HI Uplift: Will eVTOLs soar above helicopters?insight Mike Stones 4 Apr 22 0March was a great month for eVTOLs. Only last week, electric aircraft pioneer Vertical Aerospace claimed the world’s largest pre-order book by value in the… Read more
Pre-owned heli sales soar, but what about the Ukraine effect?insight Mike Stones 28 Mar 22 0 Sales of pre-owned single- and multi-engine turbine helicopters soared last year, according to the latest report from industry analyst AMSTAT. But it’s too early… Read more
HI Uplift: Bell 505 beats 100,000 flight hoursinsight Mike Stones 28 Feb 22 0Notching up more than 100,000 activities in any pursuit is an impressive achievement. In some cases, it is vital for life. For example, this fist-sized… Read more
HI Uplift: After Bristow withdraws from Australia, what next?insight Mike Stones 8 Feb 22 0Fewer than 40 words from Bristow Group helped draw a close to the company’s 50-plus years of operations in Australia. In a statement to Helicopter Investor… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter market prepares for Year of the Tigerinsight Mike Stones 17 Jan 22 0Out with the ox, in with the tiger. As the global helicopter market prepares to welcome the Chinese New Year of the Tiger (which begins… Read more
LCI’s ‘marriage’, market prospects & ESGinsight Mike Stones 13 Dec 21 0Last week’s Helicopter Investor Virtual Summit began with LCI’s “marriage” to Nova Capital Aviation Ireland before considering the over supply in helicopters serving the oil… Read more
Nova Capital: 20 years, 100 aircraft and a $500m portfolioinsight Alasdair Whyte 29 Nov 21 0Resilience is the quality which has led aircraft lessor Nova Capital to achieve a $500m aircraft portfolio over 20 years in business, CEO Olivier Piot… Read more
Blade India to add five Airbus H125s to fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Nov 21 0Blade India will take delivery of five new Airbus H125 helicopters to expand its on-demand helicopter services. The helicopters will be leased to operators by… Read more
Newsletter: ‘Dancing on the head of theoretical pins’insight Alasdair Whyte 23 Nov 21 0“This isn’t the time to be dancing on the head of theoretical pins, it’s a time to consolidate, to balance power between the oil majors… Read more
A HyPoint for Piasecki: World’s first hydrogen helicopterinsight Alasdair Whyte 30 Sep 21 0It is only a matter of time (and lots of money) before the conversation around alternative fuels and electric propulsion takes over every facet of… Read more
Aero Asset adds two experts to its Commercial Teaminsight Alasdair Whyte 28 Sep 21 0Aero Asset has hired Vincent Dulbecco as senior sales director and François Millian as senior director of Mission Critical Markets. Dulbecco is based in Milan,… Read more
Helicopter Investor newsletter: ‘The industry absolutely needs consolidation’insight Alasdair Whyte 16 Sep 21 0“The industry absolutely needs consolidation,” Clark McGinn, principal, Uplifting Advice told Helicopter Investor in response to the news of CHC Group’s acquisition of Babcock’s oil and… Read more
Newsletter: SAR takes off with Covid rule relaxationsinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 21 0Depending on where you are reading this, there might be reasons to revel in the easing of restrictions. Maybe you are on a summer holiday… Read more
Town Hall: Three key markets drive growth, says Airbusinsight Mike Stones 28 Jul 21 0Three key markets are driving sustained growth in Airbus Helicopters’ order book, while two operators report a return to near pre-Covid levels of business, according… Read more
EBACE 2021: Airbus Corporate Helicoptersinsight Alasdair Whyte 17 May 21 0Helicopter trends on superyachts, the new ACH 160 helicopter and a partnership with Aston Martin were the highlights of the Airbus Corporate Helicopters press conference… Read more
Aero Asset predicts ‘resilient’ Q1 pre-owned twin salesinsight Mike Stones 9 Mar 21 0Sales of twin engine pre-owned helicopters will remain “resilient” in the first quarter of 2021, matching the trend witnessed in the second half of last… Read more
Helicopter CEO Steffen Bay: ‘It will be a year of consolidation’insight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 21 02021 will be a year of consolidation, NHV Helicopters CEO, Steffen Bay, told Helicopter/VTOL Investor. Bay expects activity levels to pick up once the vaccine… Read more
Town Hall: Offshore wind power ‘positive story for helicopters’insight Mike Stones 28 Jan 21 0The rapidly developing offshore wind power generation industry is “a positive story” for the helicopter sector that will create demand for 126 units, valued at… Read more
Helicopter pre-owned twin-engine sales recover but not to pre-Covid levelsinsight Mike Stones 19 Jan 21 0The pre-owned twin engine helicopter market continued to recover in the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year but retail sales remained below 2019 levels, due… Read more
Drop the pilot or ‘keep skin in the game?’insight Alasdair Whyte 16 Nov 20 0What’s the fastest and most efficient way to develop autonomous aircraft – to drop the pilot from the outset or keep one on board, at… Read more
