“SAFRAN Helicopter Engines’ Gold Award is our salute to the assurance we have from partners, which can offer global tailored solutions, guarantee the best performance and provide a real return on long-term investment,” said Virginie Delavaud, C-class procurement center manager, Safran Helicopter Engines.
Pattonair has provided Safran Helicopter Engines with supply chain services for C-class parts since 2007. Since that time it has shipped over 40 million parts and achieved 98 percent product availability, significantly outperforming the industry standard.
Last year, Safran Helicopter Engines awarded Pattonair a new five-year contract, through to 2020, with an option to renew in 2018. Pattonair supports 16 Safran Helicopter Engines manufacturing sites from its facilities in France, Brazil and the U.S. and delivers to over 180 locations including maintenance, repair and overhauls (MROs) through its global network.
“Achieving Gold status with Safran Helicopter Engines greatly recognizes our contribution and honors us with the highest level of trust and responsibility,” said Julien Touzain, commercial director, Pattonair France. “It gives us access to a shared strategy as well as to the new technologies that help improve the Safran Helicopter Engines supply chain. Moreover, becoming a Gold partner gives a major boost to Pattonair’s strategy to grow its business within the Safran group.”
“This latest award reaffirms our position as a global leader in aerospace supply chain management and reinforces the investment we continue to make through our “Pride, Always Outstanding” customer service program,” said Pattonair chief executive officer, Wayne Hollinshead. “With our Pride ethos, employees continue to drive excellence in customer service.”
Pattonair’s support to Safran Helicopter Engines ranges from planning and inventory management to just-in-time delivery to production lines, kitting solutions, total quality management and testing. Pattonair takes responsibility for managing the supply chain complexity and costs on behalf of its customers and tailors each solution to meet customer requirements.
Pattonair has extensive relationships with several manufacturers globally, which gives Pattonair access to a wide range of products while its high quality standards and approval system allows for faster, more efficient and cost effective aerospace product distribution.
Pattonair boasts blue chip engine and airframe manufacturers as customers, including Airbus, BAE Systems, GE, Pratt & Whitney, Eaton, Parker, Meggitt and Safran. Its over 2,000 customers include MRO providers and systems suppliers.
