Helicopter Leasing rankings 2019
Last year, 2019, might not have been as eventful a year as 2018 for helicopter leasing. But it was a markedly more positive one. Following the fall-out of Waypoint’s bankruptcy in 2018, dust started...
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New Milestone CEO: ‘the worst of the supply overhang is behind us’
Pat Sheedy is the new CEO of Milestone Aviation Group, the largest helicopter operator lessor. His appointment follows Greg Conlon’s promotion to CEO of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the helicopter lessor’s parent. Sheedy...
Workhorse sells SureFly to Moog
Following a year-long search for potential buyers, Ohio-based electric vehicle manufacturer Workhorse has sold its electric-VTOL arm SureFly to the design and manufacturing group Moog. The agreement was made for Workhorse to sell SureFly...
Thinking long-term
This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. To read these stories first, subscribe to our newsletter here. It is easy to be deterred from investing when a market...
GECAS promotes Greg Conlon to president & CEO
In an internal promotion, GECAS has appointed current Milestone Helicopter Leasing CEO Greg Conlon as its president and CEO. GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services) is Milestone’s parent company. Previous president and CEO Alec Burger...
Helicopters are at highest risk from consumer drones
Consumer drones are a severe risk for helicopters – according to a recent report from the UK Government. The UK’s House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has revealed that helicopters are at the...
Voom launches in San Francisco
Even companies can seem to become homesick. This was evident last week when on-demand helicopter-booking platform Voom brought its service to San Francisco – where the company was first established. Instead of launching in...
The helicopters of Monaco
In September, all eyes in the superyacht market turn to Monaco, where hundreds of the world’s most luxurious boats come to berth in Port Hercules – and some of them equipped with helicopters. Yacht...
Hyundai opens UAM division, hires ex-NASA exec to lead
There’s no time to be wasted at Hyundai. The company has become the latest car manufacturer to enter the urban air mobility market with the creation of its own urban air mobility division. And...
The silver lining to Franky Zapata’s cross-Channel flight cloud
Franky Zapata, the flying enthusiast who attempted to cross the English Channel on his personal VTOL on July 25, has been unsuccessful. The VTOL – dubbed Flyboard Air – is fitted with five jet...
