Bell appoints David Bond as regional sales manager in Northern Europenews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Bell Helicopter has appointed David Bond as the new regional sales manager for Northern Europe. Bond will be responsible for overseeing sales activity in the… Read more
Lobo Leasing closes a five-year $225 million term loan credit facilitynews Terry Spruce 12 Dec 14 0Lobo Leasing Limited has closed a five-year $225 million term loan credit facility. The facility, which has an accordion feature providing an option to increase… Read more
Bell Helicopter makes leadership changesnews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 14 0Bell Helicopter has made a number of leadership changes, naming Matt Hasik as executive vice president of commercial business and Barry Kohler as executive vice… Read more
Bell delivers 50th Bell 429 in Europenews Terry Spruce 27 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has delivered the 50th Bell 429 helicopter in Europe. The helicopter was delivered to an operator in the UK, with the company using… Read more
CHC Group announces cancellation of rights offeringnews Terry Spruce 27 Nov 14 0The CHC Group Ltd, the parent of CHC Helicopter, has cancelled a rights offering of preferred shares in the company that had been made to… Read more
Bell Helicopter announces six 407GX sales in Chinanews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter has sold a total of six Bell 407GX helicopters to four customers at the Airshow China being held in Zhuhai. Chris Jaran, Bell… Read more
Milestone finances Bristow’s UK search and rescue helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 14 0Milestone has closed seven of 12 helicopter leases to Bristow Helicopters, part of Bristow Group. The helicopters will be used for civilian search and rescue… Read more
Bell brings 505 and 525 mock-ups to China Airshownews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 14 0Bell Helicopter is showcasing the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X and Bell 525 Relentless at Airshow China in Zhuhai from 11-16 November 2014. The company… Read more
Milestone Aviation Group’s shareholders more than doubled their investmentnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Nov 14 0JZ Capital Partners, a London listed private equity fund, has said that it is expecting to make $40 million from the $15.1 million that it… Read more
Waypoint Leasing acquires 31 helicopters from First Reservenews Terry Spruce 4 Nov 14 0Waypoint Leasing will surpass $1 billion of assets as the company acquires 31 helicopters from First Reserve, the largest global private equity and infrastructure investment… Read more
Bell Helicopters focuses on Europenews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 14 0Bell Helicopters provided a company update in a video from Helitech 2014. Patrick Moulay, vice president of European sales, drew attention to the company’s presence… Read more
JSSI expands Tip-to-Tail helicopter programmenews Terry Spruce 27 Oct 14 0Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) has expanded its Tip-to-Tail programme on five additional helicopter models. The company made the announcement during the NBAA convention in… Read more
Bell signs agreement with Uralhelicomnews Terry Spruce 16 Oct 14 0Bell Helicopter has a signed agreement with Uralhelicom at Helitech 2014 for two Bell 407GXs to be used for utility and medical evacuation missions in… Read more
Helitech 2014: Gecas buys Milestone Aviationinsight Alasdair Whyte 14 Oct 14 0The big story at Helitech, this year taking place in a damp Amsterdam, is GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas) buying Milestone Aviation Group for $1.775… Read more
Waypoint signs helicopter leasing deal with Avincisnews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 14 0Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited has signed an agreement with Avincis, a Babcock International Group company, to lease two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. The helicopters will operate… Read more
GECAS to acquire Milestone Aviation Groupnews Terry Spruce 14 Oct 14 0GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aircraft leasing unit of GE, has signed an agreement to acquire Milestone Aviation Group, a Dublin-based helicopter lessor, for… Read more
LCI closes $325 million secured asset backed facilitynews Terry Spruce 2 Oct 14 0Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation leasing division of the Libra Group, has successfully closed a five-year, $325 million asset-backed credit facility for its helicopter-leasing… Read more
David Burke joins Singlepoint’s rotorcraft teamnews Terry Spruce 17 Sep 14 0David Burke, former senior managing director of HeliKo Aviation, has been named senior vice president of rotorcraft for SinglePoint Aircraft Finance (SinglePoint), an AGC Aerospace… Read more
Bill Tame appointed as CEO at Avincisnews Terry Spruce 12 Sep 14 0Bill Tame, chief executive of Babcock’s international division, will take over as chief executive of Avincis with immediate effect. Tame takes over from James Drummond,… Read more
Bell extends funding offer for Bell 407news Terry Spruce 10 Sep 14 0Bell Helicopter has extended the special Bell 407 financing rates for qualifying US customers who take delivery and finance by 31 December 2014. ALSO READ:… Read more
