Helitech 2018: A new Milestone
It was an honour to be at the final Helitech International last week. Next year, Europe’s largest helicopter expo which has been running since 2009, will be rebranded as the Vertical Flight Expo and...
Category: Insight
Credit freeze hits helicopter market
Many people might find it hard to feel sympathy for bankers. Especially after 2008. But as the credit crunch shows, no industry can survive without debt. The helicopter industry is about to discover this....
Interview: Speaking with Flyt at EBACE 2018
FLYT has made a name for itself in the helicopter industry in a short period of time. Having launched it’s digital helicopter booking platform in April, the service correlates price quotes and available flights...
EBACE Interview: Philip Queffelec on buyer trends and Switzerland’s helicopter market
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...
EBACE Interview: Charlotte Pedersen on the VIP market and working together
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 Leasing: New Horizons
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...
HI talks to Sikorsky’s Dana Fiatarone – Weathering the downturn
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...
HI talks to Frédéric Lemos, CEO of Airbus Corporate Helicopters
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...
The helicopter pilot shortage is coming
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...
Heli Expo 2018: Talking to Waypoint Leasing CEO Hooman Yazhari
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...
