Waypoint Leasing places Airbus H225 on lease with GHS

Waypoint Leasing has agreed to lease one Airbus H225 helicopter to Global Helicopter Service, a German operator with a strong presence in Africa, for utility and humanitarian support missions. Since its inception in 2013, Waypoint has been active in supporting oil and gas, utility, firefighting and other industrial-focused helicopter operators, this transaction will further diversify Waypoint’s activity into the utility and humanitarian support segment. Waypoint’s portfolio includes more than 140 aircraft for 26 customers in 31 countries with total assets in excess of US$1.6bn. Additionally, Waypoint has firm and option orders with aircraft manufacturers for more than 120 helicopters valued at more than US$1.5bn, to be delivered over the next five years.