ORLANDO, Fla., March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky
Aircraft Corp. today announced that the defense and security
company Saab has become a Sikorsky-authorized S-92® helicopter
Customer Support Center. The Customer Support Center will operate
out of Aircontact Aviation Maintenance AS facility in Stavanger,
Norway, and will offer maintenance
services for North Sea operators of S-92 helicopters. The
announcement was made at the 2015 Helicopter Association
International Heli-Expo show. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
"We are excited to add to our customer support in the North Sea
with the opening of this center," said Peter Grant, Director of Aftermarket Operations
for Sikorsky Commercial Systems & Services. "By becoming a
Sikorsky-authorized S-92 Customer Support Center, Saab validates
their ability to assist customers with our growing fleet of more
than 240 S-92 helicopters."
Saab, from its location at the Aircontact Aviation Maintenance
AS hangar facility, will provide support and enable quicker access
to Sikorsky's logistics and spare parts inventory for S-92
operators in the region.
"The confidence that Sikorsky places in us to operate their
North Sea S-92 Customer Support Center is a testament of our unique
technical expertise when it comes to helicopter maintenance and
support solutions. Our initial commitment will be to provide cost
effective maintenance inspections and services in order to ensure
high availability of the S-92-helicopters. We look forward to a
long-term relationship with both Sikorsky and the S-92 operators in
the North Sea region," said Jonas
Hjelm, Senior Vice President and Head of the Support and
Services business area at Saab.
Sikorsky has delivered more than 240 S-92 helicopters to
customers throughout the world. In 2014, Sikorsky celebrated the
10-year anniversary of the S-92 helicopter, which was first
delivered in 2004. The fleet has reached more than 800,000 flight
hours, with over 90 percent of those hours providing offshore oil
and gas worker transportation. S-92 helicopters also perform search
and rescue missions, heads of state missions, and a variety of
transportation missions for utility and airline passengers.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Connecticut, is a world leader in
aircraft design, manufacture and service. United Technologies
Corp., based in Hartford,
Connecticut, provides high technology products and services
to the building and aerospace industries.
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