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LCI takes off with Bond offshore helicopters

Lease Corporation International's (LCI) helicopter division took off this week with its first delivery of a new AW139 helicopter to Bond Offshore Helicopters (Bond) in Aberdeen, Scotland.

The delivery follows the agreement of a long-term lease between LCI and Bond’s parent company Avincis Group – a leading global provider of mission critical services.

The 15-seat, twin-engined helicopter will be operated by Bond to provide offshore crew change support for the BW Offshore (UK) floating production storage and offtake vessel at the Athena field. 

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BW Offshore maintains production at the field on behalf of Ithaca Energy.

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The delivery marks the first aircraft service entry for LCI’s new helicopter division, which was launched in 2012 with a $400 million order for a mixed fleet of AgustaWestland AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters.

 

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