March2018: British Gazelle AH1s support contract until 2022.

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Gosport, UK – March 8, 2018 – Vector Aerospace (http://www.vectoraerospace.com), a StandardAero company,
has been awarded a contract to provide maintenance support
for the UK Army Air Corps' (AAC) Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopter fleet at its Fleetlands facility in Gosport, Hants, UK.

Work under the contract is expected to commence in April 2018, and – with Contract Extension Options – continue until 30th June 2022.

On 22 July 2016,
the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that the AAC’s Gazelle AH1s would remain in service for a further nine years,
taking the Gazelle past its 50th anniversary in UK military service and making it the oldest helicopter in active UK inventory.

A total of 26 Gazelle aircraft are currently active in the AAC’s fleet.

The Fleetlands facility has had a long association with the Gazelle fleet since the type’s entry into service in 1973,
having previously provided major maintenance and repair support for the type, and is currently undertaking a safety modification upgrade to the fleet.