Volocopter extends Series C funding to €87 millionnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Feb 20 0Following a partnership with Asian super app Grab earlier this week, Volocopter announced today (21 February) that it is extending its Series C financing round… Read more
Helicopter leasing: Olivier Piot on finding success in a down marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 20 0At the turn of the millennia, the helicopter leasing market did not exist. But across the aisle, commercial aircraft leasing was booming, with almost half… Read more
Volocopter partners with Asian ‘SuperApp’ Grab for air-taxi studynews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 20 0German eVTOL pioneer Volocopter has partnered with Southeast Asian delivery, payment, and delivery services app Grab to study the feasibility of air-taxi services across the… Read more
Leasing market: Find out what’s in store at Helicopter Investor’s conferencenews Alasdair Whyte 18 Feb 20 0The future of helicopter leasing will take centre stage at Helicopter Investor’s London 2020 conference next Tuesday (February 25th) and Wednesday (February 26th) at the… Read more
Airbus orders and deliveries fell in 2019, revenues stablenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Feb 20 0Airbus Helicopters saw orders and deliveries fall in 2019, but the decline didn’t impact overall revenues, which saw a slight increase year-on-year (YoY). The French… Read more
Babcock takes £85m hit on aviation segmentnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Feb 20 0Babcock has written down £85m on the book values of its “predominantly oil and gas” aviation assets and leases, according to its latest trading update.… Read more
Civil helicopter deliveries to reach 4,100 before 2024news Alasdair Whyte 11 Feb 20 0About 4,100 civil helicopters are expected to be delivered to customers worldwide over the next four years, according to Honeywell’s new global helicopter outlook report.… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter sales fell in 2019insight Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 20 0Sales in the pre-owned helicopter market fell year-on-year in 2019, according to Aero Assets’ 2019 Annual Pre-Owned Helicopter Market Trends Report. $444m worth of civil… Read more
HAI Heli Expo 2020 – OEM round upinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Feb 20 0To announce at shows or not to announce at shows? That’s the question for OEMs planning their event coverage. Airbus generally prefers big announcements to… Read more
Airbus Helicopters at Heli Expo 2020news Terry Spruce 31 Jan 20 0Anaheim, 30 January 2020 – Airbus Helicopters concluded the 2020 Heli Expo with 38 orders, as well as 20 retrofits for the new five-bladed H145. German air… Read more
Kopter and INAEC launch SH09 in the Philippines for helicopter ride-sharing service, Ascentnews Terry Spruce 31 Jan 20 0Anaheim, USA, January 29, 2020 – Kopter Group AG receives additional orders in the Southeast Asian region from the leading operator in the Philippines, INAEC… Read more
Rainier Heli-International adds five SH09 options to their existing MOA with Kopter North Americanews Terry Spruce 30 Jan 20 0Anaheim, USA, January 29, 2020 – In March 2018 Rainier Heli International signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Kopter North America for five firm… Read more
LCI charts 2020 growth with new financial partnershipsnews Terry Spruce 30 Jan 20 028th January, 2020 – LCI, a leading helicopter lessor and the aviation division of the Libra Group, has sealed new partnerships with two leading financial institutions as… Read more
Erickson announces the Sikorsky S-64F+ Air Cranenews Terry Spruce 29 Jan 20 0Portland, ORE. – Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, has announced at Heli Expo in Anaheim, a new production… Read more
Leonardo to acquire Kopternews Alasdair Whyte 29 Jan 20 0Leonardo Helicopters will acquire Swiss helicopter OEM Kopter, the manufacturer of the upcoming the SH09, from majority shareholder Lynwood for at least $185m. Kopter started… Read more
Kopter presents the SH09 final design features at Heli-Expo 2020news Terry Spruce 29 Jan 20 0Anaheim, USA, January 28, 2020 – Kopter presented the final design features of its next generation single engine helicopter at a press briefing held on… Read more
Milestone announces leases of 7 Helicopters with Héli-Unionnews Terry Spruce 28 Jan 20 0Anaheim, Calif, January 27, 2020 – Milestone Aviation Group Limited, a GECAS company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, has announced the purchase and… Read more
Growth slows in Asia-Pacific helicopter market.insight Alasdair Whyte 28 Jan 20 0Following four years of substantial helicopter fleet growth in Asia, expansion the growth rate halved in 2019. That is according to Asian Sky Group’s (ASG)… Read more
Bristow and Era Helicopters are mergingnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Jan 20 0Two of the largest operators in the offshore helicopter market, Bristow and ERA Helicopters have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction. Bristow’s shareholders will… Read more
European Rotors – can it fly?insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jan 20 0This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. If you want these articles in your inbox before they appear on the… Read more
