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
Waypoint sale approvednews Alasdair Whyte 19 Feb 19 0A New York bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Waypoint Leasing’s assets – including most of its helicopters – to Macquarie Group and some… Read more
Waypoint leases three AW169s to Taiwannews Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 18 0Waypoint Leasing has delivered three new AW169s on lease to Taiwanese operator Emerald Pacific Airlines. This delivery represents the first time that Waypoint has delivered… Read more
Heli Expo 2018: Talking to Waypoint Leasing CEO Hooman Yazhariinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 18 0Waypoint Leasing, one of the largest helicopter lessors, recently saw a switch up in its management. The lessor’s founder and CEO Ed Washecka left the… Read more
Heli Expo 2018: Droning on about regulationsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 18 0In case anyone missed it, drones were among the biggest new trends of 2017. Three of the largest helicopter OEMs are investing in drones and… Read more
Waypoint closes Singapore office, reopens in Hong Kongnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Feb 18 0Helicopter lessor Waypoint is relocating its Asia Pacific office from Singapore to Hong Kong to better serve its clients. Waypoint’s Asia Pacific arm has moved… Read more
Waypoint debuts in Colombianews Alasdair Whyte 18 Aug 17 0Irish lessor Waypoint has agreed to a sale and leaseback agreement for one AW139 with Colombian operator HELICOL, the first lease transaction it has made… Read more
Waypoint lease H145 to Achernews Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 17 0Waypoint has signed an agreement to lease one H145 to South African operator Acher Aviation. The helicopter will support offshore oil and gas operations. It… Read more
Heli-Expo – Waypoint helicopter assets now exceed $1.5 Billionnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 16 0Waypoint Leasing has surpassed $1.5 billion in total helicopter assets. The company’s fleet of twin-engined helicopters now includes more than 120 aircraft. “There is no… Read more
Heli-Expo – Bristow completes AW139 S&LB with Waypointnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0Bristow has completed a sale-and-leaseback with Waypoint leasing. The deal covers three AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. All three helicopters will operate offshore on long-term contracts in… Read more
Helicopter Leasing: “It’s not subprime yet but it won’t take much of a shock to make it one”insight Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 15 0Simon Sparkes of Nova Systems has written a provocative piece titled “Offshore Helicopter Leasing – an Existential Risk?” on HeliHub. He arguing that leasing companies will struggle… Read more
