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Eurocopter España and TAF Helicopters create a support and services platform for light helicopter operators
Eurocopter España has acquired an 80 percent stake in the new company Sabadell Helicopters Service Center (SHSC), which brings together the aircraft maintenance and repair activities of the Catalonian company TAF Helicopters SL. This platform positions Eurocopter as a leading… Continue reading
Eurocopter South East Asia commences training on its Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ Full Flight Simulator with launch customers from Asia Pacific and Middle East
Eurocopter South East Asia received bookings from five customers from the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions for its duly certified Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ Full Flight Simulator, which commenced operations in early April 2012 at the Eurocopter South East Asia… Continue reading
Eurocopter targets next phase of growth in Japan through business consolidation and relocation to expanded facility in Kobe Airport
The inauguration ceremony at Eurocopter Japan’s brand new facility at Kobe Airport today marks a new milestone for Eurocopter in a country that has been one of its most successful markets in Asia. With the support of the Japanese government… Continue reading
Eurocopter and Morocco: a long and successful helicopter partnership from the Alouette to the latest EC225
Eurocopter is well-positioned to cater to an expected growth in demand for helicopters, which is a vital complement to business jets for corporate and VIP air transport. Not only does Eurocopter offer the widest range of products available in business… Continue reading
Astrium: double delivery for ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi launch
- Astrium built ATV-3, the third European space cargo vehicle, is being prepared for launch to the ISS on March 23
- Astrium is also prime of the Ariane 5 ES launcher
- 6.6 tonnes payload of ISS supplies ranging from toothbrushes to… Continue reading
Vietnam’s Southern Vietnam Helicopter Corporation acquires its fourth Eurocopter EC225 helicopter for offshore oil and gas operations
The Southern Vietnam Helicopter Corporation of Vietnam (VNH South) signed a contract today with Eurocopter South East Asia for its fourth EC225 heavy helicopter. This acquisition follows closely on its last purchase of the same aircraft type six months ago,… Continue reading
Airbus to launch A330P2F cargo conversion programme with ST Aerospace and EADS EFW
Airbus, ST Aerospace and EADS EFW have signed an MoU for a strategic partnership to develop the A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion programme. This agreement, setting out the project’s foundation and granting Authorisation To Offer[1]for the A330P2F, was signed by… Continue reading
Eurocopter unveils its new EC130 T2 with optimized performance, comfort and mission diversity. Seven launch customers order 105 helicopters
Eurocopter today unveiled its newest helicopter, the EC130 T2, which features enhanced comfort, improved operational performance and increased versatility for this popular member of the company’s lightweight single-engine product line.
The EC130 T2 was revealed during a ceremony at the… Continue reading
Astrium 2011: A good year
- Provisional revenues of €5 billion and an order intake of €3.6 billion despite an increasingly competitive economic climate
- Major contracts in 2011 included 4 for telecommunication satellites and 2 for Earth observation, the launch of the European Data Relay System… Continue reading
EADS North America awarded $212 million production contract for 39 UH-72A Lakota helicopters
Lakota program remains on budget and schedule as it enters its seventh program year
The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $212.7 million contract to deliver 39 UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) as part of its total… Continue reading
Eurocopter will supply seven EC225 LP helicopters to China’s CITIC Offshore Helicopter Co. and develop new cooperative training, maintenance services
CITIC Offshore Helicopter Co., Ltd. (COHC) has ordered seven EC225 LP long-range helicopters in a new agreement with Eurocopter that also paves the way for future joint ventures involving the two companies in training and maintenance services to serve China’s… Continue reading
Eurocopter Romania delivers a new EC135 to the Romanian Ministry of Health
A ceremony was held in Bucharest today for the delivery by Eurocopter Romania, a subsidiary of Eurocopter – the world’s leading civil and parapublic helicopter manufacturer – of an EC135 helicopter to Romania’s Ministry of Health. The ceremony was attended… Continue reading