Thinking long-terminsight Alasdair Whyte 22 Nov 19 0This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. To read these stories first, subscribe to our newsletter . It is… Read more
Dubai Air Show 2019 – Helicopter order round upnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Nov 19 0Whilst commercial aviation orders might have been the talk of the town at the Dubai Air Show this week, several helicopter orders were also announced… Read more
Leonardo and Falcon team up for UAM flights at Dubai Expo 2020news Alasdair Whyte 20 Nov 19 0Leonardo and Dubai business-jet and FBO-services provider Falcon Aviation Services have revealed an urban air-mobility (UAM) helipad, showroom and helicopter terminal concept which will come… Read more
Thora Capital closes first helicopter funding roundnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Nov 19 0Newcomer to the helicopter investor space Thora Capital has closed its initial helicopter funding round and revealed the details of its second transaction. So far,… Read more
Revenues up, orders down for Leonardo in Q3news Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 19 0Leonardo saw mixed results in the third quarter, with revenues up 11% year-on-year at €9.1bn but commercial helicopter orders down drastically by 52%, buoyed only… Read more
GECAS promotes Greg Conlon to president & CEOnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Nov 19 0In an internal promotion, GECAS has appointed current Milestone Helicopter Leasing CEO Greg Conlon as its president and CEO. GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services) is… Read more
Bristow Group emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protectionnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Nov 19 0Less than six months after filing for bankruptcy in May 2019, Bristow Group has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection – having restructured its… Read more
Bracing for Brexit – NHV Group gains UK operating certificatenews Alasdair Whyte 31 Oct 19 0The protracted volatility of the oil and gas market has caused financial troubles for many helicopter operators in Europe. But Belgian operator NHV has weathered… Read more
Blade expands Los Angeles coveragenews Alasdair Whyte 30 Oct 19 0Off the back of the proposed crackdown on charter and air-taxi flights across New York City, the city’s air-taxi booking platform Blade has announced that… Read more
Proposed bill would prohibit all ‘non-essential’ flights over New Yorkinsight Alasdair Whyte 30 Oct 19 0New Yorkers might live happily with the roar of traffic down Fifth Avenue, but it seems that some of them object to the noise of… Read more
New York State of Flyinginsight Alasdair Whyte 25 Oct 19 0UPDATE: Flight restrictions over New York City right now are exclusively limiting Helicopter Tourism flights. New York Helicopter operates exclusively tourism flights and the NYCEDEC’s… Read more
FAA issues new airworthiness directives for EC225snews Alasdair Whyte 21 Oct 19 0The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new airworthiness standards for the troubled Airbus EC225LP ‘Super Puma’. The new airworthiness directive requires owners to: “Determine the… Read more
LCI launches its first co-investment vehiclenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Oct 19 0 Helicopter lessor LCI has just launched its first helicopter co-investment vehicle, in partnership with a subsidiary of Paris-based investment firm Flexam Invest. The co-investment… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter market remains difficult, but with some positive signsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Oct 19 0It’s not altogether clear whether the market log-jam for pre-owned helicopters is loosening up. However, there may be some odd signs judging from Aero Asset’s… Read more
Helicopters are at highest risk from consumer dronesnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Oct 19 0Consumer drones are a severe risk for helicopters – according to a recent report from the UK Government. The UK’s House of Commons Science and… Read more
Bristow receives court approval for reorganisation plannews Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 19 0After a tumultuous six months, Bristow Group has been cleared to emerge from Chapter 11 following recent approval from the US Bankruptcy Court. The helicopter… Read more
Kitty Hawk’s new eVTOL is “barely discernible to the human ear”news Alasdair Whyte 8 Oct 19 0Kitty Hawk, the Mountain View, California-based eVTOL manufacturer has revealed a third experimental aircraft concept named Heaviside – a vertical take-off and landing craft which… Read more
Voom launches in San Francisconews Alasdair Whyte 2 Oct 19 0Even companies can seem to become homesick. This was evident last week when on-demand helicopter-booking platform Voom brought its service to San Francisco – where… Read more
The helicopters of Monaconews Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 19 0In September, all eyes in the superyacht market turn to Monaco, where hundreds of the world’s most luxurious boats come to berth in Port Hercules… Read more
Hyundai opens UAM division, hires ex-NASA exec to leadnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Sep 19 0There’s no time to be wasted at Hyundai. The company has become the latest car manufacturer to enter the urban air mobility market with the… Read more
