• Gualter Helicopteros appointed as Kopter Group distributor for Brazil • Kopter’s SH09 is exhibited at LABACE in Sao Paolo from August 13th to 15th
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Paradise Helicopters visits Kopter’s SH09 flight test base in Pozzallo
Calvin Dorn, CEO & Owner of Paradise Helicopters, recently visited Kopter in Pozzallo, Italy, and shared comments on the SH09 helicopter.
Continue readingMetro Aviation signs an agreement with Kopter for five SH09
Metro Aviation and Kopter signed an MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) formally recording Metro Aviation’s intent to purchase and take delivery of five (5) SH09 helicopters following FAA certification.
Continue readingKopter’s SH09 third prototype (P3) flies higher and faster in Sicily
P3 completed 34 flights in Sicily, reaching an overall 100 flight test hours. Flight envelope has been opened beyond 10,000 feet and at an airspeed of 135 knots.
Continue readingSicily welcomes SH09 third prototype (P3)
P3 has been flying in Pozzallo, Sicily, since March and has completed its first block of flight tests.
Continue readingKopter Group officially took over Lafayette facility
On Saturday, March 9, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards joined CEO Andreas Löwenstein of Kopter Group AG and other executives of the company, along with Mayor-President Joel Robideaux of Lafayette, Louisiana, Secretary Don Pierson of Louisiana Economic Development, and other officials to celebrate Kopter’s selection of Lafayette for assembly of its SH09 helicopters.
Continue readingKopter Group and Louisiana State announce new helicopter facility
During an event taking place today at Heli-Expo, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Kopter Group’s CEO Andreas Löwenstein jointly announced that Kopter will establish a new production facility for its SH09 helicopter in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Continue readingKopter’s SH09 third prototype (P3) successfully completed initial flight tests in Switzerland
Following its first flight on 22 November 2018, Kopter’s SH09 third prototype (P3) completed more than 50 hours of testing at the company facility in Mollis, Switzerland, where it has been produced and it is currently supported.
Continue readingHeli-Expo 2019: Kopter Group will exhibit its SH09 helicopter in a passenger transport configuration and unveil an innovative flight training solution
Kopter Group will have a high-profile participation at this year’s Heli-Expo show in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, displaying a full-scale mock-up of its new SH09 helicopter outfitted with a seven-seat transport configuration (five passengers and two pilots) engineered and manufactured by Metro Aviation.
Continue readingKopter expands its presence at Mollis airfield
After the positive vote of the citizens of Glarus North at the municipal assembly last November, the Kopter Group (Kopter) is starting its next expansion step. It has commissioned architect Dima & Partner based in Glarus with the design, planning and construction of a new > 20,000m2 building for its pre-assembly activities at the Mollis airfield. Dima & Partner emerged as the winner of Kopter’s call for tender with their project proposal.
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