Tag: H160

Airbus Helicopters H160 granted FAA certification

Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the H160 helicopter, marking a significant milestone in the aircraft's development and positioning it for entry into the U.S. market. "We are pleased to receive FAA certification for the H160, which i...

Airbus Helicopters sees growing demand for H160s in North America

Airbus Helicopters continues to experience a growing demand for H160 helicopters, with more than a dozen H160s already ordered by North American customers to date to fulfill a range of missions. Featuring the latest technology and a breakthrough design, the ACH160 recently made an impression on c...

Airbus delivers world’s first H160 in Japan

Airbus has delivered the first ever H160 to Japanese operator All Nippon Helicopter (ANH), heralding a new chapter for this next generation twin-engine helicopter. With 68 patents, the innovative H160 is the world’s most technologically advanced helicopter.The multi-role H160 was delivered f...

Derazona to be Asia’s first H160 operator for oil and gas

Airbus Helicopters has secured an H160 order from Derazona Helicopters in Indonesia, launching this new rotorcraft in the country’s oil and gas sector. The multi-mission H160 will play an important role in the expansion plans of the Indonesian operator for oil and gas, off-shore, utility and ...

The Airbus H160 receives EASA approval

Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role twin engine H160 has been granted its type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), marking a new chapter for the programme. The company is expecting FAA certification to follow shortly prior to first delivery to an undisclosed US customer la...

Airbus Helicopters continues the militarisation of the H160

Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) are pursuing a new set of studies to further the militarisation of the H160 and to define its associated support ecosystem in the frame of the Joint Light Helicopter program (Hélicoptère  Interarmées Léger: HIL).&nbs...

Airbus Helicopters appoints Laurence Petiard as Head of External Communications

Laurence Petiard has been appointed Head of External Communications for Airbus Helicopters, effective January 2020. In this new role, she will be in charge of coordinating Airbus Helicopters’ media relations, web, and social media activities. Laurence has worked for the last five years in the ...

Airbus secures first Southeast Asia ACH160 order

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Airbus Helicopters has announced its first ACH160 order from the Southeast Asia and Pacific, from an unnamed buyer in the Philippines. The aircraft, launched in 2015 but with customer deliveries delayed until next year, will be used in this case for private ...

Airbus Helicopters reveals 43 worldwide orders at Heli-Expo 2019

Airbus Helicopters has ended the 2019 edition of Heli-Expo with 43 orders from worldwide customers, for the whole Airbus civil product range, including the H125, H130, H135, H145, H160, H175 and H225. Twenty-one out of the 43 orders announced at the show, were from longstanding Airbus Helicopters ...

First serial Airbus H160 takes to the skies

The first serial H160 to roll off the brand new assembly line in Marignane performed a flight demonstration on the 17 December in front of the H160 team in an end-of-the-year celebration of the programme’s achievements in 2018. The helicopter, which will be delivered to launch customer Babcock ...

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