Rotorcraft
Helibras expands Eurocopter capability
Helibras (Helicópteros do Brasil) will produce the Eurocopter EC225 in Brazil.
New approval from French aviation authorities has cleared the way for Helibras to add to its product range by manufacturing the large-cabin EC225 helicopter on behalf of its parent group, Eurocopter, in addition to these smaller models. (Photo: David McIntosh)
New approval from French aviation authorities has cleared the way for Helibras to add to its product range by manufacturing the large-cabin EC225 helicopter on behalf of its parent group, Eurocopter, in addition to these smaller models. (Photo: David McIntosh)

Helicopter service, support and manufacturing specialist Helibras (Helicópteros do Brasil) recently received authorization from France’s DGAC aviation authority to produce the Eurocopter EC225 in Brazil.

With that action, the company’s facilities at Itajubá have become known as Eurocopter Helibras, a formal extension of production by the Eurocopter group, which is headquartered at Marignane in the south of France. According to Helibras, that was its goal since signing a contract with the Brazilian armed forces to supply the EC725 from a new purpose-built factory in the country.