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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Libra Group unit LCI has ordered two Airbus Helicopters H175 super-medium twins and optioned four more in a deal potentially valued at more than $125 million. Deliveries to the aircraft lessor will begin in late 2023.

 


LCI’s current fleet includes 50 airplanes and&nbsp;Airbus helicopters that are deployed by 14 operators in 10 countries on a range of missions, including emergency medical services, search and rescue, and offshore wind. Since its inception in 2004, LCI has undertaken in excess of $8 billion of transactions in the aviation markets.

 


“The Airbus H175 is a versatile, multi-purpose helicopter and this order will help to maintain the breadth of LCI’s product offering," said&nbsp;LCI CEO Jaspal Jandu. "This latest chapter in our partnership is an important element of our long-term growth strategy, and demonstrates our confidence in the helicopter leasing market.”

 


Entering service in 2015, the seven-tonne H175 is powered by a pair of 1,776-shp Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6-67Es that can propel the helicopter to 19,685 feet in less than seven minutes.&nbsp;Configured for offshore operations, the 17,196-pound-mtow&nbsp;helicopter seats 16 passengers.

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

LCI Orders More Airbus H175 Super-medium Twins

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