THREE-YEAR SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH GLOBAL TURBINE ASIA (GTA) FOR TP400-D6 TURBINE ENGINES ON A400M AIRCRAFT

 

 

Europrop International (EPI), is pleased to announce the signing of the PHASE II contract with Global Turbine Asia (GTA). GTA is EPI’s Authorised Maintenance Organization to access and service the TP400-D6 engine of the Royal Malaysian Airforce (RMAF) fleet.

This three-year agreement continues to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) solutions and enables GTA to continue providing aftermarket-services-access to the RMAF TP400-D6 turbine engines, installed on A400M aircraft. At the same time it marks another milestone in the relation between EPI and GTA and underlines EPIs ambition to continuously improve the support to existing and new customers in the Asian market.

The contract, solidifies Europrop International’s position as a trusted partner in the aviation industry, offering unparalleled maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Global Turbine Asia (GTA) will leverage its expertise to ensure the optimal performance and reliability of the TP400-D6 engines, enhancing the operational readiness of A400M fleets worldwide.

The TP400-D6 engine, developed by Europrop International, is known for its advanced technology, fuel efficiency, and robust design and favourable cost of ownership, making it the propulsion system of choice for the A400M military transport aircraft.

With its proven track record in demanding operational environments, the TP400-D6 engine delivers exceptional power and endurance, enabling mission success in various strategic and tactical roles.

This collaboration between Europrop International and Global Turbine Asia (GTA) underscores the importance of strategic partnerships in delivering world-class support solutions for complex aerospace systems.

By combining Europrop International’s engineering prowess with Global Turbine Asia’s specialized services, customers can expect unparalleled levels of support, ensuring maximum availability and reliability of their aircraft fleets.

“We are delighted to partner with Global Turbine Asia to provide comprehensive support services for the TP400-D6 engines,” stated Catherine, Poincheval – CEO of Europrop International. “This contract represents a significant milestone in our commitment to delivering superior MRO solutions to our customers, ensuring the continued success of the A400M program.”

Europrop International remains dedicated to advancing the performance and capabilities of military aircraft worldwide, driving innovation and excellence in the aerospace industry. Through strategic collaborations and a relentless focus on customer satisfaction, Europrop International continues to set the standard for propulsion systems excellence!

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Celebrating Excellence: EPI Recognized Among Top Employers in SME Sector for 2024

 

 

We are delighted to share the exciting news that, once again, EPI has been honored as one of the “Top Employers in the SME Sector” for the year 2024. This prestigious recognition, bestowed by Yourfirm, our valued channel and job advert service provider, underscores our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace environment.

 

 

A Resounding Achievement:

 

For the second consecutive year, EPI has secured a spot among the elite 1,000 “Top Employers in Medium-Sized Enterprises 2024.” Yourfirm diligently assessed over 10,000 employers, evaluating access and reading behavior of job seekers from January 1st, 2023, to December 31st, 2023, and we are honored to be recognized for our outstanding workplace culture.

 

 

The Impact on Our Brand and Team:

 

Research indicates that awards significantly influence the decisions of job applicants, with approximately 76% consciously or unconsciously factoring them into their choice of employer. This accolade not only elevates our employer brand but also positively impacts our ability to attract top-tier talent.

 

 

Leveraging the Recognition:

 

As a proud recipient of this esteemed award, we encourage each member of the EPI family to leverage the “Top Employers in Medium-Sized Enterprises 2024” seal and the accompanying certificate. This recognition is a powerful tool for showcasing our commitment to excellence and differentiating ourselves in the competitive talent landscape.

 

 

Acknowledgments:

 

We extend our sincere gratitude to every member of the EPI team for their dedication and hard work, which have been instrumental in achieving this recognition.

 

 

Let’s continue to celebrate our success and strive for even greater heights together!

 

 

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Catherine Poincheval named President of EPI

EPI. CATHERINE POINCHEVAL. 

 

Catherine Poincheval has been appointed President of Europrop International GmbH (EPI), effective April 1st, 2023.

As the head of this European consortium formed by ITP, MTU Aero Engines, Rolls-Royce and Safran Aircraft Engines, Catherine Poincheval will be responsible for the TP400, the turboprop engine powering the Airbus A400M military transport.

Catherine Poincheval began her career in 1986 at Safran Aircraft Engines (Liquide Propulsion Rocket Engines). After spending two years in the United States in 2001 she joined CNES the French Space Agency as Project Manager.

 

In 2004, Catherine became a member of the Future Launchers Programs team in Airbus Defense & Space, and she took over the A5ME (Ariane-5 Mid-life Evolution) Development Programme in 2009 and was appointed Vice President.

In 2015, Catherine enrolled in the ArianaGroup project – a company born from the joint ambition of Airbus and Safran, in order to highlight the leading European space industry on the international scene. She was named Chief Procurement Officer in 2016 before being designated Head of Costing Team in 2021.

Catherine Poincheval, holds degrees from the INPG Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (1986) engineering school.

 

 

 

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Voice of our customers – Interview with Squadron Leader Jon Pullen, UK Team Atlas of the Royal Air Force

What has been RAF’s A400M experience of dealing with this unprecedented Coronavirus pandemic crisis?

Squadron Leader Jon Pullen, UK Team Atlas

It is true to say that few forecasters foresaw the devastation to home and working lives that we have all faced over the past three months as we have come to learn to live in our new COVID-19 reality.  And while this was just as true for the UK as for our European neighbours when our Prime Minister announced we were all to ‘Stay at Home’ from 23 March, we did have the benefit of having seen for the previous two weeks how Spain and Italy in particular, had led the European reaction to the crisis.

This gave us a short period to look at our Business Continuity Planning and to focus on the A400M’s core role while protecting our Team.

The UK Team ATLAS response was swift, clear, well communicated and focused on two key areas:

Firstly, the personal safety and health of personnel and their families. Like most of our colleagues from other Nations, this relied on personnel working from home if possible, splitting key personnel into separate locations, adapting shift patterns to avoid personnel meeting, and the adaption of the work place to minimise infections.

And secondly, maintaining Defence capability. From a Defence Tasking perspective, the intent was to protect critical sorties by working closely together with our Tasking Authority to ensure that when the aircraft was called upon it would be available. At the heart of this effort was our National Standby Aircraft that has been on three-hour Standby for the duration of the crisis. Notable tasking included:

– Medical Evacuations undertaken from the Orkney and Shetland Islands, Northern Ireland as well as the British Overseas Territory of Turks & Caicos Islands

– Delivery of essential equipment to build a Medical oxygen generation plant in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

– Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the remote Islands of Ascension and St Helena.

– Collection of more than 175,000 items of PPE to the UK.

This was as well as maintaining the aircrafts routine core tasking, altogether well summarised by one of our Senior Commander’s, Air Marshall Andrew Turner:

How would you describe the support provided by EPI & PCs to support RAF operations during this crisis period?

The results of this communal effort have been exceptional with 100% of all tasking being achieved. The TP400 has played it’s role in this success, especially through the modifications to the Propeller Gear Box and Combustion Chamber where we are starting to see timely improvements in Engine Availability.  Additionally, the Engines impressive Power and efficiency have enabled tasking to the furthest Southern reaches of the South Atlantic as well as operating from remote Airfields such as the Ascension Islands, where due to the Aircraft’s key Tactical mission Capabilities, the ATLAS is the only platform that can currently land on the damaged Ascension Island Runway.

But to achieve all of this takes Teamwork and whilst the front-line focus has rightly been on the RAF Brize Norton ‘Team Atlas’, without our other supporting contractors, especially the UK’s Engines Community, this outstanding performance would not have been possible.  Both Rolls-Royce and the EuroProp International Teams have risen to the challenge:  whether it was through the proactive engagement to identify and expedite critical engine spares at the start of the Crisis, the deployment at short notice of a Rolls-Royce Boroscope Team to retrieve material from inside an Engine or the swift response from the EPI Tech Services Team to provide a Tech Variance to enable the Engine to remain on Wing. The fact that this service has continued to be delivered despite EPI & Rolls-Royce facing the same constraints as the rest of the community and all as part of routine Business Communication is pleasing and reflects well on how far the UK Engine Community has come over the past 12 months.

Our challenge now is to reflect on the changes we have made over the past 3 months, to understand how we adapted together as a Community to respond to the crisis, how our methods of communication have improved and critically, to continue with the new ways of operating when our reasons for change fade from us.  Finally, I am looking forward to when I can once again meet up with my Friends and colleagues from across the community, to perhaps make fun of their WEBEX Camera backdrops (so many Bookshelves), and of course to share a glass of Rioja… though perhaps at a reasonable social distance.

Jon Pullen

Credit: Squadron Leader Jon Pullen, UK Team Atlas

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Europrop International’s second TP400 User Conference

 

For the second time, Europrop International brought together the TP400 Community on the 5th and 6th of November in Munich. The event welcomed around 100 participants across customers, partners and suppliers.

The event was an excellent opportunity for the Nations to share their experience, problems, best practices, as well as expectations, on TP400  operations with EPI, other customers and partners.  EPI presented topics related to product, service and maintenance improvements.

This event is a unique opportunity to have a global feedback on TP400 operations, as customer satisfaction is a top priority for our company”, said Hervé Bouaziz, Europrop International’s President.

All our customers were represented at the Conference: France, Germany, Malaysia, Spain, Turkey, Belgium and United Kingdom.

For us, the TP400 User Conference is fundamental to get the chance to gather our TP400 Community and to listen to our customers’ expectation, which allow us to deliver a better service”, said Daniel Adrados, Europrop International Services and Support Director.

 

 

 

 

 

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EPI and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) extend the TP400 service contract

EPI has the great honour to continue providing the RMAF with technical and logistic support, parts availability and MRO services for their TP400 engines fleet.

Indeed, during the 2019 LIMA Exhibition, Christophe Bruneau, President of Europrop International, signed an agreement to extend for the fourth year the services contract for the TP400-powered Airbus A400M of the Malaysian Air Force. The signing ceremony was witnessed by YB Tuan Haji Mohamad bin Sabu (Minister of Defence of Malaysia), YBhg Dato’ Halimi bin Abd Manaf (Secretary General, Ministry of Defence), YB Tuan Loke Siek Fook (Deputy Ministry of Defence) and General Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin (Chief of Defence Forces).

We are very pleased to extend our partnership with the RMAF, which has one the highest level of engines and aircraft availability.” said Christophe Bruneau.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force began operating the Airbus A400M in March 2015 and currently operates four aircraft.

 

Picture : YBhg Dato’ Halimi bin Abd Manaf, Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence of Malaysia, and Christophe Bruneau, President of Europrop International

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Europrop International at 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in Malaysia

The 15th edition of LIMA Exhibition starts today and will last until the 30th of March 2019, in Langkawi (Malaysia). This exhibition is the largest show of its kind within the Asia Pacific Region.

Today, at the beginning of LIMA’s Exhibition, the President of Europrop International, Christophe Bruneau, and the Chairperson of Global Turbine Asia, Dato’ Nonee Radzi signed the Approved Maintenance Organisation contract. This contract makes both parties maintenance partners in Malaysia for the TP400 engine.

This contract was signed in the presence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Yang Amat Berhormat Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the Secretary of State to the Minister of the Armed Forces, Geneviève Darrieussecq, the Senior executive vice president of international and public affairs of Safran SA, Stéphane Abrial and the CEO of Global Turbine Asia, Valérie Patuel.

Participation of local industries and companies in the TP400 engine support for every Export Customer, is at the heart of Europrop’s aftermarket policy.

More information on LIMA Exhibition

 

Christophe Bruneau and Dato Nonee Radzi at 2019 LIMA
The TP400 at 2019 LIMA Exhibition

 

Airshow with the A400M at 2019 LIMA
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Europrop International’s first TP400 User Conference

On October 23-24, EPI organized its first TP400 User Conference in Madrid. During two days, the event was gathering 70 participants from across customer and partner TP400’s community.

Designed to share Nations’ feedback, the User Conference was the opportunity for customers, partners and EPI to meet and share feedback, solutions and best practices on dedicated engine topics.

We are excited to be introducing the first TP400 User Conference and to welcome our customers and partners to a uniquely valuable experience,” said Christophe Bruneau, Europrop International’s President.

Coming from France, Germany, Malaysia, Spain and United Kingdom, EPI end-users and partners shared their experience during workshops sessions. To end the day, Europrop International welcomed William Dean Chief Pilot Defence from Rolls Royce as a guest speaker.

The User Conference ended by a visit in the ITP Aero ML2 Shop so that attendees could see the TP400 engine maintenance facilities.

The TP400 User Conference was aimed to provide insights to our customers. It was an honor to gather all the TP400 community and have the valuable opportunity to understand their expectation and provide better service” said Daniel Adrados.

 

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Europrop International has completed the assembly of the 400th TP400 engine

Discover the TP400-D6 engine

Europrop International at a glance

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Europrop International awards best International Volunteers in Germany

On the picture, Jean Guillou, winner of the Grand Prix VIE 2018, Christophe Bruneau, EPI’s President and Didier Boulogne, Didier Boulogne, Managing Director of Business France in Germany.

Christophe Bruneau, Europrop International’s President, awarded the winner’s prize at the Grand Prix of “Volontariat International en Entreprise” (International Volunteers) 2018 ceremony.

Taking place on June 8th in Berlin, the competition was sponsored by the Committee of French Foreign Trade Advisers (CCEF) and organized by the French Trade Commission, Business France.

This 7th edition represents a great opportunity for the V.I.E program’s visibility and for the awarded candidates selected for their outstanding achievements in a new company and culture.

This year, first prize went to Jean Guillou who carried out business development in Germany as part of his contract with Theault.

An International Vonlunteering rewarding Program

Dedicated to young European graduates from across Europe, the V.I.E program gives the opportunity to spend up to two years working for French companies in their subsidiaries around the world. Aged between 18 and 28, the volunteers are able to develop their professional expertise and business ideas by evolving in a multicultural environment.

Becoming more and more popular, the program is a great stepping stone to recruitment. According to a Business France’s survey*, 94% of volunteers sign a permanent contract following their V.I.E assignment.

“The V.I.E helps Europrop International to think out of the box”

President of EPI, Christophe Bruneau is a member of the CCEF association and always has been committed to hire young graduate seeking a high-quality mission abroad.

In Europrop International, the V.I.E program is a win-win experience. The volunteer is evolving in an enriching organisation where he can gain valuable experience thanks to our partner’s expertise. For us, a V.I.E volunteer is also an asset for the company. Coming up with new ideas, positive attitude and natural aptitude for technology, he definitely helps the company to think out of the box.”

Currently, Europrop International counts 6 volunteers sent by Safran Aircraft Engines, the French partner of the program. Working in different fields such as Sales, Program, Marketing or Engineering, the young professionals benefit from an enriching international environment and expertise gathered in EPI.

In fact, consisting of a European collaboration programme between four European engine manufacturers ITP Aero, MTU Aero Engines, Rolls Royce and Safran Aircraft Engines, the volunteers are involved in one of Europe’s largest defence project. Immersed in the aeronautics’ world, they can participate in the development and manufacturing of the TP400-D6 engine, powering the Airbus A400M aircraft.

Pauline Denis, VIE as Junior Commercial since 6 months, shares her vision of her experience in EPI:

“As VIE in EPI Europrop International, you have the opportunity to develop your experience and sense of responsibilities by being a key actor of ambitious projects. Integrated from Day 1 in multicultural teams, you are given the chance to express your ideas, quickly gain insights of the complexity of the program and work in autonomy.”

As supporters of the young future business leaders, Europrop International is proud to support the V.I.E program and intercultural collaboration.

 

Key Figures

3: Germany ranked at the 3rd country of assignment, behind USA and Belgium but ahead ofr UK and Canada.

1000+: number of volunteers working in Germany (as of May 2018)

241: companies hiring VIE volunteers in Germany

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Europrop International at a glance

TP400-D6 engine

Business France: What is the VIE program?

 

*Business France Survey 2013

 

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TP400 engine displayed at ILA Air Show 2018

Europrop International displays the TP400-D6 engine in ILA Berlin Air show from 25-29 April, the world’s longest running air show.

The turboprop engine’s mock up is showcased by MTU Aero Engines on its booth Hall 2 stand 301. Partner of the TP400-D6 consortium, the German Company is particularly responsible for the assembly of all TP400-D6 final production engines in Munich, and acceptance testing in MTU Berlin-Brandenburg.

To discover the most powerful turboprop engine (11,600 HP) in scale 1, visitors can have the chance to visit an A400M military transport aircraft exhibited by the Luftwaffe on the static display. As of today, the German Air Force is operating 18 A400M aircraft.

Reinforce the French-German cooperation

For this edition, the air show emphasizes on the cooperation between Germany and France. As the partner country of the event, France presents their cutting-edge innovations and competitive strength. A French-German cooperation highlighted by Florence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces and her German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen who travelled to the show aboard an Airbus A400M, on Wednesday 26th. A partnership representing new steps between the two countries in the aerospace industry.

Shaping the future

As the most innovative trade event in aerospace, ILA Air Show offers many opportunities to exchange on the digitalization of aviation. Between conferences and displays on big data, passenger cabin of the future, sustainable air travel, hybrid aircraft… the event is flying into the future of aviation.

Europrop International’s presence in ILA is the opportunity to show that the TP400-D6 program is part of a successful European Defense cooperation. Consisting of a European collaboration programme between ITP Aero, MTU Aero Engines, Rolls-Royce and Safran Aircraft Engines, Europrop International’s combines the best of Europe’s aerospace companies’ resources and technologies.

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