Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely. The Series C financing more than doubles Volocopter’s capital. It had secured a total of EUR 35 million up...
AE Industrial Partners has completed its acquisition of heavy-lift helicopter operator Columbia Helicopters. The private equity firm first announced its intention to acquire Columbia in July this year, signing an initial agreement to purchase...
Russian Helicopters has announced several orders for its commercial models: the VRT500, Mi-8AMT and Ansat helicopters at the International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS 2019) in Moscow this week. The Russian state-owned OEM first...
This article originally appeared as one of our Helicopter Investor Newsletters. Click here to subscribe. Talk of recovery in the helicopter market is nothing new. There have long been predictions of a brighter outlook;...
Bristow Group has announced a cash tender offer to purchase $75 million of its secured notes maturing in 2023. The tender offer to purchase the 8.74% senior secured notes opened yesterday (12 August) and...
Sikorsky is suing Babcock International for failing to take delivery of two S-92 helicopters worth $58 million that were ordered in 2011. In a court filing, Sikorsky asks for: “compensatory damages, incidental damages, and...
From July 22-28 this year, legacy and experimental aviation companies were strutting their stuff, exhibiting their aircraft and ideas at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. According to...
A recent independent review by British defence company Qinetiq has praised the transition of the UK’s search and rescue helicopter (SARH) services to the civil market as “successful”. In 2012, the UK Government put...
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Franky Zapata, the flying enthusiast who attempted to cross the English Channel on his personal VTOL on July 25, has been unsuccessful. The VTOL – dubbed Flyboard Air – is fitted with five jet...
Bristow, the helicopter operator currently in Chapter 11 protection, has entered into a backstop commitment agreement with several of its noteholders for a $385 million debt to equity swap. This is the latest step...
Russian Helicopters has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada to supply the engines for its […]
The reality of 2019 thus far is that not many people are buying helicopters, […]
After serving company for close to 20 years, PHI Group’s President and CEO Lance […]
The San Diego City Council has approved the purchase of four Airbus H125 helicopters […]
This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. To read […]
Whilst commercial aviation orders might have been the talk of the town at the […]
Leonardo and Dubai business-jet and FBO-services provider Falcon Aviation Services have revealed an urban […]
Newcomer to the helicopter investor space Thora Capital has closed its initial helicopter funding […]
Leonardo saw mixed results in the third quarter, with revenues up 11% year-on-year at […]
In an internal promotion, GECAS has appointed current Milestone Helicopter Leasing CEO Greg Conlon […]