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
HI Uplift: Milestone learns from past at Helicopter Investor London news Mike Stones 13 Jun 25 0Last Wednesday proved a busy day for Milestone Aviation Group. Not only did the lessor reveal it had signed a five-year lease extension with South… Read more
Helicopter Investor Deal of the Year 2025 Awards winners revealednews Yves Le Marquand 4 Jun 25 0The winners of Helicopter Investor’s inaugural Deal of the Year Awards have been revealed today at Helicopter Investor London 2025. Decided by a panel of… Read more
HI Breaking News: Aerius and AL Group forge new leasing partnershipnews Mike Stones 4 Jun 25 0Aerius Group, the helicopter and fixed-wing lessor and broker, has forged a new global services leasing partnership with privately owned shipping company AL Group. The… Read more
HI Uplift: Lift-off for our London 2025 conference next Wednesdaynews Mike Stones 29 May 25 0If our HI London 2025 conference was a helicopter, it would be on the FATO (final approach and take-off area) undergoing the last checks before… Read more
