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Leonardo names Petroleum Air Services as ASC
Leonardo and Petroleum Air Services are enhancing the level of maintenance services available to commercial helicopters in Egypt with the latter’s designation as an Authorised Service Centre.
Leonardo SVP helicopter customer support and training worldwide services Vittorio Della Bella with Gen Ehab Ali Abdel Maksoud, chairman and managing director of Petroleum Air Services.

Leonardo and Petroleum Air Services of Egypt are reinforcing their fruitful collaboration in the helicopter services field.

With a fleet of eight AW139 helicopters used for passenger and offshore transport for the energy industry, and already a Recognised Service Centre for Leonardo's commercial helicopters, Petroleum Air Services has now become an Authorised Service Centre, a higher rank in technical support that will allow the addition of more services, greater spare parts management and further solutions for third party customers and users.

Petroleum Air Services has been deploying O&G AW139 helicopters in Egypt since 2009, logging nearly 24,000 flight hours in that time. The AW139 has proven to be a key asset for the company, able to meet the most stringent requirements of OGP customers and perfectly suited for deep water operations. The AW139 has allowed the operator to further support expansion plans for offshore transport activities and exploration in the eastern area of the Mediterranean Sea. These require high safety standards, advanced avionics, high speed and excellent overall performance; in addition to a modern support approach, with the AW139 delivering unmatched capabilities in all those aspects.

Petroleum Air Services also provides air services transportation inside and outside Egypt using helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft for tourism and other economic entities, as well as charter and scheduled flights, air taxi, and maintenance and washing electric insulators by helicopter. Its current fleet comprises of 31 helicopters and eight fixed wing aircraft. The company plans to expand its helicopter fleet in the near future to fulfil the demands of the current and new customers who have obtained new concession rights in Egypt for offshore activities either in the Red Sea or Mediterranean.

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