DCI, a corporation the French government a concurring shareholder announced the extension of a 3-year contract covering the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) helicopters as of January 2012.
The French government owned corporation is the operator of the Army's light aviation school (EA-ALAT),to maintain its 28 helicopters For over twenty years, DCI-COFRAS, the Army and Gendarmerie department of DCI, has been providing operational maintenance of KAF French-manufactured helicopters.
General de Zuchowicz, executive vice-president of DCI-COFRAS said, "The trust relationship established between the State of Kuwait and DCI-COFRAS teams has allowed this contract to be established. The KAF (Kuwait Air Force) regularly underlines DCI-COFRAS teams' technical skills deployed, commitment to the notion of service and constant availability in these operations demanding extreme professional rigor."
