Milestone Aviation Group agrees new partnership with Safran: ER Newsnews Mike Stones 6 Nov 24 0Helicopter lessor the Milestone Aviation Group has revealed a new agreement with Safran Helicopter Engines to simplify the transition of Safran-powered aircraft between lessees. As… Read more
Milestone agrees sale and leaseback with PHI for one Airbus H175news Mike Stones 7 Aug 24 0Milestone Aviation has signed a sale and leaseback agreement for one super-medium Airbus H175 helicopter with PHI Aviation. Recently delivered to PHI in Australia, the… Read more
Milestone and Helitak win FAA certification for FT5000 fire tank for S-92Anews Mike Stones 5 Aug 24 0Milestone Aviation and Helitak Firefighting Equipment – the Australian firefighting equipment manufacturer – have received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the FT5000 fire tank… Read more
Milestone agrees deal with NHV for four H175s and an AW169news Mike Stones 10 Jun 24 0Milestone Aviation has signed purchase assignment and leaseback agreements with NHV for four Airbus H175s and an AW169 helicopter. One H175 has already been delivered… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone upbeat but warns against speculative ordersnews Mike Stones 31 May 24 0Milestone Aviation is upbeat about the prospects for the commercial helicopter industry but warns against over optimism and speculative orders. “The market, across all missions,… Read more
Sébastien Moulin now CCO at Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Apr 24 0Sébastien Moulin has been named chief commercial officer at Milestone Aviation. He was head of Europe and Americas for the helicopter leasing company. Moulin… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter Investor takes off on social medianews Mike Stones 5 Jan 24 0Sikorsky’s plans for its S-92A heavy helicopter, a senior appointment at Bell Flight and Bristow’s financial results proved three of the most popular posts on… Read more
Sikorsky ‘committed to the S-92A and its commercial customers’news Mike Stones 12 Dec 23 0The Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky has again pledged its commitment to the manufacture and support of S-92A commercial helicopters. Leon Silva, vice president of Sikorsky’s… Read more
HI Uplift: Heli demand to rise – but from growth or replacement?news Mike Stones 10 Dec 23 0Touring the European Rotors event in Madrid last week, excitement was in the air. It wasn’t just the prospect of paella and Rioja Gran Reserva.… 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
Helicopter Investor to stage Finance Forums at European Rotors 2023news Mike Stones 5 Oct 23 0Helicopter Investor is planning two Finance Forums to be staged at the European Rotors 2023 event in Madrid next month. Under discussion will be The… Read more
Milestone signs three-helicopter deal with PHInews Mike Stones 25 Oct 22 0Milestone Aviation has signed three helicopter lease agreements with PHI Aviation. The deals include the placement and extension of two Sikorsky S92 helicopters and one Leonardo… Read more
Heliconia Group takes AW139 from Milestonenews 3 Aug 22 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a AW139 helicopter to Heliconia Group. The aircraft will be based in Senegal and used for offshore operations. Pat Sheedy,… Read more
Sloane takes second Children’s Air Ambulance AW169 from Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 3 Aug 22 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a second new AW169 helicopter Sloane Helicopters. Sloane is operating the aircraft for The Children’s Air Ambulance UK. The first was delivered… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone sees demand uncaged in 2022insight Mike Stones 10 May 22 0“The lions have been let out of the cage.” Just nine words from Pat Sheedy, president and CEO of lessor Milestone Aviation Group, capture the… Read more
Omni Helicopters signs 11 helicopter sale and leaseback with Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 23 Feb 22 0Omni Helicopters International has agreed sale and leasebacks on 11 helicopters with Milestone Aviation. The leases cover a mixture of new Leonardo AW139s and existing… Read more
Year of the Tiger to test global helicopter industrynews Mike Stones 24 Jan 22 0People born in the Chinese Year of the Tiger are “courageous and energetic, love a challenge or competition and are prepared to take risks,” according… Read more
Milestone Aviation leases 11 Airbus H225s to Air Centernews Alasdair Whyte 12 Feb 21 0Milestone Aviation has added 11 Airbus H225 helicopters to the Air Center Helicopters, Inc (“ACHI”) fleet. The aircraft will be delivered throughout 2021 and 2022… Read more
Milestone becomes first leasing customer for Airbus’s H160news Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 20 0Milestone Aviation will include six H160s from Airbus Helicopters in its orderbook, it revealed on October 5th. The helicopters will be destined for a range… Read more
HI Town Hall: Milestone Aviation’s long-term outlook remains the sameinsight Yves Le Marquand 1 Sep 20 0Despite changes in the market as a result of Covid-19, Pat Sheedy, President and CEO, Milestone Aviation told Helicopter Investor Town Hall delegates that his… Read more
