Airbus Helicopters
Helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus
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| 2025 | Introduction of the H140 Light twin-engine helicopter. |
| May 2024 | Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to finance civil helicopter purchases in India. |
| December 2022 | Acquired ZF Luftfahrttechnik, a Kassel-Calden-headquartered gearbox and component supplier, from ZF Friedrichshafen for an undisclosed amount. The business will be rebranded as Airbus Helicopters Technik. |
| 2020 | Targeted first flight for the experimental high-speed RACER compound helicopter developed from the X³ project. |
| 2019 | H160 medium twin-engine helicopter introduced. |
| January 1 2016 | New product naming convention officially applied, with most helicopters receiving new trade names, except for AS365, AS565, Tiger, and NH90. |
| 2015 | Helicopter product names were renamed to resemble Airbus airplane naming conventions. |
| 2014 | H175 super medium twin-engine helicopter introduced. |
| 2014 | Eurocopter Group changed its name to Airbus Helicopters, initiating a rebranding of product names. |
| January 2014 | Rebranded from Eurocopter to Airbus Helicopters. Built a concrete cylinder for testing helicopters before first flight. |
| 2013 | Sold 422 helicopters and delivered 497 helicopters. |
| June 2011 | X³ rotorcraft achieved a significant speed milestone of 255 knots in level flight. |
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