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Eurocopter designates its Singapore subsidiary as the Asia-Pacific training and MRO hub
As part of Eurocopter’s Vision 2020 to achieve a balanced portfolio with emphasis on growing the Support & Services line of business, the company’s South East Asia subsidiary based in Singapore will serve as a hub for the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. It will provide training, major inspections and heavy structural repairs for the medium twin-engine Dauphin family of helicopters.

Eurocopter has already set up 21 training centres and has over 95 repair centres around the world.

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n the occasion of the Singapore Airshow 2012, Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA) unveiled its new Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ fullflight simulator (FFS), which is housed at the ESEA training centre. At the same time, ESEA also received certification from Eurocopter to be a regional MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) hub for the Dauphin family of helicopters.

Training and MRO hub
Both these programmes will place ESEA in a position to offer a full range of support and services – from training to major inspections and heavy structural repairs – to operators of the Dauphin fleet in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. Presenting the Regional MRO Hub certificate to ESEA, Eurocopter Executive Vice President for Support and Services, Derek Sharples, reiterated that “the deployment of training and MRO capabilities close to customers will help us achieve our goal of maximizing fleet safety, mission availability and offering

the best value for money. To this end, Eurocopter has already set up 21 training centres and has over 95 repair centres around the world. The regional hub is our latest move to further improve our service offerings.” ESEA’s experience in maintenance and repair work on the Dauphin has been developed over the years. In addition, its Eurocopter-approved design office continually contributes to the development of tools and jigs that will enable ESEA to offer a wide range of cost-effective solutions for major structural repairs. “The Dauphin has been a very successful product range at Eurocopter, and is the natural choice for many operators in Asia when selecting a medium twin-engine aircraft,” noted Norbert Ducrot, Eurocopter’s Senior Vice President for Asia. “Countries like Japan, China and Malaysia operate the Dauphins for a variety of missions, from public services to offshore operations. With the hub providing specific services which have only been available in Europe so far, ESEA will be able to offer additional support to the

network of Eurocopter subsidiaries in this region, enhancing the subsidiaries’ relationship with their customers.” In addition to specialized major services for Dauphin aircraft, ESEA will continue to offer the full line of support and services for Eurocopter’s entire range of helicopters. As a technical hub for Asia, ESEA offers 24/7 hotline technical support and on-site technical assistance, as well as a range of innovative web-based tools to improve user productivity and enhance customer satisfaction.

nical expertise,” added Bernhard Brenner, Eurocopter South East Asia President. “Our investment and focus on specialized services such as full-flight simulator training, design office work and development of technical solutions, have put us in good stead to meet the future challenges in the wider Asian market.”

The AS365 N3/N3+ FFS at ESEA will be Eurocopter’s 17th FFS around the world, and is slated to begin operations in April 2012. In its international MRO capabilities deployment plan, the designation of ESEA as an MRO hub will be Eurocopter’s first in Asia, after this concept was introState-of-the-art duced with American Eurocop“The selection of ESEA as a regional ter in November 2011. n hub reflects our ability to provide More information: www.eurocoptersea.com.sg state-of-the-art facilities and techAbout Eurocopter South East Asia Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA) is the regional headquarters of Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer. Established in 1977 in Singapore, ESEA is a training and technical hub, and handles sales and customer support activities for 15 territories in total. In 2011, ESEA achieved a turnover of 135 million euros. With a staff of more than 200 professionals, the company has developed a successful commercial network of Singapore-based sales team and regional sales managers and technical representatives, servicing and maintaining more than 300 helicopters in the region.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012

Cover
Edito
Point of view: Toray believes in Europe
Contents
Agenda of Events
COMPANY & BUSINESS
- In Brief
- Wind energy
APPLICATIONS
- Medical
MARKET
- Carbon survey
- Human ressources
FEATURE AEROSPACE
- Advancement
- Nano
- Thermoplastics
- Autoclave
- Fibre placement
- Lamination
- CNC
- Holding
- Manufacturing
- Sustainability
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- SMPs
- Damage
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
- Coating
- Filament winding
- Natural fibre
Special JEC Asia
- JEC Asia 2012, the place to be
- Aerospace
- Carbon
- Indonesia
Index
In the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - In Brief
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Wind energy
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Medical
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Carbon survey
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Human ressources
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Advancement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Nano
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Thermoplastics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Autoclave
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Fibre placement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Lamination
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - CNC
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Sustainability
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - SMPs
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Damage
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Coating
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Filament winding
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Natural fibre
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - In the world
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - JEC Asia 2012, the place to be
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Aerospace
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Carbon
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Indonesia
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