The Philippine Air Force has reinstated one of its C-295 medium transport aircraft into active service following a comprehensive four-year inspection under Airbus Defense and Space’s (ADS) Full In-Service Support Program.
The turnover ceremony took place at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Thursday, with PAF Commander Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura in attendance.
“During the ceremony, Mr. Juha Hekka Hoikka, a representative from the ADS, officially handed over the documents of the inspected C-295 aircraft to the PAF. Following the turnover of the completed aircraft’s documents, the PAF also turned over the documents for another C-295 aircraft currently undergoing its comprehensive four-year inspection to ADS,” the PAF said in a statement released Thursday night.
C-295 aircraft play a critical role in bolstering the PAF’s tactical airlift, disaster response, and troop deployment capabilities, ensuring readiness for a wide array of missions.
Cordura emphasized the PAF’s strategic shift from reactive maintenance to a proactive, planned approach to sustain operational readiness. He highlighted the importance of performance-based logistics partnerships, such as the one with Airbus, in enhancing mission reliability and focus.