Bristow announces private offering of $400m notesnews Fayaz Hussain 13 Jan 26 0Houston-based Bristow Group announced a private offering of $400m principal amount of senior secured notes due 2033. The notes are expected to pay interest semi-annually… Read more
HI Uplift: Will the helicopter industry gallop ahead or slither along?news Mike Stones 10 Jan 26 0Welcome to 2026, the Chinese Year of the Horse. But not yet. According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, we will remain in the Year of… Read more
Helicopter Investor’s New Year news roundupnews Mike Stones 6 Jan 26 0Welcome to Helicopter Investor’s news round up of stories you may have missed over the festive period. Featuring in our news list are manufacturers, operators… Read more
GDHF to acquire NHV in ‘the most unusual deal ever’news Mike Stones 22 Dec 25 0Helicopter industry watchers were treated to a true pre-Christmas cracker on Friday night with the announcement that lessor GD Helicopter Finance is to acquire NHV… Read more
Lessor GDHF to buy operator, MRO & training firm NHVnews Mike Stones 20 Dec 25 0Lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) has signed an agreement to acquire NHV group – the rotary operator, maintenance and training business. GDHF expects to complete… Read more
HI Uplift: Rotortrade hails Euro demand (and UK promise)news Mike Stones 19 Dec 25 0Rebounding civil helicopter markets – with steady demand and increasing parapublic missions – is how Rotortrade describes the “mature but shifting market” of Europe, according… Read more
HI Uplift: HEMS growth but contract challengesnews Mike Stones 13 Dec 25 0The good news is growth. The not-so-good news is increasing contractual challenges. That’s the helicopter view of the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) market from… Read more
HI Uplift: Leonardo on designing new market opportunitiesnews Mike Stones 5 Dec 25 0Seldom do we mention the space in which our interviews take place. But it’s worth making an exception for the latest conversation with Giacomo Zampetti,… Read more
European Rotors: Aero Asset offers sales snapshotnews Mike Stones 28 Nov 25 0Pre-owned helicopter sales remain healthy and liquid but at a much slower pace than in previous years. That was the message from Valerie Pereira, Aero… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone welcomes renewed stability in heli marketsnews Mike Stones 28 Nov 25 0Helicopter markets are enjoying welcome stability after years of turbulence, according to Pat Sheedy, president and CEO of Milestone. During our wide-ranging conversation at European… Read more
Rotortrade delivers Airbus H125 from Tajikistan to New Zealandnews Mike Stones 28 Nov 25 0Rotary dealership Rotortrade has confirmed the sale of a second helicopter to Heli Support – a New Zealand maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider and… Read more
HI Uplift: European Rotors reveals industry’s steady growth (and challenges)news Mike Stones 21 Nov 25 0Willkommen from Cologne, Germany – venue for this year’s vibrant European Rotors 2025. This busy event, showcasing an industry in (modest) growth, brought together lessors,… Read more
HI Uplift: CMA finally approves Macquarie dealnews Mike Stones 14 Nov 25 0The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has finally approved the acquisition of Macquarie Rotorcraft by SMFL LCI Helicopters. The acquisition, which was announced at… Read more
HI Forums probe helicopter finances & HEMS at European Rotorsnews Mike Stones 14 Nov 25 0Visiting European Rotors in Cologne, Germany next week? Then, why not make a date to attend HI’s two Finance Forums on the afternoon of Tuesday,… Read more
Bristow’s supply chain woes ‘won’t stop 27% EBITDA lift’news Mike Stones 7 Nov 25 0Within the first two sentences. That’s the priority Chris Bradshaw chose to give to mentioning supply chain difficulties in his opening remarks on Bristow’s third-quarter… Read more
HI Finance Forums focus on HEMS and industry investment at European Rotorsnews Mike Stones 7 Nov 25 0Helicopter Investor will be staging two HI Finance Forums at European Rotors in Cologne, Germany on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 18th. Taking centre stage… Read more
Bristow posts flattish sequential growth in third quarternews Fayaz Hussain 5 Nov 25 0Vertical flight solutions provider Bristow Group posted a flattish revenue growth of 3% quarter-over-quarter to $386m in the third quarter compared to second quarter of… Read more
Airbus Helicopters revenues jump 16%news Fayaz Hussain 31 Oct 25 0Airbus Helicopters reported a solid performance in the first nine months of 2025 marked by significant growth in both revenue as well as profitability, delivery… Read more
Equinor awards two new $430m crew transport contractsnews Mike Stones 27 Oct 25 0Oil and gas giant Equinor has awarded two new crew transfer contracts from Bergen to its North Sea production installations. The contract winners are CHC… Read more
CHC Helicopter wins Equinor contract for three S-92snews Mike Stones 27 Oct 25 0CHC Helicopter’s Norwegian division, CHC Helikopter Service, has won a three-aircraft contract from oil giant Equinor to transport crews from Bergen to its offshore facilities.… Read more
