Aero Asset says first quarter was strong for helicopter sales, but Covid-19 slowdown has startedinsight Alasdair Whyte 14 Apr 20 0The First Quarter 2020 Preowned Helicopter Market Trends Report produced by broker Aero Asset shows that the first three months of 2020 were strong for… Read more
Waypoint: super-mediums challenged by legacy S-92sinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 17 0Irish lessor Waypoint has released a study that shows that used S-92s are a more competitive option for oil and gas operations than new super-medium… Read more
Medium and large utilisation to grow to 59% over 2018-2022insight Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 17 0Following a down period for offshore helicopter utilisation, demand is looking to pick up over the 2018-2022 period for medium and large helicopter fleets. In… Read more
Market Analysis: China’s helicoptersinsight Alasdair Whyte 20 Sep 17 0Although helicopter usage in China has largely been limited by tight government controls of airspace and a lack of infrastructure to support them, recent mega… Read more
HeliValue$ reports first value increases since 2009insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 17 0HeliValue$, the helicopter valuation company, has reported value increases for certain models – the first increases since 2009. In an update to the company’s Helicopter… Read more
CHC troubles mount as it misses $46 million bond payment on debtinsight Alasdair Whyte 18 Apr 16 0CHC the provider of helicopters to offshore oil and gas platforms, ivilian search and rescue and air medical evacuation has missed a $46-million bond payment on debt… Read more
Kawasaki delivers first two EC145s to Japanese National Policeinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered two EC145 helicopters to the National Police Agency in its native Japan. These will be the first EC145s to be… Read more
Two former AgustaWestland heads sentenced to prison termsinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0Two former AgustaWestland directors have been sentenced to prison terms, reports Reuters. In a long-running bribery case linked to the $638 million contract for twelve… Read more
Atlantic Airways takes delivery second new AW139insight Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 16 0Faroe Islands operator Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of the second of the pair of AgustaWestland AW139s it had ordered. The aircraft will be used… Read more
Investors buying Air Methods shares in volumesinsight Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 16 0Recent reports of investment house activity in the shares of Air Methods (AIRM) have been strongly focused on share purchases. In recent weeks, these financials… Read more
Market analysis: Orders by helicopter leasing companies stay firminsight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jun 15 0Milestone Aviation Group’s orders at the 2015 Paris Airshow for 31 helicopters are encouraging for helicopter OEMs as it shows that leasing companies are still… Read more
Helicopter operating leasing ranking 2014: Top of the Opsinsight Alasdair Whyte 12 May 15 0Less than five years after the launch of Milestone Aviation Group it is astonishing how fast the market for dedicated helicopter operating lessors has grown.We… Read more
Market analysis: Bristow vs CHC vs Erainsight Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 14 0You can broadly speaking split the helicopter operators that serve the oil and gas industry into local and international operators. Although joint ventures between local… Read more
Market analysis: UK offshore helicopter accidentsinsight Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 14 0As part of its recommendations to improve the safety of offshore helicopter operations, the UK Civil Aviation Authority UK has collated data for reported offshore… Read more
Market analysis: UK offshore helicopter fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 6 Mar 14 0The UK offshore helicopter fleet consists of 95 helicopters that carry more than one million passengers each year to 228 platforms and 100 mobile helidecks.… Read more
Market analysis: Pre-owned helicopter sales increaseinsight Terry Spruce 24 Feb 14 0JETNET releases the company’s overview of the helicopter market in 2013 to tie-in with Heli-Expo 2014. The turbine helicopter market experienced an 11.4 per cent… Read more
