Mike Stones

Chipstead

Group Editor at Corporate Jet Investor

Group editor Corporate Jet Investor, Helicopter Investor, https://t.co/pezBbcAEd5 & Superyacht Investor. Private passions remain: food, farming, & flying old aircraft.

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Articles

HI Uplift: Lift-off for our London conference next Wednesday

1 week ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

If our HI London 2025 conference was a helicopter, it would be on the FATO (final approach and take-off area) undergoing the last checks before lift-off at a central London hotel on Wednesday June 4th. The conference sessions are set and the 50-or-so speakers have made their travel arrangements. Their mission: to share insights on the dynamic world of helicopter investment and operations worldwide.
HI Uplift: OHSUK’s new H175 and 1,000 SAR missions signal growth potential

1 week ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK) has taken delivery of a new customised Airbus H175 helicopter and marked its 1,000th search and rescue (SAR) mission supporting the offshore energy sector. The new helicopter joins the operator after test flights in the south of France and will be deployed on missions in the North Sea.
EBACE 2025: Plugging into new opportunities

1 week ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Mike Stones

EBACE 2025 started for me with a plug – the electrical type. Or rather, the lack of one. After hurrying past DeeJay Deal who was blasting out Europop, and then walking through the entrance tunnel (of love?) into the main show arena, I discovered that none of my three adaptors (standard European, UK and US) would work. I needed a Swiss adaptor to plug into the Swiss electrical system.
HI Uplift: London Heli Shuttle – the next 10 years | Helicopter Investor

2 weeks ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

It seemed a simpler time. In April 2015, the latest handheld device was the iPhone 6, President Barack Obama was in the Oval Office and Taylor Swift had launched her 1989 World Tour. It also saw the launch of the London Heli Shuttle from London Biggin Hill Airport to London Heliport. The service was launched to deliver two things – time and choice, according to Robert Walters, commercial director, London Biggin Hill Airport.
Holger Krahmer: Driving business aviation ahead

3 weeks ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Mike Stones

Holger Krahmer is a man who likes a challenge. He doesn’t choose easy jobs. Take for example, his nearly nine years representing the car industry in Brussels – working for both Opel and Mercedes-Benz, latterly as head of EU Affairs. This was when the car industry was attracting strident criticism about its environmental record and trying to mitigate reputational damage linked to a diesel emissions testing scandal.
HI Uplift: Bristow posts stellar Q1 results

1 month ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

Bristow is off to a stellar start in 2025. The company reported its first quarter results posting a 315% year-over-year increase in net profit of $27.4m against just $6.6m last year despite a modest 4% YoY increase in revenue. Revenues were $350.5m – a 4% increase on the same period last year – with broad-based growth across all three operating segments.
UAE’s Golden Package aims reshape business jet market

1 month ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Mike Stones

UAE’s Golden Package aims reshape business jet marketThe UAE's Golden Package of measures aims to boost business aviation. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a “Golden Package” of measures and legal reforms designed to establish the country as the premier hub for private aviation.
HI Uplift: GD Helicopter Finance marks first anniversary with €200m portfolio

1 month ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

A year after its launch, lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) is marking its anniversary having built a €200m ($229m) lease portfolio of 16 aircraft. The lessor’s CEO Michael York thinks it’s “a pretty good start,” but is hungry for more. The business launched with an order book of 50 H160s and quickly signed with Airbus an order book for 20 H175s. A few months later GDHF again signed orders, this time with Leonardo Helicopters for 10 AW189s to go with three previously contracted AW189s.
Bristow and Sikorsky agree support deal for biggest S-92 fleet

1 month ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

Helicopter operator Bristow has signed a long-term support deal with Sikorsky covering its 60 S-92 aircraft – the world’s biggest S-92 fleet – operating worldwide. The package, covering offshore energy missions and search and rescue (SAR), includes the manufacturer’s Total Assurance Program (TAP). This provides Bristow with continued aftermarket support to operate its S-92 fleet within a known budget, designed to cut the risk of unplanned costs.
HI Uplift: Rotortrade highlights pre-owned helis (and hails German car makers)

1 month ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

It was billed as a breakfast meeting. But the mini pastries remained mostly untouched on Rotortrade’s stand at the Verticon trade event in Dallas, Texas last month. Of more interest was the company’s insights on the global helicopter market. Philippe Lubrano, CEO of Rotortrade wasted no time getting his teeth into the demand/supply imbalance that was shaping the market.