Maintenance and Modifications
Airbus Signs DRF for H145 Upgrades
DRF Luftrettung will retrofit its Airbus H145 helo fleet with new five-blade upgrade.
Germany's DRF is in the process of switching to a fleet of only Airbus H135s and H145s. (Photo: Airbus/Patrick Heinz)
Germany's DRF is in the process of switching to a fleet of only Airbus H135s and H145s. (Photo: Airbus/Patrick Heinz)

German air rescue and ambulance provider DRF Luftrettung has signed on to modify its fleet of Airbus H145D2 helicopters with five-blade main rotors as part of the OEM’s Service Bulletin retrofit kit beginning in next year's fourth quarter. DRF is converting its diverse fleet of 50 helicopters to an all-Airbus fleet of H135 and H145 twins. Earlier this month it took delivery of two new helicopters—one H135 and one H145.