The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has order two additional Airbus H135 helicopters from European OEM, Airbus Helicopters on day one of the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 (FIA 2026). The order comes as the first two aircraft of its fleet renewal programme, which now stands at nine aircraft, have arrived [read more]
Avincis, Europe’s largest provider or emergency aerial services, has signed a contract with Airbus for the supply of 15 H145 helicopters which will be deployed across its network. The operator provides emergency medical services and offshore transportation and the new aircraft will strengthen its prescience in the Nordics, Spain and [read more]
The Czech Ministry of Interior has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for 11 new five-bladed H145 helicopters, marking a significant investment in the country’s public safety and emergency response capabilities. The aircraft will be operated by the Czech Police Aviation Service and will become the backbone of its fleet, [read more]
Airbus Helicopters recorded a robust performance in 2025, securing 544 gross orders (536 net) from 205 customers across 50 countries, underlining continued growth across its civil, parapublic and military portfolios. The manufacturer delivered 392 helicopters during the year and captured a 51% share of the global civil and parapublic market, while its military market share rose [read more]
Airbus Helicopters has ended the VERTICON 2025 show in Dallas, Texas with commitments for 118 aircraft including 63 firm orders. 74 of those commitments were for the newly unveiled H140 light twin engine helicopter, which has proved popular with customers of various types. The first operators of the type will [read more]
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has selected Airbus to supply seven H135 helicopters in the initial phase of its fleet renewal programme. This is the first order from a new framework contract with the BlueLight Commercial procurement agency, under which Airbus will be the sole supplier of helicopters to [read more]
Airbus Helicopters has introduced a new helicopter to its line up at the vertical lift industry show VERTICON in Dallas, Texas. The H140 is a twin-engined light helicopter in the 3-tonne class and is designed to be a multi-mission aircraft for passenger, medical, private and business aviation markets. The aircraft [read more]
Airbus Helicopters has continued its record of strong growth with 2024 seeing gross orders hit 455 from 182 customers across 42 countries. The orders were spread across Airbus Helicopters’ entire range from light helicopters to its heavy lift and military range. “Airbus Helicopters’ order intake in 2024, with an increase [read more]
This week has seen a raft of orders for Airbus Helicopters including an historic contract for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The SkyAlyne partnership was first to sign this week when they placed an order for 19 Airbus H135 helicopters for RCAF military training. The partnership is a joint [read more]
Airbus is set to re-enter the running for a Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to replace the Puma Helicopter fleet, including plans to build a new Helicopter engineering facility at Broughton in North Wales. Airbus previously withdrew from the process saying that the tender, worth around £1bn wasn’t attractive enough. [read more]
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