9-Mar-2022Source: Safran Helicopter Engines
All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) has signed a Support-By-the-Hour(SBH®) contract with Safran Helicopter Engines to support Arrano engines powering its brand new Airbus H160 helicopter. This contract formalizes a MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) and service agreement supporting the two engines of the helicopter. This is the first-ever SBH® contact signed for the Arrano. This contract... Read more
8-Mar-2022Source: Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has signed with All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) a five-year HCare Smart parts-by-the-hour contract for the customer’s first H160, demonstrating strong commitment to the entry into service of the aircraft.Under this customised HCare material management programme, ANH’s H160 is guaranteed the supply of spare parts and repaired parts at a fixed rate per flight... Read more
10-Dec-2021Source: Airbus Helicopters
Airbus has delivered the first ever H160 to Japanese operator All Nippon Helicopter (ANH), heralding a new chapter for this next generation twin-engine helicopter. With 68 patents, the innovative H160 is the world’s most technologically advanced helicopter. The multi-role H160 was delivered from Airbus’ helicopter facility in Kobe, Japan, where flight training and specialised equipment... Read more
18-May-2021
The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has granted its type certification for Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role twin-engine H160, heralding a new chapter for helicopter operations in Japan. “It is an honour to receive the H160 type certification from the JCAB. This certification, following the recent completion of Japan’s H160 first flight in France, paves the way... Read more
14-Jan-2021Source: Airbus
All Nippon Helicopter’s (ANH) H160 has performed its first flight test, a 95-minute flight at the Marseille Provence Airport. This successful maiden flight paves the way for the aircraft’s entry into service in Japan. ANH deploys a helicopter fleet comprising six AS365s and five H135s for electronic news gathering for the TV stations across Japan. This H160... Read more
10-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com
AgustaWestland have released the photo below of the handover ceremony of an AW139 to All Nippon Helicopter at the Philadelphia factory. The aircraft is serial 41341 This is the third AW139 for All Nippon Helicopter, and will be used for electronic news gathering (ENG) missions. ANH is conducts ENG operations exclusively for Nippon Housou Kyoukai (NHK), Japanese... Read more
11-Jul-2012Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, the official distributor for the AW139 medium twin helicopter in Japan, are pleased to announce that All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) has signed a contract for a third AW139 to perform electronic news gathering (ENG) missions. ANH is conducting ENG operations exclusively for Nippon Housou Kyoukai (NHK), Japanese... Read more
30-Sep-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, the official distributor for the AW139 medium twin helicopter in Japan, are pleased to announce that the first of two AW139 medium twin helicopters for All Nippon Helicopter has achieved operational readiness to perform electronic news gathering missions... Read more
31-Mar-2009Source: AgustaWestland
This aircraft is expected to be delivered by Mitsui Bussan to ANH in mid-2009. ANH will conduct electronic news gathering missions exclusively for Nippon Housou Kyoukai (NHK), Japan’s national broadcasting corporation and one of the most important in this field worldwide.... Read more