Eurocopter Vostok delivers the first EC135 helicopters to Gazprom Avia equipped with Transas Russian-built avionics, Transas Avia

Release Date: 2010-09-14

Eurocopter Vostok, a leading Russian avionics manufacturer based in St. Petersburg, delivers the first EC135 helicopters with Transas Aviation avionics suite to Gazprom Avia

Delivery of the first EC135 helicopters is part of a purchase contract of eight EC135 helicopters in a passenger configuration. These are the first Eurocopter helicopters equipped with Russian-built mission avionics produced by Transas Aviation – a leading Russian avionics manufacturer based in St. Petersburg.

The handover ceremony was attended by Victor Rakhmanko, head of the transport division of Gazprom, Andrey Ovcharenko, Gazprom Avia’s general director, Wolfgang Schoder, the CEO of Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH, and Laurence Rigolini, CEO of Eurocopter Vostok.

“EC135’s introduction into our fleet is a milestone event for Gazprom Avia, and its Russian content has enabled perfect customization of this reliable and efficient helicopter to our operational needs,” said Andrey Ovcharenko, Gazprom Avia’s general director. “We plan to extend our strategic partnership with Eurocopter – particularly in the field of training services – to be added to the operational support and maintenance provided at our facility in Ostafievo airport.”

Gazprom Avia is the main airline of Gazprom, and is one of Russia’s 10 largest airlines.

“We can confidently say that this contract lays the foundation for long-term fruitful cooperation between Gazprom Avia, Eurocopter Vostok and Transas Aviation,” said Nikolai Lebedev, the president of Transas Group. “Not only are such contracts of interest to the participating parties, they also confirm the potential of Russia in the field of avionics development and manufacturing.”

Eurocopter Vostok’s CEO Laurence Rigolini said the EC135 T2i helicopters will be operated in challenging weather conditions across Russia. Eurocopter Vostok is Eurocopter’s subsidiary that provides sales, customer support and fleet follow-up for the company’s helicopters in Russia and the CIS.

Type:	NORMAL
Company:	Transas Avia
Country:	俄罗斯