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
Lobo Leasing completes sale-leaseback with SFS Aviationnews Terry Spruce 24 Mar 15 0Lobo Leasing and SFS Aviation have completed a sale-leaseback for an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter. The helicopter will be flown in the Gulf of Thailand and… Read more
Selling Sikorskyinsight Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 15 0It was lucky that United Technologies had its investor meeting this week rather than last, as the news that Sikorsky is for sale would have… Read more
Avpro closes three helicopter sales at Heli-Exponews Alasdair Whyte 16 Mar 15 0Avpro closed several pre-owned helicopter transactions during the recent Heli-Expo event in Orlando, Florida. On the first day of the show, the US aircraft brokerage… Read more
KKR acquires Air Medical Groupnews Terry Spruce 16 Mar 15 0KKR, a leading global investment firm, signed an agreement to acquire Air Medical from affiliates of Bain Capital and Brockway Moran and Partners. Air Medical provides… Read more
LCI Helicopters to lease second AW139 to HeliServicenews Terry Spruce 11 Mar 15 0LCI Helicopters has entered into an agreement to lease a second AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter to HeliService International, a leading provider of offshore services in the… Read more
Clark McGinn will join Waypoint Leasingnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 15 0Clark McGinn is leaving his role as managing director of CHC Leasing to head sales at Waypoint Leasing. McGinn will be senior vice president at… Read more
LCI Helicopters to manage new fleet for SQN Capitalnews Terry Spruce 4 Mar 15 0LCI Helicopters has entered into a fleet management agreement with SQN Capital Management in New York City to manage a fleet of seven helicopters. The… Read more
Milestone Aviation Group expands global operationsnews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 15 0Milestone Aviation Group is expanding its international presence into three new regions – Asia, South America and the Middle East/Africa – while also growing its… Read more
3 things to know about helicopter finance in 2015news Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 15 0As part of his presentation at Helicopter Investor London 2015, John Sheldon, a member of Lease Corporation International’s helicopter advisory board, highlighted three points that… Read more
LCI to lease six AW139s to Australian Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 26 Feb 15 0LCI has signed an agreement to lease six new AgustaWestland AW139 aircraft to Australian Helicopters Pty Ltd, a member of the Babcock Mission Critical Services… Read more
Waypoint Leasing leases to Caverton Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 25 Feb 15 0Waypoint Leasing has reached an agreement with Caverton Helicopters in Nigeria, to lease one new AgustaWestland AW139 and one Bell 412EP, both of which have… Read more
LCI Helicopters to lease four AW139s to Westpac Rescuenews Terry Spruce 25 Feb 15 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has entered into a multi-year agreement to lease four new AW139 helicopters to Australia’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The helicopters will… Read more
