Waypoint Leasing receives innovation award in Chinanews Terry Spruce 18 Oct 17 0Waypoint Leasing has received a structured innovation award for its new leasing platform in the Tianjin Free Trade Zone in China. The Irish leasing company… Read more
Bell Helicopter at Helitechnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Bell Helicopter recently attended Helitech 2017 in London and made some announcements during the show. Swiss operator Air Zermatt selected the Bell 429 for its… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and CMIG Leasing agree to strengthen relationshipnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Sep 17 0Airbus Helicopters and CMIG Leasing have strengthened their partnership with a new agreement at this week’s China Helicopter Expo. The two companies have agreed to… Read more
Waypoint sets up leasing platform in Tianjinnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Sep 17 0Waypoint has established a new leasing platform in China’s Tianjin Free Trade Zone, just six months after entering the Chinese market. The Irish lessor made… Read more
Waypoint closes $87.5 million loan facilitynews Alasdair Whyte 7 Sep 17 0Irish lessor Waypoint has closed on an $87.5 million loan from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (MUFG). It has the option… Read more
Waypoint delivers AW139 to HEVILIFT, Australian market picking upnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 17 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered one Agusta Westland 139 to Australian service operator HEVILIFT The helicopter will be used for offshore oil and gas operations in… Read more
LCI orders nine Leonardo AW helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jun 17 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has ordered a further nine helicopters from Leonardo valued at $120 million. The new order comprises entirely new generation AgustaWestland helicopters… Read more
Waypoint extends $390 million loannews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jun 17 0Waypoint Leasing has extended maturity of two revolving credit facilities valued at $390 million, with a $100 million facility pushed back to late 2019 and… Read more
Sharon Desfor elected ASA International Presidentnews Terry Spruce 27 May 17 0Sharon Desfor, president of HeliValue$, has been elected international president of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). This is the association’s highest position. Desfor started… Read more
Waypoint delivers two Sikorsky’s to Omninews Alasdair Whyte 25 May 17 0Waypoint Leasing, the Irish lessor, has delivered a Sikorsky S-92 and S-76C++ to Brazilian offshore oil and gas operator Omni Taxi Aero (OTA). The helicopter will… Read more
Market perspective: Helicopter Values 2017insight Alasdair Whyte 2 May 17 0Last week, HeliValue$ released their latest Helicopter Blue Book, in which they reported the first increase in helicopter values since 2009. This has got people talking. At… Read more
Waypoint delivers additional AW139snews Alasdair Whyte 20 Apr 17 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered two additional AW139s to Heliconia Group, a regional helicopter transport and support service. This follows the delivery of one Aw139 to… Read more
ERA Group sees mixed 2016news Alasdair Whyte 30 Mar 17 0US helicopter operator ERA Group saw an mixed 2016, with challenging conditions in oil and gas The operator saw an operating cash flow of $12 million in… Read more
Waypoint lease H145 to Achernews Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 17 0Waypoint has signed an agreement to lease one H145 to South African operator Acher Aviation. The helicopter will support offshore oil and gas operations. It… Read more
WFW advises Société Générale Group on refinancing 10 helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 17 0Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Société Générale Group on the refinancing of nine H135 helicopters and one Bell 429. The helicopters are owned… Read more
Waypoint Leasing enters Chinese marketnews Terry Spruce 10 Mar 17 0Waypoint Leasing has leased an Airbus H135 to Skyway General Aviation Company. The helicopter will be used for emergency medical services. “Since establishing our Singapore… Read more
Waypoint and Eagle introduce AW139 reconfiguration programnews Terry Spruce 8 Mar 17 0Waypoint Leasing and Eagle have introduced a new reconfiguration program for existing AW139 helicopters. The new Waypoint Medium Utility Helicopter (MUH) ruduces the empty weight… Read more
Milestone places €200 million order with Airbus Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Mar 17 0Milestone has placed a €200 million firm order with Airbus Helicopters for H145, H135 and H175’s. The aircraft will be deployed into EMS and other… Read more
Milestone helicopter fleet surpasses $4 billionnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 17 0Milestone reported a number of successes in 2016, including the value of its helicopter fleet surpassing $4 billion and writing $1 billion in leases and… Read more
Waypoint sign deal for 16 new Airbus helicopters.news Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 17 0Waypoint has committed to acquire 16 Airbus helicopters for more than €100 million. The commitment covers the purchase of new 16 aircraft, adding more H135s… Read more
