Lobo Leasing

Lobo Leasing is a helicopter leasing and rotorcraft finance company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with offices worldwide. It was established in 2011 in partnership with GSO Blackstone and has focused on helicopter investments since it started.

The company offers full service helicopter management to investors and lease financing to operators. Its services are finance leases, operating leases, sale and leaseback, lease brokering and advisory work.

Lobo has completed more than 225 transactions and has more than 40 years of combined experience. Its team of vertical lift specialists brings together commercial, technical, accounting and legal expertise to manage helicopter lease portfolios.

The helicopter range covers more than 15 types. These include the Airbus H125, H135, H145, H175 and H225, the Bell 407 and Bell 429 Global Ranger, the Leonardo AW119, AW139 and AW189, and the Sikorsky S-76 and S-92.

Lobo serves energy and crew transport, utility work, emergency medical services (EMS), parapublic operators and search and rescue. For EMS, only a limited number of helicopter types suit the role, particularly the H135, H145, Bell 429 and AW169, while the AW139 sees use on some missions. EMS services are usually outsourced under contracts of three to eight years.

Operators and partners who have given testimonials include Sky Helicopteros, Omni Taxi Aereo, Everett Aviation, Titan Helicopters and Wiking Helikopter Service. Lobo keeps separate sections for operators and investors.

Services

• Finance lease
• Operating lease
• Sale and leaseback
• Lease brokering
• Advisory
• Helicopter management for investors
• Energy and crew transport missions
• Utility missions
• EMS missions
• Search and rescue missions