are due to enter service in the second quarter of 2026.
Italy’s National Fire Corps signed an agreement to strengthen its mountain rescue and firefighting fleet by ordering specially equipped AW139 helicopters. Deliveries will begin in 2025, expanding its existing fleet of 28 helicopters of this type.
Bristow Group signed a long-term support and training agreement with the manufacturer covering AW139 and AW189 helicopters. This will include the installation of a new AW139 full-flight simulator at the operator’s base in Aberdeen, Scotland. The company will add another four AW189s to its fleet in 2025 and 2026.
Meanwhile, during the Air Medical Transport Conference in Salt Lake City this week, Leonardo signed an agreement with Utah-based Intermountain Health for the acquisition of a new twin-engine AW109 GrandNew. The operator will also lease an Enhanced Training Device Virtual Extended Reality system.
Global Medical Response ordered 28 Airbus helicopters—six H125s, five H130s and 14 H135s—bringing its air medical fleet to almost 200 Airbus helicopters.
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