Tarbes, 12 December 2002
DEVOORT BV and EADS Socata have signed a formal agreement by which DEVOORT BV will market, sell and support all EADS Socata products in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
DEVOORT BV, established at Lelystad Airport, near Amsterdam (Netherlands) will represent the TB GT range of single-engine piston aircraft as well as the TBM700 high-performance turboprop, and will be as well a spare parts distributor.
« As an enthusiast pilot I felt in love with Socata Aircraft such as the TB 20 Trinidad I flew more than a hundred hours at Martinair Flight School. They are very spacious and nice to fly aircraft. As a businessman I was also impressed by the TBM 700 as a performant tool for corporate travel well tailored for Europe. For all those reasons I considered it was a wonderful opportunity to market those attractive aircraft in our countries. The Benelux aviation market is quite promising through its fleet with constant needs for replacement." Says Patrick van’t Foort, D BV, president.
« This partnership with a new and dynamic company will strengthen the presence of EADS Socata in Northern Europe. It will increase our market share in the private, corporate, flight school, charter and utility markets and provide EADS Socata customers an unprecedented level of support and service in this country. » commented Jacques Lordon, vice president Sales & Marketing of EADS Socata.
Patrick van’t Foort and Jan de Vries, founders of DEVOORT BV have a wide experience in the aircraft industry and are committed to provide full service for existing and new aircraft owners. They will also perform the maintenance of the Socata fleet at Martinair Flight School under the responsability of Martinair JAR 145 service center which will become an EADS Socata Approved Service Center.
For further information
| DEVOORT BV |
Media Contact: Patrick van’t Foort Phone: 31 (0)32 0222 326 E-mail : info@devoort.com |
| EADS SOCATA |
Media Contact : Philippe de Segovia Phone: 33 (0)1 49 34 69 93 Fax: 33(0)1 49 34 69 96 E-mail : philippe.de-segovia@socata.eads.net |
