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Eurocopter Malaysia (ECM) played host to 38 students from the University Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian
Institute of Aviation Technology (MIAT), accompanied by two facilitators. The students are currently
doing their Foundation in Science and Technology (FIST) at the UniKL MIAT. 

Aimed at exposing the students and allowing them to witness with their own eyes, the visit organised by
ECM was a show of the facilities. 

Director of Operations, Benoit Marcoux was on hand to welcome the students upon their arrival. They
were then given a tour of Eurocopter Malaysia and could get a first glimpse of the different helicopters
in the hangar and the different activities carried out, such as maintenance and repairs, the paint booth
and the avionics. The Operations team comprising of Chief Engineer, Mohd Hasnan Din, Maintenance
Manager, Alister Sibert and Licenced Aircraft Engineer, Ivan Le Van Minh were on hand to explain the
different activities in the hangar giving the students a good insight of the aviation world as a whole. 

Sebuah pusat penyelenggaraan helikopter bakal didirikan oleh Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) bertempat di sekolah penerbangan UniKL MIAT (Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology) dengan kerjasama Eurocopter.

Penubuhan pusat kecemerlangan ini adalah sebahagian daripada projek pembelian 12 buah helikopter Eurocopter EC725 SAR (search and rescue) oleh Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia.

 Olivier Andries, Chairman and CEO of Turbomeca (Safran group) and None Ashirin, Chairman of HeliPartner Engines, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for participation of The Financial Engines Turbomeca Within HeliPartner. This MoU has-been signed in the presence of Dato ‘Dr. Haji Ismail Bin Fri Haji Ahmad, Secretary General Ministry of Defence Malaysia, Tan Aziz Zainal Fri, Malaysian Ambassador in France and Raymond Lubrano, HeliPartner Engines CEO.

With the signing of this MoU, Turbomeca Will Further Develop ITS presence in Malaysia and Enhancement ITS customers’ proximity in the region.

The main purpose of this agreement Is To Improve Turbomeca answer to the Requirements of An ever-expanding activity in helicopter Malaysia , Mainly Through offshore, military and para-Activities.