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- U.S. economic impact
• Estimated at $740 million in direct activity and business brought to the network of some 1,000 vendors
- Industrial footprint
• Nearly 1 million square feet
• Production/assembly facilities at Grand Prairie, Texas & Columbus, Mississippi
- American Eurocopter’s heritage
• Our products have been flying in the USA since 1957
- American Eurocopter’s heritage
• Our first U.S. sales partnership was established in 1963
- American Eurocopter’s heritage
• Our first U.S. manufacturing partnership was established in 1969
- American Eurocopter’s heritage
• Our SA.313 Alouette II was the first ever light turbine helicopter to enter civil operation in the U.S. (with PHI)
- American Eurocopter’s heritage
• We have been a fully-owned U.S. helicopter manufacturer since 1974
- #1 in the marketplace
• We have been the #1 producer of civil turbine helicopters in the U.S. for 9 of the past 10 years
- #1 in the marketplace
• We are #1 in four market segments
- The broadest product range
• From the 2 ton EC120 to the 11 ton EC225
- A Hollywood star
• Our AS350 AStar is one of the most popular helicopters used in the movies!
- Neighborly-friendly
• Our Fenestron-equipped helicopters are some of the quietest available
- Over 2,500 aircraft delivered
• To U.S. operators since 1957
- Around the world
• Our U.S. aircraft fly the equivalent of 3,500 flights around the world each year
News > 2006 press release archive
2006 press release archive
September 25, 2006
American Eurocopter EC145 Quickly Becoming an Air Ambulance Standard
September 25, 2006
PennSTAR Flight Team Takes Delivery of Two Eurocopter EC135s for AMS
September 25, 2006
Geisinger Life Flight® Selects Eurocopter EC145
September 25, 2006
Allegheny General Hospital Awaits Delivery of First EC145
September 25, 2006
Keystone Helicopter Deploys Two EC135s
September 25, 2006
FARE Receives $150,000 Donation from American Eurocopter
September 25, 2006
EmergyCare/LifeStar Anticipating Delivery of Completed EC145 from Metro Aviation
September 12, 2006
Air Methods Signs Open-Ended MOU for 10 A-Stars Annually
August 8, 2006
Pennsylvania Ambulance Company Takes Delivery of New EC145
August 8, 2006
July 14, 2006
First EC120 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Delivered
June 30, 2006
LAPD Takes Delivery of AS350 B2
Second Delivery Scheduled for Next Week
June 29, 2006
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Departments Purchases AS350
June 19, 2006
JK Moving and Storage Purchases EC120
June 19, 2006
Las Vegas Tour Company Orders Fourteen Additional Helicopters
June 5, 2006
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Takes Delivery of Third AS350 B3
June 5, 2006
Washington DC Police Take Delivery of Second AS350 B3
May 16, 2006
STAT MedEvac Receives Third of Four EC145s from American Eurocopter
May 9, 2006
Allegheny General Hospital Life Flight Buys EC-145s to Replace MD-900s
May 8, 2006
American Eurocopter Hires New Manager of Public Relations
May 4, 2006
San Diego Police Department Take Possession of First A-Star
May 4, 2006
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Accepts Delivery of AS350 B3
