Milestone Aviation will include six H160s from Airbus Helicopters in its orderbook, it revealed on October 5th. The helicopters will be destined for a range of missions including offshore transportation and emergency medical services...
Despite changes in the market as a result of Covid-19, Pat Sheedy, President and CEO, Milestone Aviation told Helicopter Investor Town Hall delegates that his company’s medium to long-term outlook remains unchanged as it...
GE Capital has taken a $700m goodwill impairment in the second quarter of 2020 from its 2015 $1.7 billion acquisition of Milestone Aviation. A significant proportion of Milestone’s $5bn portfolio of more than 300...
Thora Capital has bought six Emergency Medical Services helicopters from Milestone Aviation. The aircraft are on lease to US EMS operator Life Flight Network. “We are thrilled to announce this acquisition, one of...
It has not been such a bad few years for helicopter leasing after all. In 2010, less than 1% of the world’s helicopter fleet belonged to lessors. Now our latest research shows that...
After almost a year of slow business in the helicopter leasing space, 2018 closed with the largest independent helicopter lessor Waypoint Leasing being acquired by investment bank Macquarie and merged with its leasing arm....
When Waypoint Leasing launched in 2014 it appeared to have all the ingredients that a business needs to succeed. There was an experienced management team combining operators, brokers and experienced commercial aircraft lessors –...
Bloomberg is reporting that GE shares fell 4% over concerns about Milestone Aviation, following Waypoint Leasing’s filing for Chapter 11. GE Capital Aviation Services acquired Milestone Aviation, the largest helicopter leasing company and Waypoint...
Dublin, Ireland, May 31, 2018 – Milestone Aviation Group Limited, a GE Capital Aviation Services company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, announced today that it has completed the purchase and lease back...
The big players in the helicopter market have remained unchanged since our last update in 2015. Milestone remains at the top of the ranking, with a fleet value now surpassing $4 billion. Helicopter Investor...