Air Safa launches aircraft leasing business in India with Airbus H125 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 20 0Air Safa Pte. Ltd., a Singapore based aircraft leasing company, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters for one H-125 helicopter with the option… Read more
HI/VTOL Investor Opinion: UAM and the ‘Second Mouse Strategy’insight Alasdair Whyte 12 Oct 20 0Urban Air Mobility is awash with passion, innovation and, for the moment at least, not a little cash. But, when it comes to investment in… Read more
Milestone becomes first leasing customer for Airbus’s H160news Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 20 0Milestone Aviation will include six H160s from Airbus Helicopters in its orderbook, it revealed on October 5th. The helicopters will be destined for a range… Read more
Japan Airlines and Volocopter partner to launch UAM services in Japannews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 20 0Japan Airlines (JAL) and Volocopter GmbH announced a new agreement on September 29th, to promote the development of the urban air mobility industry (UAM) through… Read more
Sumitomo Mitsui and LCI launch $230m joint venturenews Alasdair Whyte 23 Sep 20 0 LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company (SMFL) have launched a 19-helicopter leasing joint venture. The two companies are co-investors in the $230m… Read more
HI Town Hall: Milestone Aviation’s long-term outlook remains the sameinsight Yves Le Marquand 1 Sep 20 0Despite changes in the market as a result of Covid-19, Pat Sheedy, President and CEO, Milestone Aviation told Helicopter Investor Town Hall delegates that his… Read more
Market analysis: A brief history of helicopter leasinginsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Aug 20 0Since 2010 we have seen the launch of many new specialist helicopter leasing companies – including Milestone Aviation Group (pictured), Waypoint Leasing, Lobo Leasing, Lease… Read more
GE Capital takes $700m Milestone goodwill impairmentnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Aug 20 0GE Capital has taken a $700m goodwill impairment in the second quarter of 2020 from its 2015 $1.7 billion acquisition of Milestone Aviation. A significant… Read more
Thora Capital buys six EMS helicopters from Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jul 20 0 Thora Capital has bought six Emergency Medical Services helicopters from Milestone Aviation. The aircraft are on lease to US EMS operator Life Flight Network.… Read more
Take it from us: navigating an aviation business transformationinsight Alasdair Whyte 23 Jun 20 0Todd Wolynski, Partner at White & Case, and Oliver Althoff, Managing Director – North America at Seabury Securities, explain what aviation companies need to do… Read more
Bristow and Era Helicopters complete their mergernews Mike Stones 12 Jun 20 0Bristow Group and Era Helicopters have completed the merger, announced on January 24th 2020, to form “a financially stronger company with enhanced size and diversification”.… Read more
Nova Capital expands its fleet with eight new EMS helicoptersnews Mike Stones 10 Jun 20 0Nova Capital has added eight new EMS helicopters, including three Leonardo 169s (pictured) to its fleet. European helicopter lessor Nova Capital has boosted its fleet… Read more
Banks ‘should review helicopter assets as Covid-19 precaution’news Mike Stones 9 Jun 20 0Banks should review the value of their helicopter assets as a means of mitigating risks arising from the Covid-19 global pandemic, warns Jean-Marc Youkhana, owner… Read more
Arena Investors launches joint venture with Washecka’s Intrinsic Aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 20 May 20 0Investment adviser Arena Investors has formed a joint venture with Intrinsic Aviation to invest in helicopter assets. Intrinsic Aviation was founded by Ed Washecka, former… Read more
Raymond James Investment Banking recruits aviation banker David Fowkesnews Mike Stones 20 May 20 0David Fowkes has joined Raymond James Investment Banking as MD and co-head of the Aviation and Aerospace sector team, Raymond James Investment Banking has strengthened… Read more
LCI, Thora Capital and Rive Private Investment co-invest $100mnews Alasdair Whyte 7 May 20 0Helicopter lessor LCI, asset manager Thora Capital and private equity firm Rive Private Investment have joined together to invest in nine helicopters worth more than… Read more
ITC-AeroLeasing continues to support Air Ambulance operations in the USnews Terry Spruce 1 May 20 030 April 2020 – ITC-AeroLeasing has announced the successful completion of a further air ambulance lease deal with a leading air medical transportation company in… Read more
Aero Asset says first quarter was strong for helicopter sales, but Covid-19 slowdown has startedinsight Alasdair Whyte 14 Apr 20 0The First Quarter 2020 Preowned Helicopter Market Trends Report produced by broker Aero Asset shows that the first three months of 2020 were strong for… Read more
Lessons from the trenches: Tips from a leasing company’s Chapter 11insight Alasdair Whyte 14 Apr 20 0Todd Wolynski, partner at White & Case, looks at what he learnt as general counsel and chief administrative officer of Waypoint Leasing during its Chapter… Read more
Skyports extends Series A funding with Irelandia investmentnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 20 0eVTOL infrastructure developer Skyports has extended its Series A venture capital funding round with an investment from Irelandia Aviation – bringing its total capital raised… Read more
