You would be crazy to miss this conference. This is the essential conference to attend if you are in Helicopters finance. In fact this should be held twice a year.
Crispin Maunder, LCI
Helicopter Investor London is THE ONLY dedicated helicopter finance and transactions event.
Helicopter Investor London 2024 brought together over 245 of the industry’s most senior executives and key decision-makers to discuss and debate the latest topics.
The event was carbon offset with 4AIR. 60 mtCO2e will be retired to the ai Ndombe REDD+ project. More details about the project can be found here.
Attendees had the chance to connect with the industry’s most important operators, financiers, OEMs, leasing companies, appraisers, lawyers, investors and all other leading figures involved in growing the helicopter market at a conference like no other to close deals and make new connections!
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Oliver Althoff is currently a Managing Director at Seabury Capital advising clients in the aviation, aerospace and defense industries. Over the past seventeen years, Oliver has been a senior investment and corporate banker as well as corporate finance executive. Prior to joining Seabury Capital, Oliver held the financial officer role of Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets & Treasury for Waypoint Leasing, a private-equity owned, global helicopter leasing company.
Prior to joining Waypoint, Oliver was a Director for CIT’s Transportation principal finance business, originating and structuring financing solutions across the debt capital structure and supporting M&A advisory transaction in A/D/G. Oliver raised capital in buy-out leveraged cash flow transactions as well as asset-based and -backed transactions for acquisition financing, growth capital and general corporate purposes. These financings included senior, second-lien, mezzanine and uni-tranche transactions. His clients included middle market private equity firms, aviation and aerospace and defense industry suppliers. Separately, Oliver supported several sell-side M&A transactions in the sector for both direct clients and sponsors active in the industry.
Previously, Oliver was part of GE Capital’s executive management trainee program assessing risk and analyzing financing opportunities for reorganizing businesses, predominantly in the aviation and aerospace industry. Before that, he was a new product and technology development manager in consumer finance for Bank of America, after beginning his career in management consulting at Mitchell Madison Group focusing on the telecom/IT and financial institutions sectors.
Oliver received his B.A. Economics and M.P.A. in Political/Macro-Economy from Cornell University, and a M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. After emigrating solo from Germany to the U.S., during High School, he lives today with his wife and three children in Connecticut.
Con Barber has twenty years’ experience in the aviation sector, filling a wide variety of technical, project management and strategic management roles. Con is currently Chief Investment Officer at Macquarie Rotorcraft, responsible for strategy, pricing, risk, and credit. Prior to joining Macquarie, Con was global head of sales at Waypoint Leasing and previously led Waypoint’s sales effort in Africa/Middle East. Previously Con held roles in Rose Aviation, and the Irish Defence Forces, including secondment to the United Nations, the European Union and the Swedish Air Force, in various aviation leadership roles and overseas deployments. Con holds a primary degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Queen’s University and post graduate qualifications including an MBA and MSc from Smurfit Business School, Dublin, and an MA from the National University of Ireland. Con speaks conversational French and Swedish.
Jim is Global Aviation Sector Co-Head and a Partner in the Assets and Structured Finance group at Watson Farley & Williams.
Jim has significant experience in advising financiers, lessors and operators on structured and asset finance, with the majority of his practice focussed on the aviation industry. He has advised on some of the most innovative, complex and high profile structured and asset finance transactions, including many ‘Deal of the Year’ award-winning transactions.
Jim’s experience includes debt finance, export finance, operating leasing, PDP finance, portfolio transfers, portfolio and warehouse financing, tax leasing products, debt capital markets products, Islamic finance, helicopter finance, business jet finance, engine finance, OEM purchase agreements, restructurings, regulatory and a range of corporate and commercial matters.
Andy leads the Aviation and Marine Finance team’s activities across the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Andy has an in-depth knowledge of marine and aviation financing solutions for both corporate and personal clients, with a financed portfolio covering superyachts, commercial & leisure vessels and general aviation, business aircraft & helicopters. With over 35 years’ experience in banking & finance, Andy has been at Close Brothers for 8 years and was previously at Barclays Corporate Banking and Lombard, where he held a number of senior roles.
Based in London, Andy’s team of industry specialists ensure that clients of Close Brothers Aviation and Marine consistently receive the best quality service available.
Sarah joined Lobo in August 2018 as Legal Counsel. She brings extensive leasing and company secretarial experience to her role at Lobo. Previously, Sarah worked at AerCap, culminating in a role as Legal Manager. Sarah qualified as a solicitor from the Law Society of Ireland in January 2013.
She holds a degree in Legal and Business Studies from Waterford Institute of Technology, and a diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance from the Law Society of Ireland.
Russell has invested in the aviation markets for over a quarter century. Most recently, he led deal origination and sales & marketing for RPK Capital, a former portfolio company of The Carlyle Group dedicated to aircraft leasing. Before that, Russell worked at GAAM UK Pty Ltd, a private equity firm specializing in commercial aircraft, and at First Greenwich Kahala, where he originated and structured transactions related to aircraft coming off lease or returned early.
Tony was appointed as Shell’s Vice President Aircraft and Managing Director Shell Aircraft in May 2016.
With Shell since in 2003, he has global experience in working with aircraft operators supporting oil and gas operations, undertaking assurance, air accident investigations and providing specialist advice to Shell’s extensive business stakeholder group. Championing initiatives to enable safe and efficient operations in some of the most diverse and challenging environments, he has worked closely with OEMs on aircraft design specifications and represents the Company on several industry and national regulatory bodies, including currently chairing the IOGP Aviation Cttee.
Prior to joining Shell, he served 19yrs in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot and instructor, commanded a Naval Air Squadron and a Warship and served as the media spokesman for overseas military operations.
David Crick is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). He has just completed his term as the International President on the ASA International Board of Governors and also recently served as the Chair on the Finance & Leasing Committee of the Helicopter Association International.
David is the Managing Director of the DavAir Group, a company providing international aviation inspection, appraisal and advisory services.
He has an unparalleled passion for the aviation sector performing appraisals of both fixed wing & rotary aviation assets in Australia, the Asia Pacific Rim, the USA and various countries in Europe & the Middle East.
With over 20 years of specialised valuation and consulting experience to many different sectors, David has considerable knowledge of corporate valuation requirements for financial reporting, mortgage security assessments, insurance & liquidation disposals. He performs appraisals for finance and leasing, aviation sales, mergers and acquisitions, insurance disputes, and expert witness for the legal fraternity.
David has presented at various international forums addressing current issues in aviation assets and appraisal methodologies. He also lectures on Aircraft Appraisal methodology and processes in the USA and has recently been appointed as a Member of the Technical Standing Committee of The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation.
Michelle has over 20 years experience working solely in sustainability. She created and led her former Law Firm’s global sustainability practice and is the Global Head of Sustainability for EY Law.
Her key focus is on helping clients operationalise sustainability so that they can better manage or avoid risk and importantly access value. Accordingly, she and the team she leads globally advise clients on how to protect and drive value across contractual frameworks, M&A and corporate transactions, disputes and reputation management, transition/net zero planning, regulatory compliance, carbon credit strategies, decarbonisation solutions, due diligence protocols, tech design and utilisation, governance structures and structuring the GCO to infuse sustainability holistically across all legal operations. Her and the team’s clients include some of the largest corporates, banks, asset managers and institutional investors globally as well as Governments, public sector bodies and NGOs. Having a global cross sector cross market participant overview and engagement means that she and the team can deliver solutions which are not only fit for purpose but which are future proofed.
Michelle and her team have advised on many of the sector’s most innovative, important and complex mandates in the climate and sustainability space helping clients across all forms of renewable and clean energy including on and offshore wind, solar, clean hydrogen, biofuels, biomass, energy from waste as well as creating and financing large global decarbonised offtake structures and creating finance vehicles across private and public capital markets. Michelle and her team helped to create some of the first global sustainability funds and green bonds.
Michelle is focused on helping the sector deliver and sits on many industry bodies including the Policy Committee of the Renewable Energy Association, Chair of the Climate Change Committee Advisory Group, Chair of the REA Finance Steering Group, Climate Bond Initiative Advisory Board, Advisory Boards of Dii and Advisory Board of PLC Energy and the UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources.
Michelle has been granted industry recognition including being listed as a leader in renewables by ‘The Lawyer Hot 100 Lawyers’, being named Solar Woman of the Year for MENA by the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA), Women Powering Smart Energy Leader, being invited to the UK Government’s POWERful Women Group and named for the last 3 years as being one of the top 100 people in global wind power and one of the top women in global wind power by ‘A Word About Wind’.
She is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and as an attorney in New York. Michelle is a Fulbright Scholar and a John Rankin Scholar and has a first class LLB from UCL and an LLM from UC Berkeley.
As an economist by training, Gérard Deterne formed PTERON Valuations in 2021 with the intent to build new valuation services upon many years of experience as a Business Developer in the aerospace industry.
Prior to creating PTERON Valuations, Gérard worked for Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, France, where he developed inhouse appraisal & valuation expertise, put together marketing campaigns towards lessors and lenders, engineered lease-based projects, organized briefings and webinars for the investors community and promoted sales boosters in support of the helicopter lessor’s business and the banking community.
Gérard has also worked in the UAV Business Unit at Airbus Defense & Space where he contributed to the development of the drone and UAV business while managing all aspects of market analysis and UAV asset management strategies.
Gérard has been an Accredited Senior Appraiser – Machinery & Technical Specialties – Helicopters, for some years now. He is also a member of the American Society of Appraisers.
Jason is passionate about everything related to Aviation, and in his words, “working at Eagle is living my dream each day.” Hailing from Mumbai, India, he watched helicopters launch from Juhu Aerodrome and the fixed-wing aircraft traffic out of Mumbai International Airport – aviation became a passion from a very young age. Jason wanted to become a pilot and even started flight school, but aviation was facing significant headwinds at the time. He instead completed his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in the US, and worked for a few global organizations in the USA and Canada, mainly in the Manufacturing and Mining sectors. In 2019, Jason joined Eagle as the VP of Sales & Marketing. This role allowed him to manage and develop a centralized strategy across all sales channels and business lines. After a year, he pursued other mining opportunities, but his passion for aviation and Eagle was alive and well all along. After two years, he is now back at Eagle Copters and focused on doing what’s best for stakeholders, customers, and the industry at large.
Amit is a Partner at Hunch Ventures and the Managing Director for Hunch Mobility. Hunch Ventures is a family fund with investments across Air Mobility, Port & Warehousing, Healthcare, Lifestyle, Media, Co-working, Food & Beverages & Logistics sectors.
Hunch Mobility, a JV between Hunch Ventures and BLADE US, pioneering the launch of by–the–seat short haul urban air mobility services in a market with the most congested cities globally. The vision is to combine an unmatched customer experience, technology platform and iconic brand towards leadership in short-distance aviation.
He started his journey as an entrepreneur in 2009 founding Quintessentially Lifestyle Services, India and LH Consulting. Quintessentially India is the exclusive franchise holder of Quintessentially UK, a private members club offering global concierge services. Quintessentially today as an iconic brand in the lifestyle services domain in India, our ‘Best-in-class’ service standards are industry benchmarks. Amit has consulted with an array of industry leaders, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Volvo, Airtel, Reliance Jio, Wyndham Group, American Express Global Services Network Asia Pacific region.
Amit is a Board Member in Mercantile Ports and Logistics (MPL), UK, a listed company on London Stock Exchange.
Amit was closely involved in setting up The Circle – a co-working platform in NCR. Led the partnership with CII for establishing an “Accelerator for Startups.”
Amit serves on the Board of CHS, USA listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. He is engaged in establishing the company as a key player offering a technology platform for healthcare services in US/ Canada.
Prior to his entrepreneurship journey, over 21 years’ experience in a corporate career with Unilever, Reliance Infocom, GM and American Express. Successful track record of having conceptualized and implemented product innovations and transforming brands into leading and profitable market players.
As VP – Marketing, American Express, he was responsible for launching the Platinum Card portfolio.
At GM as VP Marketing, Sales and After Sales, he was responsible for successfully launching brand Chevrolet in India and establishing a pan India distribution network.
As Head-Marketing for Reliance Infocom, he was part of the core management committee in launching mobile services in India.
He served at HUL for 11 years, his last assignments were Marketing Head for the tea and coffee portfolios.
He is an active participant in Industry forums and Chairs the CII Taskforce on Advanced Air Mobility. He also co-chairs the Taskforce on Lifestyle Services.
Amit has an MBA from IIM-Lucknow and graduated in Civil Engineering (Hons.) from Jadavpur University. He enjoys teaching and is a guest faculty at some Management Institutes.
With over 35 years of aviation experience in civilian and military operations, Alastair is the Founder of F4 Fly Fast Further First Ltd and is an (ASA) Accredited Senior Appraiser in ‘Materials & Technical Specialties – Aircraft’ (MTS-Aircraft).
Alastair’s background in aviation also includes time as a commissioned Officer in the Royal Air Force prior to making a move to study ETOPS aircraft development by Boeing and Airbus at City University. Following this time Alastair was appointed as the head and director of the undergraduate program at City University for cadet pilots on Air Transport Operations.
Alastair has also been a frequent speaker at international events hosted by aviation groups, financial bodies and helicopter manufacturers during his time as the helicopter specialist at IBA.
He has also worked for the National Audit Office (UK) and is an elected Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (MRAeS).
Will Fanshawe, a former British Army helicopter pilot, founded Halo Aviation in 2009 to specialise in the management and charter of Agusta helicopters. Having grown the company to be one of the larger corporate helicopter operations in the UK, Halo was acquired by Flexjet in the spring of 2020 along with New York S76 operator, AAG. Shortly after, Flexjet announced the launch of its Vertical Lift Division and an order for 200 EVE eVTOL aircraft from Embraer.
Will has been flying professionally for 30 years and still regularly escapes the office to fly the company’s S76 and AW109 helicopters.
Forsyth is General Manager of Sales, Commercial & Customer Support for Heli-One, the world’s leading helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company. In her role, Carolyn oversees the Sales, Commercial and Customer Support functions at Heli-One. Carolyn has nearly 30 years of experience in aviation and came to Heli-One after 15 years with Pratt & Whitney Canada, where she was latterly General Manager of the company’s aftermarket engine sales and leasing division and also held a number of prior positions of increasing responsibility in Marketing & Customer Support. Carolyn’s previous experience includes commercial positions in helicopter operations and maintenance with CHC, Bond Helicopters and Rotortech. Carolyn holds an MBA with concentrations in Strategy & Finance from McGill University in Montreal and a BCom in Business Studies from Edinburgh University and also holds a Private Pilot Licence (PPL).
David Fowkes is a member of FTI Capital Advisors (“FTICA”), FTI Consulting’s investment banking subsidiary. Mr. Fowkes has 25+ years of experience in the aviation, aerospace and advanced air mobility (“AAM”) industries, having helped clients execute assignments in 30 countries across six continents.
David focuses on investment banking assignments for clients across the aviation, aerospace and advanced air mobility spectrum, providing capital raising, M&A and restructuring services for clients including airlines (passenger, regional, cargo), maintenance organizations (MRO, parts and engine repair), private aviation clients (charter, fractional and FBO), leasing companies, training organizations (pilots and mechanics), helicopter operators and aviation and aerospace-related private equity investors.
Mr. Fowkes has recently added a focus on new technology advanced air mobility clients including electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), drone and other new aviation technology passenger, cargo and services businesses.
Prior to joining FTICA, David was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Aviation, Aerospace and Advanced Air Mobility Banking at Raymond James. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Imperial Capital and has held senior roles at Seabury group, Salomon Brothers, Citibank, Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank, and ran M&A and integration for global helicopter operator Bristow Group.
After years in management consulting and sales, Oliver Freiland has been Managing Partner at Heli Service International GmbH since 2016.
With a fleet of 10 helicopters, HeliService is the leading helicopter operator supporting the Offshore Wind Industry.
HeliService conducts hoisting and crew change flights to all leading Offshore Wind companies within the European North and Baltic Seas and HEMS operations in the UK.
As one of six Leonardo Excellent Service Centres worldwide, HeliService has established base maintenance locations in Emden and Munich
and offers maintenance and CAMO services of the Leonardo model AW109, AW139 and AW169 as well as the Airbus H145C2 and H145D2.
Roberto Garavaglia holds a MSc in Aeronautical Engineering at the Milan Polytechnic and is now SVP Strategy & Innovation at Leonardo – Helicopter Division, a leading helicopter OEM with main industrial activities in Italy, UK, Poland, Switzerland and the USA.
He led AgustaWestland Marketing from 2003 to 2013, contributing, with his Italian and UK-based teams, to product definition, user segment development and sales achievements in both civil and military international markets.
In Dec. 1998, he joined Agusta SpA acting as area manager for civil sales in several Central and Northern European countries.
Between Jun. 1991 and Nov. 1998 he was in Toulouse at ATR, the regional aircraft manufacturer, holding several posts in Marketing and Sales, eventually leading the Airline Marketing team.
In 1989 he joined Aero Engineering, an aeronautical design Company in Milan, as a system and structural engineering analyst on several civil and military programmes.
Pauline is Head of Sustainability at RIVE Private Investment. She leads RIVE’s ESG team, where she oversees the operational implementation and improvement of the processes and procedures constituting RIVE’s ESG strategy. She works closely with the RIVE ecosystem, both with portfolio companies and partners, to promote ESG culture and optimize the alignment of RIVE’s activities with the European taxonomy.
Pauline has 6 years of experience in sustainable development consulting in particular. She started her career as a process engineer for VA Tech Wabag in India, then expanded her expertise by completing a thesis at the European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technologies. Before joining RIVE, Pauline Gasquet contributed to the strategic transformation and environmental value creation of investment funds and their portfolio companies at Ansa, a specialized consulting firm dedicated to funds in the infrastructure and consumer goods sectors.
Fred has an extensive career spanning more than 12 years in aviation following 20 years in the industry at senior executive positions. He has wide international business development
experience focused on aviation and complex, high growth projects.
Throughout his career, Fred has held a variety of senior executive positions including CEO of Babcock International France where he was responsible for winning a €500m contract to supply and support French Air Force jet pilot training. During his time at Babcock, he also served as an International Board Member and Vice President of Global Growth at Babcock International Group Plc with particular responsibility for developing their aviation sector interests in China, Southern Europe, the Middle East and Canada.
Prior to joining Babcock, Fred served as the CEO of Inear Helicopter France, one of the world’s leading helicopter emergency and medical service providers.
Fred graduated from the Institut Europeén des Affaires business school in Paris. After
graduating, he worked for the Chamber of Industry in Mexico before embarking on a career
with several major global industrial companies such as Pechiney or Alcan in France, Spain,
Poland, Russia, and North America.
Fred speaks fluent French, Spanish and English as well as basic Russian. In addition to his
significant aviation experience, he is well-versed in overseeing complex projects in both
mature and emerging markets, as well as government and private equity backed
organizations.
He is very much involved in Aerial Fire Fighting market and currently serves as a Senior Advisor in Europe for Conair Aerial Fire Fighting. Fred is a senior advisor in aviation and military sectors working with Aero Asset, Nova Capital and IDAG.
head up Investec’s Aviation Finance team in Johannesburg. Our team focuses on providing financing solutions for corporate jets, commercial aircraft, and freighters throughout Africa as well as to lessors of commercial aircraft, freighters, and helicopters globally in conjunction with our global aviation finance team.
We provide senior debt, mezzanine debt, pre-delivery payment finance, and Export Credit Agency finance in commercial aircraft, helicopter, corporate jet, or freighter transactions.
We are a relationship-focused lender who partner with our clients to tailor funding solutions that best meet our clients’ specific needs.
Regional Business Development Lead – FIREHAWK & Advanced Concepts
Kate Grammer is Sikorsky’s Regional Business Development Lead for FIREHAWK and Advanced Concepts
Kate Grammer started her Sikorsky career in 2006, working in sustainment before transitioning to a role as a TA in the Office of the President. She’s worked in Business Development since 2011.
Her experience includes a Six-year stint as a Lead in Latin America standing up as Forward Stocking location in Brazil, executing a multi-National Aircraft Demo Tour and supporting International Military and Offshore Oil customers throughout the region.
For the last 11 years she has been in various roles in Strategy and Business Development during which time she grew the fleet of Black Hawks in Mexico from six to 48 and established key relationships both domestically and internationally to help grow Sikorsky’s Innovations Opportunities. She also oversaw the expansion of our Sikorsky international blade repair business.
From 2011 through 2024 Kates’s area of responsibility included International Military, US/CAN Commercial Market, FIREHAWK and Innovations/Advanced Concepts
She has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Southern Connecticut State University.
Michael Hampton began his aviation career as a British Army helicopter pilot .On leaving the Army with an ATPL(H) he specialised in the finance and leasing of aircraft and helicopters.
He joined CSE Aviation at Oxford and was head of sales for the Bell and Schweizer Helicopter distributorships and also obtaining an AOC for helicopter charter operations.
Michael served many years with the Army Air Corps TA Reserve and also as a member of the Management Council of the British Helicopter Association. He is a Freeman of the City of London and an Upper Freeman of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots.
In 1994 he left CSE to start Oxford Air Services, later to become Capital Air Services, which has grown into one of the leading “on shore” corporate helicopter management and charter companies operating EC 135’s and EC145’s throughout the UK and Europe.
Mr. Hannan was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, Technical Operations and Fleet Management in May 2019, following his appointment as Senior Vice President Technical Operations in September 2018. In his role he oversees new aircraft deliveries, fleet operations and transitions, and has technical oversight for the global fleet of over 330 Helicopters. Mr. Hannan has over 20 years of experience in the helicopter industry including senior roles with operators, distributors, lessors and MRO services providers. Prior to joining Milestone, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Precision Aviation Group (PAG) where he was responsible for the Canadian Division encompassing Fixed Wing and Helicopter Component Sales, Customer Support, Logistics and Operations. He was also a member of the PAG Group executive leadership team and the Transport Canada Accountable Executive. Mr. Hannan also led the Commercial and Customer Support Department at Heli-One Canada for four years, where his global team were responsible for all internal and external MRO support bids, PBH agreements, dynamic component work and pricing. A graduate of the University of Limerick, Kieran holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and diplomas in Business Finance and Leadership from University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
Joseph A. Hawke is founder of Hawke Aerospace Group, a private equity firm that is actively pursuing platform company acquisitions in the aerospace industry, with a special focus on the rotorcraft segment of the market, and a managing director and principal of Defense Systems Redeployment Group (DSRG), a US company involved in financing, brokering, repairing, upgrading, integrating, training and operating aerospace and defense assets for operations and training deployment to US allies.
Prior to forming Hawke Aerospace Group in 2007, Joe was General Partner of Meridian Venture Partners and MVP II, where he led the investments in and acquisitions of Keystone Helicopter Corporation, Composite Technology Inc., and Air Evac Lifeteam, which resulted in the formation of Air Medical Group Holdings, now GMR.
Joe began his career as a middle market commercial lender and holds a MBA degree from Temple University and a BA from Haverford College.
Jaspal Jandu is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LCI and is responsible for running all facets of the business, including strategy and planning.
He was previously LCI’s Chief Financial Officer and played an instrumental role in developing its proven leasing platform and robust financial strategy. He spearheaded the development of the company’s partnerships with many leading financial institutions.
Prior to joining LCI in 2007, Jaspal worked for Morgan Stanley where he was responsible for numerous aviation investments. During this role, he transferred to the then in-house lessor, AWAS, remaining with the company until its divestment to Terra Firma. Jaspal has also held posts with the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) and has an established track record in the aviation industry.
Jaspal graduated from Essex University with a degree in Economics and completed his Economics Masters in 1996. Jaspal is also an alumnus of Harvard, Wharton, and London Business School, where he has completed a number of Executive Development programmes
Jason Kmiecik, ASA, is President and Owner of HeliValue$, Inc., the world’s most trusted helicopter appraisal firm, and publisher of The Official Helicopter Blue Book®, the accepted standard for helicopter resale pricing information.
Jason is responsible for the execution and management of HeliValue$’ corporate business strategy, internal appraisal processes, and programming of proprietary algorithms, appraiser staff, and Editor of The Official Helicopter Blue Book®. He frequently consults in aviation finance and lease sectors and participates in industry forums.
Before joining the HeliValue$ team, Jason entered the United States Marine Corps in 1998 to begin his career in the Aviation Industry. He worked as a mechanic on various models of airplanes and helicopters such as the F/A 18, C-130, T-34, CH-46, CH-53, and UH-1N during his ten years of Active Duty, reaching the rank of Sergeant and becoming a Quality Assurance Inspector serving in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Jason is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), holding accreditations in Machinery & Equipment and Aircraft Specific designations.designations.
Born in Scotland, Nigel has been involved in commercial aviation for over 35 years including several management roles providing broad experience in all aspects of the air transport business. Prior to his current role which he assumed in 2023, Nigel was LCI’s Executive Vice President & Global Head of Marketing.
He joined LCI in 2008 from aircraft leasing company AWAS where he was Vice President Sales based in Singapore. During his seven years with AWAS he concluded many transactions throughout Asia including China.
Prior to joining AWAS, he was Customer Marketing Director for Airbus for six years, based in Toulouse and latterly Sydney. In this role he was instrumental in several new aircraft deals in Europe and Asia-Pacific region.
Earlier in his career he also worked with DHLWorldwide Express in the Middle East and airline Air Europe based in London-Gatwick.
Nigel holds a Masters degree in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University, where he graduated top of his class, and previously studied at Edinburgh University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Régis Magnac started his career within RTE in 1998. After having led different operational teams, he became Managing Director of RTE’s helicopter operations in 2007. From 2008 to 2012, Régis was elected Vice-President of the SNEH (French civil operators association) and was a Member of the Board as Vice President of the UFH (French Helicopter Association). He joined Airbus Helicopters in 2012 as Vice-President. He has led Operational Marketing teams for six years. After leading the Oil&Gas and Leasing businesses for two years, his role has been extended in 2021 to Energy, Leasing and Global Accounts.
In 2014, Régis was awarded the “Medaille de l’Aeronautique” distinction by the French Minister of Transport.
Clark McGinn has been active in the helicopter sector for fifteen years and has closed around USD7Bn in transactions as a financier (managing RBS’s rotary business), as an operator (heading CHC’s Dublin leasing company), and as a lessor (leading Waypoint’s global sales group). He now advises new capital investors on stressed opportunities in the helicopter world Clark has been active in the mission-critical helicopter sector since 2004, closing over USD 8Bn in transactions. Uniquely, he has held senior roles in leading a global bank’s rotary business (at RBS), creating a captive lessor/asset finance hub in Dublin for the then largest helicopter operator (CHC), and building out the international network of relationship managers at the then biggest independent lessor (Waypoint).
Through his consultancy, Uplifting Advice, he now acts as a trusted advisor to significant investors across the spectrum of the helicopter industry and is a regular keynote speaker at Helicopter Investor (and other conferences).
Beyond helicopters, Clark is Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Robert Burns Studies in the University of Glasgow, having completed his PhD there on the history of the Burns Supper. Amongst his published books, and academic articles, his popular The Ultimate Burns Supper Book (Luath, £7.99) was first published in 2006 and is now in its Third Edition and is based on his experience having spoken at over two hundred Burns Suppers in twenty countries. He also serves on committees for The Caledonian Club in London, the Robert Burns World Federation.
Fabio Miceli joined Bristow Group Inc. in October 2022 as Senior Legal Counsel focusing on fleet related projects and associated legal risk and mitigation strategies. Fabio advises on diverse legal matters including OEM sale agreements, technical support and maintenance agreements, used aircraft sale and purchase agreements, operating leases, finance leases, sale and leasebacks, financing arrangements and structuring, aircraft movements and related jurisdictional matters.
Prior to joining Bristow Group Inc., Fabio spent 11 years in practice with Norton Rose Fulbright, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Holland & Knight (UK) LLP advising major fixed-wing and rotor-wing sellers, lessors and airlines in aircraft sale, financing and novation transactions before being appointed as Senior Vice President Legal for Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. Ltd in 2020. In this capacity, as sole in-house counsel, he advised Minsheng on all legal matters and played a key role in various restructurings, insolvencies, rehabilitations and deferral arrangements resulting from the COVID related industry crises.
Fabio is an admitted attorney and holds an LLB (Bachelor of Laws) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and an LLM (Master of laws) from K.U. Leuven, Belgium (Catholic University of Leuven).
Mr. Moulin was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in April 2024, overseeing Milestone’s worldwide business, and leading the global commercial team to achieve corporate growth targets and portfolio placements. During his career at Milestone, Mr. Moulin has served as Head of Europe & Americas from May 2019, and Vice President Commercial Europe from June 2015. He has over 20 years’ experience in the helicopter industry. He began his career at Airbus Helicopters in France, and from there moved to Airbus Helicopters in Southeast Asia where he was responsible for helicopter sales in the civilian markets of The Philippines and Indonesia. He then joined Bell Helicopter as Regional Sales Manager in Europe. Mr. Moulin holds a Master’s degree in International Business from the Kedge Business School in France.
James has worked with Milestone since November 2012, initially in finance and then pricing and since May 2020 in Fleet Management. He has over 20 years’ experience in international finance having previously worked in the UK, France and Germany before returning to Ireland. Prior to Milestone, James spent ten years at GE Capital cycling through multiple industries and finance disciplines starting on the Financial Management Program (FMP) and culminating in leading finance for the European M&A team. James is a qualified accountant (ACCA) and holds Batchelors degrees in European Business from Dublin City University (DCU) and the European School of Business, Reutlingen (ESB) as well as postgraduate diplomas in Aviation Leasing and Finance from the Law Society of Ireland and in Strategy & Innovation from UCD Smurfit Business School.
Alan O’Rourke is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of LCI, with overall responsibility for financial strategy and treasury management. Alan is based out of LCI’s London office.
Alan joined LCI in 2013 as VP Finance where he was responsible for management reporting, transaction accounting and system implementations. Since 2019 he has been responsible for developing relationships with our financial partners in order to source and originate capital for the organisation, and in 2021 he was promoted to SVP Finance where his responsibilities also included oversight of the accounting team.
Alan holds a BA in Accounting and Human Resource Management and is a qualified Certified Chartered Accountant. He previously worked for Capita, AIB and Deloitte, and holds a Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance from The Law Society of Ireland.
Olivier founded the NOVA CAPITAL Group in 2002, a privately owned investment and advisory group of companies fully dedicated to tangible asset finance.
Acting as group CEO, Olivier turned the NOVA CAPITAL HELICOPTERS division into a globally recognized helicopter lessor having acquired 150+ helicopters over a proven 20+ years track-record within the industry.
NOVA CAPITAL HELICOPTERS is a unique full service and highly adaptable leasing platform, exclusively dedicated to the on-shore helicopter services industry.
Prior to the inception of NOVA CAPITAL Group, Olivier held some senior management positions within a leading French banking institution, including among others, Senior Vice President and head of Structured Asset Finance practice.
He headed a team of professionals in charge of sourcing, structuring, and managing complex asset finance transactions in various sectors such as aviation, shipping, rail, energy, and real estate, mostly using optimized structured leasing solutions.
Olivier started his career at the Paris Bar, working as a qualified lawyer with a US Law firm, specializing in asset finance transactions.
Olivier graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politques de Paris (IEP Paris). He holds a postgraduate degree in business and tax law from University of Paris II – Assas and was subsequently admitted to the Paris Bar. Olivier was also a lecturer at University of Paris IX-Dauphine for several years, and is a regular contributor at some major asset finance and leasing events.
David Prevor leads the Marketing department in the Airbus Helicopters Global Business
directorate where he is responsible to understand, anticipate & influence the market and
internal stakeholders in order to bring sustainable growth.
In this role, David and his team are in charge of the future commercial & military helicopter
market understanding. His team is also responsible for assessing short and medium term
demand for helicopters in order to evaluate the impact on bookings and on design changes.
Over the longer term David and his team forecast demand for use in defining generic helicopter
design and establishing business plans for new helicopter launches. The marketing team also
operates on the field, to create customer awareness and promote Airbus Helicopters solutions.
Before joining Airbus Helicopters, David was leading the Market Research and Forecasts
department within the Airbus Strategy and Future Programmes directorate that he joined
eleven years ago.
David began his Airbus career as a marketing analyst working on aircraft investment cash flow
analysis model. He then became an IT project manager, overseeing software development for
Airbus and airlines. Later he joined the Airbus flight test directorate involved in the
development, validation, and certification of auto flight systems (AFS) for the Airbus A340-
600/-500 and A330/A340 enhanced programs.
David graduated from the National School of Civil Aviation (ENAC) as an aeronautical engineer
with a specialization in Air Transport Economy (economics, fleet planning, forecasting,
financing, and statistics) and Aeronautical Techniques (flight operations, aeronautics, avionics,
and control systems)
Vice President, Treasury and Corporate Development
Joe Pitzinger was appointed Vice President, Treasury and Corporate Development for Bristow Group Inc. in March 2021. In this role, he is responsible for corporate development initiatives, merger and acquisition activities and treasury functions.
Prior to this role, Joe most recently served as the Director of Corporate Development at Bristow, where he was responsible for the execution of merger and acquisition transactions and supporting the company’s broader strategic development initiatives. Since joining Bristow in 2012, Joe has served in several capacities, including as Assistant Treasurer and Manager of Merger, Acquisitions, and Integration.
Before joining Bristow, Joe worked within the KPMG Transaction Services advisory group performing financial due diligence on both buy and sell side transactions for private equity and corporate clients. Joe is a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dan is Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Lobo Leasing.
Dan graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and qualified as an English lawyer with the law firm Allen & Overy LLP. Subsequently, Dan worked with the commercial fixed-wing leasing company ILFC (now AerCap) and then joined Lobo Leasing in 2014.Dan is Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Lobo Leasing.
Dan graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and qualified as an English lawyer with the law firm Allen & Overy LLP. Subsequently, Dan worked with the commercial fixed-wing leasing company ILFC (now AerCap) and then joined Lobo Leasing in 2014.
Steve leads LCI Analytics and is responsible for the development and creation of its range of reports and bespoke analysis and consultancy. He was previously the Founder and Principal of research and consulting firm Air & Sea Analytics.
Prior to that he spent 17 years at an energy-sector research and consulting business Westwood Global Energy in a number of roles including Director and Board Member. He led the firm’s oilfield services (OFS) research business unit and initiated coverage in several key OFS areas including offshore helicopters.
He also led and contributed to hundreds of bespoke consulting projects including commercial due diligence mandates relating to oilfield services and also helicopter companies such as CHC, NHV, Bond (now Babcock), Weststar and Pathfinder Aviation.
João Paulo Servera leads Veirano’s Aviation & Aircraft Finance group and focus his practice on corporate law, aircraft and engine financing and general aviation matters. JP advises in a variety of matters, including foreign investment and crossborder transactions, with significant experience in asset financing transactions, especially in respect to commercial aircraft and engines, general aviation, offshore helicopters and spare parts acquisition. JP assists ECAs, banks, financiers and lessors, as well as borrowers, lessees and operators and holds extensive background in aircraft-related commercial litigation, mostly involving aircraft repossession, insolvency procedures and bankruptcy. Important clients also rely in JP for corporate, regulatory and customs matters
support.
Managing Director
After a career spanning over three decades in various executive position with OEM, systems manufacturers and operators in the Netherlands, Belgium, USA and UK, Henk Schaeken joined HeliService International GmbH in Germany in 2019 as Managing Director/Sales Director.
With a fleet of 10 helicopters, HeliService is the leading helicopter operator supporting the Offshore Wind Industry.
HeliService conducts hoisting and crew change flights to all leading Offshore Wind companies within the European North and Baltic Seas and HEMS operations in the UK.
As one of six Leonardo Excellent Service Centres worldwide, HeliService has established base maintenance locations in Emden and Munich
and offers maintenance and CAMO services of the Leonardo model AW109, AW139 and AW169 as well as the Airbus H145C2 and H145D2.
Brad Shaen is the Director and Founder of International Aviation Marketing Ltd. Since founding the company, he has become a global leader in helicopter sales and acquisition, especially in the offshore oil & gas and utility sector.
With almost 25 years of experience in aviation, Brad has built a strong reputation as an industry expert that provides value-added strategies to helicopter operators and financial institutions of all sizes.
Brad is the former Director of Sales for Heli-One, which is the Asset Management and Maintenance Division of CHC Helicopter Corporation. In this role, he worked with helicopter operators worldwide supporting Heli-One’s helicopter sales and leasing and maintenance and modification services. During his time at Heli-One, Brad helped launch the Heli-One brand globally to helicopter operators, financial institutions and industry participants.
Mr. Sheedy was appointed to the position of President and CEO of Milestone Aviation in December 2019, following his appointment as Managing Director in February 2015. He has over 20 years of international financial services experience, including having previously led the underwriting and portfolio management function at Milestone Aviation and also having overall risk responsibility for GE Engine Leasing and GECAS’ Cargo business. Prior to joining Milestone, he spent the majority of his career working in commercial aircraft leasing, with a particular focus on Emerging Markets, covering the Middle East, Africa and Russia. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte in Ireland, where he spent 4 years in several roles including audit and assurance, corporate finance and corporate recovery, prior to joining GE in 2004. Mr. Sheedy obtained his Bachelor of Business Studies degree from University of Limerick and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Vice President, Global Commercial & Military System
Leon Silva is the Vice President of Global Commercial & Military Systems (GCMS) for Lockheed
Martin Corporation. In this capacity, he is responsible for all aspects for Sikorsky’s commercial
and some international military customers. This includes new sales and support of S92, S76,
and execution of M-28 programs. Leon joined Sikorsky in 1991 and has been in his current
position since August 2022.
Previously, Mr. Silva was Director of GCMS Aftermarket.
In the past, Leon was the Director of Engineering for International Military Programs.
He was Director of Programs for Sikorsky’s S-76 line of commercial helicopters for a three-year
period.
He was the Chief Engineer for Canadian Maritime Helicopter Program (CMHP) and H-92
military platform including the efforts on the US Air Force Combat Search and Rescue proposal
(CSAR-X) which later became the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH). Leon also led the design
team for the UH-60M cockpit and flight controls back in 2003.
Leon graduated from the University of New Haven in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical
engineering. In 2001, he received a master’s degree in system design and Management from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Leon was born and lived in Caracas Venezuela, moved with his family to northern Portugal and
immigrated to Connecticut in 1980. He became a US citizen in 1987. He lives in Fairfield, CT
with his wife Kelly and their three children.
Andrew Woofson joined AirFinance in 2012 and is a founder, Vice President and Partner. Prior to joining AirFinance, Andrew was a Director of International Sales for Textron Financial Corporation where he was responsible for all operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Andrew also worked at RBS and Flybe. Woolfson holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bristol and is a graduate of Thunderbird School of Global Management Executive Leadership. Andrew spends much of his leisure time cycling and he is a season ticket holder at Arsenal Football Club.
Michael’s career includes over three decades of leadership experience across aviation, military, business, consulting, finance, commercial roles and senior executive positions in multiple countries. Michael previously served as a military leader, helicopter pilot and fighter pilot, flying and instructing on the F/A-18 Hornet, including three years on exchange flying with the US Navy. Michael holds an MBA (with distinction) from the University of Newcastle, and a Bachelor of Science degree (UNSW). Most recently, Michael achieved great success during a 5-year period as the joint Head of Commercial for the world’s largest helicopter finance company.
18.00 Pre-conference cocktail reception hosted by Lobo Leasing
Wednesday June 5th
08.15 Registration and welcome refreshments hosted by Milestone Aviation
09.00 Opening remarks Mike Stones, Helicopter Investor
09.05 Helicopter Leasing – the next 10 years What is the economic life of a helicopter delivering this year
Are lenders returning to helicopters
How resilient is the offshore fleet if a helicopter is grounded? Are ESG issues making finding finance harder? Offshore opportunities versus onshore Is now the time for lessors to place orders? Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor
Jaspal Jandu, LCI
Con Barber, Macquarie Rotorcraft Pat Sheedy, The Milestone Aviation Group Olivier Piot, Nova Capital Dan Roberts, Lobo Leasing Michael York, GDHF
10.25 Morning coffee hosted by Milestone Aviation
10.55 Helicopters and ESG Does the sector have a problem Does the social value get enough focus? Moderator: Clark McGinn, Uplifting Advice
Michelle Davies, EY
Gerard Deterne, Pteron Valuations
Steve Robertson, LCI Analytics
Pauline Gasquet, RIVE Investment
11.35 What is going on in the US EMS market?
Has consolidation worked?
Are more Chapter 11s on the way? Moderator: Mike Stones, Helicopter Investor Oliver Althoff. Seabury Securities David Fowkes, FTI Capital Advisors Joe Hawke, Uniflight Global
12.15 Lunch hosted by Leonardo
13.30 Finding homes for older assets Do you want to be the last owner The economics of tear downs Moderator: David Crick, DavAir Group Russell Christopher, Thora Capital
Jason Diniz, Eagle Copters
14.10 Finding helicopter debt How do banks view economic lives? Do they get comfort from lessors Is it getting harder to find debt How are ESG policies impacting? Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor Andy Blundell, Close Brothers Aviation & Marine
Bradley Gordon, Investec
Alan O’Rourke, LCI Joe Pitzinger, Bristow Group
14.50 The state of the market 2024-2025 What are the hottest models Where are we in the cycle? Moderator: Mike Stones, Helicopter Investor Sara Dhariwal, Cirium Ascend Consultancy
Steve Robertson, LCI Analytics
Will Sturm, Aero Asset
15.30 Afternoon tea hosted by Milestone Aviation
16.00 Simplifying maintenance programmes Why assigning maintenance programmes should not be hard Simplifying the operator, programme provider and investor triangle Is it time for a standard tri-partite contract Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor Jim Bell, Watson Farley & Williams Nicolas Bonnan, Safran Sarah Caprani, Lobo Leasing Fabio Miceli, Bristow Group James Nohilly, Milestone Aviation
16.40 The heavy helicopter market What’s driving the market Looking beyond off-shore Moderator: Brad Shaen, International Aviation Marketing Tim Evans, Bell Textron
Roberto Garavaglia, Leonardo
David Prevor, Airbus Helicopters
Leon Silva, Sikorsky Aircraft
17.20 Closing remarks Mike Stones, Helicopter Investor
17.30 Cocktail reception hosted by Aero Asset
All timings are subject to change
08.15 Welcome refreshments hosted by Eagle Copters
09.00 Opening remarks Mike Stones, Helicopter Investor
09.05 The heavy helicopter market: Part 2 Moderator: Brad Shaen, International Aviation Marketing
Con Barber, Macquarie Rotorcraft Jason Kmiecik, Helivalue$ Sebastien Moulin, Milestone Aviation
09.45 VIP helicopter transport:
What’s limiting their take-off? Why has this sector never reached its full potential
Is the sector finally winning the confidence of HNWI? Moderator: Mike Stones, Helicopter Investor
Amit Dutta, Hunch Mobility
Will Fanshawe, Flexjet Helicopters
Michael Hampton, Capital Air Services
10.25 Morning coffee hosted by Eagle Copters
10.55 Fighting fire with helicopters How demand is growing
What’s holding the sector back?
Is it just a pre-owned market?
What are the best aircraft Moderator: Mike Stones, Helicopter Investor
Jason Diniz, Eagle Copters
Fred Goig, Aero Asset Kate Grammer, Firehawk at Sikorsky
11.35 Keeping the rotors turning Negotiating supply chain challenges to keep helicopters flying Moderator: Alastair Fallon, F4 Fly Fast Further First
Ty Corley, JSSI
Carolyn Forsyth, Heli-One Kieran Hannan, Milestone Aviation
Régis Magnac, Airbus Helicopters
12.15 Using export credit finance Export credit versus traditional debt What are export credit agencies looking for? Andrew Woolfson, AirFinance
12.35 Lunch hosted by LCI
14.10 Opportunities in offshore wind Henk Schaeken, HeliService
14.30 The offshore helicopter market – the customer view How do you chose an operator
How healthy is the market?
Should leasing companies get more involved Moderator: Joao Paulo Servera, Veirano Advogados
Tony Cramp, Shell
Nigel Leishman, LCI
15.00 Here is this year’s news
Uplifting Advice forecasts the future of the global helicopter industry. Clark McGinn, Uplifting Advice
15.20 Closing remarks Mike Stones, Helicopter Investor
15.25 Afternoon tea hosted by Eagle Copters
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Milestone Aviation Group, an AerCap company, is the world’s leading helicopter leasing and financing company. Milestone partners with helicopter operators worldwide, providing a wide array of financial and productivity solutions, including operating leases, purchase/leasebacks, secured debt financing, engine leasing and fleet advisory. The company supports approximately 50 customers in approximately 35 countries serving a variety of industries, including offshore oil and gas, search and rescue, emergency medical services, police surveillance, mining, fire-fighting, and other utility missions. www.milestoneaviation.com
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We’re more than aviation experts, we’re pioneers. We challenge what’s possible. From breaking the sound barrier to developing the tiltrotor, we’ve reimagined the experience of flight for more than 85 years. Today, we’re redefining what flight is capable of.
We are pioneers.
We were the first to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter. We were a part of NASA’s first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to market. Today, we’re defining the future of on-demand mobility.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas – as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., – we have strategic locations around the globe. Our talented employees come from more than 90 countries to serve customers spanning across six continents. All to deliver exceptional aircraft experiences. Efficiently. Reliably. And, above all, safely.
Eagle Copters is a global one-stop shop for all your helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul, and fleet management needs.
Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, Eagle has been providing complete fleet management support to operators since 1975. Historically specializing in Bell Medium Utility helicopters, Eagle has successfully transitioned from a small, family business to a global team of experts, with a network of affiliates across multiple OEM platforms.
Eagle Copters has industry-leading capabilities in helicopter leasing, completions, product development, engineering, and is an MRO provider to major OEM platforms including Bell, Leonardo, Sikorsky, and others.
Eagle is well-equipped to meet your helicopter needs. Our team specializes in:
• Maintenance including aircraft maintenance, inspections, and refurbishment using our extensive inventory of certified parts and components for major OEM models.
• Repair & Overhaul including engine, component, fuel, machining and welding, custom installations, and paint capabilities.
• Logistics including part sales, shipping, and sourcing.
• Eagle Part & Component Solutions (EPCS): Offering operators the ability to obtain parts at a competitive price point and with faster lead times than some traditional OEM new part orders. EPCS provides high-quality certified components (Form-1 or 8130) obtained through Eagle’s part-out and recertification process. With a large inventory of Bell, Sikorsky, and a growing inventory of Leonardo AW139 parts, EPCS is becoming a go-to for operators looking to reduce downtime and spend more time flying.
• Structures including fixture manufacturing, tooling, structures repair, and modification using our custom-built jigs, suitable for specific aircraft models.
• Avionics including repairs, upgrades, and custom installations tailored to your missions.
• Paint offerings including fully customized paint schemes designed to meet and exceed exact customer requirements. This includes three paint booths, custom colour matching, media blasting, and environmentally friendly refinishing technologies.
• Engineering including design approvals as a TCCA Design Approval Organization, the ability to obtain Supplemental Type Certificates, and airworthiness certification approvals.
• Minister Delegate including aircraft import and export capabilities.
Leonardo, through its Helicopter Division, performs research, design, development, production, customer support and marketing of the AgustaWestland’s extensive range of products. They cover all the main helicopter weight categories, from the 1.8-ton single engine, to the 16-ton three-engine helicopter.
The AW139, AW189 and AW169 are new generation helicopters serving the market as the AWFamily of products featuring the same design philosophy and providing equivalent safety & technology standards and cost effective solutions. The Family’s models also share many component parts and the same approach to maintenance and training. This translates into significant advantages in terms of operational efficiency and a reduction in through-life costs for the users.
Leonardo Helicopters is also committed to the study and introduction into the market of innovative technologies and platforms, including the AW609 TiltRotor and the remotely controlled/optionally piloted rotorcraft.
A great emphasis to customer satisfaction is placed by Leonardo Helicopters, able to offer a great supportability level for both maintenance and training. Several service centres can provide spares, repair and overhaul throughout the product lifecycle worldwide 24 hours per day around the world.
LCI is a leading aviation company that is uniquely positioned across the helicopter, commercial fixed-wing and advanced air mobility sectors, with offices in Dublin, London and Singapore. Its young fleet of around 150 aircraft includes many new-generation, medium and super medium helicopters manufactured by leading OEMs including Airbus, Leonardo and Sikorsky. These are in operation across the globe in multiple sectors including emergency medical services, search and rescue, maritime pilot transfer and offshore energy transportation.
LCI’s highly experienced management team has built strong relationships with aircraft and engine manufacturers, customers, and leading financial institutions. Since its inception in 2004, LCI has undertaken approximately US$10 billion of aviation transactions and provides leasing services to operators, governments and end-users.
Lobo is an independent, management-owned platform specialised in the sourcing and management of investments in leased helicopter and specialist fixed-wing aircraft. Headquartered in Ireland with offices in UK, USA, Brazil, The Netherlands and Portugal, Lobo originates and manages aviation investments across the world in both the existing helicopter market as well as the fast-developing eVTOL and advanced air mobility sectors. These aircraft provide critical firefighting, medical support, transportation and search-and-rescue services across four continents.
Lobo team is comprised of a diversified team of seasoned helicopter operators, technicians and finance professionals with extensive experience in the commercial helicopter industry which combines all key disciplines as legal, technical, finance, accounting, marketing and business development into a single coordinated service offering platform for investors and operators.
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HeliValue$, Inc. is best known for its publication, The Official Helicopter Blue Book®, which has been sold worldwide since 1979. HeliValue$ is the trusted advisor and industry-wide interpreter for an international clientele of manufacturers, vendors, helicopter operators, banks, leasing and insurance companies, and aviation law firms.
HeliValue$ is the world's only dedicated helicopter appraisal firm. With the powerful combination of decades of resale data, our internal component pricing data, and insight into the helicopter industry, our accredited ASA appraisers go well beyond the "appraiser" role. Our advice and consultations have helped lenders, lessors, and other funding participants: by advising on final "go/no-go" decisions for many by discussing the pros and cons of participating in helicopter lending, whether in general or in a specific deal, signifying changing the lending/credit industry's opinion of helicopters' long-term values through our 40+ years of evaluations, advice, and counsel.
HeliValue$ continues enhancing the helicopter industry's position with in-person and telephone presentations for senior management, asset, and credit personnel.
Macquarie Rotorcraft was established in 2013 as part of Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie Group), a global financial services group with over $A737 billion of assets under management.
Macquarie Rotorcraft (MR) offers customized leasing and helicopter financing solutions to a global customer base supporting applications in offshore energy, EMS, SAR, and other mission critical segments.
MR’s executive cadre consists of helicopter industry professionals with experience in MRO, OEM, operator and aircraft finance and leasing.
The company has a worldwide presence with offices in Dallas, Limerick, London, and Singapore.
Founded in 2002, Nova Capital is a privately owned aviation leasing company, with offices in Ireland, France, and Portugal. The company provides asset financing solutions and a full service, highly adaptable leasing platform to Helicopter and fixed-wing Aircraft operators primarily in the on-shore mission critical services space. Nova Capital has established a wide network of business partners including major aircraft and helicopter operators, manufacturers, as well as financial institutions and private investors.
Based in Paris, Geneva and Luxembourg, RIVE Private Investment puts its proven and successful experience at the service of its institutional and family offices clients to generate stable returns through defensive and long-term investments in real assets. Through funds or dedicated mandates, we successfully developed long-lasting relationships with our investors and business partners based on trust, transparency and alignment of interests.
With over 70 professionals in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore, Dallas and Miami, the Global Transportation Finance team of Vedder Price is one of the largest, most experienced and best recognized transportation finance practices in the world. Since 2016 Vedder Price has been ranked Band 1 in Private Aircraft (Global-wide) of Chambers High Net Worth, recognizing the world’s leading high-net-worth advisers.
With one of the largest and most experienced Business Aircraft and Helicopter Finance practice in the world, Vedder Price is able to provide counsel in all aspects of business aircraft and helicopter financing transactions, particularly large jet aircraft but also small jets, turboprop aircraft and helicopters. Attorneys in the group are considered to be thought leaders regarding commercial and contract law matters pertaining to aircraft finance and leasing transactions, whether governed by U.S. law, English law or the commercial laws of other jurisdictions, or international treaties. You can expect to work with creative, experienced attorneys who have both deep practical experience and broad transportation industry perspectives insight that can support you in matters ranging from simple to highly complex.
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AerCap | Aero Asset | Aeronautical Financial Ireland | Air Ambulances UK | Airbus Bank | Airbus Helicopters | AIRCORE AVIATION | AirFinance | Avincis Aviation Critical Services | aviner & co. | Babcock International Group | Baker Donelson | Bell Flight | Blueberry Aviation | Bristow Group | Capital Air Services | Capital One Equipment Finance Corp | CHC Helicopter | Cirium | Close Brothers Aviation and Marine | Clyde & Co | Daedalean AI | DavAir Group | Dragonfly Helicopters | Eagle Copters | Emerald Media | EMP Aviation Invest GmbH | Ernst & Young | EUROPEAN ROTORS | Ex-Change Parts AB | F4 Fly Fast Further First | Flexam | Flexjet | FTI Capital Advisors | Gama Aviation | GDAT Group | GDHF | GE Aerospace | Goldman Sachs | Harrods Aviation | Hawke Aerospace Group | Helaba | Heli-One | HeliService | HeliService International | Heliswiss | HeliValue$, Inc. | Hogan Lovells | Hunch Mobility | Infracapital | International Aviation Marketing | International Bureau of Aviation | Investec Bank | Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) | JP Lease Products & Services Co., Ltd | Kaan Air | LCI | LCI Analytics | Leonardo S.P.A | Lobo Leasing | Macquarie Rotorcraft | Milestone Aviation | NHV | NOVA CAPITAL | Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. | Odi-sé Avocats | Offshore Helicopter Services UK Ltd | Optima Aero | Oros Aerospace | Parapex Media | PHI Aviation | Pratt & Whitney Canada | PRIMUS Aero | Pteron Valuations | PwC | Reed Smith LLP | Rive Private Investment | RotorHub International | Rotortrade | SAF Aerogroup | Safran Helicopter Engines | SBI Leasing Services | Seabury Corporate Finance | SG CIB | Shell Aircraft | Sikorsky Aircraft | Sikorsky Aircraft, A Lockheed Martin Company | Sloane Helicopters | Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing | Tempest Aviation Group | Textron Financial Corporation | The Titan Helicopter Group | Thora Capital | Ultimate Aviation Group | Uplifting Advice | Vedder Price | Veirano Advogados | Vertical Magazine | Watson Farley & Williams | Westair Helicopters
