Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

After helicopter operator CHC&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-05-12/ogp-market-chc-bankrupt-others-posting-losses" style>filed a bankruptcy plan in May</a>&nbsp;that saw it return 90 of its 230 leased helicopters by the end of last month (with another 65 to be dropped by year-end), Ireland-based helicopter lessor Waypoint Leasing is placing two of the Leonardo-Finmeccanica AW139 helicopters with new customers in Africa and Asia in support of oil and gas operations.&nbsp;

 


Waypoint said it is also “actively engaged” with other interested parties to remarket several other aircraft formerly used by CHC for a range of missions, including outside of oil and gas operation. “These discussions are in advanced stages and, in some cases, transaction terms and letters of intent have been agreed upon,” Waypoint said.

 


“We are encouraged by the broad market support for, and acceptance of, aircraft returning from CHC,” said Waypoint CEO Ed Washecka. “We expect our remarketing efforts to translate into further new transactions in the near and mediumterm, as the price of oil stabilizes and other end markets increasingly rely on helicopter leasing to fulfill their missions.”

 


Waypoint’s portfolio includes more than 130 helicopters for 18 customers in 28 countries, with total assets in excess of $1.6 billion. Additionally, it has firm and option orders with aircraft manufacturers for more than 125 helicopters worth more than $1.7 billion to be delivered over the next five years.

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Waypoint Places Former CHC Helicopters in Africa, Asia

Waypoint said it is also “actively engaged” with other interested parties to remarket several other aircraft formerly used by CHC for a range of missions.

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