Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has delivered a third new Leonardo AW169 helicopter to Elitaliana S.r.l. (Elitaliana) in Italy, fully equipped for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations.
The helicopter enters service with Elitaliana on a long term operating lease from LCI, and joins two other AW169s delivered by LCI in 2016 and 2017, operating from Elitaliana’s EMS bases in Rome and the Lazio region.
Elitaliana is Italy’s oldest helicopter company, having been founded in 1964 and has developed extensive operational experience in a wide range of areas including EMS, offshore helicopter transport, environmental monitoring, forest fire fighting and search and rescue.