Bond Helicopters has clinched a C$4 million ($2.75 million) one-year contract from UK oil company ARCO. Bond will deploy a Sikorsky S-76 from its Great Yarmouth base to fly personnel to and from ARCO's oil fields in the southern North Sea.
Source: Flight International
Robinson Helicopter’s new chief executive David Smith has marked his first two months in charge of the rotorcraft manufacturer with the acquisition of a US-based drone maker, underscoring the firm’s commitment to expand into new markets.
A new rotorcraft lessor has launched, targeting the offshore, SAR, EMS and government markets, and already boasts an orderbook of 50 Airbus Helicopters H160s, with the promise of more deals to come.
Airbus Helicopters has reduced the published empty weight of its new H160 medium-twin by 100kg (220lb), driven by analysis of the airframes built so far and better than anticipated fuel consumption.
