俄罗斯直升机公司在非洲开设服务中心, 俄罗斯直升机公司
Release Date: 2009-07-21
Moscow – Russian Helicopters, JSC, is to start maintenance of Russian-made helicopters at the newly opened helicopter MRO center in the Republic of Sudan, within the framework of the Safat aviation complex at Khartoum.Russian Helicopters partners on the service center development with SMT Engineering Co., which reached an agreement with the Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant, JSC (NARP), on Service center construction in 2004. At the opening ceremony of the center, the NARP and Helicopter Service Company, JSC, (HSC) negotiated some key issues of cooperation with SMT Engineering Co. and Safat Aviation Co.
"Joint helicopter maintenance and repair work, spare parts delivery, staff training, technical consultations, installation of additional special equipment are the key points of our further cooperative development of the service center," Akim Noskov, VSC Director General, said.
In total more than 130 Russian-made helicopters of the Mi family are operated in Sudan by local civilian operators, Internal Affairs Ministry and Defence Ministry. There are also 40 helicopters operated by Russian companies and 30 helicopters operated by Bulgarian, Polish companies and companies from other countries. Besides technical support for Russian-made helicopters, Safat manufactures light aircraft and provides maintenance service for the An, MiG, and Su aircraft families. Safat also has storage and training facilities with simulators.
Russian Helicopters opens joint companies and cooperates with local service centers for Russian-made helicopters maintenance, repair and modernization. The holding company is attentive to its partners' needs, finding ways to cut their expenses for the previously needed transportation of helicopters to Russia for maintenance.
At the moment Russian Helicopters and UIC Oboronprom are considering the possibility of developing a regional MRO center in the Republic of South Africa to secure support for the Mi-8/17 in the sub-Sahara region.
Russian Helicopters, JSC is an affiliated company of UIC Oboronprom. It is the managing body of the following helicopter industry enterprises: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, Kamov, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, Kazan Helicopters, Rostvertol, Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, Vpered Moscow Machine-Building Plant, Stupino Machine Production Plant, Reductor-PM and Helicopter Service Company (VSK).
UIC Oboronprom, JSC is a multi-profile industrial and investment group established in 2002. Its main tasks include helicopter engineering (Russian Helicopters managing company), engine-building (United Engine Industry Corporation managing company), air defense systems and complex electronic systems (Defense Systems holding company), and other machine-building activities. The companies of the group reported revenues of over 100 billion roubles in 2008.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | 俄罗斯直升机公司 |
| Country: | 俄罗斯 |