Europrop International GmbH (EPI) has signed an In-Service Support (ISS) contract for the TP400 turboprop engines powering the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s A400M military transport aircraft with the Malaysian government, at the 2017 Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA). The contract was signed by Christophe Bruneau, president of EPI, and Dato’ Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi, secretary general at the Malaysian Ministry of Defense.
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed on March 21 by EPI and Global Turbine Asia (GTA), a Malaysian joint venture with Safran that provides MRO services for helicopter and airplane engines.
EPI and GTA provide support services for the TP400 engines’ fleet powering the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s four A400M airlifters. The first phase of the contract runs until the end of October 2017, leading to the second phase, when GTA will become the prime contractor for these support services.
Based on the contract, EPI and GTA will provide local support services. GTA’s Subang facility already deploys a Customer Support Representative (CSR), Field Support Representatives (FSR) and Logistics Support Representatives (LSR) to make certain that the Royal Malaysian Air Force continues to receive timely support for their engines.
“We are delighted to continue to build a successful partnership with GTA, which enables us to provide local support for the TP400 engine fleet,” said Christophe Bruneau, president of EPI.
EPI will support GTA to attain Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) certification from EPI, as well as certifications from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA-Part145) and the Malaysian airworthiness authority DGTA.
