PRESS RELASE – DALLAS, TX – March 10, 2025
The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, today announced that it has signed lease agreements with Omni Helicopters International (“OHI”) for seven helicopters. The transactions include the lease of two Airbus H145s, one Airbus H135, one new Airbus H160 and one new Airbus H175, in addition to lease extensions on two Sikorsky S92 helicopters. The announcement was made during Verticon, formerly HAI Heli-Expo, in Dallas, Texas.
The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between now and the second quarter of 2025. The delivery of the Airbus H160 marks Milestone’s first placement in Brazil, where the helicopter will be used by Petrobras – a Brazilian state-owned multinational corporation in the petroleum industry, to support oil and gas projects.
“We are proud to be part of OHI’s continued growth story and particularly pleased to be placing our first Airbus H160 in Brazil,” said Pat Sheedy, the Chief Executive Officer of Milestone. “OHI has been a valued partner of Milestone for many years, and this transaction reinforces our strong partnership and highlights their ambitious fleet expansion plans and the significant growth in the Brazilian oil and gas sector. We wish the entire Omni team continued success.”
Duncan Moore, COO of OHI added, “We are delighted to take delivery of these latest generation light twin, medium and super medium helicopters, to support new and existing contracts both offshore and in new onshore markets. These latest generation and highly efficient types ensure we can continue to serve our customers who demand efficiency, platform sustainability and new technology. These additional aircraft underpin our commitment to growing our fleet, creating optionality for our customers and de-risking operations for our customers. We’re also delighted to be expanding our partnership with Milestone in bringing these aircraft to our fleet.”
