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The versatile Tobago GT Aircraft will train future airline pilots and aerospace engineers in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, 21 September 2004
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The Langkawi Aerospace Training Centre (LATC), has signed a contract today for the purchase of 4 units of TB 10 Tobago GT aircraft in training configuration at Eurocopter Malaysia facility in Terminal 2, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, 47200 Subang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Likewise Air France, China Airlines, Thai Airways, Qantas and more than 50 flight training schools around the world, the Langkawi-based flight training centre will operate these aircraft for the use of basic and advanced training for their students whom will graduate as aerospace engineers or airline pilots.
“For a future pilot, the aircraft on which you will get your ‘wings’ is of primary importance as it will condition its behavior. For this role, we need the best training aircraft and we found it with the TB 10 Tobago GT whose qualities have been proven by the thousands of aircraft in service in high profile flight training organizations all over the world,” said Puan Sri Mazmin Noordin, the Executive Director of LATC.
“We are proud that such an established and prestigious school like the LATC has selected our aircraft and we look forward in extending our partnership,” stated Mr Philippe Lubrano, Managing Director of Eurocopter Malaysia, the distributor of EADS Socata for the South East Asia region (TB GT & TBM 700 aircraft).
EADS Socata, a leading general aviation manufacturer based in Tarbes, near Toulouse in France, is a 100% subsidiary of EADS, the second largest aerospace and defense company in the world.
Eurocopter, an EADS Socata ‘sister company’ is as well a 100% subsidiary of EADS. Eurocopter Malaysia has been officially incorporated on August 29th, 2002 providing full services of Eurocopter helicopters and Socata aircrafts in Malaysia. The company has also recently received the approval from the Department of Civil Aviation of Malaysia for its maintenance facility.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2003, EADS generated revenues of € 30.1 billion and employed a workforce of about 109,000. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the joint venture MBDA, the second largest missile producer in the global market. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo.
For further information, kindly contact:
| Philippe Lubrano | Managing Director, Eurocopter Malaysia |
Tel.: + 603 7848 3408 Fax: + 603 7848 3471 www.eurocopter.com mailto: philippe.lubrano@eurocoptermalaysia.com |
| Didier Raynard | Regional Sales Director, Socata |
Cellphone: + 6012 213 213 2 Fax: + 603 7848 3471 mailto: didier.raynard@eurocoptermalaysia.com |
| Philippe de Segovia | Director Communications & Marketing, EADS Socata |
Tel.: +33 6 70 21 70 47 www.socata.eads.net |
