Milestone Aviation Group (Booth 7520) has leased seven Sikorsky rotorcraft—five Sikorsky S-76Ds and two Sikorsky S-92s—to Thai Aviation Services (TAS). The helicopter leasing and finance company is also leasing one Leonardo AW169 to HeliKorea.
While one of TAS’s Sikorskys came from Milestone’s existing fleet, the other six were newly delivered from Milestone’s order book. All of these helicopers, which will be operational by the end of March 2017, will be used for TAS crew transport and oil field support services for an international oil company in the Gulf of Thailand.
“Milestone has had an important relationship with TAS since 2012," said Brett Rankin, Milestone v-p of commercial, central and southern Asia Pacific, "and we were very pleased to collaborate with TAS to secure the helicopters that best fit the needs of their customer in Thailand. Our product and technical teams spent extensive time reviewing TAS’s mission requirements and developing innovative solutions. We believe that today’s announcement is a perfect example of the unique value and long-term partnership that Milestone brings to all of our customers.”
Meanwhile, HeliKorea’s Leonardo AW169 will be used for emergency medical services in South Korea. The rotorcraft was formerly part of Milestone’s order book with the manufacturer.
“We are excited to begin this new partnership with HeliKorea, as we reinforce our industry-leading support for operators conducting live-saving [sic] missions around the world,” Milestone president and CEO Daniel Rosenthal said. “HeliKorea has become the largest helicopter operator in South Korea by providing highly skilled and reliable service to meet diverse needs, and we are very pleased that they trust Milestone to arrange their first commercial lease.”