HI Uplift: Helicopter market prepares for Year of the Tiger
Out with the ox, in with the tiger. As the global helicopter market prepares to welcome the Chinese New Year of the Tiger (which begins on February 1st, 2022), we begin a two-part focus...
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LCI’s ‘marriage’, market prospects & ESG
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...
Newsletter: ‘Dancing on the head of theoretical pins’
“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...
Helicopter Investor newsletter: ‘The industry absolutely needs consolidation’
“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...
Town Hall: Three key markets drive growth, says Airbus
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....
Aero Asset predicts ‘resilient’ Q1 pre-owned twin sales
Sales of twin engine pre-owned helicopters will remain “resilient” in the first quarter of 2021, matching the trend witnessed in the second half of last year, according to Aero Asset’s 2020 Heli Market Trends...
Helicopter CEO Steffen Bay: ‘It will be a year of consolidation’
2021 will be a year of consolidation, NHV Helicopters CEO, Steffen Bay, told Helicopter/VTOL Investor. Bay expects activity levels to pick up once the vaccine rollout take effect and people feel confident to travel...
Town Hall: Offshore wind power ‘positive story for helicopters’
The rapidly developing offshore wind power generation industry is “a positive story” for the helicopter sector that will create demand for 126 units, valued at about $1bn, by 2030, according to Steve Robertson, principal...
Helicopter pre-owned twin-engine sales recover but not to pre-Covid levels
The pre-owned twin engine helicopter market continued to recover in the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year but retail sales remained below 2019 levels, due to the impact of Covid-19, according to the latest...
Market analysis: A brief history of helicopter leasing
Since 2010 we have seen the launch of many new specialist helicopter leasing companies – including Milestone Aviation Group (pictured), Waypoint Leasing, Lobo Leasing, Lease Corporation International, Macquarie Rotorcraft leasing and others. Operating leases...