Heli-Expo – Meridian Helicopters sign 206L3 leasenews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0Meridian Helicopters has leased a Bell 206L3 from Chopper Charter. The aircraft is on a three year lease with a two year extension option. The… Read more
Heli-Expo – Bristow completes AW139 S&LB with Waypointnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0Bristow has completed a sale-and-leaseback with Waypoint leasing. The deal covers three AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. All three helicopters will operate offshore on long-term contracts in… Read more
Erickson wins Indian transmission tower lifting contractnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Feb 16 0Erickson has won a S64 helicopter contract with Indian power company Sterlite Grid. The operator will help install some 160 power transmission towers in the Pir… Read more
Waypoint opens new offices in Australia and Africa/Middle Eastnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 16 0Waypoint Leasing will open new offices in Australia and South Africa. The company will open an office in Brisbane in April 2016, which will be… Read more
Mark Kelly joins Lobo Leasing as new EVP and managing directornews Terry Spruce 14 Jan 16 0Mark Kelly has joined Lobo Leasing as executive vice president and managing director. He will be based in Lobo’s global headquarters in Dublin and will… Read more
Waypoint Leasing signs sale and leaseback with Omni Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 29 Dec 15 0Waypoint Leasing has signed a multi-aircraft purchase and leaseback agreement with Omni Helicopters International, a strategic partnership between Stirling Square Capital Partners and Omni Group.… Read more
LCI concludes sale-leaseback of H225 helicopternews Terry Spruce 7 Dec 15 0LCI Helicopters has concluded the sale-and-leaseback of a second Airbus H225 helicopter delivery to CHC Helicopter. The financing of the Airbus H225 is the second… Read more
First Bell 407GXP sold in Germanynews Terry Spruce 23 Nov 15 0Bell Helicopter hosted a signing ceremony celebrating the sale of the first Bell 407GXP to Germany. The aircraft will be outfitted for corporate and VIP… Read more
Bell signs two purchase agreements for corporate helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Nov 15 0ell Helicopters has signed two purchase agreements for a Bell 429 and Bell 407GX in corporate configuration. The Bell 429 will be operated by the… Read more
Avinco financing enables Mont Blanc Helicopters to buy firefighting AS350 B3 aircraftnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 15 0Mont Blanc Helicopters (MBH) recently closed the purchase of a firefighting Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 with the assistance of Avinco. Recently, MBH secured a firefighting… Read more
Waypoint expands unsecured revolving Credit Facilitynews Terry Spruce 22 Oct 15 0Waypoint Leasing has expanded and extended its unsecured revolving credit facility through the addition of Deutsche Bank AG and Goldman Sachs Bank USA as lenders… Read more
LCI signs agreement with CMIFLnews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 15 0LCI has signed a cooperation agreement with CM International Financial Leasing Corp., Ltd (CMIFL). CMIFL, which launched leasing activities in June 2015, and has placed… Read more
Waypoint Leasing orders 18 AgustaWestland helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Oct 15 0Waypoint Leasing has placed an order with AgustaWestland for 18 helicopters. The aircraft, A MIXTURE OF AW169, AW139 and AW189 types, are expected to be… Read more
Waypoint Leasing acquires 20 H135 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Oct 15 0Waypoint Leasing has become the first lessor to acquire the Airbus Helicopters H135s, with an order for 20 helicopters at Helitech 2015. The 20 aircraft… Read more
LCI agrees two multi-year debt facilitiesnews Terry Spruce 7 Oct 15 0LCI has finalised two long-term debt facilities. Both lines will support $200m of incremental fleet growth in Australia. The aircraft have been financed under a… Read more
Lobo Leasing supports Médecins Sans Frontiéresnews Terry Spruce 6 Oct 15 0Lobo Leasing has chosen Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) as its corporate charity. ALSO READ: Stuart Jackson joins Lobo Leasing Lobo Leasing’s… Read more
Milestone expands global managementnews Terry Spruce 30 Sep 15 0Milestone Aviation Group has expanded its commercial team with eight new executives. With the new appointments the company is expanding its presence in Africa, Asia,… Read more
Stuart Jackson joins Lobo Leasingnews Terry Spruce 29 Sep 15 0Stuart Jackson has joined Lobo Leasing as a technical director. Jackson brings a wealth of technical and operations expertise with over 35 years in the… Read more
Waypoint Leasing delivers first H145 to Papua New Guineanews Terry Spruce 29 Sep 15 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered the first Airbus H145 to Pacific Helicopters, Papua New Guinea. “This transaction validates the increasing importance of the H145 in meeting… Read more
Voce Capital Management writes to Air Methods: “Great business, crummy stock”news Alasdair Whyte 17 Sep 15 0Voce Capital Management, an activist investor, has written to the board of Air Methods arguing that the company should be taken private. Written by Daniel… Read more
