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Parrikar swings HAL-Safran MRO centre to Goa
HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to establish an engine support centre in Goa for national and international rotorcraft customers
# By Our Defence Correspondent
July 12, 2016, 02:40 PM IST
Bengaluru: Defence Minister Manohar Parriakr has successfully piloted a project towards his home state, Goa. As a result, plane-maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to establish an engine support centre in Goa for national and international rotorcraft customers.
The centre is expected to begin its first phase of operations by 2019. An HAL official said that work for the new centre would begin next year. It would provide Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for Safran TM333 and HAL Shakti engines.
The agreement for the engine centre was signed during the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow. HAL was represented by D K Venkatesh, Director (Engg, and R&D) while Bruno Even, CEO-Turbomeca joined for Safran.
HAL CMD T Suvarna Raju and Philippe Petitcolin, CEO of Safran were present during the occasion.
“Once operational, the centre would also explore the option of servicing engines other than developed by Safran and HAL,” an official told Mathrubhumi.
Parrikar had recently hinted about the possibility of HAL and Safran setting up a shop in Goa. Ever since taking over the reins of Ministry of Defence, Parrikar has been making efforts to attract aerospace firms to Goa. In March this year, he managed to shift the DefExpo from Delhi to Goa.
With over 1000 engines, including 250 TM333 and 250 Shakti, Indian armed forces are one of the largest operators of Safran-designed helicopter engines. Shakti is the Indian designation for the Safran’s Ardiden 1, co-developed with HAL and produced under license.
JV provides impetus to Make in India initiative: Raju
“The JV reflects the close relationship established over many years between HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines. It places both partners on an ambitious path towards world-beating customer support in the field of engine MRO. The joint venture will provide the impetus for the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative since around 1000 Shakti engines are likely to fly in the coming years,” says Raju.
Serge Maillé, Safran Helicopter Engines Executive Vice President for Strategy and Development said the JV marks a new step in the long-lasting and fruitful partnership between Safran Helicopter Engines and HAL.
“We are extremely proud of the continued confidence placed on us by HAL. Together we are committed to delivering world-class support to our customers, both in India and throughout the region,” he said.
HAL’s Advanced Light Helicopter, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Light Utility Helicopter are fitted with Shakti engine
http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news...fran-mro-centre-to-goa-english-news-1.1197332
The centre is expected to begin its first phase of operations by 2019. An HAL official said that work for the new centre would begin next year. It would provide Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for Safran TM333 and HAL Shakti engines.
The agreement for the engine centre was signed during the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow. HAL was represented by D K Venkatesh, Director (Engg, and R&D) while Bruno Even, CEO-Turbomeca joined for Safran.
HAL CMD T Suvarna Raju and Philippe Petitcolin, CEO of Safran were present during the occasion.
“Once operational, the centre would also explore the option of servicing engines other than developed by Safran and HAL,” an official told Mathrubhumi.
Parrikar had recently hinted about the possibility of HAL and Safran setting up a shop in Goa. Ever since taking over the reins of Ministry of Defence, Parrikar has been making efforts to attract aerospace firms to Goa. In March this year, he managed to shift the DefExpo from Delhi to Goa.
With over 1000 engines, including 250 TM333 and 250 Shakti, Indian armed forces are one of the largest operators of Safran-designed helicopter engines. Shakti is the Indian designation for the Safran’s Ardiden 1, co-developed with HAL and produced under license.
JV provides impetus to Make in India initiative: Raju
“The JV reflects the close relationship established over many years between HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines. It places both partners on an ambitious path towards world-beating customer support in the field of engine MRO. The joint venture will provide the impetus for the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative since around 1000 Shakti engines are likely to fly in the coming years,” says Raju.
Serge Maillé, Safran Helicopter Engines Executive Vice President for Strategy and Development said the JV marks a new step in the long-lasting and fruitful partnership between Safran Helicopter Engines and HAL.
“We are extremely proud of the continued confidence placed on us by HAL. Together we are committed to delivering world-class support to our customers, both in India and throughout the region,” he said.
HAL’s Advanced Light Helicopter, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Light Utility Helicopter are fitted with Shakti engine
http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news...fran-mro-centre-to-goa-english-news-1.1197332
