Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

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Helicopter lessor LCI has acquired Nova Capital Aviation (Ireland) Limited, a division of the Nova Capital Group. The acquisition expands LCI’s leasing platform to more than 140 twin-engine rotary and fixed-wing aircraft and boosts its proportion of portfolio aircraft deployed in emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue (SAR), off-shore wind and utility missions, to over 80 percent.

 


"The Nova brand is highly regarded and is a major presence in the mission-critical EMS market, which perfectly complements our own. Our agreement reflects the current trend towards industry consolidation and&nbsp;is a testament to the robust leasing platform we have built. It expands our customer base, introduces new aircraft types to our fleet, and cements LCI’s long-term commitment to growth,” said Crispin Maunder, LCI executive chairman.&nbsp;&nbsp;

 


Nova Capital Aviation Limited represents the twin-engine rotary and fixed-wing aircraft lease division of the Nova Capital Group and leases twin-engine helicopters to the EMS market. Last year, Nova Capital expanded its fleet with eight new twin-engine EMS helicopters valued at more than $90 million, bringing its total fleet value to more than $500 million.

 


Under this deal with LCI, the Nova Capital Group will now focus on the development of its portfolio of single-engine helicopter and light utility fixed-wing aircraft, and advanced air mobility, in partnership with LCI. Founded in 2002, Nova Capital is a privately-owned aviation investment company, with offices in Ireland, France, and Portugal. It primarily provides asset financing to helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft operators for on-shore critical mission services.&nbsp;

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

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