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completed with sublime paintwork from Aston Martin ’ s range of auto paint finishes . It ’ s been extremely popular in the market , and we have performed 17 of those which are shipped across the world from the UK .”
Lenny describes how another key capability is in meeting the requirements of the National Police Air Service ( NPAS ) in the UK . This entails fitting aircraft with a range of surveillance systems , and rear operator suites , as well as handling communications and data uplink / downlink capabilities . NPAS is also a major customer for the company ’ s maintenance , repair and overhaul ( MRO ) operation which handles 70-to-90 aircraft per year .
Commitment to carbon reduction
Airbus Helicopters has a crucial role to play in recruiting and training future generations of helicopter aircrew and engineers in the UK – partly for its own employment needs and partly as an industry partner to the Military Flying Training System which exclusively uses Airbus helicopters – the H135 Juno and H145 Jupiter . Lenny says : “ Within the wider Airbus group , we train nearly 900 apprentices in the UK . Our own program is just one part of that , but it is growing and now includes not only engineering apprenticeships but also those in design , sales , HR and soon , executive PA . Airbus Helicopters is a very attractive company to work for as we provide apprentices with the opportunity to acquire formal academic and licensed qualifications . So at the end of their training , apprentices tend to stay within our organization .
Airbus Helicopters is a very attractive company to work for as we provide apprentices with the opportunity to acquire formal academic and licensed qualifications
“ As well as the MFTS operation we also train all the RAF Puma engineers plus pilots and customers who have purchased our aircraft , equipping them with the necessary skills to fly and debrief their maintenance teams . And in our flight department we have our own test pilots who closely collaborate with the design team , ensuring that any new design products , customizations , and aircraft modifications undergo rigorous certification and testing .”
For evidence of the company ’ s belief in its own ambition you need only look at the state-of-the-art new HQ and production facility now near completion on the other side of Oxford Airport from its outdated current base . Delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic , the 12,000 meter-squared unit ,
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