Maintenance and Modifications
Safran Signs Saudis To Hourly Service Contract
Safran Helicopter Engines will provide support-by-the-hour for The Helicopter and Jet Company's Airbus fleet in Saudi Arabia.
Safran Helicopter Engines will provide support-by-the-hour for The Helicopter and Jet Company's Airbus fleet in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: The Helicopter and Jet Company)
Safran Helicopter Engines will provide support-by-the-hour for The Helicopter and Jet Company's Airbus fleet in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: The Helicopter and Jet Company)

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a support-by-the-hour (SBH) contract with Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter and Jet Company (THC) to support the Arrano and Arriel engines powering its Airbus H160, H125, and H145 fleets. THC operates a fleet of 30 helicopters offering a wide range of commercial services throughout the kingdom. SBH contracts include scheduled and unscheduled MRO coverage and account for 50 percent of Safran Helicopter Engines’s customer flying hours.