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Omni Helicopters International extends leases on three AW139s
The lease extension allows Omni Helicopters to grow its super-medium fleet, to continue supporting the needs of its energy market customers in Brazil.
One of the three Leonardo AW139s being operated in Brazil's offshore energy market.

LCI has concluded long-term lease extensions for three Leonardo AW139s currently being operated by Omni Helicopters International (OHI), a leading operator of helicopter and air mobility services for the offshore energy, EMS, firefighting, SAR and specialised cargo and utilty markets.

The three helicopters, valued at approximately $30 million, are part of a wider fleet of 14 helicopters from LCI's leasing platform that support OHI operations in Brazil though its subsidiary Omni Taxi Aereo..

Vice president marketing, Americas Malcolm MacGregor says: “We are delighted to have agreed this lease extension as part of LCI's support of OHI's expanding operations in Latin America. The AW139 is a proven, versatile helicopter, and we are confident it will help Omni continue to deliver efficient and reliable helicopter services in this rapidly growing region."

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