Lease Corporation International

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Lease Corporation International
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LCI
Founded2004
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland
Key people
Website www.lciaviation.com

Lease Corporation International is a company based in Dublin, Ireland, which offers a wide range of aircraft leasing to various airlines. LCI is a subsidiary of Libra Group, which is headed by George Logothetis.

Lease Corporation International was founded in 2004. [1] The subsidiary leases fixed-wing aircraft to airlines in Europe and Asia, including Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Oman Air, and Hong Kong Express Airways. [2] After selling its fleet of aircraft in 2007, LCI purchased new aircraft in 2009. [3] In 2012, LCI expanded into helicopter leasing. [4] Helicopters leased by LCI are used by offshore oil operations, and for search and rescue as well as emergency medical services. LCI offices are located in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. [5]

Fleet

As of 2018, the LCI fleet consists of the following types of aircraft: [6]

Helicopters
Airplanes

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References

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  2. Shalom, Francois. "Bombardier's CSeries gets another boost". Montreal Gazette . March 30, 2009.
  3. Saul, Jonathan. "INTERVIEW-Conglomerate Libra sees investors returning to Greece". Reuters . March 7, 2013.
  4. Rothman, Andrea. "Libra Buys AgustaWestland Helicopters to Start Leasing Business". Bloomberg News . February 12, 2012.
  5. Laboda, Amy. "LCI Leases AW139 to Avencis Group for North Sea Crew Transport". Aviation International News. March 5, 2013.
  6. "Fleet – LCI Aviation". LCIAviation.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.