HI Uplift: Lobo Leasing’s first decadenews Alasdair Whyte 28 Oct 24 0Lobo Leasing has just celebrated the 10-year anniversary of closing its first helicopter acquisition. It has been a fascinating decade, both for Lobo and for… 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
LEVL Leasing closes leases on six Avincis helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Nov 23 0LEVL Leasing, the joint venture between Lobo Leasing and EMP Structured Assets, has closed a €50m sale and leaseback with Avincis. The joint venture has… Read more
Lobo Leasing orders 15 Pipistrel hybrid cargo VTOLsnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 22 0Lobo Leasing has signed a letter of intent with deposits for the acquisition of 15 Nuuva V300 autonomous cargo hybrid VTOL aircraft from Pipistrel. Pipistrel’s… Read more
‘Different deals need different capital sources’news Alasdair Whyte 8 Nov 21 02021, for many in the helicopter industry, has been a year of consolidation. As well as very good performance on the existing fleet, leasing services… Read more
Lobo Leasing now owned by CEO and COOnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 21 0Helicopter lease servicing company Lobo Leasing has completed a management buy-out. The company is now wholly owned by CEO Bill Wolf and chief operating officer… Read more
Market analysis: A brief history of helicopter leasinginsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Aug 20 0Since 2010 we have seen the launch of many new specialist helicopter leasing companies – including Milestone Aviation Group (pictured), Waypoint Leasing, Lobo Leasing, Lease… Read more
New decade, new startinsight Alasdair Whyte 21 Jan 20 0 It has not been such a bad few years for helicopter leasing after all. In 2010, less than 1% of the world’s helicopter fleet… Read more
Public large helicopter financial transactions from 2012-2019news Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 19 0The reality of 2019 thus far is that not many people are buying helicopters, and not many helicopter companies are raising money to grow in… Read more
Everett Aviation leases first S-92A from Lobo Leasingnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 19 0East-African operator Everett Aviation has signed a lease deal for one new Sikorsky S-92A helicopter with Lobo Leasing. The S-92A is the first Sikorsky aircraft in the… Read more
Helicopter company leasing rankings 2018news Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0After almost a year of slow business in the helicopter leasing space, 2018 closed with the largest independent helicopter lessor Waypoint Leasing being acquired by… Read more
Lobo leases one AW139 to THGnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Feb 18 0Dublin-based lessor Lobo Leasing has leased one Leonardo AW139 to South African operator Titan Helicopter Group (THG). The helicopter is configured for off-shore operations and… Read more
Lobo leases AW139 to CHCnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Dec 17 0Dublin-based lessor Lobo has secured a new lease agreement with CHC Helicopter for one offshore-configured Leonardo AW139. The helicopter will be based at CHC’s base… Read more
Helicopter operating leasing ranking 2017: Top of the Opsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Nov 17 0The big players in the helicopter market have remained unchanged since our last update in 2015. Milestone remains at the top of the ranking, with… Read more
Lobo Leasing signs agreement with Costa do Sol Taxi Aeronews Terry Spruce 1 Nov 17 0Lobo Leasing has signed a helicopter leasing transaction with Brazilian helicopter services company Costa do Sol Taxi Aero. The companies have signed an operating lease… Read more
Public helicopter finance transactionsnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Borrower: Waypoint Leasing Date: October 2015 Structure: Unsecured revolving credit facility increase Lenders: Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs & Co (existing lead arrangers SunTrust Robinson… Read more
Helicopter Leasing 2015: Debt for lessors reviewnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0 Helicopter leasing companies successfully raised more than $650 million in 2015. Although this was down on 2014 and 2013, this mainly reflected GE’s acquisition of… Read more
Mark Kelly joins Lobo Leasing as new EVP and managing directornews Terry Spruce 14 Jan 16 0Mark Kelly has joined Lobo Leasing as executive vice president and managing director. He will be based in Lobo’s global headquarters in Dublin and will… Read more
Lobo Leasing supports Médecins Sans Frontiéresnews Terry Spruce 6 Oct 15 0Lobo Leasing has chosen Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) as its corporate charity. ALSO READ: Stuart Jackson joins Lobo Leasing Lobo Leasing’s… Read more
Stuart Jackson joins Lobo Leasingnews Terry Spruce 29 Sep 15 0Stuart Jackson has joined Lobo Leasing as a technical director. Jackson brings a wealth of technical and operations expertise with over 35 years in the… Read more
