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Acquisition boosts Inaer's service offerings

With its acquisition of Italian counterpart Elilario, Spanish operator Grupo Inaer has become one of Europe’s largest helicopter operators, with a fleet of

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

June 9, 2008

With its acquisition of Italian counterpart Elilario, Spanish operator Grupo Inaer has become one of Europe’s largest helicopter operators, with a fleet of nearly 220 rotorcraft. The deal is valued at ?60.8 million ($91 million). Whether the new entity will be called Elilario or Inaer Italy has yet to be decided.

“Inaer’s management team wanted to create a major European group,” Mario Farina, Inaer’s head of international development, told AIN. The company has thrived in the aerial work sector thanks to Spain’s mountainous geography, said Olivier Jouis, executive director of the French helicopter association (UFH). However, it did not have a large presence in either the EMS or offshore oil sector and is looking to Elilario to fill these roles. Elilario has these two sectors in its main businesses, and its Proteus Hélicoptères is a major EMS player in France.

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