Civil helo market growing in Mideast
Eurocopter (Chalet No.

Eurocopter (Chalet No. 33) is expecting that the Middle Eastern and North African markets will continue to grow in the coming years. Here in the Gulf region, the European manufacturer has sold its first EC 135 Hermès luxury twin.

Roughly speaking, Eurocopter sells between 35 and 50 civil helicopters per year in the region. There are 650 to 700 Eurocopters flying in the Middle East and North Africa, including military aircraft. “Civil sales is a newborn market. Traditionally, it used to be a government and military market,” Xavier Hay, Eurocopter’s v-p for Africa and the Middle East, told MEBA Convention News. “Air traffic deregulation has spurred the civil sector, with Dubai being at the spearhead.” Indeed the rapid expansion of the city of Dubai will, he anticipated, result in a need for more helipads.

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