Leonardo has announced the signing of a long-term Special Component Plan (SCP) with the PHI Group (PHI). The new contract will bring PHI’s AW139 helicopter fleet back into an OEM-level Powered-By-The-Hour (PBH) agreement. PHI, a leading helicopter service provider for energy, search and rescue, and air medical transport missions, currently operates a fleet of 20 total AW139 and AW109 helicopters.
The new agreement is the first SCP in the United States that will also be global (supporting PHI’s three main operating regions: Americas, EMEA & APAC), and will be dedicated to the existing fleet of AW139 helicopters in service to provide long-term maintenance support to help mitigate cost uncertainty. This will also standardize maintenance expenses that are more directly correlated to flight hours. Also, this agreement enhances and solidifies Leonardo’s and PHI’s partnership and cooperation.