Rotorcraft
Airbus Sells H135s to APR for Malaysian EMS Operations
Airbus Helicopters builds its fleet in Malaysia with more sales and support.
Dato’ Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, left, chairman of Sarawak Cable, parent company of Aerial Power Lines, signs an agreement for EMS-configured Airbus H135s with Airbus Helicopters v-p and head of sales for Southeast Asia and Pacific Fabrice Rochereau.
Dato’ Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, left, chairman of Sarawak Cable, parent company of Aerial Power Lines, signs an agreement for EMS-configured Airbus H135s with Airbus Helicopters v-p and head of sales for Southeast Asia and Pacific Fabrice Rochereau.

Aerial Power Lines (APL), a multi-service helicopter operator in Malaysia, chose the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition to announce an order for two Airbus H135s (formerly EC135s) for emergency medical services (EMS) duty. APL also has options for six more of the rotorcraft, and options on two H175s for other business needs. As evidence by its name, APL provides power-line monitoring (its parent company is Sarawak Cable) and utility work. At the signing, Airbus Helicopters v-p of sales for the Southeast Asia/Pacific region Fabrice Rochereau said, “APL’s decision to provide [EMS] service for the people of Malaysia is highly commendable, and we are committed to support them in its successful deployment.”