Lease Corporation International is a company based in

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, which offers a wide range of aircraft leasing to various airlines. LCI is a subsidiary of

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, which is headed by

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. Lease Corporation International was founded in 2004. The subsidiary leases

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to airlines in Europe and Asia, including

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, and

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''. March 30, 2009. After selling its fleet of aircraft in 2007, LCI purchased new aircraft in 2009.Saul, Jonathan
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''. March 7, 2013. In 2012, LCI expanded into helicopter leasing.Rothman, Andrea
"Libra Buys AgustaWestland Helicopters to Start Leasing Business"
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''. February 12, 2012. 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.Laboda, Amy
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''Aviation International News''. March 5, 2013.

Fleet

, the LCI fleet consists of the following types of aircraft: ;Helicopters * Airbus H175 * Airbus H130 * Leonardo AW139 * Leonardo AW169 *

Leonardo AW189 The AgustaWestland AW189 is a twin-engined, super-medium-lift helicopter manufactured by Leonardo S.p.A. It is derived from the AW149, and shares similarities with the AW139 and AW169. Development On 20 June 2011, development of the eight-tonne ...

* Sikorsky S-76C ;Airplanes *

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Bombardier CS100 The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier Aerospace, Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was ...

Bombardier CS300 The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2 ...

References

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