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...
Leasing company Milestone has delivered a new Airbus H225 to Bond Offshore Helicopters, who will put it to work on the North Sea. The helicopter was one of 16 that Milestone contracted for in...
Simon Sparkes of Nova Systems has written a provocative piece titled “Offshore Helicopter Leasing – an Existential Risk?” on HeliHub. He arguing that leasing companies will struggle to cope with low oil prices. It is definitely worth...
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