Rotorcraft
Petroleum Air Expands Leonardo Helo Mx Capabilities
Egypt-based company is expanding in the Red Sea and Mediterranean
Vittorio Della Bella (left), Leonardo senior v-p helicopter customer support and training worldwide services, and Ehab Ali Abdel Maksoud, chairman and managing director, Petroleum Air Services.
Celebrating Petroleum Air Services' new service center status, Vittorio Della Bella (left), Leonardo senior v-p helicopter customer support and training worldwide services, and Ehab Ali Abdel Maksoud, chairman and managing director, Petroleum Air Services. © Leonardo Helicopters

Leonardo has granted authorized service center status to Egypt-based Petroleum Air Services, enabling the flight and maintenance provider to expand the services it offers to third-party customers and operators of Leonardo helicopters in the region. Previously, Petroleum Air was a Leonardo-recognized service center.

Petroleum Air Services operates a fleet of eight Leonardo AW139 medium twins for offshore energy service transportation in Egypt. The company’s AW139 fleet has logged nearly 24,000 flight hours since it began flying in Egypt in 2009.