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Airbus Launches Mercedes-edition ACH145 Helicopter

Cabin takes its cue from the Mercedes-Benz G-Class off-road vehicle

Airbus ACH145 Mercedes Benz edition — Airbus Corporate Helicopters and Mercedes-Benz recently launched the ACH145 Mercedes-Benz Edition in São Paulo. The new version offers six different color families, including Atlas, Polaris, and Meteor, as well as nearly infinite custom possibilities such as seat stitching. © Airbus Helicopters/Christian Keller

By Richard Pedicini • Contributor - South America

March 26, 2026

Airbus Corporate Helicopters and Mercedes-Benz recently launched the ACH145 Mercedes-Benz Edition in São Paulo. This move applies the automaker’s “sensual purity” design philosophy, as embodied in the G-Class off-road vehicle, to the cabin of the airframer’s best-selling twin-turbine helicopter.

The global launch customer in São Paulo will receive the first ACH145 M-B Edition after a party presenting the aircraft to 200 clients and potential clients. “Brazil is in our core strategy. It’s a major market,” said Frederic Lemos, head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters. “In the last five years, Brazil, the U.S., and Europe have accounted for 75% of the market.”

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