Russian Pilots And Mechanics Will Be Able To Get Their Training
In Russian
Russian helicopter pilots and mechanics working for UTair will
soon have the ability to get Eurocopter training in Russian,
following the grant of a certificate of conformity for the
company's Personnel Training Center (PTC) from Eurocopter.
Certificate Presentation
Andrei Martirosov, CEO UTair Aviation,
and Vladimir Demkin, director of Personnel Training Center (PTC)
received the certificate from Derek Sharples, Eurocopter Executive
Vice President for Support and Services. The document officially
finalized Eurocopter's audit process of UTair training facility in
Tyumen, and makes PTC the 20th training center in Eurocopter's
training network, and the first one without Eurocopter shareholding
participation.
The center is approved for type rating training of pilots and
mechanics on AS350 and AS355 helicopters. The project was launched
by both partners three years ago with the signature of the frame
contract at Heli Russia 2010. Now the center is fully operational
and the first training course is scheduled for June 2011.
“Our companies have long partner relations. Start of pilot
and engineer training at UTair training center is a new very
important stage of successful cooperation. We are proud that our
training center is the first one in Russia to be endorsed by
Eurocopter: this confirms high level of our specialists’,
said Andrei Martirosov, CEO UTair Aviation. “We are very
proud to welcome UTair’s PTC into the Eurocopter family. It
becomes the 20th Training Center in the global Eurocopter network
and is the first external training center ever certified by
Eurocopter Group," he continued.
"This demonstrates UTair’s PTC high level of
professionalism and training standards, the latter being fully
compliant with international regulations,” said Derek
Sharples, Eurocopter Executive Vice President for Support and
Services."
“We believe that the customization of Eurocopter’s
global offer through joint projects between Eurocopter Vostok and
our Russian partners is a key for the effective follow-up of the
Eurocopter fleet in a fast growing market. We are proud to work out
this project with UTair, a well-recognized leader on the Russian
and global market," said Laurence Rigolini, CEO of Eurocopter
Vostok.
As part of the Eurocopter training network, UTair’s
Personnel Training Center will benefit from all kind of assistance
like program updates, audits and Eurocopter’s best training
practices, thus significantly contributing to the expansion of
UTair’s services portfolio.