News & Insights
Latest news, thoughts and points of view from Libra Group and its worldwide subsidiaries
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LCI places $645m order for 21 Airbus Helicopters
Lease Corporation International (LCI), Libra Group’s aviation leasing arm, will acquire as many as 21 new Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft in a contract involving both the next-generation EC175 and the newly-unveiled EC225e...
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LCI and KKR Financial Holdings LLC Announce Strategic Investment in LCI’s Helicopter Leasing Business
LCI, a Libra Group company, and KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE: KFN) (“KFN”), a specialty finance company managed by a subsidiary of KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE: KKR), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which KFN has agreed to invest in...
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LCI Takes Delivery of its Fifth AW139 for Bond Offshore
Lease Corporation International’s (LCI) helicopter division has taken delivery of its fifth AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter, and has placed the aircraft on lease with Bond Offshore Helicopters (Bond) in Aberdeen, Scotland. The delivery follows the agreement last year of a long term lease between LCI and Bond’s parent company Avincis Group – a leading global provider...
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LCI to provide helicopters to Weststar Aviation Services for offshore operation
Lease Corporation International (LCI) announces its delivery of two AgustaWestland helicopters to Malaysian operator Weststar Aviation Services in a long-term lease. The new AW139 helicopters, valued at over $30 million, will be initially operated under contract to Tullow Oil. They have both been delivered this week. The two AW139 helicopters will be used...
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LCI Helicopter Division Signs AW139 Lease With Avincis
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of Libra Group, the international business group, announces that it has entered into a long-term lease with the Avincis Group (Avincis), the world's leading provider of mission critical services, for a new AW139 helicopter...
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LCI sets up new division with $400m helicopter fleet
Lease Corporation International (LCI) and AgustaWestland have signed an agreement covering the purchase of a fleet of AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters for a new division being set up by...
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LCI Appoints new CEO and Executive Chairman
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the Dublin-based aircraft lessor, has today announced the appointment of Michael Platt as CEO, effective 1 January 2012. He joins the management team with immediate effect as CEO Designate, working closely with current CEO, Crispin Maunder...
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LCI Orders 20 Bombardier CSeries Jetliners
Lease Corporation International (LCI) announced today that it has signed a firm agreement with Bombardier Aerospace for the purchase of three CS100 and 17 CS300 jetliners. LCI, which also took options on a further 20 CSeries aircraft, is a...
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LCI purchases new Airbus and Boeing aircraft
LCI has purchased 12 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft to enhance its fleet. The latest additions to the portfolio comprise 11 Airbus A330-300s and a further Boeing 777-300. The fleet has been increasing rapidly in recent months and this further acquisition boosts LCI’s reputation for swift transaction management and asset finance capability along with its standing in...
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LCI Expands Asia-Pacific Presence
Lease Corporation International (LCI) has announced the opening of a Singapore office through the formation of a new Singapore based aircraft lessor. Singapore Commercial Leasing Pte Ltd will represent LCI and support its business development in...
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$1bn Aircraft Fleet Sale Triggers Acquisition Program for LCI
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the global aircraft leasing company, has today announced a fleet renewal program and has committed to acquire new aircraft worth around $750 million at list prices...
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LCI fleet reaches 20 with second Boeing 737-800 lease to Hong Kong Express
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the global aircraft leasing company, has today concluded an agreement for the lease of the second of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Hong Kong Express Airways. The aircraft represent the first deliveries of new Boeing aircraft...
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Libra establishes Lease Corporation International
Libra Group announced its entry into the aviation leasing market with the creation of a new operating subsidiary, Lease Corporation International. The new Dublin-based company is currently investing in a mixed fleet...
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