Protege of Warren Buffett back in aviation with new Helicopter Fund
Source: Milestone Aviation Group, 5 Aug, 10
SUMMARY: Chairman is Richard Santulli, founder of private jet fractional ownership, NetJets, RTS Helicopters Unique focus provides much-needed lease financing to helicopter and private jet communities Secures US$500 million of equity capital Milestone Aviation Group, the first global specialty finance company focused exclusively on the helicopter and private jet markets, today announced that it has [...]
Conklin & de Decker Associates and NATA to host tax seminar
Source: Conklin & de Decker, 28 May, 10
Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc and the National Air Transportation Association (“NATA”) are pleased to announce they will continue to cohost this year’s Commercial Operators Tax Seminar (“Tax Seminar”) that will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 17-18, 2010. Unique from other tax seminars and workshops, the Conklin & de Decker and NATA [...]
Eurocopter reshapes its future through a major investment program in new products/services
Source: Eurocopter, 27 Apr, 10
Marignane, 27 April 2010 In answer to the economical crisis and the evolution of the helicopter market, Eurocopter has decided to accelerate its SHAPE improvement program. The company intends to invest between 2010 and 2014 more than 1.3 Billion € in self-funded Research & Development, after having doubled its annual self-funded research and development budget [...]
Attractive financing available to Bell Helicopter customers
Source: Bell, 22 Feb, 10
Bell Helicopter Finance Group, is pleased to offer Bell Helicopter customers new, attractive financing of their helicopter acquisitions that are completed in the first half of 2010. “Restrictions on the availability of credit in the last year have made it difficult for customers throughout aviation to complete the acquisition of ordered aircraft and to place [...]
Eurocopter calls for X4 aid as demand for light helicopters slumps
Source: FlightGlobal, 30 Jan, 10
Eurocopter may have to radically alter the design of its proposed X4 civil helicopter – potentially limiting use of green technologies – if the French government denies an application for financial support


