LIMA 2015: Airbus Helicopters enters simulation centre JV
Airbus Helicopters Malaysia has signed a joint venture agreement for its Malaysia-based helicopter simulation centre with Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC), the company announced on 18 March.
Under this deal, BHIC will acquire 30% share in the Airbus Helicopters simulation centre in Malaysia.
The centre has been operated by Airbus Helicopters Malaysia since January 2013 and is located at the Malaysia International Aerospace Center. It has a full-flight simulator for the H225 and H225M twin-engine helicopters, and was set up under Airbus Helicopters' contract to provide 12 H225M helicopters to the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
Philippe Monteux, senior vice president for South East Asia & Pacific region, Airbus Helicopters, said: 'We have enjoyed a very strong and successful partnership with BHIC in an ongoing joint venture that provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for military helicopters, which has ensured a high availability of the Royal Malaysian Air Force's H225M fleet.
'With BHIC now entering into the pilot training sector with us as well, we will be able to strengthen our alliance to further develop the local helicopter industry, and at the same time expand our regional portfolios.'
The centre also trains H225 and H225M pilots and crews from civil, paramilitary and military customers through the Asia Pacific region, including South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Oman, Taiwan and Australia. It trained around 200 pilots and completed 1,940 hours in its full-flight simulator during its first year of operation. Activity increased by over 40% in 2014, with training given to around 300 pilots and the simulator clocking 2,782 hours.
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