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AIR TAURUS ENTERS INTO LOI TO LEASE FIVE PIPISTREL NUUVA V300 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
Thursday 17th November 2022
Air Taurus Limited and Lobo Leasing have entered into a letter of intent to lease five Nuuva V300 hVTOL unmanned cargo aircraft. The companies will cooperate in developing a leasing model for the new asset that is currently under development. The LOI targets delivery of the first units to Air Taurus during 2024 and 2025. Air Taurus will deploy the Nuuva V300 aircraft for global humanitarian…
Read MoreAir Taurus Limited receives Operational Authorisation to operate drones in Ireland
Tuesday 11th October 2022
Dublin 11 October 2022, Air Taurus Limited received its Operational Authorisation today from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) to operate drones in Ireland. This is the first step towards the company achieving an IAA Light UAS Operators’ Certificate (LUC), enabling it to undertake humanitarian drone operations for its key clients.
Read MoreAir Taurus places 2 Helicopters with World Food Programme (WFP) in Darfur, Sudan
Tuesday 6th September 2022
Dublin, 6th September 2022 – Air Taurus Limited has successfully placed two of its helicopters with the WFP in Darfur on a 12-month Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) charter contract. The helicopters will be based at El Fasher and Geneina in Darfur, Sudan.
Read MoreAir Taurus expands its partnership with EFA Ventures for aerial firefighting in Cyprus
Wednesday 27th July 2022
Air Taurus Limited expands its successful partnership with EFA Ventures to supply 2 additional helicopters for the Government of Cyprus. Under a two-year contract with an option for another two years, Air Taurus will provide a full turnkey ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) solution as part of EFA’s firefighting contract for Cyprus.
Read MoreAIR TAURUS LIMITED, IRELAND, ACCELERATES UAS DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday 26th July 2022
Air Taurus Limited, Ireland, is accelerating its unmanned aircraft systems development. The company has appointed Bogdan Suveika, COO of group affiliate AYR Logistics Limited, as Accountable Manager. Mr Suveika will move to Dublin later in August. Air Taurus expects to obtain its Operational Authorisation from the Irish Aviation Authority shortly and is working with Avtrain Limited on its…
Read MoreAir Taurus partners with EFA Ventures for Aerial firefighting in Greece
Friday 8th July 2022
AYR Logistics’ subsidiary, Air Taurus Limited in Ireland, has partnered with EFA Ventures in Greece to supply 12 helicopters. Under the two-year contract, Air Taurus will provide a full turnkey ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) solution as part of EFA Venture’s NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) firefighting contract for Greece.
Read MoreAYR LOGISTICS ATTENDED HELICOPTER INVESTOR LONDON 2022 CONFERENCE
Thursday 7th April 2022
Stephen Lyons, Group Chief Development Officer at AYR Logistics Limited and Air Taurus Limited attended this year’s Helicopter Investor London Conference, joining the panel of “The business of moving parts” which focussed on the way forward for drones and eVTOL in organs, medicines and medical supplies. Stephen Lyons shared the platform with Will Heyburn of Blade Urban…
Read MoreAIR TAURUS LIMITED, IRELAND, STARTS TRAINING FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS)
Monday 28th March 2022
Air Taurus Limited, Ireland, (www.airtaurus.com) has placed two of its management through IAA approved UAS training. Bogdan Suveika, COO of AYR Logistics Limited in Ukraine and Andrey Kuchko of Air Taurus LLC, Ukraine, completed the training course with Avtrain Limited, based in Dublin, Ireland (www.avtrain.aero). Bogdan Suveika is the Accountable Manager Designate for Air Taurus Ltd’s…
Read MoreAIR TAURUS LLC RECEIVES ISO 14001:2015 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION
Friday 26th November 2021
Air Taurus LLC, Ukraine (www.airtaurus.com) received its ISO 14000:2015 Environmental Management Certification from SGS for its operations. ISO 14000 is a milestone for the company to move towards more sustainable operations. Air Taurus Chairman, Serge Sergeef, said, “We are really proud of our achievements. It is hard to be environmentally friendly operating helicopters, but this…
Read MoreThe aid sector needs to go green. Here's why.
Friday 12th November 2021
(Source: The New Humanitarian) Climate change is an urgent humanitarian concern, and yet many aid organisations continue to shirk responsibility for their own emissions. André Krummacher, from the French-based humanitarian relief and development organisation ACTED, offers this timely call for greater and more unified action, and shares ideas for greener, more sustainable solutions. Read…
Read MoreFurther Extension of Contract in ROSS
Friday 5th November 2021
AYR is delighted to announce that its contract with PAE Inc., a leading US Government contractor, under the AFRICAP III has been extended for a further six months to March 2022. The contract, which covers two helicopters, provides vital aviation and logistical support to the internationally recognised and UN-approved Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification…
Read MoreAYR Logistics announces new humanitarian initiative as it marks its 20th Anniversary
Tuesday 10th August 2021
AYR Logistics Limited (“AYR”) announced today, on the 20th anniversary of its incorporation, that it is making a donation-in-kind to newly founded UK Charity, HumanitAid, in the form of logistics management services and transportation, worth approximately USD 5 million (GBP 3.6 million) over three years. The donation-in-kind may be utilised to provide humanitarian support to new and…
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