HI Uplift: VIH’s Fire Raptor planned to prey on wildfiresnews Mike Stones 26 May 26 0It seems a marriage made if not in heaven, then close to it – the skies of Canada’s British Columbia. VIH Helicopters, the oldest privately… Read more
SMFL Helicopters appoints new chief strategy officernews Mike Stones 21 May 26 0SMFL Helicopters last month appointed Soichiro Haneda as its chief strategy officer to lead the new lessor’s strategic development initiatives, support long-term growth ambitions and… Read more
HI Deal of the Year Awards: New deadline May 25th, 2026news Mike Stones 15 May 26 0There’s now even more time to nominate your favourite rotary finance deals for our Helicopter Investor Deal of the Year Awards. The new deadline is… Read more
Bristow hails three megatrends shaping revenuenews Mike Stones 8 May 26 0Bad things happen in threes, according to Western superstition. But not just bad things – good things too, according to Bristow Group. It believes three… Read more
Bristow to ‘benefit from three megatrends’ in Q1 resultsnews Mike Stones 6 May 26 0Bristow Group will benefit from “three global megatrends”, as the business posted adjusted EBITDA of $59.3m in first-quarter results – slightly down on the $60.1m… Read more
Investec agrees offshore financing deal with Ultimate Aviation Groupnews Mike Stones 5 May 26 0Investec Corporate & Investment Banking has agreed a financing deal with Ultimate Aviation Group to boost its offshore helicopter personnel transport capability in the North… Read more
Bell Textron Q1 revenues up, commercial deliveries fallnews Fayaz Hussain 1 May 26 0Bell Textron announced $1.1bn in first quarter revenue, up by 9% year-over-year from the first quarter of last year driven by its military segment. Commercial… Read more
Irish Coast Guard opens new base at Waterford Airportnews Terry Spruce 30 Apr 26 0The Irish Coast Guard has opened a new base at Waterford Airport on Ireland’s south-east coast after the transition of emergency response air services from… Read more
Airbus Helicopters posts flat Q1 revenue despite more deliveriesnews Fayaz Hussain 29 Apr 26 0Airbus Helicopters reported flat year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026 posting €1.6bn despite delivering five more helicopters during the quarter. Of this,… Read more
Rotortrade hails ‘strong Q1 start’ to sales, leasing and MROnews Mike Stones 29 Apr 26 0Helicopter services group Rotortrade claims a strong start to the first quarter of this year across its three main divisions of sales, leasing and maintenance,… Read more
HI Uplift: RotorLease’s ‘last stepping stone of the ecosystem’news Mike Stones 24 Apr 26 0The operational launch of Rotortrade’s leasing division, RotorLease last month, realises a long-held ambition for Philippe Lubrano, founder and CEO of the helicopter broker and… Read more
HI Deal of the Year Awards: New deadline – May 15thnews Mike Stones 17 Apr 26 0There’s still time to celebrate the best in rotary finance agreements by nominating your entries in the Helicopter Investor Deal of the Year Awards 2026… Read more
Offshore helicopter orders and new EMS contract feature in recent headlinesnews Mike Stones 10 Apr 26 0A new order for offshore H225s in Vietnam, a fresh EMS contract in the Canary Islands plus much more feature in our round up of… Read more
HI Uplift: Grappling with ‘the worst energy crisis for 25 years’news Mike Stones 7 Apr 26 0“What’s happening in the Gulf is delivering the biggest shock to energy prices over the past 25 years.” That was the stark assessment of Steve… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone thinks long term on oil pricesnews Mike Stones 26 Mar 26 0It’s a bright, sunny afternoon in Downtown Atlanta on March 9th. Less sunny are the prospects for oil price stability. Brent crude oil prices are… Read more
HI Uplift: Verticon 2026 news and views – at a glancenews Mike Stones 20 Mar 26 0For US truckers, Atlanta is The Big A. But for three days last week, the city became The Big D – Deal Town for the… Read more
HI Uplift: SMFL Helicopters promises ‘more choice, better service’news Mike Stones 6 Mar 26 0Broader choice of new generation helicopters, wider range of lease structures and a global support network accessed through one relationship team. Those are the benefits… Read more
Robinson Helicopter Company plans big year for R88news Mike Stones 5 Mar 26 02026 is lining up to be a big year for Robinson’s new R88 helicopter. After its show debuts last year at VAI’s Verticon in Dallas… Read more
Bell Textron posts $4.3bn revenue in 2025news Fayaz Hussain 4 Mar 26 0Bell Textron has announced full-year 2025 revenue of $4.28bn, up 20% year-over-year from $3.57bn in the same period of last year. Driving growth was an… Read more
New lessor SMFL Helicopters launched to ‘transform’ global leasingnews Mike Stones 2 Mar 26 0A new rotorcraft leasing business – SMFL Helicopters – has been launched by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company Limited after its acquisition, through the… Read more
