HI Uplift: 2026 – Year of the super medium (or not yet)?news Mike Stones 16 Jan 26 0Happy 18th birthday to the super medium helicopter. The first generally accepted super medium – the Airbus H175, originally known as the Eurocopter EC175 –… Read more
HI Uplift: Will the helicopter industry gallop ahead or slither along?news Mike Stones 10 Jan 26 0Welcome to 2026, the Chinese Year of the Horse. But not yet. According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, we will remain in the Year of… Read more
GDHF to acquire NHV in ‘the most unusual deal ever’news Mike Stones 22 Dec 25 0Helicopter industry watchers were treated to a true pre-Christmas cracker on Friday night with the announcement that lessor GD Helicopter Finance is to acquire NHV… Read more
HI Uplift: CMA finally approves Macquarie dealnews Mike Stones 14 Nov 25 0The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has finally approved the acquisition of Macquarie Rotorcraft by SMFL LCI Helicopters. The acquisition, which was announced at… Read more
HI Uplift: UK competition watchdog CMA probes Macquarie dealnews Mike Stones 10 Oct 25 0We can only hope that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has got a better crystal ball when considering the acquisition of Macquarie Rotorcraft… Read more
HI Deal of the Year Awards: Your time to shinenews Mike Stones 28 Feb 25 0Welcome to Helicopter Investor’s new Deal of the Year Awards. Our aim is to recognise excellence in rotary finance transactions, and we need your help… Read more
HI Uplift: The lessor of rumoured salesnews Mike Stones 14 Dec 24 0If the Bloomberg story about the sale of Macquarie Rotorcraft is true, you have to admire the Australian bank, Macquarie Group for running a very… Read more
HI Uplift: ESG – box ticker or business drivernews Mike Stones 15 Jul 24 0ESG: three letters, one cumbersome term standing for environmental, social and governance. But what does it mean? And is it important for the global helicopter… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter market looks up ‘but still in swampy water’news Mike Stones 21 Dec 23 0Prospects for the global helicopter market are strengthening, according to speakers at Helicopter Investor’s Finance Forum, the State of the Industry, at the European Rotors… Read more
European Rotors HI Finance Forums probe 2024 trends and leasingnews Mike Stones 24 Nov 23 0The future of the global helicopter market next year plus key trends in helicopter leasing are the subjects of two Helicopter Investor Finance Forums, which… Read more
HI Uplift: The Bell 525 Relentless prepares for commercial take offnews Mike Stones 5 Oct 23 0The new Bell 525 Relentless carries a heroic enough name. But it has also been a long time coming. Unveiled at the 2012 Heli-Expo Dallas,… Read more
HI Uplift: Seeking a buyer for Babcock (and the CHC legacy)insight Mike Stones 1 Jul 22 0Babcock seeks a buyer. It’s a sale few expected and even fewer seem to want. Unless you are the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).… 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
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
Comment: Do Bristow and PHI’s woes herald years of uncertainty for O&G operators?insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 19 0Chess is arguably overused as a metaphor for business strategy, but actually is quite apt for the difficulties oil-and-gas helicopter operators find themselves facing in… Read more
Analysis: PHI files for Chapter 11 – what have we learnt? insight Alasdair Whyte 18 Mar 19 0Anyone with a passing interest in the large oil and gas helicopter operator market would not have been surprised that PHI has filed for Chapter 11. Primarily, PHI had… Read more
Large O&G Helicopter Operators – Is 2019 the danger zone?news Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 19 0“The danger point in any cycle is not when you’re at the top or the bottom, but when you’re just at the inflection point,” says… Read more
Waypoint starts negotiations with lenders over covenantsnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 18 0Waypoint Leasing, the largest independent helicopter lessor, is in talks with banks to restructure loans. The lessor first held talks in June to warn lenders… Read more
Washecka, McGinn leave Waypoint, Yazhari joins as CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jan 18 0Waypoint Leasing, one of the largest helicopter lessors, has changed its management team. Ed Washecka, the company’s founder and CEO, has left the company and… Read more
Waypoint Leasing receives innovation award in Chinanews Terry Spruce 18 Oct 17 0Waypoint Leasing has received a structured innovation award for its new leasing platform in the Tianjin Free Trade Zone in China. The Irish leasing company… Read more
