Rotortrade hails ‘strong Q1 start’ to sales, leasing and MROnews Mike Stones 29 Apr 26 0Helicopter services group Rotortrade claims a strong start to the first quarter of this year across its three main divisions of sales, leasing and maintenance,… Read more
HI Uplift: RotorLease’s ‘last stepping stone of the ecosystem’news Mike Stones 24 Apr 26 0The operational launch of Rotortrade’s leasing division, RotorLease last month, realises a long-held ambition for Philippe Lubrano, founder and CEO of the helicopter broker and… Read more
Offshore helicopter orders and new EMS contract feature in recent headlinesnews Mike Stones 10 Apr 26 0A new order for offshore H225s in Vietnam, a fresh EMS contract in the Canary Islands plus much more feature in our round up of… Read more
HI Uplift: Verticon 2026 news and views – at a glancenews Mike Stones 20 Mar 26 0For US truckers, Atlanta is The Big A. But for three days last week, the city became The Big D – Deal Town for the… Read more
Helicopter Investor’s New Year news roundupnews Mike Stones 6 Jan 26 0Welcome to Helicopter Investor’s news round up of stories you may have missed over the festive period. Featuring in our news list are manufacturers, operators… Read more
HI Uplift: Rotortrade hails Euro demand (and UK promise)news Mike Stones 19 Dec 25 0Rebounding civil helicopter markets – with steady demand and increasing parapublic missions – is how Rotortrade describes the “mature but shifting market” of Europe, according… Read more
Rotortrade delivers Airbus H125 from Tajikistan to New Zealandnews Mike Stones 28 Nov 25 0Rotary dealership Rotortrade has confirmed the sale of a second helicopter to Heli Support – a New Zealand maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider and… Read more
HI Uplift: European Rotors reveals industry’s steady growth (and challenges)news Mike Stones 21 Nov 25 0Willkommen from Cologne, Germany – venue for this year’s vibrant European Rotors 2025. This busy event, showcasing an industry in (modest) growth, brought together lessors,… Read more
Rotortrade delivers H135 to Star Air of Indianews Terry Spruce 21 Nov 25 0Rotortrade has delivered an Airbus H135 T3 from Italy to India’s Star Air, which is the aviation arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group. The announcement… Read more
Rotortrade launches its new US MRO facilitynews Terry Spruce 11 Nov 25 0Rotortrade has officially launched its US maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, following the successful completion of the FAA Part 145 certification… Read more
HI Uplift: Rotortrade’s four growth sectors for African helisnews Mike Stones 29 Aug 25 0Four key sectors will dominate growth in the small but emergent African helicopter industry, according to Aurélien Blanc, Rotortrade’s head of region for APAC, Middle… Read more
Rotortrade: Africa heli market ‘small but poised for growth’news Mike Stones 22 Aug 25 0Africa operates one of the world’s smallest operational fleets but is poised for significant growth, according to helicopter dealer Rotortrade’s latest report Market Analysis for… Read more
Rotortrade closes first pre-owned heli sale of 2025 in Indonesianews Mike Stones 24 Jul 25 0Rotortrade has closed Indonesia’s first pre-owned helicopter sale of the year – a 2014 Bell 429 VIP aircraft (MSN 57241) to PT Whitesky Aviation. Acquired… Read more
Rotortrade: Heli financing environment ‘improves noticeably’news Mike Stones 2 Jul 25 0The helicopter financing environment has “improved noticeably”, according to Philippe Lubrano, CEO of rotary helicopter dealer, maintenance and financial services company Rotortrade. “Access to funding… Read more
Rotortrade sells 2020 Airbus H125 to Brazil’s Aeromotnews Mike Stones 25 Jun 25 0Rotortrade, the helicopter dealer, maintenance and financial services company, has sold a 2020 Airbus H125 to Brazilian aviation company Aeromot. Originally based in the Middle… Read more
HI Uplift: Rotortrade highlights pre-owned helis (and hails German car makers)news Mike Stones 17 Apr 25 0It was billed as a breakfast meeting. But the mini pastries remained mostly untouched on the Rotortrade stand at the Verticon trade event in Dallas,… Read more
Rotortrade builds leasing service with RotorLease launch – Verticonnews Mike Stones 12 Mar 25 0Rotortrade, the helicopter dealer, maintenance and financial services company, is boosting its leasing business with the launch of RotorLease. “We have seen a big demand… Read more
HI Uplift: ‘A lot’s going to change in heli markets’ – Rotortradenews Mike Stones 1 Nov 24 0“A lot of things are to going to change in helicopter markets.” Philippe Lubrano’s assessment of the global rotary industry on the brink of significant… Read more
The Helicopter Company and Rotortrade announce partnershipnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 22 0Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter Company (THC) and dealer Rotortrade have announced a strategic partnership. THC is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), “An… Read more
