Avincis signs sale and leaseback agreement for HEMS ops
The agreement covers the sale and lease of six Airbus H145 air ambulance helicopters
Aerial services provider Avincis has signed a €50-million sale and leaseback agreement with LEVL Leasing Limited – a joint venture of Lobo Leasing and EMP Structured Assets.
The agreement covers six Airbus H145 D2 and D3 helicopters, all of which will be used to operate long-term emergency medical services (EMS) contracts in regions of Italy.
“We are pleased to create a new long-term partnership with Lobo, with the addition of these well-equipped EMS helicopters,” said Simon Chartres, Avincis’ Group Fleet Director. “Avincis performs critical, life-saving EMS services throughout Europe, and these aircraft, along with our world-class personnel, help make that mission possible.”
Ulf Hüttmeyer, Executive Vice President of EMP Structured Assets, added: “This is a big milestone for LEVL, deploying additional equity for helicopters performing life-saving missions on long-term leases with a leading European operator. We are looking forward to further developing our relationship with Avincis from this strong basis and continue supporting their EMS operations across Europe.”
Avincis, formerly known as Babcock Mission Critical Services, was rebranded earlier this year after a partial sale of the company by Babcock. The rebranding restored the company’s former name, under which it had operated until 2014.
Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca was a Junior Editor at the Voyageur Group. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector! He also led the creation of Waypoint: The AirMed&Rescue podcast, serving as its Production Editor and co-host.