Brazilian helicopter manufacturer Helibras sold 30 aircraft in 1997, worth real 50 million ($45 million), reports Gazeta Merchantil. Itajuba-based Helibras licence-assembles Eurocopter AS350/355s and AS365s and plans to introduce the EC120 light turbine-single and EC135 light twin to the Brazilian market by 1999.
Source: Flight International
Parts from Australia’s scrapped NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopters have begun arriving in Europe as the manufacturer continues to drive availability improvements for the global fleet.
Airbus Helicopters is making steady progress with the final assembly of its first H160M Guepard prototype ahead of the test asset’s maiden sortie next year.
Having already comfortably beaten an earlier target, Airbus Helicopters has a new cruise speed goal for its Racer compound demonstrator: 240kt (444km/h).
