Tag: Eurocopter
Fiftieth anniversary of Gazelle’s maiden flight
Airbus Helicopters celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Gazelle helicopter's maiden flight on 25 April during a conference at the museum of...
Airbus Helicopters expanding African support network
Airbus Helicopters is entering into partnerships with African companies in an effort to geographically cover the whole of Africa and provide maintenance...
France tests Tiger helicopter in Djibouti
The French army recently completed operational testing of its latest Tiger HAD combat helicopter in Djibouti, with a focus on desert operations....
Heli-Expo – Key feedback from Anaheim
As is the case every year, the global helicopter industry gathered for HAI aka Heli-Expo, this year in Anaheim, California, for the...
Angola’s SonAir to receive three new EC225s
Angolan helicopter operator SonAir will in the first and second quarters of this year take delivery of three new EC225 helicopters leased...
Strong demand for helicopters in emerging markets – report
Demand for helicopters has increased substantially in the emerging markets of the Asia-Pacific, Central Asia and Middle East as growth declines in...
Light military rotorcraft market worth 1 411 aircraft over next decade...
Over the next decade, 1 411 light military rotorcraft will be manufactured, according to a new Forecast International report, which predicts that...
World civil and military rotorcraft market valued at 16 000 aircraft...
Between now and 2022, an estimated 10 308 civil rotorcraft worth $60.3 billion will be sold, while 5 818 military machines worth...
Denel Aviation’s regional helicopter repair centre granted bigger responsibilities
Denel Aviation has added another arrow to its quiver with the Kempton Park-based Denel business unit being given authorisation to repair and...
First armed commercially qualified helicopter available for sale in Southern Africa
Bell Helicopter's armed 407AH is available for sale in Southern Africa. It is the first Bell-qualified armed commercial aircraft across the market,...
Police aircraft grounded
The Afrikaans daily reports some 11 to 15 South African Police Service Air Wing helicopters an fixed-wing aircraft are currently grounded because...
Eurocopter delivers first NH90 TTH in final configuration
During a visit by the French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet to its facilities in Marignane, Eurocopter officially delivered the first NH90 Tactical...
Eurocopter says 2011 profit, sales rise
Eurocopter, the world's largest civil helicopter maker, posted a 12.5 percent rise in 2011 revenue to 5.4 billion euros (US$7.1 billion), boosted...
Kenya Police Air Wing receives Eurocopter AS350B3e
The Kenya Police Air Wing has become the first African customer to receive Eurocopter's AS350B3e Ecureuil helicopter, which features an uprated power...
ATE Business Rescue Plan headed for court
The shareholder and creditors of aerospace company Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) are headed for court on a business rescue plan (BRP)...
ATE shareholder, creditors to vote on business rescue plan
The shareholder and creditors of aerospace company Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) are voting today on a business rescue plan (BRP) for...
Final Tiger helicopters delivered to Australian Defence Force
Australian Aerospace has handed over the last of 22 Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Tiger ARH022 was accepted...
Eurocopter floats navy compromise on NH-90 -paper
Eurocopter may renew attempts to sell Germany a naval version of its NH-90 helicopter now that the country is preparing to cancel...
ATE SA commences business rescue proceedings
Aviation company Advanced Technologies and Engineering Company (Pty) Ltd has given notice of a resolution passed at a special Board of Directors...
Germany wants to cut Eurofighters order – document
Germany's Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere wants to cut Germany's order for Eurofighter aircraft by 37 to a total of 140 as...
Eurocopter flies first hybrid electric helicopter
Eurocopter has successfully tested a hybrid helicopter that combines a turboshaft engine with an electric motor, becoming the first in the world...
EADS passes halfway mark in deliveries of US Army UH-72A Lakota...
EADS North America has now delivered more than half of the planned 345 Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters ordered (LUH) for...
Eurocopter’s EC145 helicopter will strengthen the Namibia Police Air Wing
Namibia's Ministry of Safety & Security has ordered a Eurocopter EC145 to expand the capabilities and reach of the Namibia Police Force's...
SAAF, SAPS, ports authority rescue sailors
Helicopters from the South African Air Force, the SA Police Service and the National Port Authority (NPA) yesterday rescued 15 Indian sailors...
France and Britain to deploy helicopters in Libya
France said on Monday that it and Britain would deploy attack helicopters in Libya to achieve more accurate strikes on Libyan leader...
Police seek air wing product support
The South African Police Service Air Wing is seeking product support services from the aviation industry for its aircraft and helicopters. The...
EADS Defence & Security increases safety in air traffic
EADS Defence & Security increases safety in air traffic
New device to identify helicopters and aircraft successfully tested by...
Eurocopter expects a good 2010 in Southern Africa
Helicopter giant Eurocopter says it has "great expectations" for its Southern African operations this year.
Eurocopter Southern Africa CE Fabrice Cagnat...
More Eurocopters for police
The police have ordered a further two AS350B3 Squirrel single-engined light utility helicopters (LUH) at a cost of some R66 million.
Once delivered,...
French among top protectionists in defence -Boeing
Boeing's top French representative has accused the European nation of shielding its arms market behind a wall of "extreme protectionism" while fighting...
