Helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Heli-One (Booth 4416) is working with Leonardo Helicopters to establish intermediate and tail gearbox (IGB, TGB) service and repair capability at its Delta, British Columbia facility near Vancouver.
"We are excited to work with Leonardo helicopters to establish this new capability at Heli-One Canada," Heli-One's v-p Christian Drouin said on Wednesday at Heli-Expo 2020. "We aim to have this capability available soon so that operators can have additional options for IGB and TGB maintenance services."
Dynamic component MRO capabilities are one of the few service options Heli-One lacked for the AW139 relative to its available services on other helicopters, including the Airbus Helicopters AS332/532, H225/725, AS365/565, and AS350/H125; Bell 212/412; and Sikorsky S-61, S-76, and S-92. The company termed the addition of IGB-TGB MRO services as "a positive development for the company and industry," noting Leonardo recently delivered its 1,000th AW139.
The Delta facility, a Leonardo Helicopters-authorized component repair center, also performs avionics and rescue equipment maintenance for AW139 operators and custom modifications and repairs developed by design engineers.