15:20 Ecuadorian Air Force, FAE, disagrees with the version that the Pakistan Press Agency gave about Dhruv helicopters to Ecuador, India bought.
According to this version, the FAE would have sent a message saying that the Indian government was thinking about not buying more helicopters for its high price and poor performance. One of the Dhruv and had an accident.
In a letter to this medium, the commanding general of the FAE, Leonardo Barreiro Muñoz says that these helicopters are very good and that as a result there have been major bailouts.
According to Barreiro, the quality of Dhruv is demonstrated "that these aircraft have flown over 2700 hours and several of its pilots are operating in an almost permanent, some are credited flight instructors and 1,000 flight hours, only in this equipment. "
The Pakistani agency said that India was charging much more for the repair of a system with these devices that charged by the manufacturer in the United States.
"Importantly, it has been saving the lives of civilian and military personnel on board these helicopters. With these facts undermines the assertions by the PPP (Pakistan Press Agency) regarding a 'disappointment' of the said aircraft," Barreiro said.
The commander of the SAF said in his letter that "tell us is commendable as responsible for the operation of Dhruv helicopters, and therefore official source of information, thanks to the provision of six helicopters have been made to fully comply: missions rescue, airlift, aeromedical evacuation in support of the community and support of our soldiers who are deployed in the northern border. "
Reply: At the request of John T. Cortez, president of Sumil CA, represented in Ecuador Hindustan Aeronautics
Let me address this communication to express my dissatisfaction and discomfort for the tip appeared in reference to comercio.com Dhruv helicopters, manufactured in India, that are being used with complete satisfaction by the sr. President of the Republic and Ecuador's Air Force.
The article mentions as an information base to have a news agency of Pakistan, a situation that in no way warrants the considerable base credible and true. On the other hand contains a series of false statements only intended to discredit an internationally renowned company and the Ecuadorian authorities.
I am surprised that a newspaper in the history of El Comercio newspaper can play without verification of any kind, baseless information, unsigned responsibility and who knows what purposes.
I have the conviction that behind this there is a purpose-driven shady people interested only in damage and discredit the good name of the company and its product HAL, the Dhruv helicopter, and institutions of the Ecuadorian state.
Very strongly request that you make room in your newspaper to this paper claims, and further requests the Government you start investigations to
clarify aspects of the case.
One sentence states everything -
Oil your own machine.....