Town Hall: Three key markets drive growth, says Airbusinsight Mike Stones 28 Jul 21 0Three key markets are driving sustained growth in Airbus Helicopters’ order book, while two operators report a return to near pre-Covid levels of business, according… Read more
Milestone announces Purchase Leaseback with NHV for a AW169 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jul 21 0Milestone Aviation has signed a Purchase/Leaseback (PLB) arrangement for a AW169 helicopter with Belgian-based operator NHV Group. The AW169 helicopter delivered earlier this month will… Read more
David Crick first international ASA International presidentnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jul 21 0Aircraft and helicopter appraiser David Crick, founder of DavAir Group, has been appointed international president of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). It is the… Read more
ASA grants Alastair Fallon accredited senior appraiser statusnews Mike Stones 27 May 21 0The American Society of Appraisers has granted Alastair Fallon, helicopter aviation analyst with data intelligence business IBA Group, accredited senior appraiser status in materials technical… Read more
Bell Textron announces UAM partnership with Wheels Upnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Apr 21 0Bell Textron has announced plans – through a partnership with jet charter company Wheels Up – to develop short- and long-term solutions for vertical take-off… Read more
Weston Aviation to support NHV Group in Cork, Irelandnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 21 0FBO and hangar facility anWeston Aviation will support NHV Group at Cork Airport, in Ireland, where the operator will begin a new contract with PSE… Read more
LCI and LCM Partners launch co-investment vehiclenews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 21 0LCI has launched a new helicopter co-investment vehicle with alternative investment firm LCM Partners. “Our new partnership with LCM is the latest example of how… Read more
NHV Group announces contract with PSE Kinsale Energynews Alasdair Whyte 24 Mar 21 0NHV Group announced a new contract with PSE Kinsale Energy in support of its decommissioning operations in the Celtic Sea. The transfer flights to the… Read more
Twin engine pre-owned helicopter sales to remain ‘bullish’: Aero Assetnews Mike Stones 16 Mar 21 0The market for twin engine, pre-owned helicopter sales is likely to remain “bullish”, Valerie Pereira, Aero Asset vice president of Market Research has told Helicopter Investor.… Read more
Milestone Aviation parent company GECAS acquired by AerCapnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Mar 21 0Milestone Aviation’s parent company, GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will be acquired by Dublin-based lessor AerCap Holdings. It will acquire 100% of the General Electric… Read more
Aero Asset predicts ‘resilient’ Q1 pre-owned twin salesinsight Mike Stones 9 Mar 21 0Sales of twin engine pre-owned helicopters will remain “resilient” in the first quarter of 2021, matching the trend witnessed in the second half of last… Read more
Milestone Aviation leases 11 Airbus H225s to Air Centernews Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 21 0Milestone Aviation has added 11 Airbus H225 helicopters to the Air Center Helicopters, Inc (“ACHI”) fleet. The aircraft will be delivered throughout 2021 and 2022… Read more
Helicopter CEO Steffen Bay: ‘It will be a year of consolidation’insight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 21 02021 will be a year of consolidation, NHV Helicopters CEO, Steffen Bay, told Helicopter/VTOL Investor. Bay expects activity levels to pick up once the vaccine… Read more
Town Hall: Milestone Aviation ‘completed 65 transactions in 2020’news Alasdair Whyte 1 Feb 21 0“We completed 65 transactions in 2020,” Sebastien Moulin, head of Europe & Americas at Milestone Aviation Group, told Helicopter Investor’s Town Hall online meeting. Most… Read more
Milestone leasing two five blade H145s to NHVnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 21 0NHV Group is leasing two five-bladed H145s from Milestone Aviation. The aircraft are being used to support NHV’s contract with Germany’s Federal Armed Forces’ training… Read more
Blade and Ross Aviation to build vertiport at Westchesternews Alasdair Whyte 12 Jan 21 0Blade Urban Air Mobility and Ross Aviation have entered into a strategic alliance to expedite the roll-out of urban air mobility services. Blade plans to… Read more
Blade to go public via SPAC at $825mnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Dec 20 0Helicopter operator Blade is the latest company to go public via a merger with blank check company Experience Investment Corp., an affiliate of KSL Capital… Read more
Thora hires new MD and advises on sale-leaseback of EMS helicoptersnews Mike Stones 26 Nov 20 0Thora Capital has appointed helicopter veteran Marc Schechter as its new MD and has advised Apollo MedFlight on the sale-leaseback of three EMS helicopters. Backed… Read more
LCI appoints Jaspal Jandu new CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 20 0Helicopter lessor LCI has announced the promotion of Jaspal Jandu to CEO. Former CEO, Michael Platt becomes vice chairman, and Praveen Vetrivel is appointed chief… Read more
Bell Textron shows $9m profit in Q3 2020news Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 20 0Helicopter manufacturer Bell’s parent company Textron announced its third quarter results for 2020, which saw the segment total $119m – a profit of $9m compared… Read more
