Why 2018 is a year of change for helicopter leasing
The year 2014 was clearly the top of the cycle, 2018 is now showing all the signs of being the turning point for offshore helicopters. It is clearly a year when the market is being...
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Credit freeze hits helicopter market
Many people might find it hard to feel sympathy for bankers. Especially after 2008. But as the credit crunch shows, no industry can survive without debt. The helicopter industry is about to discover this....
Waypoint starts negotiations with lenders over covenants
Waypoint Leasing, the largest independent helicopter lessor, is in talks with banks to restructure loans. The lessor first held talks in June to warn lenders that it could be close to breaching some covenants....
Waypoint Leasing: New Horizons
Waypoint, the world’s largest independent helicopter lessor, recently celebrated its five-year anniversary, having weathered one of the worst downturns in the history of the helicopter market and come out the other side with an...
Waypoint leases one H135T3 to ALT
Waypoint Leasing has leased one H135T3 to German aviation service provider ALT to be used for pilot training. This is the seventh H135 Waypoint has delivered and marks the lessor’s first transaction with ALT....
Waypoint Leasing Completes Purchase and Lease-Back of AW139 Helicopter with Heliconia Group in Morocco
Las Vegas, Nevada – February 28, 2018 – Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited (“Waypoint”), the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, announced today that it has completed a purchase and lease-back for one AW139 helicopter...
Washecka, McGinn leave Waypoint, Yazhari joins as CEO
Waypoint Leasing, one of the largest helicopter lessors, has changed its management team. Ed Washecka, the company’s founder and CEO, has left the company and been replaced by Hooman Yazhari who joins from CHC...
Waypoint leases H145 to Brazil
Irish lessor Waypoint Leasing has leased one H145 to Brazilian transport operator CAF Táxi Aéreo. The helicopter will be used for private charter transport in Sao Paulo. The delivery represents two landmarks for Waypoint –...
Helicopter demand to triple for offshore missions by 2021
Irish lessor Waypoint has released a new report on the offshore wind market that predicts an increasing demand for helicopter support for offshore turbines. Waypoint expects the number of helicopters on dedicated offshore wind...
Waypoint: super-mediums challenged by legacy S-92s
Irish lessor Waypoint has released a study that shows that used S-92s are a more competitive option for oil and gas operations than new super-medium helicopters. The study found that the cost per seat-mile...
