Rotorcraft
First Airbus H145s for Ecuador
Following an unhappy experience with the Dhruv, the FAE is receiving H145s equipped for military, search and rescue, and disaster relief operations.
Wearing temporary German civilian registrations, one of the first two Ecuadorian H145s undergoes a pre-delivery test at the Airbus Helicopters factory at Donauwörth. (Photo: Airbus)
Wearing temporary German civilian registrations, one of the first two Ecuadorian H145s undergoes a pre-delivery test at the Airbus Helicopters factory at Donauwörth. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first two H145s to the Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana (FAE, Ecuadorian air force). The service has six on order, the remainder to be delivered over the coming year, and the contract includes the training of 12 pilots and 15 technicians to fly and support the helicopters.


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