Market analysis: UK offshore helicopter fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 6 Mar 14 0The UK offshore helicopter fleet consists of 95 helicopters that carry more than one million passengers each year to 228 platforms and 100 mobile helidecks.… Read more
The helicopter demand paradoxinsight Alasdair Whyte 1 Mar 14 0Brian Foley, the aviation market analyst, has looked at Heli-Expo from an different perspective pointing out that although the commercial helicopter is booming, attendees ignored… Read more
Market analysis: Pre-owned helicopter sales increaseinsight Terry Spruce 24 Feb 14 0JETNET releases the company’s overview of the helicopter market in 2013 to tie-in with Heli-Expo 2014. The turbine helicopter market experienced an 11.4 per cent… Read more
There is no helicopter leasing bubbleinsight Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 14 0It is easy to be dismissive when industries like helicopter leasing suddenly become fashionable. But just because a product or sector suddenly attracts attention it… Read more
KKR likes helicopters (again)insight Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 14 0KKR invests $100 million in Lease Corporation International. I don’t know if a lot of sightseeing helicopters pass by the windows of KKR’s New York… Read more
What will happen to helicopter finance in 2014insight Alasdair Whyte 9 Jan 14 0After CHC, we could see more helicopter companies return to the stock market. The next 12 months will be fascinating ones for helicopter finance. CHC’s… Read more
Bristow thinks big: Second quarter profits increase by $81minsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 13 0The Bristow Group sounded like a confident company during its latest earnings call. Even the most experienced manager can be forgiven for being a little… Read more
The helicopter pilot shortageinsight Alasdair Whyte 23 Sep 13 0Experts warn that the high training fees for helicopter pilots and mechanics may be harming the industry. Our first helicopter finance conference in the US… Read more
Commercial helicopters vs military helicopters: A tale of two marketsinsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Jul 13 0Recent investor calls from Textron, owner of Bell, and Sikorsky parent UTC have been positive for the commercial market. Bell delivered 44 commercial helicopters between… Read more
Helicopter financing with friendsinsight Alasdair Whyte 3 Jul 13 0There is an old golf joke where one player asks the caddy: “Is my friend in the rough or is the lucky bastard on the… Read more
China waits for helicopter boominsight Alasdair Whyte 27 Jun 13 0I have been in Hong Kong this week at our third Corporate Jet & Helicopter Finance Conference to be held in Asia. While China’s business… Read more
The first helicopter cycleinsight Alasdair Whyte 20 Jun 13 0Although I did not make it to the Paris Airshow, I did visit Eurocopter UK a few weeks ago. It is one of Eurocopter’s design… Read more
EC225 comes backinsight Alasdair Whyte 30 May 13 0Eurocopter is confident that it fully understands the technical problems with the EC225 gear shaft and says that the aircraft will be able to return… Read more
2012 was a record year for helicopter manufacturersinsight Alasdair Whyte 28 Jan 13 0Many industries will want to forget 2012, but when writing about helicopter OEMs it is hard to avoid overusing the word record in a good… Read more
AgustaWestland and Embraer sign a MOU to build helicopters in Brazilinsight Alasdair Whyte 28 Jan 13 0What do you get when Italians, Brazilians and Brits join together? Well we should find out soon when AgustaWestland teams up with Embraer to build… Read more
Why commercial aircraft financiers should look at business jets and helicoptersinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 Nov 12 0Commercial aircraft are great assets to finance. However, your aircraft financing skills are transferable to other markets including business jets and larger utility helicopters (we… Read more
Opinion: First Milestone in business jet and helicopter leasinginsight Alasdair Whyte 6 Oct 10 0When Richard Santulli launched his NetJets fractional ownership scheme it did not take long for others to follow. It will be the same with Milestone… Read more
