Deal To Increase Operational Efficiency Of The Indian Government’s Five Legacy 600s

The government of India signed a support contract with Embraer to increase the operational efficiency of its five Legacy 600 executive jets in operation with the Indian Air Force and the Border Security Force.

“Under this contract, Embraer will provide one of the most complete support packages ever offered to a Defense customer in Asia. This is a huge opportunity for Embraer, as this customer is one of the largest air forces in the world,” said Ricardo Bester, Vice-President, Customer Support – Defense and Government Market.

“We have similar agreements with the Belgian and Greek Air Forces.”

The contract with the government of India will be valid for ten years. The scope includes a spare parts exchange program (pool), a repair program, several technical assistance services, such as field support, back-office engineering, technical publications updates, recurrent training, and a Rental Program for ground support equipment (GSE).

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