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2015 Orders, Deliveries Dwindle at Airbus Helicopters

A bright spot was the H175 super-medium twin helicopter, which received 36 orders last year.

The Airbus Helicopters H175 super-medium twin was a standout sales performer last year during a time when the French company saw both sales and deliveries plunge by about 20 percent. It booked orders for 36 H175s, accounting for 10 percent of the 333 net sales it recorded last year. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

January 25, 2016

Orders (for 333 helicopters) and deliveries (393) at Airbus Helicopters last year fell short of expectations. In 2014 the company took orders for 402 helicopters and delivered 471 at a time when it was already feeling the effects of the market slowdown. Revenue last year was split evenly between the civil and military sectors, said the company; it declined to disclose those figures. CEO Guillaume Faury attributed the lackluster sales to low oil prices and “delays in the key military campaigns.” In fact, the company received orders for only two H225-series helicopters, which traditionally sell in oil-and-gas and defense. Against the backdrop of globally dwindling sales, the company sees a bright spot in the civil and parapublic markets, claiming a 45-percent share–a slight increase–of deliveries to those sectors.

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