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Shinichiro Watanabe, managing executive officer of SMFL, says: “The robust model of our joint venture, featuring ESG- friendly, long-term leases on full power by the hour maintenance contracts, together with LCI’s skill as a partner, make this expansion a natural progression. We expect our collective and proven track record, knowledge and financial strength to continue to drive growth in the years ahead.”
LCI’s fleet features approximately $1 billion (USD) of assets in service, on order and under management, focused on the
latest technology for medium and super-medium helicopters manufactured by leading helicopter OEMs including Leonardo, Airbus, and Sikorsky.
These are in operation across four continents in multiple sectors including emergency medical services, offshore wind, search and rescue, maritime pilot transfer, and offshore crew transportation.
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The estimated USD value of the global drone market by 2024.
The number of flight hours recently exceeded by the Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota fleet. The first Lakota UH-72A entered service for the U.S. Army approximately 15 years ago. Lakotas are built in Mississippi by a workforce consisting of about 40% U.S. veterans.
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The number of flash-flood victims that Nashville pilot Joel Boyers and his fiancée Melody rescued during impromptu late-August rescue flights. The couple was flying home to celebrate just after
Melody earned her pilot’s license that morning, when they received a frantic phone call begging them to rescue a family from a rooftop in a raging Waverly, Tennessee, flood that eventually killed 20 people. With that rescue accomplished, they repeatedly returned to retrieve others amidst power lines and other hazards. The FAA talked to Boyers. “I know the FAA can take my license away if they see me flying like that,” he said. He assured them that he did not charge anyone, no one was (fortunately) hurt, the helicopter was undamaged, and there were no law enforcement helicopters in the area.
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