Bristow Group more than triples its H175 orders and secures comprehensive support services agreement with Airbus Helicopters

Bristow Group today raised its total firm orders for Airbus Helicopters’ H175 to 17, and also signed a comprehensive support services agreement for its new seven-metric- ton-category rotorcraft. H175 is the new name of the twin-engine EC175. Airbus Helicopters announced at the Heli-Expo 2015 helicopter industry trade show in Orlando, Florida, the renaming of its … Dowiedz się więcej

Airbus Helicopters unveils its all-new H160 as the benchmark for medium-class rotorcraft

In one of the industry’s most anticipated events, Airbus Helicopters (03.03) today presented its all-new H160, raising the standards for performance, cost effectiveness, passenger comfort and environmental impact to create the medium-class rotorcraft benchmark. As the first product introduced with the Airbus Helicopters corporate identity and its new numbering designation, this 5.5-6-ton-class rotorcraft’s nose-to-tail breakthroughs … Dowiedz się więcej

Japan Coast Guard receives EC225 for search and rescue and law enforcement missions

Airbus Helicopters Japan has delivered an EC225 LP to the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), which was acquired as replacement for an aircraft that was destroyed during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. This is the last of three EC225s ordered by JCG in July 2011; the earlier two having been delivered last year. With the … Dowiedz się więcej

Airbus Helicopters extends its research & development capabilities in Europe by opening a new design office in Łódź – Poland

Łódź, Poland, 19 February, 2015 – Building on a decade of cooperation in Poland, Airbus Helicopters today expanded its in-country presence by opening an engineering design office at Łódź, which will employ approximately 100 engineers. This new Airbus Helicopters Polska facility is to be assigned a wide variety of mechanical design activities, with a focus … Dowiedz się więcej

Airbus Helicopters wybiera silnik dla śmigłowca X4

W 2012 roku Airbus Helicopters ujawnił wstępny projekt koncepcyjny śmigłowca X4 z dwoma potencjalnymi silnikami turbowałowymi o dużych osiągach: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210E i Turbomeca ARRANO. Po zakończeniu wstępnego etapu projektu i w oparciu o wyczerpującą analizę rynku, Airbus Helicopters zdecydował się zmienić odbiór produktu, co w konsekwencji spowodowało konieczność zwiększenia mocy silnika. Razem … Dowiedz się więcej

Australian military’s new EC135 T2+ training helicopter takes to air

The first EC135 T2+ helicopter in a planned fleet of modern, twin-engine, rotary-wing aircraft being acquired by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for its new Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS), has successfully completed its first flight in Europe. The HATS No.1 EC135 T2+ Under the HATS project, a joint training scheme for both Army and … Dowiedz się więcej