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Caverton Helicopters Designated as West Africa Service Center by AgustaWestland

By on July 13, 2012

Caverton Helicopters has been appointed as the authorised service centre in Nigeria by AgustaWestland, a leading manufacturer of helicopters for military and commercial operations.

By this development, Caverton Helicopters, a wholly indigenous company, becomes the first to be appointed by a major aircraft manufacturer as its authorised service centre in the entire West African sub-region.

The service centre, according to a statement, will provide greater flexibility and after-sale support to operators of AgustaWestland helicopters by delivering spare parts, maintenance and repair services.

The Executive Vice Chairman, Caverton Helicopters, Mr. Adeniyi Makanjuola, said, “Having an authorised service centre in Nigeria will save domestic operators valuable time and resources and will ultimately lead to the transfer of skills and technology into the Nigerian aviation knowledge pool.

“We welcome this opportunity. This designation, further cements our position as a wholly indigenous operator in the region, working to global standards of industrial airworthiness and reliability. We are confident that the breadth and depth of our service portfolio and local expertise will meet the regions’ needs as the market expands.”

AgustaWestland, the Anglo-Italian helicopter company owned by Italy’s Finmeccanica, has a rich heritage that dates back to the beginning of the aviation manufacturing industry. The company is renowned for the design and manufacture of premium helicopters ranging from the single-engine to three-engine rotary aircraft.

It will be recalled that Caverton Helicopters, a company incorporated in 2002, started operations with an intra-city helicopter shuttle services in Lagos in 2004. The company has grown steadily to become a dominant player in the oil and gas aviation sub-sector and is also a major provider of VIP shuttle, emergency, surveillance, fleet management and maintenance services in the country.

 

culled from Punch