New agreements
announced during this week’s Dubai Airshow further enhance Eurocopter’s
Middle East and Asia footprint, creating a cooperative maintenance program
for Royal Jordanian Air Force AS 332 M1 Super Pumas, establishing customer
support services for helicopters with the United Arab Emirates’
Armed Forces, and marking the sale of a corporate EC130 B4 to Pakistan.
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The maintenance contract with Jordan covers G-level
major inspection for 10 Royal Jordanian Air Force Super Puma AS 332
M1s, which is performed every 12 years.
This major agreement
represents a new step in the longstanding relationship between the Royal
Jordanian Air Force and Eurocopter, and involves a cooperative training
and work-sharing arrangement. The initial three helicopters will be
inspected by Eurocopter, which is to provide associated on-the-job training
that will enable the Royal Jordanian Air Force to perform G-level checks
on the remaining seven Super Pumas in Jordan.
Jordan has operated Eurocopter helicopters for more than 30 years. In
addition to the AS332 Super Pumas – which are used for troop transport
and search & rescue, the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s current
Eurocopter fleet also includes AS350s for pilot training and VIP airlift,
along with EC635s for multi-mission duties. In addition, the Jordan
Public Security Air Wing operates EC635s and BO105s.
Eurocopter’s
agreement announced at the Dubai Airshow with Global Aerospace Logistics,
LLC (GAL) marks another element in its strategy of local presence, providing
customer support services to further strengthen Eurocopter’s profile
in the United Arab Emirates and enhancing the company’s capability
to serve the UAE Armed Forces.
GAL is an Abu Dhabi-based
supplier of professional aerospace services in the UAE, and the new
agreement with Eurocopter establishes it as a provider of routine customer
support services for the UAE Navy and UAE Presidential Guard Command
– including new spare parts, repairs, training and technical publications.
During the past several
years, GAL has been providing daily operational and intermediate aviation
maintenance at a highly professional level for Eurocopter helicopters
flown by both the UAE Navy and UAE Presidential Guard Command.
“By joining
forces, Eurocopter and GAL will meet the daily operational needs of
the UAE Navy and UAE Presidential Guard Command, ensuring proficient
fleet maintenance of the Ecureuil, Fennec, Dauphin, Panther and Super
Puma helicopters operated in the Emirates,” said further Xavier
Hay, the Eurocopter Vice-President for Middle East and Africa. “This
partnership confirms Eurocopter’s dedication to enhancing its
local UAE presence in serving all governmental and civil operators of
its helicopters, and we welcome GAL to our network of customer support
services providers.”
The sales agreement
signed during the Dubai Airshow involves one EC130 B4 in a corporate
configuration for Pakistan’s Princely Jets, which is to be delivered
in June 2012. Also covered in the accord is Eurocopter’s provision
of spares and services for this rotary-wing aircraft.
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