Engines
Turbomeca looks to boost its presence in Asia Pacific
Safran’s helicopter subsidiary Turbomeca could be back in the contest to provide the powerplant for the Z15 helicopter following China’s recent decision to

Safran’s helicopter subsidiary Turbomeca could be back in the contest to provide the powerplant for the Z15 helicopter following China’s recent decision to re-evaluate the engine. Late last year, executives with Eurocopter’s EC 175 program indicated that discussions are under way for the possible launch of a new engine for the Chinese version of the medium twin.

In December 2005 when the program was launched as a joint venture between Eurocopter and China’s Avic group, Pratt & Whitney had been chosen over Turbomeca to provide the powerplant.