Rotorcraft
Leasing Spurs Helo Sales
At the Helitech 2013 show, AgustaWestland and Milestone Aviation, represented by Daniele Romiti, AgustaWestland CEO (left) and Milestone COO and co-founder Matt Harris, signed a framework agreement for the sale of AW139s, AW169s and AW189s. Milestone has continued to secure new deals since the show.
At the Helitech 2013 show, AgustaWestland and Milestone Aviation, represented by Daniele Romiti, AgustaWestland CEO (left) and Milestone COO and co-founder Matt Harris, signed a framework agreement for the sale of AW139s, AW169s and AW189s. Milestone has continued to secure new deals since the show.

The rarefied deepwater oil and gas market has spawned new players and big deals in the helicopter operating leasing market, but to date these transactions have largely been confined to medium and large helicopters. What will be the impact of leasing on the industry as a whole, especially for smaller operators with light helicopters in the non-oil-and-gas segments, and will it ever become as predominant as it is for airlines, where approximately one-third of the fleet is leased?