HI Uplift: Rotortrade’s four growth sectors for African helisnews Mike Stones 29 Aug 25 0Four key sectors will dominate growth in the small but emergent African helicopter industry, according to Aurélien Blanc, Rotortrade’s head of region for APAC, Middle… Read more
CHC wins crew transfer contract for Ørsted offshore wind farmnews Mike Stones 28 Aug 25 0CHC Helicopter has won a new contract from renewable energy company Ørsted to support the construction of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Operations will… Read more
Milestone marks 15th anniversary with rebrandnews Mike Stones 28 Aug 25 0Helicopter lessor Milestone is marking its 15th anniversary in business with a new brand identity and website. In addition to the redesigned logo and M… Read more
HI Uplift: ‘New growth’ for global heli market: Investecnews Mike Stones 25 Aug 25 0“A new growth phase” has begun for the global pre-owned helicopter market, according to Investec, the banking and wealth management group. In a recent report,… Read more
Rotortrade: Africa heli market ‘small but poised for growth’news Mike Stones 22 Aug 25 0Africa operates one of the world’s smallest operational fleets but is poised for significant growth, according to helicopter dealer Rotortrade’s latest report Market Analysis for… Read more
Investec: Pre-owned heli market rebound fuelled by ‘strong fundamentals’news Mike Stones 18 Aug 25 0Renewed momentum in the global pre-owned helicopter market is fuelled by “strong fundamentals”, according to financial specialists Investec. John Shaw, Aviation Finance at Investec said:… Read more
HI Uplift: Joby’s Blade acquisition ‘speeds path to commercialisation’news Mike Stones 15 Aug 25 0Joby Aviation’s acquisition of Blade Air Mobility will accelerate the eVTOL developer’s path to commercialisation of its air taxi services, a spokesperson tells us. “Blade… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow upbeat on offshore earnings as outlook liftednews Mike Stones 8 Aug 25 0Bristow remains upbeat about the prospects for earnings growth over the next 18 months – particularly from its offshore energy sector – in second quarter… Read more
Blade says passenger segment sale is ‘transformational’news Fayaz Hussain 7 Aug 25 0New York-based aviation company Blade Air Mobility said the move to divest its passenger business to electric vertical take off and landing aircraft company Joby… Read more
Bristow raises earnings outlook for 2025 and 2026 in Q2 resultsnews Mike Stones 6 Aug 25 0Bristow Group has raised its adjusted EBITDA earnings outlook range for this year and next after reporting net income of $31.7m, or $1.07 per diluted… Read more
Bell revenues jump 28% YoY in second quarternews Fayaz Hussain 4 Aug 25 0Textron announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025 wherein it reported revenue from its Bell segment at $1bn, up 28% year-over-year compared with… Read more
Rotortrade closes first pre-owned heli sale of 2025 in Indonesianews Mike Stones 24 Jul 25 0Rotortrade has closed Indonesia’s first pre-owned helicopter sale of the year – a 2014 Bell 429 VIP aircraft (MSN 57241) to PT Whitesky Aviation. Acquired… Read more
HI Uplift: Start early with end-of-lease planningnews Mike Stones 18 Jul 25 0Managing end-of-lease helicopter assets should start with effective planning at the beginning of the leasing process, without undue speed to agree a deal, according to… Read more
CHC wins three-year North Sea contract with Equinornews Mike Stones 18 Jul 25 0CHC Helicopter has won a three-year contract with Norwegian multinational oil giant Equinor to support its Mariner and Rosebank fields in the North Sea. Under… Read more
Bizav baby boomers look to sell their firms: Alderman & Companynews Mike Stones 18 Jul 25 0A rising tide of small to middle market business aviation firms – including both rotary and fixed wing specialists – are being offered for sale,… Read more
HI Uplift: NHV plans consolidation and growthnews Mike Stones 11 Jul 25 0Consolidation this year, growth next. That’s the plan set out by Lars-Henrik Thorngreen, CEO of NHV at our Helicopter Investor London conference last month. Eight months… Read more
HI Uplift: GDHF on the opportunities of ‘tumultuous change’news Mike Stones 3 Jul 25 0“If you haven’t been asleep for the past four months, you’ll have noticed the world has changed and that change has been tumultuous.” Painting a… Read more
Rotortrade: Heli financing environment ‘improves noticeably’news Mike Stones 2 Jul 25 0The helicopter financing environment has “improved noticeably”, according to Philippe Lubrano, CEO of rotary helicopter dealer, maintenance and financial services company Rotortrade. “Access to funding… Read more
Blueberry Aviation makes senior appointmentnews Mike Stones 1 Jul 25 0Helicopter and fixed-wing sales specialist Blueberry Aviation has appointed Gwenola Robert as vice president Contracts, effective from today. “We are delighted to welcome Gwenola to… Read more
CHC Helicopter appoints new CFOnews Mike Stones 26 Jun 25 0CHC Helicopter has appointed Neil Gilchrist as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Gilchrist started his new role earlier this month. Tom Burke, the operator’s… Read more
