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Airbus Inks New Three-Year Dauphin Deal With Lithuania

Tuesday, December 11th, 2018

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Airbus Inks New Three-Year Dauphin Deal With Lithuania

The Lithuanian Air Force has renewed the HCare Infinite material management contract for its fleet of three Dauphin AS365 N3+ search-and-rescue helicopters, a deal under which the aircraft averaged 97 percent availability during the previous three years.The helicopters entered service performing SAR missions in 2015 with a three-year full warranty and Airbus’ commitment to maintaining at least an 80 percent fleet availability rate.“Airbus has far exceeded the availability rate agreed upon in the HCare Infinite support and service contract, achieving…

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