Waypoint accelerates growth with $335m revolvernews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 13 0Waypoint Leasing, based in Ireland, secures $335 million of five-year debt. Waypoint Leasing has closed a five-year $335 million revolving credit facility. The funds, which… Read more
Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing orders four helicopters from Sikorskynews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 13 0Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing has ordered two S-92As and two S-76Ds helicopters from Sikorsky Aircraft. Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing has placed its first new helicopter orders buying… Read more
Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing signs contracts for four Sikorsky helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 30 Oct 13 0Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing signs contracts for four Sikorsky helicopters, two S-92A and two S-76Ds. Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing has signed contracts to acquire two S-92A and… Read more
Oliver Althoff joins Waypoint Leasingnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 13 0Althoff moves from CIT Group to a senior finance position at the helicopter lessor. Waypoint Leasing has appointed Oliver Althoff managing director of capital markets and… Read more
PennSTAR adds EC145 to fleetnews Terry Spruce 24 Oct 13 0PennSTAR operates an EMS fleet of seven helicopters that cover a 100-mile radius of University of Pennsylvania Health System. PennSTAR has taken delivery of one Eurocpter… Read more
Milestone leases AW109SP for UK EMSnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Oct 13 0Milestone Aviation Group has closed an operating lease contract with Sloane Helicopters for one AgustaWestland AW109SP. Milestone Aviation Group has delivered an AgustaWestland AW109 GrandNew… Read more
Avpro and Heli Asset partner to broker helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 22 Oct 13 0The new partnership will focus on helicopter sales. Avpro and Heli Asset are joining together to create the world’s leading independent helicopter sales and acquisition… Read more
Milestone plans biggest civilian helicopter order in AgustaWestland’s historynews Terry Spruce 25 Sep 13 0Milestone Aviation group and AgustaWestland sign a multi-framework agreement at Helitech International 2013 Milestone Aviation Group, an international helicopter leasing company, has agreed to purchase… Read more
Waypoint Leasing and Eurocopter establish marketing partnershipnews Terry Spruce 25 Sep 13 0Waypoint Leasing and Eurocopter sign an agreement at Helitech 2013 in London to establish a commercial and marketing partnership for helicopter leasing. Eurocopter has signed… Read more
Waypoint Leasing expands management teamnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Sep 13 0Six managers have joined the Irish helicopter lessor as it looks to grow its business. Waypoint Leasing has appointed three new executives as it develops… Read more
Milestone Aviation adds Peter Bull to the group’s advisory boardnews Terry Spruce 23 Sep 13 0Aviation veteran, Peter Bull, is the newest addition to the Milestone Aviation Group team. Milestone Aviation Group, a helicopter leasing company, has appointed Peter Bull,… Read more
Mark Kelly leaves CHC for Lease Corporation Internationalnews Terry Spruce 19 Sep 13 0Lease Corporation International hires Mark Kelly from CHC to help place helicopters from its $400 million AgustaWestland order. Mark Kelly is leaving his role as… Read more
Bell delivers first 407GX helicopter into Polandnews Terry Spruce 9 Aug 13 0A second Bell 407Gx will delivered into Poland later this month. Read more
Milestone secures $600 million credit linenews Alasdair Whyte 8 Aug 13 0Dublin-based Milestone Aviation Group closes largest debt deal by a helicopter lessor as the company’s three-year anniversary approaches. Read more
Macquarie Rotorcraft joins the actionnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Aug 13 0The launch of Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing is not a surprise. Macquarie was the under-bidder for CHC Helicopters and got very close to investing in Waypoint.… Read more
Milestone closes largest helicopter debt dealnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jul 13 0Milestone will fund Sikorsky, Eurocopter and AgustaWestland equipment with debt from European commercial banks. Read more
Commercial helicopters vs military helicopters: A tale of two marketsinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Jul 13 0Recent investor calls from Textron, owner of Bell, and Sikorsky parent UTC have been positive for the commercial market. Bell delivered 44 commercial helicopters between… Read more
Helicopter financing with friendsinsight Alasdair Whyte 3 Jul 13 0There is an old golf joke where one player asks the caddy: “Is my friend in the rough or is the lucky bastard on the… Read more
An inside look at Milestone Aviation and the first helicopter export credit bondnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Jun 13 0Milestone talks to Corporate Jet Investor about closing the first Ex-Im bond secured by helicopters in May, a deal that was years in the making. Read more
LCI signs for another 10 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Jun 13 0Lease Corporation International has signed a contract for another 10 AgustaWestland helicopters, five AW139, three AW169 and two AW189 aircraft. Read more
