Airbus Helicopters and German Armed Forces sign largest H145M contract: 62 helicopters + 20 options
The German Bundeswehr and Airbus Helicopters recently penned a substantial deal for up to 82 versatile H145M helicopters, marking the largest order for this...
German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger helicopter performs maiden flight
Airbus Helicopters celebrated the successful maiden flight of the NH90 Sea Tiger, the first of 31 multi-role frigate helicopters ordered by the German Bundeswehr...
Lithuanian State Border Guard Service orders three Airbus H145 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has secured a deal with the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service for three H145 multi-mission helicopters. This agreement, announced at the 2023...
Airbus flies a fully automated helicopter with a tablet
Airbus has successfully tested a new simplified human-machine interface (HMI) along with advanced autonomous features through a project code-named Vertex. These technologies, developed by...
Airbus Helicopters unveils PioneerLab as its new twin-engine flying laboratory
Airbus Helicopters has introduced PioneerLab, a twin-engine technology demonstrator based on the H145 helicopter platform, unveiled during the German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg....
Airbus Helicopters and PHI Group sign agreement for 20 H175 and 8 H160 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters and PHI Group have signed a framework agreement for the acquisition of 20 super-medium H175 helicopters and 8 H160 helicopters to serve...
First two Airbus H225M helicopters delivered to Hungary
The Hungarian Defence Forces have received the first two of 16 H225M multi-purpose helicopters on schedule. The helicopter was officially handed over at Szolnok...
Airbus Helicopters H175 granted CAAC certification (China)
Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the H175 helicopter.This certification will allow H175 deliveries to begin...
Air Zermatt helicopter crashes in Swiss Alps
An Air Zermatt H125 (Eurocopter AS350 B3) Écureuil helicopter registered HB-ZPB crashed on the Monte Rosa massif, but fortunately, none of the five people...
Airbus Helicopters H160 granted FAA certification
Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the H160 helicopter, marking a significant milestone in the aircraft's development and...
The H160 opened a new chapter in the history of Airbus helicopters
This Monday, June 19 2023, Paris Le Bourget, the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron arrived aboard an Airbus-Eurocopter H-160 helicopter. During his...
Air Corporate orders 43 Airbus helicopters
Italian business aviation operator Air Corporate has placed a firm order for 43 helicopters from Airbus on the concluding day of EBACE 2023.The helicopters...
Airbus Helicopters and China’s GDAT sign for 50 H160 helicopters
During French President Macron’s visit to China, Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with GDAT, one of China’s most prominent helicopter lessors and operators,...
Airbus and Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future medical missions in Norway
Airbus Helicopters has partnered with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future missions for medical services in Norway. To this end,...
Airbus Helicopters performed steadily in a complex 2022: 362 net orders and 344 deliveries
In 2022, Airbus Helicopters logged 374 gross orders (net: 362), highlighting the ongoing market recovery with an impressive 216 light single-engine helicopters sold. Deliveries...
Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega orders 12 additional five-bladed H145s for its mountain bases
The Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega has ordered a second batch of 12 five-bladed H145 helicopters to be operated from its mountain bases. They will...
DRF Luftrettung orders two Airbus H145 helicopters and Connected Services package
At the European Rotors trade show, German Helicopter Emergency Medical Services operator DRF Luftrettung ordered two additional H145 helicopters and signed a contract covering...
Airbus delivers the first two H135 helicopters to the Spanish Ministry of Interior
Airbus has delivered the first two H135s to the Spanish Guardia Civil and National Police under the 36-unit contract signed with the General Directorate...
Airbus and Korea Aerospace Industries deliver first Light Civil Helicopter
Sacheon, Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have delivered the first Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) to a local operator, Gloria Aviation, following certification...
Airbus delivers 100th H135 helicopter in Japan
Since the delivery of the country’s first H135 to Toho Air Service in April 1997 for electronic news gathering (ENG) activities, Japanese operators across...