04-Mar-24 - Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Co Orders a Japan-made Airbus/Kawasaki H145/Bk117D-3 press helicopter for six stations in the ANN Tohoku block #newscopter
14-Jan-21 - Airbus performed first flight of All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) H160 at Marignane, France. ANH operates 6 AS365 and 5 EC135/H135 for news and TV stations across Japan. The H160 will replace one of its Dauphins #H160
28-Mar-19 - Mainichi Newspaper received a H135 / EC135T3H equipped with the Helionix avionics suite during a ceremony at its base in Haneda, Tokyo #Mainichi
06-Feb-18 - Leonardo Japanese official distributor, Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, announced Asahi ordered its second AW169 for news gathering service. To be delivered in 2021. Will be the fourth AW169 in Japan
12-Oct-16 - GrandNew and AW139 ordered by Nippon TV and Chukyo TV during Japan Aerospace 2016. Also GrandNew received orders for VIP and taxi service in both Japan and Switzerland