Bell sells first 412EPI in Europenews Terry Spruce 29 Jun 15 0Bell Helicopter has sold a Bell 412EPI to the Czech Police. The helicopter, the first in Europe, will be used for search and rescue missions.… Read more
Market analysis: Orders by helicopter leasing companies stay firminsight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jun 15 0Milestone Aviation Group’s orders at the 2015 Paris Airshow for 31 helicopters are encouraging for helicopter OEMs as it shows that leasing companies are still… Read more
Bell sells VIP 525 Relentless to the Middle Eastnews Terry Spruce 22 Jun 15 0Bell Helicopter has sold a VIP configured Bell 525 Relentless to an undisclosed Middle East customer. ALSO READ: Bell and Milestone signs LOI for Bell… Read more
Bell and Milestone signs LOI for 525 Relentlessnews Terry Spruce 15 Jun 15 0Milestone Aviation Group has signed an LoI with Bell for 20 Bell 525 Relentless helicopters on first day of the Paris Air Show. The aircraft… Read more
Milestone orders another three AW139snews Terry Spruce 15 Jun 15 0Milestone Aviation Group has signed a firm order for three additional AW139s that will be made available for lease to Milestone’s customers and operators globally.… Read more
Waypoint signs leasing transaction with Titan Helicopter Groupnews Terry Spruce 11 Jun 15 0Waypoint Leasing announces that it has reached a lease agreement for two helicopters with Titan Helicopter Group, a provider of helicopter services with operations spanning… Read more
Airbus Helicopters demonstrates H175 to Brazilian oil and gas industrynews Terry Spruce 11 Jun 15 0Airbus Helicopters are demonstrating the new H175 aircraft to Brazilian oil and gas companies. The helicopter will stopover at Cabo Frio, Macaé and Rio de… Read more
Lobo Leasing closes deal with AARnews Terry Spruce 11 Jun 15 0Lobo Leasing has closed the first of a two-part lease agreement with expeditionary airlift services provider, AAR Airlift Group, a division of global aerospace and… Read more
Bell and Ural Works of Civil Aviation to create 407GXP Russian assembly capabilitiesnews Terry Spruce 29 May 15 0Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with JSC Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) for the final assembly of the Bell 407GXPs. Under the agreement… Read more
Bell Helicopter signs purchase agreement for Bell 429 at HeliRussianews Terry Spruce 26 May 15 0Bell Helicopter has signed a purchase agreement with a Russian company for a Bell 429 at HeliRussia. ALSO READ: Bell Helicopter delivers 50th Bell 429… Read more
Plenty of helicopter finance despite oil priceinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 May 15 0You already know the quote about bankers and umbrellas. It does not apply at the moment. A barrel of Brent Crude may only be $65.… Read more
NewStar Financial and Lobo Leasing finance RLCnews Terry Spruce 12 May 15 0Lobo Leasing and Newstar Financial have jointly closed two separate deals for RLC. Lobo Leasing signed sale and leasebacks on nine Bell 407s and Bell… Read more
Helicopter operating leasing ranking 2014: Top of the Opsinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 May 15 0Less than five years after the launch of Milestone Aviation Group it is astonishing how fast the market for dedicated helicopter operating lessors has grown.We… Read more
North Pole Investments signs for two AgustaWestland helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 28 Apr 15 0North Pole Investments of Panama has signed an agreement with AgustaWestland for one AW139 and one AW189 helicopter. ALSO READ: Ex-Im Bank approves financing for… Read more
Waypoint Leasing hits 100 helicopter milestonenews Terry Spruce 20 Apr 15 0Waypoint Leasing has now has more than 100 helicopters that are on lease to 13 customers. This milestone was reached less than 24 months from… Read more
Waypoint Leasing opens Singapore officenews Terry Spruce 15 Apr 15 0Waypoint Leasing has opened a new office in Singapore, expanding its global reach. The new regional office will be led by Philip Stransky, director of… Read more
Ex-Im Bank approves financing for US helicopters to Latin Americanews Terry Spruce 14 Apr 15 0The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved the financing for sale of US-built AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters that will be used for leasing… Read more
Middle Eastern operators back Bell’s 505 and 525 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 26 Mar 15 0Bell Helicopter has received multiple orders from customers in the Middle East. BBM Inc. signed a letter of intent for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X… Read more
Amur Finance acquires Lloyd Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 25 Mar 15 0Amur Finance Company has acquired Singapore-based Lloyd Helicopter Pte. Ltd. (Lloyd) through Amur’s subsidiaries Amur Helicopter Financial Services (Amur HFS) and Amur ESL PTE Ltd.… Read more
Waypoint Leasing closes $85m term loannews Terry Spruce 25 Mar 15 0Waypoint Leasing has closed a five-year $85 million term loan facility led by Deutsche Bank AG. The company will use the proceeds to support its… Read more
