Pawan Hans Helicopters Orders Seven Additional Dauphin
Helos
Eurocopter is out in force at India
Aviation 2010, the second edition of the international exhibition
on Civil Aviation Sector. This event, organized by the Indian
Ministry of Civil Aviation, finds Eurocopter presenting many of
its commercial helicopters and latest technology.
As Norbert Ducrot, Eurocopter Senior Vice President Sales &
Marketing Asia Pacific points out, “With plans to establish
flying ambulances, faster transport services to tourist
destinations and religious places, and set up heliports in Delhi
and Mumbai, the helicopter has a busy time ahead. As always, we at
Eurocopter are set to bring in our expertise to support the growth
of the Indian aerospace industry."
Eurocopter currently has a fleet of 72 civil helicopters flying
in India. The company covers about 50 percent of the oil & gas
segment, with a majority of its aircraft being in service with
Pawan Hans and Indocopters.
“For us, it is a very exciting time with respect to the
Indian market. We plan to take our relationship with the Indian
civil sector to the next level through several partnership
agreements planned with our partners like Pawan Hans over the next
few months. Our ambition is to largely increase our footprint in
India to accompany the fast development of the helicopter
services," added Mr. Ducrot.
On Wednesday, the company announced it had signed a contract
with Pawan Hans Helicopters for seven new Dauphin AS 365 N3
helicopters. Mrs. Marie-Agnes Veve, Head of Eurocopter activities
in India and Mr. Rainer Farid, VP Sales South Asia, Eurocopter
presented a memento to Mr. R.K. Tyagi, Chairman & Managing
Director, Pawan Hans commemorating the occasion in the presence of
the Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Paful Patel and the French
Ambassador, his Excellency Mr. J. Bonnafont as well as the French
official delegation.
AS 365 N3 Dauphin
“Being India’s leading helicopter operator, it is
our goal to provide immaculate service to all our clients. Our
experience with the Dauphin fleet so far has been very promising
and we are confident that the new fleet will meet the quality
standards that are hallmark for PHHL," said Mr. R. K. Tyagi,
emphasizing the long association between Eurocopter and Pawan Hans.
With this new purchase, Pawan Hans expands its fleet to 33
Dauphins.
The two companies will also set up an MRO facility in a key
Indian metro to better serve the huge Dauphin fleet being operated
in India. The second Joint venture will set up a training center to
support Indian needs. It will include all necessary state of the
art training media.