HI Uplift: Blueberry Aviation builds on last year’s $88m asset acquisitionnews Mike Stones 5 Apr 24 0After closing last year with a record $88m of purchased assets, Blueberry Aviation sold 12 helicopters in the first quarter of 2024 – its 21st… Read more
HI Uplift: ‘Tailwinds and storm clouds’ shape Brazilian offshore marketnews Mike Stones 2 Apr 24 0“Tailwinds, headwinds and storm clouds” are shaping the Brazilian offshore market, according to our conference in São Paulo, Brazil earlier this month. The panel started… Read more
Heli hires: RIVE appoints new head of Sustainabilitynews Mike Stones 28 Mar 24 0Paris-based European investment company RIVE Private Investment has appointed Pauline Gasquet as its new head of Sustainability to boost its ESG (environment and social governance)… Read more
STELLANTIS BUYS ADDITIONAL 8.3M SHARES IN ARCHERnews Fayaz Hussain 21 Mar 24 0Car maker Stellantis has revealed it has purchased an additional 8.3m shares of Archer Aviation via open market. “Archer has established itself as a market… Read more
HI Uplift: Why ‘eVTOL nirvana is a million miles away’news Mike Stones 14 Mar 24 0Barbie and Ken. Salt and pepper. Some partnerships seem beyond question. But how about heliports and eVTOLs? Or the integration of helicopter and other fixed-wing… Read more
MEDICAL BUSINESS SHINES AS BLADE REPORTS Q4 2023 RESULTSnews Yves Le Marquand 13 Mar 24 0Blade’s organ transport service continues to expand as revenue increased 47.9% to $32m in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023. Driven partly by the addition… Read more
HI Uplift: Pre-owned heavy twin-engine helis ‘see uptick in 2023’news Mike Stones 11 Mar 24 0Pre-owned, heavy twin-engine helicopters showed “an uptick” in transactions last year compared with 2022, according to rotary sales and market intelligence firm Aero Asset. “There… Read more
HAI reports: Milestone agrees S-92 lease deal with Lidernews Mike Stones 27 Feb 24 0Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation has signed a lease agreement with Brazilian offshore operator Líder Aviação for a Sikorsky S-92 aircraft. Configured for offshore passenger transport,… Read more
Safran and PhilJets sign Arrano engine support dealnews Mike Stones 26 Feb 24 0Safran Helicopter Engines and PhilJets Aero Services Inc (PhilJets) have signed a new support-by-the-hour (SBH) contract for the Arrano engine. The two companies are partnering… Read more
LOOKING FOR AN AIRCRAFT REGISTRY? OGAR 2024 CAN HELPnews Mike Stones 23 Feb 24 0If you are on a mission to select a registry for your helicopter, business jet or turbo prop, you face a bewildering range of options.… Read more
HI Uplift: It ain’t heavy – it’s a super-medium*news Mike Stones 22 Feb 24 0Super-medium helicopters, such as the H175, can look forward to a bright future in oil and gas markets, according to Airbus Helicopters. Plus, the manufacturer’s… Read more
LCI signs framework agreement for up to 21 Leonardosnews Mike Stones 22 Feb 24 0Operating lessor LCI has signed a framework agreement for up to 21 new Leonardo helicopters. The prospective deal includes 10 firm orders plus options on… Read more
LCI Analytics spots $37.5bn in offshore floating platform FID valuesnews Mike Stones 20 Feb 24 0The value of floating platform projects with a final investment decision (FID) expected this year is $37.46bn, according to LCI Analytics, the recently-launched market intelligence… Read more
Airbus Helicopters boosts revenue with stable deliveries, order book up 6%news Fayaz Hussain 16 Feb 24 0Airbus Helicopters announced financial results for 2023, reporting revenue from the helicopter segment at €7.3bn, a 4% increase year-over-year from €7bn in 2022. Deliveries rose… Read more
HI Uplift: Gama Aviation’s last-minute rescue of Specialist Aviation Servicesnews Mike Stones 15 Feb 24 0It was a race against time. Gama Aviation had more than 60 separate transaction documents to finalise with a host of stakeholders in just a… Read more
Bell Textron appoints Danny Maldonado as CCO of Commercial Business Salesnews Mike Stones 13 Feb 24 0Bell Textron has appointed Danny Maldonado as chief commercial officer of Commerial Business Sales. He will be responsible for all Bell’s global commercial aircraft sales,… Read more
HI Uplift: LCI Analytics launched to offer actionable insights on rotorcraft & AAMnews Mike Stones 29 Jan 24 0Operating lessor LCI has launched LCI Analytics, a new independent division to deliver actionable insights via advisory, consultancy and research services focusing on mission-critical rotorcraft… Read more
Airbus Helicopters claims 54% share of civil & parapublic marketnews Mike Stones 24 Jan 24 0Airbus Helicopters is claiming a 54% share of the civil and parapublic helicopter market, after delivering 346 helicopters last year. The market is showing “steady market… Read more
Bell revenues cross $1bn mark in Q4 with 91 commercial heli deliveriesnews Fayaz Hussain 24 Jan 24 0Filings by Textron showed revenues from Bell helicopters segment rose to $1.1bn in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, up 31% year-on-year from $0.82bn in… Read more
Airbus Helicopters to buy UAS firm Aerovelnews Mike Stones 15 Jan 24 0Airbus Helicopters is to acquire unmanned aerial system (UAS) firm Aerovel, in a bid to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions, including Flexrotor. This… Read more
