Babcock seeks a buyer. It’s a sale few expected and even fewer seem to want. Unless you are the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The authority’s decision earlier this month to order CHC...
Airbus has completed the first flight of its twin-engine H225 helicopter with both Safran Makila 2 engines powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). “This flight with SAF powering the twin engines of the H225...
Five years after its launch, Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) is continuing its drive towards sustainable growth – despite minor supply chain delays – Frederic Lemos, head of ACH, tells Helicopter Investor (HI). He means...
Global helicopter operator Bristow is positioned for growth next year, according to Chris Bradshaw, group president and CEO. Industry specialists consulted by Helicopter Investor (HI) agree – with one even suggesting Bradshaw’s strategy was...
“The lions have been let out of the cage.” Just nine words from Pat Sheedy, president and CEO of lessor Milestone Aviation Group, capture the new world of opportunity facing the commercial helicopter industry....
Sales of pre-owned single- and multi-engine turbine helicopters soared last year, according to the latest report from industry analyst AMSTAT. But it’s too early to gauge how the helicopter market will be impacted...
Last week’s Helicopter Investor Virtual Summit began with LCI’s “marriage” to Nova Capital Aviation Ireland before considering the over supply in helicopters serving the oil and gas sector and environmental concerns. “We have sort...
“This isn’t the time to be dancing on the head of theoretical pins, it’s a time to consolidate, to balance power between the oil majors and the helicopter operators,” Clark McGinn tells Helicopter Investor. He...
“The industry absolutely needs consolidation,” Clark McGinn, principal, Uplifting Advice told Helicopter Investor in response to the news of CHC Group’s acquisition of Babcock’s oil and gas business. McGinn says there is no shortage of...
Three key markets are driving sustained growth in Airbus Helicopters’ order book, while two operators report a return to near pre-Covid levels of business, according to the recent Helicopter Investor Town Hall online meeting....