Rotortrade announces cooperation with Helint

Rotortrade is strengthening its support capabilities in East Africa through a cooperation with Helicopters International Ltd (“Helint”), an established helicopter maintenance and support provider based in Nairobi. This cooperation is intended to enhance Rotortrade’s ability to support helicopter operators across Eastern Africa by facilitating access to local maintenance, repair, and overhaul services.

Helint operates multiple Part 145 maintenance approvals across East Africa and Central Africa, with additional certifications in progress. The company provides scheduled and unscheduled line and base maintenance across several widely operated helicopter platforms, including the MD500 series, Airbus Helicopters H125 series, Leonardo AW119, AW109, and AW139, as well as Bell and Agusta-Bell 212 and 412 helicopters. Helint is also a certified service centre and maintenance provider for Pratt & Whitney Canada engines, and Honeywell.

Through this cooperation, Rotortrade aims to further strengthen its ability to support both lease and sale campaigns in the region by facilitating access to local maintenance capabilities when required. This initiative complements Rotortrade’s existing MRO facilities around the world providing proximity, responsiveness, and operational continuity for its customers.

Aurélien Blanc, EVP Head of Region APAC/MEA at Rotortrade commented: “East Africa continues to represent an important and growing market for helicopter operators. As we continue to expand our global support infrastructure, it is essential that we also work closely with experienced regional organizations. This cooperation allows us to enhance our ability to support customers locally while maintaining the flexibility and technical standards they expect from Rotortrade.”

Mandeep Singh Osahan, Managing Director of Helint, stated: “We are pleased to cooperate with Rotortrade and support their activities especially with our strategicfootprint and MRO capabilities in Greater East Africa. Our regional maintenance capabilities and experience across multiple helicopter platforms position us well to assist operators and facilitate aircraft transitions, inspections, and ongoing technical support where required.”

Helint’s regional presence and technical capabilities provide Rotortrade with additional flexibility in supporting aircraft transitions, inspections, and entry-into-service activities, depending on customer requirements. This cooperation reflects Rotortrade’s ongoing commitment to strengthening its global support capabilities, combining its internal expertise and infrastructure with selected regional partners to ensure consistent, reliable, and high-quality support for operators worldwide