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
New EHA conference unites eVTOLs and Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 20 0A new collaborative conference by the European Helicopter Association (EHA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will bring major helicopter companies, eVTOL start-ups, and… Read more
Helicopter Leasing rankings 2019news Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 20 0Last year, 2019, might not have been as eventful a year as 2018 for helicopter leasing. But it was a markedly more positive one. Following… Read more
New decade, new startinsight Alasdair Whyte 21 Jan 20 0 It has not been such a bad few years for helicopter leasing after all. In 2010, less than 1% of the world’s helicopter fleet… Read more
HAI CEO Matt Zuccaro steps downnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 20 0Matt Zuccaro has stepped down as CEO and president of the world’s largest helicopter organisation, Helicopter Association International (HAI). James Viola, former director of general… Read more
Joby Aviation raises $590m in Toyota-led funding roundnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 20 0eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation has raised $590m in a Series C venture round led by Toyota Motor Corporation. Joby Aviation, located in Santa Cruz, CA,… Read more
Leonardo wins $176 bid for US Navy helicopter programmenews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 20 0Leonardo’s TH-119 has been selected as the US Navy’s new training helicopter – beating bids from Bell and Airbus for the $176m deal. The US… Read more
Right helicopter, wrong time for Bristowinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Jan 20 0This originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly newsletter series. Click here to subscribe. What a difference six years can make. At Heli-Expo… Read more
Hyundai to bring an automotive edge to Uber Airnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Jan 20 0Japanese car manufacturer Hyundai unveiled its urban air mobility plans this week and has partnered with Uber to help bring urban transport to the skies.… Read more
New Milestone CEO: ‘the worst of the supply overhang is behind us’news Alasdair Whyte 9 Jan 20 0Pat Sheedy is the new CEO of Milestone Aviation Group, the largest helicopter operator lessor. His appointment follows Greg Conlon’s promotion to CEO of GE… Read more
Bristow cancels 22 H175 order with Airbusnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jan 20 0UPDATE: Airbus has since dismissed claims that the 22 H175s cancelled represent half of the model types order backlog. Bristow Group has cancelled a long-standing… Read more
Joby Aviation is Uber’s latest eVTOL OEM partnernews Alasdair Whyte 3 Jan 20 0Pioneer eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation is the latest OEM to partner with Uber to supply and operate its aircraft on the Uber Air service. Uber… Read more
Workhorse sells SureFly to Moognews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 19 0Following a year-long search for potential buyers, Ohio-based electric vehicle manufacturer Workhorse has sold its electric-VTOL arm SureFly to the design and manufacturing group Moog.… Read more
Public large helicopter financial transactions from 2012-2019news Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 19 0The reality of 2019 thus far is that not many people are buying helicopters, and not many helicopter companies are raising money to grow in… Read more
PHI Group’s CEO steps downnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Nov 19 0After serving company for close to 20 years, PHI Group’s President and CEO Lance Bospflug has stepped down from the board following the helicopter-services operator’s… Read more
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
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
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
