Turbomeca Renews and Expands Relationship with ACRO
Vancouver facility receives same level of provisioning as factory-owned centers

Paris Air Show, 14 June 2003

Turbomeca has significantly expanded the scope of its relationship with Vancouver-based ACRO Aerospace, a long-time overhaul and repair center for Turbomeca Arriel 1 engines. The result will be more extensive logistics support for ACRO and therefore its many customers throughout North and Central America.

Turbomeca has signed a new contract with ACRO to serve as an approved overhaul facility for the Arriel 1 engine which extends through March 2005 with the option of a further one-year term. ACRO has served as an approved overhaul facility since 1991. ACRO also serves as TurboSupport Center, providing rapid response field technicians to Arriel 2 and Arrius 2F operators requiring service.

Under the new agreement, ACRO receives the same level and method of provisioning support as Turbomeca’s two factory-owned overhaul and repair centers in North America. This new arrangement calls for ACRO to be supplied directly from Turbomeca’s new Paris-based logistics hub, which was established recently to provide faster spare parts response than was possible from Turbomeca’s south of France factory locations.

“This is a new step for us in enhancing support to North American operators,” noted Turbomeca Vice President of Operator Support Didier Desnoyer. “ACRO has served our operators well for many years and proved a committed partner in our efforts to improve service. This new agreement strengthens that strategic partnership.”

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Turbomeca is the world leader in helicopter engine manufacturing. Since the company began operations, it has produced 49,000 turbine engines. With more than 2 000 customers over 140 countries, Turbomeca provides a wide range of service through 14 sites, 3 subsidiaries, 23 TurboSupport Centers, 32 repair centers and 90 Field representatives and mechanics. The corporate office is based in Bordes (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France) with a U.S. subsidiary in Grand Prairie,Texas. Turbomeca is part of the Snecma Group, an aerospace propulsion and equipment group. Microturbo, also a subsidiary of Turbomeca, is the European leader of turbojet engines for missiles, drones and auxiliary power units.

Bettina Frey
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Fax: (33) 5 59 12 52 00
Email: bettina.frey@turbomeca.fr