LCI delivers third AW169 to Elitaliananews Alasdair Whyte 10 Jul 18 0Less than a week after delivering an AW139 to China’s Shanghai Kingwing Aviation, Lease Corporation International has delivered a Leonardo AW169 to Italian operator Elitaliana.… Read more
Chinese fleet grows stronger with orders for additional 26 helicopters worth in excess of 120 million euronews Terry Spruce 1 Mar 18 0Leonardo announced today that Sino-US Intercontinental Helicopter Investment (Sino-US) of China has signed contracts for additional 26 helicopters, including 7 AW119Kx single engine, 15 AW109… Read more
Waypoint Leasing Completes Purchase and Lease-Back of AW139 Helicopter with Heliconia Group in Morocconews Terry Spruce 28 Feb 18 0Las Vegas, Nevada – February 28, 2018 – Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited (“Waypoint”), the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, announced today that it has… Read more
Lobo leases one AW139 to THGnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Feb 18 0Dublin-based lessor Lobo Leasing has leased one Leonardo AW139 to South African operator Titan Helicopter Group (THG). The helicopter is configured for off-shore operations and… Read more
Leonardo partners with SACC to open Japanese MRO basenews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0Italian helicopter maker Leonardo is partnering with Shizuoka Air Commuter Corporation (SACC) to setup a maintenance repair, and overhaul (MRO) base at Mount Fuji Shizuoka… Read more
Milestone leases eight AW139s to China EMS operatornews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 18 0Milestone Aviation has signed a deal with Chinese EMS operator Kingwing. The lessor has leased eight AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to Shanghai Kingwing Aviation. The AW139s… Read more
Heli Union leases a Leonardo AW139news Terry Spruce 19 Jan 18 0Heli Union has leased a Leonardo AW139 helicopter to support its offshore helicopter operations in Gabon. The leased helicopter will operate on a new contract… Read more
Leonardo opens maintenance base at Milano Linate Primenews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 18 0Leonardo has opened a new maintenance base at Milano Linate Prime (SEA Prime) airport in Italy. Maintenance services for the AW109 and AW139 for private… Read more
Two million flight hours milestone for AW139news Terry Spruce 29 Dec 17 0The AW139 helicopter has reached a milestone of two million flight hours, across all operational scenarios on five continents, while performing a wide range of… Read more
Lobo leases AW139 to CHCnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Dec 17 0Dublin-based lessor Lobo has secured a new lease agreement with CHC Helicopter for one offshore-configured Leonardo AW139. The helicopter will be based at CHC’s base… Read more
Leonardo adds firefighting helicopters to Japannews Terry Spruce 18 Oct 17 0Leonardo has grown its market share in the Japanese helicopter market by securing orders for AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopters in firefighting configuration. Leonardo and… Read more
Milestone supports Heligo Charters in Indianews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a Leonardo AW139 to Heligo Charters in India. The delivery marks the fifth helicopter leased to Heligo in 2017, increasing… Read more
JSSI: flight hours up, sales downnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 17 0Jet Support Services Inc’s customer flight hours are at the highest since the market downturn in 2008 but sales are slightly below expectations. JSSI completed… Read more
Waypoint debuts in Colombianews Alasdair Whyte 18 Aug 17 0Irish lessor Waypoint has agreed to a sale and leaseback agreement for one AW139 with Colombian operator HELICOL, the first lease transaction it has made… Read more
Waypoint delivers AW139 to HEVILIFT, Australian market picking upnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 17 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered one Agusta Westland 139 to Australian service operator HEVILIFT The helicopter will be used for offshore oil and gas operations in… Read more
Coastguard introduces AW189 to Prestwicknews Alasdair Whyte 7 Aug 17 0HM Coastguard Search and Rescue (SAR) has introduced two new AgustaWestland 189s at its Prestwick base. The AW189s are outfitted in a SAR configuration and… Read more
LCI orders nine Leonardo AW helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jun 17 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has ordered a further nine helicopters from Leonardo valued at $120 million. The new order comprises entirely new generation AgustaWestland helicopters… Read more
Leonardo signs 17 helicopter deal with Sino-USnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jun 17 0Leonardo Helicopters signed a deal with Chinese helicopter operator and sales firm Sino-US Intercontinental for 17 new helicopters, valued around €100 million ($114 million) at… Read more
Héli-Union received recognition medals in Tanzanianews Terry Spruce 24 Apr 17 0Héli-Union, the french operator, has received medals to recognise safe and efficient service for its operations in Tanzania. The operator supported offshore drilling operations for two… Read more
Waypoint delivers additional AW139snews Alasdair Whyte 20 Apr 17 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered two additional AW139s to Heliconia Group, a regional helicopter transport and support service. This follows the delivery of one Aw139 to… Read more
