Aerospace DAHER-SOCATA delivers the first G500

Aerospace
DAHER-SOCATA delivers the first G500-retrofitted TB 20 aircraft to
France’s ENAC national aviation school and signs an Educational
Partnership
Tarbes, France, 4 April 2012 – Stéphane Mayer, CEO of DAHER-SOCATA, and Nicolas Chabbert,
handed over the keys of the first DAHER-SOCATA TB 20 Trinidad training aircraft modernized with
Garmin G500 avionics to Marc Houlla, director of France’s Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC)
national aviation school.
The plane delivered is the first of a fleet of 37 TB 20 Trinidad to be retrofitted.
The contract for DAHER-SOCATA’s modernization of ENAC’s TB 20 fleet was signed last year at the
Paris Air Show, and includes installation of a Garmin G500 integrated avionics suite, two GNS 430W
combined communication-navigation systems, a Garmin GAD 43 digital autopilot and numerous
additional options. The G500 avionics suite selected by ENAC features a 6.5-inch primary flight
display (PFD) and multifunction display (MFD), along with an attitude/heading reference system
(AHRS), Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT™) software, and Jeppesen Chartview option.
ENAC Director Marc Houalla said the first modernized TB 20 delivery marks a milestone in the
school’s historical partnership with DAHER-SOCATA, and represents a further step toward the
enhancement of its aircraft fleet. “With a modern ‘glass cockpit’ configuration on our TB 20 aircraft, we
will be able to better prepare our student pilots for their future careers in the aviation environment of
today and tomorrow,” Houalla added.
“We celebrate today beyond this delivery the development of our relationships with ENAC as an
Educational Partner.” Replied Stéphane Mayer, CEO of DAHER-SOCATA. “ENAC, leading aviation
college in Europe, trains not only pilots but also engineers and technicians needed by our activity of
industry and services. The agreement we sign lately will enable us to attract new talents by offering
preferred internships and job offers to students plus access to its laboratories for research and
development works.”
“We are proud to participate to the modernization of Europe’s most prestigious civilian aviation school
and to continue a relationship which started with our predecessor Morane-Saulnier whose airplanes
equipped the first flight training centers at the creation of ENAC in 1949,” Explained Nicolas Chabbert,
Senior Vice President of the DAHER-SOCATA Airplane Division. “This delivery highlights our
commitment to offer our customers a technical support and assistance over the long term for on-going
operations with modernization solutions.”
About ENAC
Founded in 1949, the ENAC (Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile) offers a complete range of
aeronautical-oriented training programs and activities – including engineering, air traffic control, pilot
training and management – to serve the aviation world, and particularly the air transport sector. Since
merging in January 2011 with the SEFA flight department of France’s Ministry of Transportation,
ENAC welcomes 2000 ab-initio students for 25 training programs and trains 7500 professionals every
year. As a proof of its international audience, ENAC’s 12,000 alumni came from 100 countries of the 5
continents. ENAC operates a fleet of 135 aircraft and has a workforce of 950 personnel on 9 sites. By
its size, its human and training tools, ENAC is the first European aviation school.
About DAHER
DAHER is a European integrated equipment and services supplier. Independent medium-size
company DAHER develops its “industry & services” model in the aerospace, nuclear, defense and
industry sectors, concentrating on three core activities: manufacturing, services and transport, which it
builds into a global offer.
With a robust engineering-based approach, DAHER is able to deliver innovative and differentiating
solutions to its industrial customers.
Founded in 1863, DAHER is international with 7,500 men and women in 14 countries over the world.
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DAHER has achieved a one point one (1.1) billion-dollar turnover last year. As of December 31 , its
backlog reaches 2 580 million euros, representing 2.8 years of annual turnover.
DAHER-SOCATA, DAHER group’s aerospace activities, boasts a global and original offering which
brings together its expertise as aircraft manufacturer, airframe supplier, industrial and logistics service
provider. All are backed by advanced technological specialties. DAHER-SOCATA's expertise in these
fields and the organization of their synergies enable them to provide manufacturers with specific offers
in each segment of the aerospace market: commercial and military aircraft, regional aircraft,
helicopters and business aircraft.
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Last year DAHER-SOCATA celebrated the 100 anniversary of continuous aircraft production,
marking a legacy that began in 1911 with its predecessor company – Aeroplanes Morane-Saulnier.
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