All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 157

  • EC175 NHV livery
    News

    NHV to take first EC175 on 11 December

    2014-11-18T14:02:34Z

    ​Airbus Helicopters has confirmed that Belgian operator Noordzee Helicopters Vlaanderen (NHV) will be the first customer to receive the super-medium EC175 on 11 December.

  • AW139
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: No loose talk but plenty to shout about at AgustaWestland

    2014-11-18T11:51:00Z

    AgustaWestland - like every Finmeccanica company - is a bit sensitive right now. Interviews with the company are only granted on the basis that quotes are attributed to the organisation rather than individuals. The stricture, driven by the changes at the top of Finmeccanica and part of the spring cleaning ...

  • German A400M - Airbus Defence & Space
    News

    Airbus confident on A400M deliveries despite capability shortfall

    2014-11-14T15:06:13Z

    Airbus Defence & Space is still aiming to deliver as many as 10 A400M Atlas tactical transports this year, but acknowledges that it recently missed a significant milestone to introduce military capabilities to the type, triggering a contract cancellation clause.

  • NH90 Belgium TTH
    News

    Belgium receives final NH90 TTH helicopter

    2014-11-14T11:11:00Z

    ​Belgium has taken delivery of the last of four examples of the TTH troop transport variant of the NH Industries NH90 helicopter.

  • M-346
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Alenia Aermacchi's training programme

    2014-11-13T10:27:00Z

    ​Tucked away in a hangar just off Alenia Aermacchi’s trainer assembly line at Venegono Superiore in the north of Italy is an aircraft that is part of the company’s more-than 100-year history, but which will also form a key part of its future.

  • Sikorsky S-76D Bristow
    News

    Bristow delays S-76D deliveries

    2014-11-12T11:14:30Z

    ​Bristow Group has delayed taking delivery of seven Sikorsky S-76D helicopters until its 2016 financial year, while three of the type already handed over to the operator are yet to enter service.

  • Bell 525
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Bell 525 Relentless cutaway and technical description

    2014-11-12T10:30:00Z

    ​If everything goes to plan and Bell Helicopter delivers its first 525R Relentless rotorcraft in 2016 to an as-yet unannounced customer, it will mark the end of the first chapter in the battle for market supremacy in the emerging segment for super-medium rotorcraft. Rivals AgustaWestland and Airbus Helicopters have already ...

  • Bell 505 first flight
    News

    Maiden sortie for Bell's new 505 Jet Ranger X

    2014-11-11T11:27:16Z

    ​Bell Helicopter has performed the first flight of its newest model the 505 Jet Ranger X from its Mirabel, Canada facility.

  • Typhoon radar
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: How Selex adds value under the skin

    2014-11-10T15:59:58Z

    ​Of the cluster of aerospace and defence assembly plants clustered around Milan, Selex ES's facility at Nerviano is perhaps the hardest to quantify. For example, Alenia Aermacchi's factory at Venegono Superiore makes jet trainers and the Vergiate plant of AgustaWestland churns out helicopters - both highly visible, tangible end products. ...

  • Fennec
    News

    Indonesia celebrates double first with helicopter deliveries

    2014-11-06T13:13:51Z

    ​Indonesia’s armed forces are celebrating a double first with the arrival of the initial examples of two new helicopters.

  • News

    Thailand grows EC725 order, adds EC645 T2s

    2014-10-22T18:48:36Z

    Thailand has added to a recent planned acquisition of Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas with a separate deal for five light-utility EC645 T2s and two 11t EC725s.

  • Dassault Falcon 5X
    News

    NBAA: Dassault's Trappier pokes fun at rival Gulfstream

    2014-10-22T16:18:10Z

    Dassault Aviation boss Éric Trappier has congratulated rival Gulfstream on the unveiling of two new models, while also cheekily suggesting that the Savannah firm is merely following in its footsteps.

  • NBAA placer
    News

    NBAA: Avinode poised for further growth

    2014-10-22T00:08:23Z

    ​Technology firm Avinode is poised to ride the “third wave” of interest in online business jet booking tools as it looks to take “the next step” in the company's evolution.

  • King Air
    News

    NBAA: Beechcraft highlights King Air's long-range capability

    2014-10-21T18:34:47Z

    ​Beechcraft has demonstrated the long-range capabilities of its King Air 350ER by making a nonstop trip between California’s Napa County airport and Honolulu International – a distance of 2,121nm (3,928km).

  • NBAA placer
    News

    NBAA: Jet Aviation charts course for growth

    2014-10-21T13:49:07Z

    ​Switzerland’s Jet Aviation has put all its previous troubles behind it and is now poised to aggressively grow all its business units, says company president Robert Smith.

  • News

    NBAA: P&WC buoyed by Gulfstream win

    2014-10-20T17:16:10Z

    ​Pratt & Whitney Canada enters NBAA riding high on the back of its exclusive position on the Gulfstream G500 and G600 with its 15,000lb-thrust-class PW800-series engines.

  • Airbus A320
    News

    NBAA: Lufthansa Technik unveils lower-cost VIP conversion concept

    2014-10-20T11:32:59Z

    ​Keen on a narrowbody-sized VIP aircraft but still watching the pennies? Well then, Lufthansa Technik might have a solution to your dilemma.

  • News

    NBAA: VistaJet's double dozen deliveries

    2014-10-19T19:33:03Z

    ​Swiss luxury charter firm VistaJet enters NBAA in buoyant mood having taken delivery of 12 brand new aircraft so far this year, with another dozen due to arrive by the end of the fourth quarter.

  • News

    NBAA: Signature to continue on acquisition path

    2014-10-19T18:15:59Z

    ​Signature Flight Support intends to press ahead with its aggressive acquisition strategy as it continues to expand its network footprint.

  • News

    NBAA: Rolls-Royce happy in pole position

    2014-10-19T17:41:12Z

    ​Rolls-Royce is at NBAA in confident mood, despite the setback of losing out on long-time customer Gulfstream’s two new platforms to rival Pratt & Whitney Canada.