LCI has agreed to acquire Nova Capital Aviation Ireland which owns Nova Capital’s twin-engine helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Nova Capital will keep its single-engine helicopter leasing portfolio. The acquisition means that LCI’s portfolio grows...
LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing (SMFL) are adding 12 helicopters to their joint venture. The 12 helicopters are worth $120m and are added to the existing $230m 19 helicopter joint venture which...
Praveen Vetrivel, chief financial officer (CFO) at helicopter leasing company LCI has been named in Airline Economics’ 40 under 40 awards. The 40 under 40 awards celebrates talented individuals within aviation finance and leasing,...
Air Safa Pte. Ltd., a Singapore based aircraft leasing company, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters for one H-125 helicopter with the option to add another one in the future. The H-125...
At the turn of the millennia, the helicopter leasing market did not exist. But across the aisle, commercial aircraft leasing was booming, with almost half of all commercial aircraft flying being owned by and/or...
In the midst a down market where consolidation and oversupply are the main words on the tongue, helicopter lessor Lease Corporation International (LCI) has just closed a new asset-backed financing deal worth over $75...
It is easy to be dismissive when industries like helicopter leasing suddenly become fashionable. But just because a product or sector suddenly attracts attention it does not mean that we are witnessing a helicopter...