Aerospace Diary

Posted by- Neelam Mathews July 22,2011   Eurocopter and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) are in the process of signing agreements to explore new potential business areas to serve both Indian and international markets. The areas of cooperation are not known. “HAL is fast developing into a major player in the aerospace sector. With this increasing pace of growth, HAL welcomes opportunities for joining hands with a global player like Eurocopter. We look forward to corroborating this partnership further in the coming years,” said Ashok Nayak, HAL Chairman. Eurocopter has partnered with HAL since 1962,  through two co-operation agreements, enabling HAL to manufacture over 600 helicopters based on the Alouette 3 and Lama, popularly known in India as the Cheetah and Chetak. This fleet has been the backbone of the Indian Armed Forces over decades. India was the first nation with which Eurocopter signed a license agreement which included technology transfer.  In 1984, HAL w...

Aerospace Daily Oct 22, 2010 PROGRAMS NEW DELHI — Eurocopter’s new subsidiary in New Delhi is part of its strategy to step up sales and marketing efforts in India. Established Oct. 20, the New Delhi location is Eurocopter’s tenth subsidiary in Asia. Eurocopter also has signed an agreement to establish a joint maintenance, repair and overhaul venture in Mumbai with Indian government-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters. The MRO should be operational by the end of 2011. “Once the MRO is set up, it will mean Pawan Hans — the world’s largest operator of the Dauphins — will become the nerve center for Dauphin 365s,” says Joseph Saporito, Eurocopter’s executive vice president for commercial helicopters. “We will provide the technical support, including spares and training, while Pawan Hans will deliver the MRO.” Eurocopter is looking at a second industrial partner, its present distributor and maintenance center, Indocopter, for the twin-engine EC155 — a long-range medium-lift passenger tr...