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Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters delivers the world’s first ACH160 to a Brazilian customer
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the world's first ACH160 to a customer in Brazil on the eve of the 17th edition of the Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) at Congonhas airport, São Paulo. The rotorcraft will notably be the first H160 to fly in Latin America.
Commercial Aircraft
Etihad Airways scales up its cargo operations with Airbus’ new generation A350F freighter
Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters, following its earlier commitment announced at the Singapore Airshow. The freighters will upgrade Etihad’s freight capacity by deploying the most efficient cargo aircraft available in the market.
Commercial Aircraft
JetSMART takes delivery of its first A321neo
JetSMART, the South American ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) operating in Chile, Argentina and Peru, took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, leased from Aviation Capítal Group. The fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft will be key in reducing the airline’s environmental footprint.
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Helicopters
Air Center’s H225s help elite pararescue forces reach operational excellence in offshore training
The U.S. Air Force enlisted Air Center Helicopters’ H225s to conduct Special Operations training in elite offshore rescue operations - preparing them for real-life rescue operations in the field.
Airbus Foundation
Satellite imagery: protecting the environment and assisting humanitarian aid
Every year, the Airbus Foundation delivers satellite imagery covering tens of thousands of square kilometres around the globe to support its partners involved in humanitarian aid and protecting the environment. As the number of requests continues to grow, the Foundation has significantly extended the range of products and services offered – including new types of imagery, photointerpretation analysis support and training sessions to increase the partners’ ability to understand and analyse what they’re seeing.
Helicopters
Saving lives at the centre of a typhoon: Hong Kong GFS and their H175 fleet have no fear
As the global launch customer of the public service configuration H175, the Hong Kong Government Flying Service (GFS) has operated seven H175 helicopters since receiving the first variant of this configuration in 2018, mainly performing a variety of demanding public service missions such as emergency search and rescue, mountain firefighting and coastal patrol.
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