Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the world’s leading helicopter leasing and financing company, is pleased to announce a €200 million firm agreement with Airbus Helicopters including H145, H135 and H175 helicopters. Delivery of the aircraft on order is listed to begin in mid-2017.
Milestone’s currently has 60 Airbus Helicopters consisting of H130, H135, H145, H155, H175 and H225s. In 2016, Milestone purchased 10 Airbus H145s supporting global EMS missions and believes there is large opportunity for this light-twin aircraft.
“Milestone was very active in emergency medical services and other parapublic segment in 2016, and this order gives us near-term availability for H145 and H135 aircraft to support growing demand for new technology in these segments,” said Milestone president and CEO, Daniel Rosenthal.
“We are honoured to partner with Milestone and General Electric. As the owner of the largest and most diverse fleet of commercial Airbus Helicopters in the world, they have truly innovated the helicopter industry and are uniquely placed to bring new technology and financing solutions to operators across missions,” said Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus Helicopters. “We are very pleased that Milestone is supporting operators with Airbus helicopters across diverse segments of the industry such as emergency medical services, police surveillance, search and rescue, utility, fire-fighting and oil and gas crew transport.”
The H145 offers operators a large cabin, next-generation avionics, and powerful engines. The H175, Airbus Helicopter’s new generation medium-sized rotorcraft, delivers on all counts with its long range, smooth ride, outstanding payload lift and exceptional cabin comfort. Similarly, the H135 offers significant technology and improvements in performance and is the staple twin-engine platform in the global EMS market.
