Lobo Leasing

Lobo Leasing is a helicopter leasing and rotorcraft aviation finance company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with offices worldwide. It was established in 2011 by industry veterans Bill Wolf, Howard Wolf and John Contas in partnership with GSO Blackstone, with the aim of focusing exclusively on helicopter investments. It offers full service helicopter management to investors and lease financing to operators.

Services

• Finance lease
• Operating lease
• Sale and leaseback
• Lease brokering
• Advisory

Helicopter types

The website lists more than 15 helicopter types available for leasing, including the Airbus H125, H135, H145, H175 and H225, the Bell 407 and Bell 429, the Leonardo AW119, AW139 and AW189, and the Sikorsky S-76 and S-92.

Missions served

• Energy
• Utility
• Emergency medical services (EMS)
• Parapublic
• Search and rescue (SAR)

Company facts

• Established 2011
• Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland
• 225+ transactions completed, as stated on the site
• Team described as having 40+ years of experience
• Team of vertical lift specialists including a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technical Officer and Chief Financial Officer

The website separates its content for operators and investors, with news, an about page, a contact page and a login area. Its aircraft pages describe each helicopter type, and its missions pages cover energy, utility, EMS, parapublic and SAR work. The company notes 225+ completed transactions and 40+ years of combined experience, and its imagery includes a search and rescue helicopter photo from a Falkland Islands operation.

Lobo says its purpose from the first day was to focus exclusively on helicopter investments, and that its team brings together commercial, technical, accounting and legal expertise to manage helicopter lease portfolios.