Rotortrade hails ‘strong Q1 start’ to sales, leasing and MROnews Mike Stones 29 Apr 26 0Helicopter services group Rotortrade claims a strong start to the first quarter of this year across its three main divisions of sales, leasing and maintenance,… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone welcomes renewed stability in heli marketsnews Mike Stones 28 Nov 25 0Helicopter markets are enjoying welcome stability after years of turbulence, according to Pat Sheedy, president and CEO of Milestone. During our wide-ranging conversation at European… Read more
Milestone Aviation Group signs lease agreements with Bristow Groupnews Terry Spruce 21 Nov 25 0Milestone Aviation Group has signed lease agreements with Bristow Group for five new Airbus H160 helicopters. The helicopters, four of which are scheduled for delivery… Read more
Metro Aviation signs purchase deal for 12 Airbus H140snews Terry Spruce 30 Oct 25 0Metro Aviation, the air medical and completions company, has signed a purchase agreement for 12 Airbus H140s, which will be available for purchase and completion… Read more
Hiroshima fire service becomes first firefighting operator of Airbus H160news Terry Spruce 29 Oct 25 0Hiroshima City Fire Services (CFS) has taken delivery of its first Airbus H160. It becomes the first firefighting operator of the H160 in Japan. The… Read more
Airbus Helicopters revenue hits $1.8bn in first quarternews Fayaz Hussain 1 May 25 0Airbus has reported first quarter 2025 revenue growth of 10% year-over-year from its helicopters segment at €1.6bn ($1.8bn) owing to “solid performance from programmes and… Read more
Chipsan Aviation plans Airbus H160 missionsnews Mike Stones 21 Feb 25 0New Delhi-based helicopter operator Chipsan Aviation plans to add two more H160 helicopters to its fleet this year, after becoming the first firm in the… Read more
HI Uplift: GDHF’s busy month with H160 financingnews Mike Stones 20 Dec 24 0It’s been a busy month for helicopter lessor GD Helicopter Finance and its Airbus H160s super-medium aircraft. This week the new leasing specialist delivered the… Read more
GDHF delivers first of two H160s leased to Chipsan, Indianews Mike Stones 17 Dec 24 0GD Helicopter Finance has delivered the first of two Airbus H160s on lease to helicopter operator Chipsan Aviation. The aircraft will be the first H160s… Read more
WFW advises GDHF on financing deal for Airbus H160snews Mike Stones 16 Dec 24 0Law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) on its recent €77m-plus finance agreement with Bank of China, London Branch and… Read more
OHI agrees its first H160 deal with lessor GDHFnews Mike Stones 13 Nov 24 0Omni Helicopters International Group (OHI) has agreed a deal with lessor GDHF to secure the Latin America operator’s first Airbus H160 medium twin helicopter. Duncan… Read more
First Airbus H160 enters US service with PHI Aviationnews Mike Stones 3 Jul 24 0The first Airbus H160 has entered US service with PHI Aviation. The aircraft is the first of an initial four H160 deliveries that will be… Read more
Safran and PhilJets sign Arrano engine support dealnews Mike Stones 26 Feb 24 0Safran Helicopter Engines and PhilJets Aero Services Inc (PhilJets) have signed a new support-by-the-hour (SBH) contract for the Arrano engine. The two companies are partnering… Read more
First six Airbus H160s delivered to French navy for SAR missionsnews Mike Stones 24 Sep 22 0The first six Airbus H160s, destined for search-and-rescue (SAR) missions, have been delivered to the French navy. The delivery is part of the interim fleet… Read more
Town Hall: Milestone Aviation ‘completed 65 transactions in 2020’news Alasdair Whyte 1 Feb 21 0“We completed 65 transactions in 2020,” Sebastien Moulin, head of Europe & Americas at Milestone Aviation Group, told Helicopter Investor’s Town Hall online meeting. Most… Read more
Milestone becomes first leasing customer for Airbus’s H160news Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 20 0Milestone Aviation will include six H160s from Airbus Helicopters in its orderbook, it revealed on October 5th. The helicopters will be destined for a range… Read more
