Japanese Aircraft Operator Aero Asahi Corporation Super Puma Helicopter Gets Swift On-Site Retrofit From MRO Company Heli-One
03 March 2015 - 12:32PM
Business Wire
Japan’s national leader in aircraft charter has quickly given
new life to its largest-capacity helicopter with upgrades performed
promptly, safely and on site by Heli-One.
Heli-One is a segment of CHC Helicopter, the operating company
of CHC Group (NYSE:HELI).
Aero Asahi Corporation (AAC) chose Heli-One, the world’s largest
independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul
(MRO) services, to retrofit and carry out a soft-trim interior
customization of its Airbus Helicopters AS332L1 Super Puma.
A team from Heli-One’s facility in Boundary Bay, British
Columbia, Canada, travelled to the AAC hangar at the Tokyo
Heliport, and completed the entire project in just two weeks.
“We truly value Heli-One’s commitment to safety and speed of
work, and its ability to work from our facility,” says Youji
Nagatsu, Procurement Manager, AAC. “Keeping our aircraft on site
made logistics easy, and returned the Super Puma to service, flying
customers, much more quickly.”
“We are constantly creating and applying new ways to increase
reliability and better meet the needs of our customers,” said
Anthony DiNota, vice president, Commercial Group, Heli-One. “We are
distinguishing ourselves in providing customers with on-site MRO
services that simplify planning and reduce turnaround times.”
Heli-One’s leading helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul
services include certifications and expertise on a broad range of
airframes and components from major helicopter and engine
manufacturers, including, Airbus, Sikorsky, AgustaWestland, Bell,
Turbomeca, Pratt & Whitney and General Electric.
About Heli-One
Heli-One is based in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, and has
MRO operations in Delta; Stavanger, Norway; Fort Collins, Colorado;
and Rzeszow, Poland. Heli-One is part of CHC Helicopter, a leader
in enabling customers to go further, do more and come home safely.
In addition to MRO services, CHC provides offshore transportation
to oil-and-gas companies and flight services to search-and-rescue
agencies. The company operates more than 230 aircraft in about 30
countries around the world.
For Heli-OneINVESTORSLynn Antipas Tyson, +1-914-485-1150Vice
President, Investor Relationslynn.tyson@chc.caorMEDIALiam
Fitzgerald, +1-778-999-2923Communications
Advisorliam.fitzgerald@chc.ca