Helicopter singles market shows tightening supply & strong liquidity: Aero Assetnews Mike Stones 15 Jul 26 0The market for single-engine helicopters shows tightening supply and strong liquidity, according to the latest report from rotary sales and market intelligence firm Aero Asset.… Read more
HI Uplift: India – ‘Equal parts frustration and admiration’news Fayaz Hussain 10 Jul 26 0Every few years, someone at an aviation conference declares that the Indian market is about to boom. Then, lawyers get involved, custom forms pile up… Read more
HI Uplift: Michael York, GDHF – ‘Helicopters still perform the magic’news Mike Stones 3 Jul 26 0Michael York was a 17-year-old midshipman when he first flew in the back of a Royal Australian Navy Bell UH-1B Iroquois – better known as… Read more
Bristow agrees to pick Berry Aviation up for $105mnews Mike Stones 30 Jun 26 0Bristow Group is continuing its shift towards growing government services revenues with an agreement to acquire Berry Aviation from Acorn Capital Management for $105m in… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone & SMFL Helicopters focus on growthnews Mike Stones 29 Jun 26 0“From a Milestone perspective, this has probably been the first year since I’ve been with the company where we weren’t fighting [industry] fires.” That’s how… Read more
National Airways Corporation buys stake in SkyConnect Leasingnews Mike Stones 29 Jun 26 0National Airways Corporation, the aviation services company based at Lanseria Airport, Johannesburg, has acquired a stake in SkyConnect Leasing, Dublin-registered helicopter leasing company based in… Read more
GDHF to deliver two Airbus H160s to a customer in Chinanews Mike Stones 15 Jun 26 0GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) has acquired two new multi-mission H160 helicopters to be leased to an unnamed customer in China. Speaking ahead of Helicopter Investor’s… Read more
HI Uplift: Aerius seals AW139 purchase and leaseback in Indonesianews Mike Stones 9 Jun 26 0Aerius Leasing has sealed its first offshore energy helicopter leasing transaction with the completion of a Leonardo AW139 purchase and leaseback deal supporting ENI operations… Read more
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
