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Success Breeds Competition for Eurocopter in Russian Market

Eurocopter claims 70 percent of the market for Western-made helicopters in Russia and the CIS.

At the JetExpo show Eurocopter is displaying an AS350 B3 featuring a VIP cabin interior.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

September 11, 2013

In 1996, Eurocopter became the first Western rotorcraft maker to enter the Russian market and it is testament to the sector’s great potential that the company is now facing a more concerted challenge in the country from rivals such as AgustaWestland and Bell Helicopters. The Franco-German manufacturer now claims 70 percent of the market for Western-made helicopters in Russia and the CIS and according to Eurocopter Vostok managing director Laurence Rigolini there is now rising demand across three main applications: VIP and corporate transportation; commercial operations (supporting activities such as pipeline support and moving industrial workers to remote sites); and parapublic missions, such as emergency medical flights.

Next year, long-standing customer UTair is due to take delivery of the first example of the new 16-passenger EC175 to enter service in Russia. The Siberia-based operator is already an authorized service center for Eurocopter’s Ecureuil series. The AS350 B3 model has proved to be an especially popular workhorse in Russia.

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