With Milestone Aviation, Lease Corporation International, Waypoint Leasing and Lobo Leasing, helicopters have more choice of financing than ever before. Sophie Segal talks to the people leading the new age of helicopter operating leases.
The Export-Import Bank of the US is set to guarantee around $200 million in financing for helicopter leasing company, Milestone Aviation Group.
AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter selected for key role in the future UK search & rescue,
Bristow Helicopters – a part of the US-owned Bristow Group – has won a government contract worth £1.6 billion to provide civilian search and rescue services for the whole of the UK.
The Bristow Group has ordered another six AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters plus a number of options for more aircraft.
The Bristow Group has signed an agreement for up to 12 EC175s from Eurocopter.
Sikorsky has announced that they have entered into an agreement to sell 10 S-76D helicopters to Bristow Group, with options for another 16 aircraft.
The Eurocopter EC175 helicopter started its US demo tour at Bristow’s North America headquarters at New Iberia, Louisiana.
Bond issues and export credit for helicopter operators dominated 2012 with Milestone Aviation Group also tapping the loan market three times.
The Bristow Group has announced the closing of a $450 million senior notes offering.
