Helicopter OEMs Stress Regional Importance at MEBAA

Airbus Corporate Helicopters and the Bell 505 are making their MEBAA debuts this year.

Bell Helicopter’s 505 Jet Ranger X is a light single certified by the FAA in 2017. The company delivered its 100th example in June 2018.

By Mark Huber • Contributor

December 11, 2018

Both Airbus Helicopters and Bell are displaying at this year’s MEBAA show. It will be the Airbus helicopter division's first time at the event.

More than 650 Airbus helicopters are flying throughout the Gulf region with military and civil operators. The company is set on expanding its footprint in the region by teaming with local partners to offer MRO services, opening a technical office in Pakistan, and developing a regional industrial base through partners and subsidiaries including Eurocopter Kingdom Saudi Arabia and Airbus Helicopters Southern Africa. The latter supports 150 turbine helicopters operating from 20 countries throughout the region. The Pakistan office is part of the company’s “proximity strategy” for the region and it joins a network including the company technical representative office in the UAE, the Airbus Helicopters customer center in Saudi Arabia, and authorized service centers at Falcon Aviation Services (UAE) and regional distributors including Global Aerospace Logistics and AMMROC in Abu Dhabi.

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