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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
Tel: (33) 5 59 12 55 69
Fax: (33) 5 59 12 52 00
Email: bettina.frey@turbomeca.fr
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