HI Deal of the Year Awards 2026: Nominations welcomenews Mike Stones 12 Feb 26 0Helicopter finance deals are the engine of growth that is powering a resurgent global rotary industry. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Helicopter… Read more
HI Uplift: GDHF on the opportunities of ‘tumultuous change’news Mike Stones 3 Jul 25 0“If you haven’t been asleep for the past four months, you’ll have noticed the world has changed and that change has been tumultuous.” Painting a… Read more
HI Uplift: UK charter enters ‘crazy period’ of special eventsnews Mike Stones 27 Jun 25 0The UK helicopter charter market is navigating “the crazy period” of the special events season, according to William Fanshawe, MD, Flexjet Helicopters. Speaking at Helicopter… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone learns from past at Helicopter Investor London news Mike Stones 13 Jun 25 0Last Wednesday proved a busy day for Milestone Aviation Group. Not only did the lessor reveal it had signed a five-year lease extension with South… Read more
HI Uplift: US EMS market reshaped by No Surprises Actnews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0It seemed such a good idea. The US No Surprises Act [NSA] of 2022 aimed to protect patients against surprise medical bills from an out-of-network provider… Read more
HI Uplift: Welcome to London Heliport – ‘the sleeping giant’news Mike Stones 24 Aug 24 0“The London Heliport is a sleeping giant.” That’s the assessment of Matthew Rice, heliport manager at the facility which nestles on the south bank of… Read more
HI Uplift: Heli help for a planet ‘literally on fire’. (Shame about rates) news Mike Stones 22 Jul 24 0Demand for firefighting helicopters has never been greater. Both the number and intensity of wildfires worldwide is fuelling the need for more aerial support –… 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: Sikorsky committed to civil helicopters for ‘many decades’news Mike Stones 5 Jul 24 0Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company pledged its long-term commitment to the civil rotary market at our recent Helicopter Investor London 2024 conference. Read more
VIP helicopters feature in latest edition of CJIQnews Mike Stones 15 Mar 24 0VIP helicopter services feature in the latest edition of our sister title Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly (CJIQ). We talk to operators on both sides of… Read more
HI Uplift: Why ‘eVTOL nirvana is a million miles away’news Mike Stones 14 Mar 24 0Barbie and Ken. Salt and pepper. Some partnerships seem beyond question. But how about heliports and eVTOLs? Or the integration of helicopter and other fixed-wing… Read more
HI joins first London Biggin Hill Heli Shuttle service powered by SAFnews Mike Stones 13 Dec 23 0Helicopter Investor joined the first London Biggin Hill Airport Heli Shuttle service to London Heliport powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on Monday December 11th,… Read more