French business aircraft operator Regourd Aviation has launched a helicopter sales and acquisition business under the name Heli Asset.

Paris based Regourd Aviation reports growing demand from private owners in Europe for E300,000 retrofit upgrades of the entry level EC120 Voyager. Sales director Emmanuel Dupuy says: "The first two upgrades have gone to England and Germany. We have another three factory new aircraft that will be delivered, Voyager configured, in March, May and June of 2007."