Press Release

Issued by ITP Aero.

March 3, 2015

Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) subsidiary Police Aviation Services Ltd, and ITP In Service Support, have signed a Support by the Hour contract that will cover full engine maintenance services for MD902 Explorer PW207E engines in SAS's fleet. The contract will last for ten years.

SAS is the largest MD Explorer operator and maintenance organisation in Europe, covering police, air ambulance, utility and corporate markets. Supporting a fleet of over 30 helicopters with over 60 PW206A/PW206E/PW207E engines under operation.

ITP In Service Support is a Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) for the repair and overhaul of the PW200 engine family, to which the PW206A, PW206E and PW207E belong.

ITP In Service Support will involve all maintenance centers, among them its main facilities in York (UK), Albacete (Spain) and Ajalvir (Spain), and dedicated customer support teams in order to meet SAS needs of a dedicated and continuous support.

The engine maintenance program includes the following services:

Scheduled revisions

Unscheduled revisions (Basic Unscheduled Engine Removal)

Overhaul of engines fuel nozzles

24H AOG & On-Field MRS (Mobile Repair Service), troubleshooting, inspections

Engine Condition Trend Monitoring

Rental Engine Availability

According to Pablo Fuentes, Sales & Marketing Vice-president at ITP In Service Support: "This contract shows the growing light-twin helicopters maintenance market for ITP In Service Support. As a DOF for PW200 engines for the last 10 years, we have continually showed the reliability, security and flexibility of our tailored-made solutions. Our goal now is to provide a high-standard service that allows SAS to focus on its challenging operations".