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Safran Sees Latin American Helicopter Market Recovering

VIP and parapublic sectors are showing signs of life, while oil-and-gas segment is slow to return.

Safran says there are approximately 1,500 of its Safran Helicopter Engines turboshafts currently in service throughout Latin America, with 800 flying in Brazil.

By Chris Kjelgaard

August 9, 2018

Latin American markets for different classes of new helicopters are recovering gradually following years of economic hardship experienced by some of the region’s major powers, according to François Haas, CEO of Safran Helicopter Engines Brasil.

Now in its 46th year of operations, the 174-employee company—which is based in Duque de Caxias in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area—oversees Safran Helicopter Engines’ customer support and MRO activities throughout Latin America. Haas told AIN that approximately 1,500 Safran Helicopters Engines (SHE) turboshafts are in service throughout the region, of which some 800 are flying in Brazil. In addition to operating its own MRO facility in Saõ Paulo state, Safran Helicopter Engines Brasil boasts a partner network of certified maintenance centers in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Panama, as well as a facility in southern Brazil and one in northern Brazil.

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