Wed, Feb 21, 2007
Would Serve Expanding Mideast Market
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Gulf Helicopters of Doha, Qatar
signed a Memorandum of Understanding Tuesday to explore
establishing an Aviation Center of Excellence in the Middle East
region.
Representatives with Sikorsky tell ANN the proposed Aviation
Center of Excellence would provide maintenance support, spares,
training and design/development services to Sikorsky, Gulf and
other commercial and governmental aircraft owners and operators in
the Middle East region. This would include the establishment of a
fleet management operations center to provide logistical support as
well as local inventory of Sikorsky and other aircraft
manufacturer's spare parts.
"The Middle East has become a significant region for the S-92
and S-76 helicopters and Sikorsky is excited about the potential
for joint efforts with Gulf Helicopter as we explore this Aviation
Center of Excellence," said Sikorsky President Jeffrey Pino. "We
look forward to the opportunities this MOU creates for future
cooperation."
In addition to the MOU signing, Sikorsky and Gulf Helicopter
signed a contract for a second of two S-92 VVIP aircraft.
The first S-92 helicopter entered service in the Gulf region in
2006. Prior to the Qatar contract, Turkey, Turkmenistan and the
Republic of Korea selected the S-92 for head-of-state service.
Gulf Helicopters Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar
Petroleum, a company fully owned by the government of the State of
Qatar.
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