The NSPA has selected ADAC Luftrettung to handle the fleet’s overall maintenance, including multi-year maintenance and repair contracts for the H135 helicopters.
After a Europe-wide tender by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the Sankt Augustin, near Bonn, subsidiary of the non-profit ADAC Luftrettung was given the contract to repair the Federal Police’s fleet of H135 helicopters.
“We are pleased that we were able to convince the award process with our quality concept based on the highest standards of service and flight safety,” emphasizes ADAC Heliservice Managing Director Ulrich Amersdorffer.
The Federal Police and the contract have a three-year initial term and a two-year option to extend.
ADAC Heliservice specializes in the maintenance and repair of helicopters and their component parts. It is based at Bonn-Hangelar Airport and has other locations in Landshut and Halle-Oppin. Of the 42 helicopters in the Federal Police’s H135 fleet stationed at the same airfield, 18 are used for emergency services, while the other aircraft are used for sovereign police duties. The services that are being promoted cover everything from routine maintenance to engineering and component overhaul.
According to Managing Director Amersdorffer, ADAC Heliservice’s close proximity to the airport and wealth of experience with the Airbus Helicopters H135 helicopter model make it the perfect place to provide top-notch support for the Federal Police fleet.
“Rescue and police with the mission to save lives and protect lives – these are both customer groups that depend on the constant operational readiness of their fleets. Ensuring this requirement is now deeply anchored in the genes of the ADAC Heliservice team thanks to the many years of support from ADAC Luftrettung,” he said.
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ADAC Heliservice has already fixed one Federal Police machine, and in the upcoming weeks, they will repair the second. Helicopters need maintenance every 400 to 500 flying hours, depending on the kind. The ADAC Luftrettung is the owner of two thirds of the aircraft maintained at Sankt Augustin and the Heliservice stations in Landshut and Halle-Oppin. The remaining helicopters are supplied by outside clients like private helicopter operators, national and international aviation firms, and police helicopter squadrons.
