Helicopter Investor London 2020 – Appraising appraisersinsight Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 20 0Valuing helicopters can be difficult. With a wide variety of missions, configurations and helicopter types – not to mention big price fluctuations – providing useful… Read more
Volocopter extends Series C funding to €87 millionnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Feb 20 0Following a partnership with Asian super app Grab earlier this week, Volocopter announced today (21 February) that it is extending its Series C financing round… Read more
Helicopter leasing: Olivier Piot on finding success in a down marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 20 0At the turn of the millennia, the helicopter leasing market did not exist. But across the aisle, commercial aircraft leasing was booming, with almost half… Read more
New decade, new startinsight Alasdair Whyte 21 Jan 20 0 It has not been such a bad few years for helicopter leasing after all. In 2010, less than 1% of the world’s helicopter fleet… Read more
New Milestone CEO: ‘the worst of the supply overhang is behind us’news Alasdair Whyte 9 Jan 20 0Pat Sheedy is the new CEO of Milestone Aviation Group, the largest helicopter operator lessor. His appointment follows Greg Conlon’s promotion to CEO of GE… Read more
Bristow cancels 22 H175 order with Airbusnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jan 20 0UPDATE: Airbus has since dismissed claims that the 22 H175s cancelled represent half of the model types order backlog. Bristow Group has cancelled a long-standing… Read more
Public large helicopter financial transactions from 2012-2019news Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 19 0The reality of 2019 thus far is that not many people are buying helicopters, and not many helicopter companies are raising money to grow in… Read more
Thinking long-terminsight Alasdair Whyte 22 Nov 19 0This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. To read these stories first, subscribe to our newsletter . It is… Read more
Thora Capital closes first helicopter funding roundnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Nov 19 0Newcomer to the helicopter investor space Thora Capital has closed its initial helicopter funding round and revealed the details of its second transaction. So far,… Read more
Revenues up, orders down for Leonardo in Q3news Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 19 0Leonardo saw mixed results in the third quarter, with revenues up 11% year-on-year at €9.1bn but commercial helicopter orders down drastically by 52%, buoyed only… Read more
GECAS promotes Greg Conlon to president & CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Nov 19 0In an internal promotion, GECAS has appointed current Milestone Helicopter Leasing CEO Greg Conlon as its president and CEO. GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services) is… Read more
New York State of Flyinginsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Oct 19 0UPDATE: Flight restrictions over New York City right now are exclusively limiting Helicopter Tourism flights. New York Helicopter operates exclusively tourism flights and the NYCEDEC’s… Read more
LCI launches its first co-investment vehiclenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Oct 19 0 Helicopter lessor LCI has just launched its first helicopter co-investment vehicle, in partnership with a subsidiary of Paris-based investment firm Flexam Invest. The co-investment… Read more
Bristow receives court approval for reorganisation plannews Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 19 0After a tumultuous six months, Bristow Group has been cleared to emerge from Chapter 11 following recent approval from the US Bankruptcy Court. The helicopter… Read more
EHang linked to Nasdaq IPOnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Sep 19 0EHang, the Chinese drone and eVTOL manufacturer has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to $200 million shares with Nasdaq – according… Read more
Court rules in favour of LCI in Waypoint helicopter casenews Alasdair Whyte 13 Sep 19 0The New York Bankruptcy Court has ruled in favour of helicopter lessor LCI Helicopters (the defendant) in a lawsuit filed by Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing (the… Read more
Volocopter closes EUR 50 million financingnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 19 0Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely. The Series C financing more than doubles Volocopter’s capital. It… Read more
AE Industrial Partners completes acquisition of Columbianews Alasdair Whyte 2 Sep 19 0AE Industrial Partners has completed its acquisition of heavy-lift helicopter operator Columbia Helicopters. The private equity firm first announced its intention to acquire Columbia in… Read more
Russian Helicopter orders at MAKS 2019news Alasdair Whyte 30 Aug 19 0Russian Helicopters has announced several orders for its commercial models: the VRT500, Mi-8AMT and Ansat helicopters at the International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS 2019)… Read more
Helicopter Investor Newsletter: Searching for silver liningsnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 19 0This article originally appeared as one of our Helicopter Investor Newsletters. Click here to subscribe. Talk of recovery in the helicopter market is nothing new.… Read more
