Philip G Queffelec loves helicopters. That’s immediately apparent to anyone who talks to him. Whilst one of the company he chairs, Sparfell & Partners, sells both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, he is himself a...
Luxaviation is among of the world’s largest VIP and VVIP aircraft-operating and servicing companies. It provides charter, sales, management to business jet customers around the world. In February 2016, the company setup a helicopter...
Waypoint, the world’s largest independent helicopter lessor, recently celebrated its five-year anniversary, having weathered one of the worst downturns in the history of the helicopter market and come out the other side with an...
If any single helicopter manufacturer has turned the drop off in oil and gas missions into a positive, that one is Sikorsky. The manufacturer has weathered the oil-and-gas downturn, but instead of moving away...
At every industry event these past few years, people have talked about diversification. Outside of the biggest operators, who have a secure foothold in the market, operators are looking outside of oil and gas...
Whenever you hear the phrase “helicopter pilot shortage”, you probably roll your eyes. Dire warnings have been sounded across all aviation markets for a good 10 years. But way back in 2008 any shortage...
Waypoint Leasing, one of the largest helicopter lessors, recently saw a switch up in its management. The lessor’s founder and CEO Ed Washecka left the company and was replaced by CHC Helicopter’s Hooman Yazhari...
Lease Corporation International (LCI) has found a niche in the helicopter leasing market, focusing purely on medium-category helicopters – especially the Leonardo AW139s and AW169s – and spreading them far and wide across different...
After a rough few years, the offshore oil and gas market might be recovering. Early 2018 figures from Westwood Global Energy show the market starting to recover next year, with global expenditure increasing to...
Earlier this year, Raymond Weiser Jr was promoted to senior director of helicopter services for JSSI. JSSI is a consumer of MRO services and offers an independent option to the OEM for hourly cost maintenance...
The New York Bankruptcy Court has ruled in favour of helicopter lessor LCI Helicopters […]
Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate […]
AE Industrial Partners has completed its acquisition of heavy-lift helicopter operator Columbia Helicopters. The […]
Russian Helicopters has announced several orders for its commercial models: the VRT500, Mi-8AMT and […]
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Bristow Group has announced a cash tender offer to purchase $75 million of its […]
The reality of 2019 thus far is that not many people are buying helicopters, […]
Sikorsky is suing Babcock International for failing to take delivery of two S-92 helicopters […]
From July 22-28 this year, legacy and experimental aviation companies were strutting their stuff, […]
Buoyed in part by helicopter sales, Leonardo has seen a 34% increase in new […]