Rotorcraft
Milestone Diversifies as Offshore Continues Recovery
Milestone Aviation originated $1.5 billion in helicopter lease transactions last year.
Milestone Aviation Group has seen growth in the VIP and emergency medical services markets while a recovering offshore market remains challenging, CEO Greg Conlon said. (Photo: Milestone Aviation)
Milestone Aviation Group has seen growth in the VIP and emergency medical services markets while a recovering offshore market remains challenging, CEO Greg Conlon said. (Photo: Milestone Aviation)

Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation’s top executive looks to the rotorcraft leasing market in 2019 as “a recovering but challenged market,” president and CEO Greg Conlon told AIN at Heli-Expo 2019. And Conlon doesn’t see a return to the offshore industry’s seemingly insatiable appetite for helicopters before the downturn in oil and gas prices.