8 March, 2019:Airbus signed record breaking deal of 43 orders for a whole of Airbus civil product range during the 2019 Heli-Expo. Out of the 43 orders announced at the show, 21 were from longstanding Airbus Helicopters customer Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), which unveiled a contract for a mix of single-engine H125s and twin-engine H135s.
The launch of latest version of H145 was the star of the show. With features like increased performance, comfort, simplicity and connectivity to the twin-engine best-seller, the H-145 secured launch customers in key market segments with orders for 10 units as well as retrofits for nine helicopters.
“Heli-Expo is always a great opportunity to meet with our customers and to show them first-hand how we strive to bring innovations that meet their needs, like the five-bladed H145 we unveiled this year,” said Bruno Even, Airbus Helicopters CEO. “Our teams are thrilled to see the market reacting so positively to these efforts, and I’m thankful to all the customers who placed their trust in our products in services”.
Some of the key contacts signed were
Pratt & Whitney (PW 206B3) turbine engine will power Airbus H135 IFR-certified helicopter, proposed for U.S. Navy helicopter trainer replacement
Partnerships with Skytrac, AMS and Lundin Software to enhance the data collection capabilities thereby enriching the databases and inform analytics services that offer value to customers
First HCare Infinite in North America for Superior Helicopters
Global support contract for the 19 helicopters of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) of the United Kingdom
Airbus also performed daily demonstrations of the new digital support and service offerings that were unveiled at the show such as digital log cards, with CHC Helicopter’s newest H175 to become the first helicopter to be delivered with the new system, and the new Flight Analyser data analytics.