18 July, 2018: Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed an HCare Smart full-by-the-hour material management contract with Airbus Helicopters for a period of five years. Beginning in July, the contract will cover complete maintenance support, including parts-bythe-hour for JCG’s H225 fleet. With the provision of all the parts needed for the maintenance of the rotorcraft in one single contract, this will yield better cost control and forecasting, as well as more efficient everyday management for JCG.
Earlier this year, JCG has placed an additional order of H225 helicopter, bringing its overall H225 fleet to a total of ten units by March 2021. The newly-signed HCare Smart contract will cover the entirety of ten H225s at present on order, of which five are already in service.