Pratt & Whitney Canada and Milestone Aviation Group sign 15 year dealnews Terry Spruce 5 Mar 14 0Pratt & Whitney Canada and Milestone Aviation Group sign a $75 million, 15 year deal for new helicopter fleet management programme. Pratt & Whitney Canada… Read more
Milestone Aviation Group signs for eight AgustaWestland helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 14 0Milestone Aviation Group has signed a purchase contract for eight new-generation AgustaWestland helicopters as part of the company’s September 2013 landmark framework agreement. As part… Read more
Milestone Aviation Group and SonAir sign agreement for three EC225snews Terry Spruce 27 Feb 14 0Milestone Aviation Group and SonAir of Angola have initiated long-term partnership for the operation of three EC225 helicopters. Milestone and SonAir, the largest African helicopter… Read more
Milestone Aviation orders another eight S-92 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 27 Feb 14 0Milestone Aviation Group orders another eight Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. Milestone Aviation ordered another eight Sikorsky S-92 helicopters at Heli-Expo 2014, increasing its total orders to… Read more
Milestone Aviation leases the first operational S-76Dnews Terry Spruce 26 Feb 14 0Milestone Aviation leases the world’s first operational Sikorsky S-76D to the National Helicopter Services in Trinidad and Tobago. Milestone Aviation announces at Heli-Expo 2014 that… Read more
Milestone reveals 143 helicopter portfolio worth $2.2bnnews Terry Spruce 25 Feb 14 0Milestone Aviation Group now has 143 helicopters valued at $2.2 billion and has $3 billion in forward orders. Milestone Aviation Group has now financed 143… Read more
EASA awards AW189 type certificatenews Terry Spruce 11 Feb 14 0The AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter has been awarded its EASA type certificate. AgustaWestland has announced that the AW189 helicopter has been awarded a type certificate by… Read more
US Ex-Im looking to support Minsheng, Milestone and Lidernews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 14 0The Export Import Bank of the US (Ex-Im) is supporting business jet and helicopters for Minsheng Financial Leasing, Lider Taxi Aero and Milestone Aviation. The… Read more
Milestone closes $200m unsecured revolving credit linenews Terry Spruce 9 Jan 14 0Milestone’s increases unsecured borrowing capacity to $450m and revolving borrowing capacity to $800m. Milestone Aviation Group has closed on an unsecured $200 million revolving credit… Read more
Milestone Aviation Group completes private placement debt financingnews Terry Spruce 7 Jan 14 0Milestone Aviation Group completes a $575 million private placement debt financing. Milestone Aviation Group, a helicopter leasing company, has announced that it has successfully completed… Read more
Milestone leases AW109SP for UK EMSnews CJI Expert 22 Oct 13 0Milestone Aviation Group has closed an operating lease contract with Sloane Helicopters for one AgustaWestland AW109SP. Milestone Aviation Group has delivered an AgustaWestland AW109 GrandNew… Read more
Milestone plans biggest civilian helicopter order in AgustaWestland’s historynews Terry Spruce 25 Sep 13 0Milestone Aviation group and AgustaWestland sign a multi-framework agreement at Helitech International 2013 Milestone Aviation Group, an international helicopter leasing company, has agreed to purchase… Read more
Milestone Aviation adds Peter Bull to the group’s advisory boardnews Terry Spruce 23 Sep 13 0Aviation veteran, Peter Bull, is the newest addition to the Milestone Aviation Group team. Milestone Aviation Group, a helicopter leasing company, has appointed Peter Bull,… Read more
Milestone secures $600 million credit linenews CJI Expert 8 Aug 13 0Dublin-based Milestone Aviation Group closes largest debt deal by a helicopter lessor as the company’s three-year anniversary approaches. Read more
Macquarie Rotorcraft joins the actionnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Aug 13 0The launch of Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing is not a surprise. Macquarie was the under-bidder for CHC Helicopters and got very close to investing in Waypoint.… Read more
Helicopter financing with friendsnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Jul 13 0There is an old golf joke where one player asks the caddy: “Is my friend in the rough or is the lucky bastard on the… Read more
Helicopter financing with friendsopinion Alasdair Whyte 3 Jul 13 0There is an old golf joke where one player asks the caddy: “Is my friend in the rough or is the lucky bastard on the… Read more
An inside look at Milestone Aviation and the first helicopter export credit bondnews CJI Expert 19 Jun 13 0Milestone talks to Corporate Jet Investor about closing the first Ex-Im bond secured by helicopters in May, a deal that was years in the making. Read more
Milestone closes first Ex-Im bond for helicoptersnews CJI Expert 3 Jun 13 0The Ex-Im Bank has issued a bond guarantee supporting Sikorsky Helicopters for S-92 helicopters to Milestone Aviation Group. This is the first use of Capital-Markets… Read more
The new age of helicopter operating leasingnews CJI Expert 23 May 13 0With Milestone Aviation, Lease Corporation International, Waypoint Leasing and Lobo Leasing, helicopters have more choice of financing than ever before. Sophie Segal talks to the… Read more
