Indo-Russian Company Integrated Helicopter Services Pvt. Ltd. Opens Russian Rotorcraft Service Centre in India, Russian Helicopters
Release Date: 2011-02-07
New Delhi, India, 7 February 2011 – The Indo-Russian Maintenance and Repair venture, Integrated Helicopter Services Private Ltd. (IHSPL), established by Russian Helicopters, a part of United Industrial Corporation (UIC) Oboronprom, and Indian company Vectra Group, is opening a service centre for all type of civil Russia-made helicopters in the Republic of India. The opening ceremony took place in Greater Noida, a New Delhi suburb, on 7 February 2011, two days before the Aero India 2011 international exhibition (in Bangaluru).“The service centre, Integrated Helicopter Services Pvt. Ltd. (IHSPL), will offer maintenance and repair services for the Indian fleet of Russia-made helicopters,” said S.B. Prasher, CEO, Integrated Helicopter Services Pvt. Ltd. (IHSPL).
“The opening of a service centre in India is a very important event for us,” said Dmitry Petrov, CEO, Russian Helicopters. “We are planning to make this centre one of the key elements of our support network for existing Russia-made rotorcraft and Mi and Kamov helicopters delivered in the future to India and South-East Asia as a whole.”
The plans of the Indo-Russian joint venture Integrated Helicopter Services Private Ltd. (IHSPL) envision that the service centre will become the stronghold for warranty service of Russia-made rotorcraft in India. The centre will offer Indian operators and state aviation organisations aftersale service, as well as scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs of any Mi and Kamov helicopters.
In the future, Integrated Helicopter Services Private Ltd. (IHSPL) is planning to provide major repairs, including engines and avionics, and to offer user maintenance. The service centre is also planning to have a training centre, and a supply base to provide spare parts to Indian operators of Russian rotorcraft.
“The creation in India of a Service Centre (MRO) is a step forward in Russian Helicopters’ programme of establishing a global support network for rotorcraft” said Andrey Reus, Director General, UIC Oboronprom.
The aim of the programme is to support Russian-made rotorcraft throughout their lifecycle. As part of this programme, new MRO centers are being established and the existing centers are being certified in key for Russian Helicopters regions of the world, including India, which is a traditional market for the Russian helicopters.
At present, Russian Helicopters is the only official supplier of Russian civil helicopters to India. Military helicopters are supplied by FSUE Rosoboronexport. However total support to IAF and other forces shall be provided by Integrated Helicopter Services Pvt. Ltd. (IHSPL).
Today, Russia-made rotorcraft form the core helicopter fleet of the Indian armed forces. More than 200 Russian helicopters are in service in India: the Mi-25 (the export variant of the Mi-24D), the Mi-35, the Mi-26, and the Mi-8/17.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | Russian Helicopters |
| Country: | Russian Federation |