Milestone Aviation lease seven helicopters to Thai Aviation Services

Milestone Aviation Group has leased two Sikorsky S-92 and five Sikorsky S-76D helicopters to Thai Aviation Services (TAS).

Six of the seven aircraft were delivered new from the manufacturers, whilst the seventh was sourced from Milestone’s existing fleet.

TAS will utilise the helicopters to provide crew transport and additional oil field support services to a major international oil company in the Gulf of Thailand.

“Milestone has had an important relationship with TAS since 2012, and we were very pleased to collaborate with TAS to secure the helicopters that best fit the needs of their customer in Thailand.”

“Milestone has had an important relationship with TAS since 2012, and we were very pleased to collaborate with TAS to secure the helicopters that best fit the needs of their customer in Thailand.” said Brett Rankin, vice president Commercial, Central and Southern Asia Pacific, Milestone. “Our product and technical teams spent extensive time reviewing TAS’ mission requirements and developing innovative solutions. We believe that today’s announcement is a perfect example of the unique value and long-term partnership that Milestone brings to all of our customers.”

All helicopters are expected to be operational in Thailand by the end of March 2017.