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© Cap d’Agde Air Show The Cap d’Agde Air Show will take place on Friday, July 19, and the world-class cast is guaranteed to turn heads! See you there, on Friday, July 19, at 4 pm, on Le Mail de Rochelongue beach, for an exceptional air show! Organized by Agde city council, this is a show that will be a massive hit with all ages. All day long, a market with a variety of exhibitors will be open to the public, along with a host of activities that people can join in from the traveling podium sent by the French…

© Dassault Aviation On June 27, the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace at Le Bourget hosted the closing day of the 18th Student Aerospace Challenge, a competition co-organized with ESA, the European Astronaut Club, ArianeGroup and the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace. It enables students to take part in the study of a reusable, manned suborbital or even orbital vehicle on a theme chosen from among ten on offer (technical, medical, legal studies, etc.). This year, sixteen teams from Swiss, English, Slovakian, Greek, Bulgarian, Spanish, French and Italian schools and universities took up the challenge. The OrbitOut team…

© Palavas-les-Flots Air Show On July 18, the coastal town in the Hérault department will host its traditional air show, with the Patrouille de France as guest star. If you live in the region, or are on vacation there, the air show, with the Patrouille de France and its Alpha Jets, is an absolute must. The official start time is 3 pm on Thursday 18 July, but the organizers recommend you arrive in the morning. Rafale and the A400M are both expected to be featured at the event. On the ground, the event – which has the backing of the…

© Morgane VALLE / Armee de l’air Et de l’Espace / Defense Due to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the military parade on 14 July will not take place on the Champs-Élysées but on the Avenue Foch (Paris, 16th arrondissement). The flypast will take place in two separate phases: It will begin, at around 10.50 am, with the Knowledge-Comprehension-Anticipation display featuring four aircraft, including 2 ATL2 from the French Navy, followed by helicopters. This will be followed by a parade featuring 36 aircraft, including 28 Dassault aircraft, at around 11.30 am: Force projection : 2 Rafale from the…

© Centre Juno Beach An event highlighting the role and importance of the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War. The exhibition runs until December 2025. The Juno Beach Center (at the famous landing site in Courseulles-sur-Mer, in Calvados), which was founded in 2003 by veterans and volunteers, is both a memorial site and a cultural center. It pays homage to the 45,000 Canadians who lost their lives between 1939 and 1945, including 381 on June 6, 1944. To mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (Aviation Royale du Canada – ARC), the Juno Beach…

© Fête Aérienne Internationale de Saint-Quentin See you there: July 13, 2024, in Saint-Quentin (Aisne) for the town’s twilight air show. A dazzling show that takes aerobatics to new heights. For this pre-Bastille Day event, to be held from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm, the organizers have pulled out all the stops. And this is no ordinary firework display, because the crowd will be captivated by a dozen patrols and other aerobatics teams. Before night falls, visitors will be treated to flying displays with bright trails of colored smoke and solo and group aerobatic feats. After sunset, a stunning display…

© Dassault Aviation – S. Randé On June 26, in the reception rooms at the city hall in Paris’ 15th arrondissement, Stéphane F., an engineer specialized in basic scientific research at the Dassault Aviation Forecasting Department in Saint-Cloud, was awarded the thesis prize from the French aeronautics and astronautics association (3AF). The prizewinning work focuses on an original, innovative subject: predicting aircraft vibration environments through automatic learning. It is based on model learning, powered by sophisticated artificial intelligence techniques, to predict complex mechanical vibration phenomena at mid- and high-frequency before the flight test phase. The implications are huge in terms…

© Dassault Aviation – V. Almansa Once again this year, according to the Swedish research firm Universum, Dassault Aviation has maintained its position as one of the most attractive French employers for managers in all sectors. In 2024, Dassault Aviation still ranks in the Top 10 of preferred companies for experienced engineers, reaching 5th place, regardless of sector. What’s more, Dassault Aviation gains further ground, taking 19th place among top employers of business executives, joining the Top 20, and becoming the 22nd most popular company among IT professionals. In parallel with the study carried out by the firm on the…

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© Editions JPO An autobiography by a professional military man, Jean-Paul Jacquet, a brilliant officer who has always straddled the sea and the air. “Sailor in the sky” is the story of a man whose calling has always been to fly at sea. Born into a post-war rural family, Jean-Paul Jacquet knew from an early age that he wanted to take to the skies, having found his calling during a trip to the Sahara, and had his aspirations confirmed during a stint at the Prytanée National Militaire, a French military school. The young man entered the French Naval Academy in…

In a move towards fleet modernization and expansion, Royal Jordanian (RJ) has welcomed the first two Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Bin Al-Hussein. With plans to incorporate a total of eight such advanced aircraft into its fleet, RJ aims to enhance its […] Click here to view original web page at aviationsourcenews.com

Melbourne, FL, October 30, 2023 – Embraer today announced changes in the leadership for Defense & Security. The company appointed Jake Williams as the new Vice President of Business Development & Sales for Embraer Defense & Security (EDS) in North America. The change will take effect in November 2023. […]

Support contracts are popular and well known in the civil sector and are gaining ground in the military sector. Let’s not forget that the first RBH (Repair by the Hour) and PBH (Parts by the Hour) contracts were signed over 35 years ago with the French armed forces. The success of these contracts has never waned, and today more than half of all Airbus helicopters enrolled with global support contracts come from military fleets.
Forecasts even predict an increase in the number of contracts in the years to come, which is logical: everything that global support contracts are renowned for in the civil sector, starting with the high fleet availability and increased asset values they provide, is also true for the military sector. 
Increased availability
All Airbus Helicopters offers have something in common: they are adapted to the users’ needs, whether they are civil or military, small or large, near or far. They cover the supply of spare parts, inventory management, maintenance, technical support, training… In short, every aspect of how a helicopter is used.
End users can benefit greatly from such contracts, by transferring several levels of responsibility to Airbus Helicopters. In return, the manufacturer accepts specific performance objectives and obligations to produce results. “In the long term, the switch from multiple, sometimes uncoordinated contracts with several entities to a single contract with a single integrator also represents a considerable advantage for the customer. They gain visibility in terms of budget management and better aircraft availability,” says Christoph Zammert, Executive Vice President of Customer Support & Services at Airbus Helicopters.
The Brazilian armed forces, for example, rely on a PBH contract signed in 2018 for the H225Ms used by the country’s three forces (37 aircraft delivered to date of 50). The contract guarantees the on-time supply of parts (new or repaired), using inventories of Airbus Helicopters and its subsidiary Helibras. The security of having parts available without having to worry about managing inventories makes it easier to schedule periods of maintenance and optimise aircraft availability. Users also benefit financially as they do not have to pay for their inventories.
“This type of support contract offers a lot of advantages, from both an operational and a logistical point of view, and helps increase aircraft availability,” confirms Rear Admiral Paulo Renato Rohwer Santos, who adds: “Procuring parts with this type of contract is more efficient than any traditional approach.”
The RBH contract can replace or even complement the PBH contract. It allows the end user to rely on their own parts reserves and not depend on parts previously used by other armed forces. With the RBH, Airbus Helicopters guarantees optimal inventory management as well as the repair and maintenance of parts and their availability when needed.
All over the world
Offers have been diversified in response to customer needs, resulting in the global HCare offer that today combines the following supports: the aforementioned supply of spare parts, but also the comprehensive maintenance of aircraft, training, technical solutions and flight operation tracking. All of this is managed by a range of connected services and backed by Airbus Helicopters’ well-organised worldwide network with four logistics centres and six regional warehouses.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has been using 15 H135s for the ab initio training of naval helicopter pilots since 2010. In October 2016, it opted for an HCare Smart contract. Since then “we have been able to reduce costs and simplify our management,” Captain Goto explains, who also adds: “Spare parts are delivered regularly; aircraft availability has improved and our situation has really changed for the better since the implementation of HCare.”
The helicopter division of the UK Military Flying Training System is also a great British example: the fleet of 29 H135 Juno and seven H145 Jupiter helicopters used by Ascent Flight Training to train military pilots is covered by a combined RPH and PBH contract with additional services such as obsolescence management. Ascent General Manager Harry Palmer says: “During the initial stages of the UKMFTS contract, the AHUK support has been excellent with good aircraft availability. As the project builds to full capability, we are confident that this platform reliability will be a key component of our ongoing success.”
All these examples are now becoming the norm, as around 1,250 military aircraft are currently covered by global support contracts in various capacities. Furthermore, 95% of by-the-hour users choose to renew their contract when it expires, a clear sign that the formula meets a real need.

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